Can anyone suggest a small, simple and free bugtracker?

Question

I'm looking for a small and simple (emphasis on simple) bugtracker for a small project. It should run on Apache/PHP, though I'll consider other alternatives too (no Windows though). Oh, and I don't have any money to spend on it, so it should be free. :P

Any recommendations?

Added: Please, no hosted solutions. I want to host it myself.

Answer 1

I really like Mantis: http://www.mantisbt.org/ . You can see it in action at http://bugs.scribus.net , for example.

There is much personal taste involved; this is just mine: I think Mantis is simple, still offers you quite a few features, but it doesn't bang you in the head with them. I find it very comfortable to work with.

TBH, I have never used Mantis as and Admin, just as a User / Reporter, but I do suppose that the ease of use continues into the lower level functionality.

Answer 2

Trac. It is free, simple, and runs on Apache. See the demosite to try it out yourself.

Answer 3

Written in Perl, but Bugzilla is really easy to setup. The installation is mostly done by the setup script.

Answer 4

FogBugz (hi Joel) has a free, hosted version if you're working alone, or with one other person.

Answer 5

Pivotal Tracker: http://www.pivotaltracker.com/

It's simple and is great for project management too. It's also hosted and free! No setup. You just need a login.

Answer 6

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/114007/free-supportticket-software
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/941405/what-is-the-best-open-source-help-ticket-system
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/225350/what-ticketing-system-would-you-suggest-closed
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/531635/how-do-you-keep-track-of-your-programming-todos
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/496846/recommended-web-based-time-task-management-solution-for-personal-use
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/101774/what-is-your-bug-task-tracking-tool

Answer 7

Roundup tracker: http://roundup.sourceforge.net/

• It's free
• It's open source
• It has a built in webserver so can host itself, or do the apache thing
• It can run on top of a database, or just files
• It's written in Python and is insanely hackable if that's your thing
• It has a vibrant community of people writing plugins - e.g wiki like issue editing

Answer 8

Checkout BugTracker.net.

It's easy to use and very much productive.

Answer 9

I looked around for bug trackers recently, and have been very satisfied with Eventum. It's a free PHP MySQL bug tracker which is more than powerful enough for my needs, and I'm using it to track bugs and features of several different projects with multiple people.

I may very well get shouted down for this, for I have no experience with the admin end of Jira, but from a user perspective seems just about as powerful, and not as complex as Jira.

Answer 10

Check out the happy people in the town of Simplton.