Bugzilla

Pros: Up until about a year ago, Bugzilla was the bug tracking application used in our company.

To cut right to the chase: as a user / bug reporter, Bugzilla was a dream to work with.

It's a school book example of how great free and open source software can be.

The interface is no nonsense. Very simple and clean, everything does what you expect it to do. No need to navigate through different submenus to do even the simplest of tasks. No options hidden behind mysterious hamburger menus or gear wheel icons. The most common things are but a click away.

This implies there is no or only minor explanation needed to get started with Bugzilla. Even some of our sales guys were easily and independently filing new bugs or searching for existing bugs, and that's definitely saying something.

One of the key aspects of a bug tracker is definitely the performance of its search functionality. This is a point where OTRS definitely scores. Its search is very fast and precise. Usually, jotting a keyword or two in the "Simple Search" is enough to find exactly what you need. For the rare cases where it doesn't, the "Advanced Search" definitely does the job, while really being "advanced" but in no way "complicated".

Little secret: even though all data from Bugzilla was copied to our new bug tracker when we made the switch, I still tend to go first to Bugzilla if I need to find an old bug. Simply takes me less time to find what I need compared to our new system.

Cons: I do understand why we moved away from Bugzilla. It is merely a bug tracker.

Bugs are meant to be linked to tickets, added to sprint plannings, maybe assigned to epics together with new features. You get the point. Bugzilla wasn't made for that.

Our new platform can do it all and more, in one single system.

Overall: Creating and finding bugs in a matter of seconds, completely hassle-free.

Pros: 1. Free of cost with updates.

2. Easy of installation.

3. Browser compatible- with most of the varieties of standard ones.

Cons: 1. UI design not attractive.

2. Customization difficult.

Overall: This was the market pioneer for free-ware bug tracking. It is easy to set up and host on your office system.

Though the UI has a few things to be desired and you need to circumvent the lack of usability, but some good user training(which you will anyways be giving with process implementation with your team) helps a lot.

If you are looking for a free ware tool - esp where you need to start from scratch and have a limited budget, then look no further.

Major cons -

1. I felt the UI needs some improvement - alongwith Usability.

2. The other paid tools have good customizability - defining the workflows or even showing proper labels.

Overall Bugzilla has a proven track record of being a very good tool - esp for start-ups with less money and/or either a company or a new sub-department within the organization - where the management doesn't want to invest a lot of money.

But with good process definition and proper implementation(which will also help in long) these shortcomings can be overcome.

Though

Recommendations to other buyers: If you are on a shoe-string budget - this is God's blessing for you.

Pros: Bugzilla has been around for years and I have used it on many projects. The ease of use of logging bugs and email notifications sent automatically to preset groups to be aware of bugs. Viewing status of bugs is an ease as assigned bugs get updated by bug owners.

Another great tool included with Bugzilla is the reporting matrix, which allows the Test Lead and other Project leads to view all bugs and statuses.

Cons: The GUI is quite old looking but the web app does do what it needs to. There are more superior applications out there with more functionality and depending on what you were intending to use the application for you may opt for something like Jira.

Overall: Easily track bugs and ability to report bugs on project update.

The email notification was great to see status of individual bugs

The ease of use was a no-brainer

The cost was relatively cheap compared to others in the market

Pros: Being an open source tool makes Bugzilla am an excellent choice for new and medium-sized businesses. It has very simple, clear, easy to use interfaces which is a very good choice for beginners too. Other than managing defects and tracking them, it offers an array of simple reporting tools and also it allows to manage multiple projects at the same time. Very easy installation.

Cons: Bugzilla lacks customization features. It also lacks detailed reports. When it comes to reporting bugs, it allows attachments, but the attachment size is limited. Project level documentation is absent.

Overall: Overall, Bugzilla is a very good open source product which makes it a good choice for new and small businesses. it has most of the essential features to manage bugs and very easy to install, use and manage even for new users.

Pros: The tool is pretty easy to use. Saved filters/searches help keep track of pending tickets. Workflows can be programmed to track the status of a bug through a specified lifecycle.

Cons: Not sure if it's a limitation of the product or the way it was configured, but there don't appear to be role-specific restrictions on who can move a ticket to a specific status. For example - only a tester should be able to close a defect bug, but really any user can close as long as it's an available step in the workflow.

Overall: It serves our needs for tracking defects and validation activities for our client development projects.

Pros: We can link so many people to an issue and any findings will be reported to all the people in the email list. The database capabilities are very optimized. I think there is no match to bugzilla when it comes to pricing, an open source alternative to our worries. We have some great login options availaible with bugzilla.

Cons: Weak support with third party tools and low integration is making it fade. However a large community always has answers to your questions, but some questions still goes unanswered.

Overall: A handy tool for beginners, good tracking of the issues and all the emails are sent perfectly for every issue. We have resolved many issues of some of our softwares with it's help. The team is happy with the information tracking on issues.

