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I'm looking for an issue tracker that I can use for personal use. It doesn't really need any cool features. I just want a hosted solution that I can get up and running with.

I can't seem to find a hosted free solution. Know of any?

+2  A: 

Google Code comes with an issue tracker (for free, of course).

David Johnstone
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You can get a cheap $5 mth hosting and install an open source solution like Mantis. Not free, but close.

Craig
+1  A: 

Unfuddle provides source code control and issue tracking, and they offer a free plan. It's limited, but it is free.

Telemachus
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You get an issue tracker with every sourceforge project. It's absolutely rubbish, sadly, but might be good enough.

skaffman
+13  A: 

There are tons of choices, most of them including Repository hosting.

  • Google Code: Subversion/Mercurial + Issue Tracker
  • Sourceforge (RubyForge for Ruby): SCM + (horrible) issue tracker
  • GitHub: Awesome Git hosting + Issue tracker in GMail sauce
  • BitBucket: Mercurial hosting + Issue tracker
  • Assembla: Subversion/Mercurial hosting + Trac
  • Unfuddle: Subversion/Git hosting + Issue Tracker

I personally use GitHub with Redmine (on my custom server) and RubyForge as backup service for Git repositories.

Simone Carletti
Are most of those for open source projects? Which of those can be used with closed source (personal) projects?
Andrew
See what you've done - now this post got +11 votes, and we don't know which of these is 'the best' issue tracker.
ripper234
Often "the best" tool simply doesn't exist. You must choose the one which mostly fit your needs.
Simone Carletti
second the "horrible" comment about Sourceforge's Bugzilla tracker which is why I've moved to using Google Code for my newer open source projects
Andy Dent
+10  A: 

Fogbugz is free for students and startups too..

John Nolan
+1 FogBugz is a really powerful issue tracker. I didn't know it comes with a free edition.
Simone Carletti
Ben Robbins
+1  A: 
  • There is Launchpad for bazaar hosting and issue tracker. Also It provides translation, design, FAQ tools.
  • There is Savannah for Free(as in Freedom) software projects.
hayalci
+1  A: 

Try Lighthouse app. The free version supports up to 2 users, and it can integrate into Beanstalk natively, or anything else via their API.

Shane O'Grady
looks purdy. I'll have to check it out. Also, good to know that they integrate with Beanstalk since I have been considering hosting with them.
Andrew
+1  A: 

I've been playing with Codaset. It's pretty nice. It allows for (free) private projects (maybe only in beta though). Although they do more than just issue tracking. It's more along the lines of GitHub, SourceForge, or Google Code.

Here's some of the features they list on their website:

  • Hosted Git source control
  • Source code and history viewer
  • Issue/ticket management and bug tracking
  • Project milestones
  • Full featured wiki
  • Self contained blog engine
  • Advanced ticket workflow creation
  • Custom ticket fields
  • User roles and a fine grained permissions system
  • Spam protection across all publicly posted content
  • Activity timelines
  • Twitter integration
  • Close tickets with your Git commit messages
  • Follow and befriend users, and bookmark projects
Andrew