Pros: I find bugzilla easy to use with a good set of options which helped me to log defects and track them. This was extensively used in my previous workplace and the general consensus was positive. The bug status and resolution parameters with a set of APIs made it easy to have a wrapper around it and use it extensively in our automation. The notifications and search filters came in handy more often than I expected.

Cons: The UI has not aged well and looks dated. It needs a refresh which could attract more users. This tool has potential and could be used to track other issues and stories. Could be bettered to fit the agile model.

Pros: 1.Bugzilla is an Open source!

2.license fee not required

3.no limit to the number of licenses.

4.Can be easily installed as wel as maintain, except when migrating from one version to other.

5.It includes main features/fields that are needed to log a software bug/issue.

6Bugzilla was helpful for defect tracking and managing the entire the project and organization.

Cons: customizing dashboard according to users preference to be there as well as project level documentations Bugzilla was not helpful for more advanced features like linking defects when a specific requirement fails to complete.

Pros: Bugzilla is a bug tracking tool. It is an open source project for mozilla. Its best for test case management. We dont need to buy the license for bugzilla. Its completely free. Some of the key features are;

Wide range of formats for bug lists.

We can track the time.

Informative report.

Watch other user options.

Last but not the least, we can use lot of Add-on.

Cons: UI is not much user friendly like old fashioned and unattractive. And kind of bit slow. Other than that its really good and ofcourse free.

Overall: I am using Bugzilla in my day to day activity. Its up to the marks. It can manage my daily activity of bugs.

Pros: 1. E-mail notification alerts for bug and lots of configuration options for mail alerts

2. Filter options of all bugs made it easy to sort the bugs

3. Almost all options are available to raise a bug e.g. criticality, attachment options etc

Overall: 1. Tracking of bugs is made every easy

2. Advanced search option is excellent with lots of options available

3. E-mail alert feature is nice to have and good part is it is customizable

Pros: Feature and functionalities are quite good as compared to this other tool like JIRA. Various queries and number of feature provided are are self explanatory.

Cons: will be good if we can prepare "Help" Tutorial for this for new customer. This is easy to understand in current state but if a link to tutorials videos made user requires no external training

Pros: Mature software, good management of bug history, versions, for multiple products, very customizeable as well.

Cons: Automated testing not supported as built-in functions. We managed to do it with an add-on but the graohical interface for this is not intuitive.

Overall: We use it daily and in a validated environment, it does support our regulated needs.

Pros: -very simple to use software

-customization possible in various ways for user

-effective defect management and tracking to closure

-good user access management

Cons: -some cases workflow can be improved.

-can have improved reporting option in few cases.

-UI can be improved in many cases however works well for the purpose

Pros: Easy to use search options of searching any defect Sorting search results with severities and other fields.

Cons: Difficult to analyse logging of the defect with respect to different logs that being attached and managing these attachments with history.

Overall: Being a free tool it is easy for small companies to adapt with ease.

Pros: Bugzilla is an open source tools that I use to efficiently track issues. It comes with tons of useful features like: email notifications and reports & charts

It is very customizable flexible. It's also not too difficult to use.

Bugzilla gives me the ability to collaborate with my team without setting up meetings and the ease of logging, tracking and closing defects.

Cons: I think the UI could be better improved because the themes that are available online aren't the best. Bugzilla is an old tool so some additional work need to be done so that it can better align with the Agile practice.

Pros: Extremely easy user interface and feature rich product. Very easy to navigate throughout and quick response.

Cons: Found it difficult to set filters. Also faced some issues with content limit. Video are typically big in size.

Overall: It's really a good software to keep track of bugs filed in a project.

Pros: Easy to obtain. Somewhat easy to use. Scraping data from system is quite easy. Simple ui.

Cons: Editing entries is not fluent, sometimes it would beneficial to edit comments for typos. Layout problems on some web browsers. Pagination sometimes fails.

Pros: It tracks bugs which is the only feature I used. I used it at a startup I worked at.

Cons: Comparing it to other software is like comparing DOS to Windows. It doesn't combine project management features like other programs. The search mechanism is really bad. Also, nothing can be edited which is terrible even if you have a spelling mistake. It's like watching a conversation in text-messages sometimes.

Pros: The tool, Bugzilla is very useful and helpful for bug tracking. It is quite easy to file defects/issues, track the bugs based. We can easily update the assignee, dev, and we can create multiple sub-releases. We can easily update filters and reports can be fetched easily.

Cons: More fields can be included to make the tracking easy. Overall the quality of the bug tracking software is good.

Pros: I thing the biggest advantage of Bugzilla is how easy it is to navigate across reported issues data.

One more thing I liked is short installation and learning curve.

We were a small project of 30 people and we needed something cheap and easy to onboard for bug tracking. We never regret we went for Bugzilla.

Cons: Only available via web UI. Works really slow via mobile browser.

Pros: It was quick and easy to report our bugs. I was able to enter the info necessary in a quick manner without spending a lot of time filling out unnecessary fields

Cons: I did find the interface to be a bit out of date. It seemed very 90's to me. I also had a hard time getting the reports out of the system

Overall: I was able to log bugs quickly for my team

Pros: 1. Ability to create multiple projects and teams within the tool.

2. Define various roles and permissions are driven by roles.

3. Update status and assign bugs to specific users.

Cons: 1. The user interface can be made a little more appealing.

2. The summary interface can be enhanced by introducing a user controlled dashboard.

Pros: Bugzilla has all the features you need for bug tracking in software development. Ability to link issues together is a great feature. Able to create unique links to bugs for sharing.

Cons: The design and user interface seems a bit dated. Integration with Github needs more functionality. More customization options.

Comments: Good beyond this application!

Pros: This application help to tracking bug and easily to manage. Also it shows how long it will fix the bug in the system. Improves productivity of systems.

Cons: Overall I don't have any issue on application. Probably Need to improve interfaces of this application. Nothingless thumbs up

Pros: Feature rich defect management tool that too with all possible customization for your project. Email notifications, bug tracking and comprehensive and bug reporting available . Report customization as per user choice is also available.

Cons: Integration with test case management tool can be provided with simple configurations. We should be able to generate a Release report just specifying the release number.

Overall: Free defect management tool which supported all possible customization for our project !

Pros: BugZilla one of the best free issue trackers

Cons: No UI skins

today UI in new projects are more buitifull

Pros: The basics are easy to use. Free and open source option is available, which is great for young tech startups.

Cons: Installation was a little tedious. Configuration is very complicated. Some critical features didn't work as expected, forcing us to migrate.

Overall: Open source bug tracking tool

Pros: Graphical representation of bugs. Defect life cycle representation is good enough to add proper status of the bug .

Cons: User Interface (UI ) is not user friendly. Unable to understand the things initially. Requirement tracking mechanism is not there.

Overall: Easy tracking of bugs

Pros: It can easily be customized and the states are clear. Functionality-wise, it worked well for tracking task items.

Cons: The UI is a bit outdated. I definitely had a decent amount of trouble importing test cases from CSV, so the ease of use here should improve.

Pros: 1. Bug reporting and tracking is easy

2. Email notifications can be enabled

3. Sorting of bugs is easy

Cons: 1. Dashboard customization is not available

2. UI needs improvement because lot of scrolling fields are present

Pros: easy to use; more options to choose - almost include everything which must be included in a bug report.

Cons: UI not so attractive: too-tiny line spaces, may add more space and some bright color rather than grey.

Comments: I am using this tool from past five years and I love it

Pros: As an intern who was new to the technology development process in the real world, I found this tool to be intuitive.

Cons: The only issues that I encounter while using this tool were due to the fact that I needed to be brought up to speed on the terminology used by the verification engineers that I worked with and not related to the tool itself.

Pros: Below are the top 5 things that I like most about Bugzilla :

1. It is an open source widely used bug tracker

2. It is easy in usage and its user interface is understandable for people without technical knowledge

3. It easily integrates with test management instruments

4. It integrates with an e-mailing system

5. It automates documentation

Cons: 1. Sometimes it becomes difficult to manage logged errors

2. User interface could be improved

3. Bug numbers are unique in a particular installation

Overall: Enabled software delivery with superior quality code free from defects.

Pros: 1. Easy to use & understand the system.

2. Can manage the release versions & multiple projects.

3. Highly customizable for the bug tracking perspective.

4. Most of the major features are included.

5. Can export the bug list to a several documents types.

6. Can view the overall bug status.

Cons: 1. UI should need to improve. Sometimes it feels boring to use the system.

2. Animated gifs are not supported.

Overall: To get an idea about the bug tracking tool, this will be very useful. I report my first ever bug in Bugzilla.

Pros: - Easy to navigate and to browse, organize, and track bugs.

- It can easily be customized to adapt to project particularities.

Cons: - Really outdated interface. It needs a serious refactoring.

- Importing test cases from .csv files is not straightforward.

Pros: I liked the simplicity of logging and tracking bugs, plus it's free to any team that wants to use it.

Cons: Unfortunately, since it's open source and free it doe look a little dated compared to something like JIRA.

Pros: Extremely easy user interface and feature rich product. Very easy to navigate throughout and quick response.

Cons: Found it difficult to set filters. Also faced some issues with content limit. Video are typically big in size.

Pros: a crowded interface but a lot of good features that make it a must have for a lot of developers

Cons: switched to more modern solutions that came out by imitating the filezilla formula but with nicer UIs

Pros: It is basic and easy to use. The layout of information flows very well and it is easy to search for the tickets you need.

Cons: It could have a slightly better interface. Something more pleasing and less bland but functionally it works well for our needs.

Pros: We can log bug easily and have better functionality.

We can assign the bug to the respective person.

Developer has facility to change the resolved facility

Cons: I think UI type view of reported and resolved bug should be there.

Soeasily we can get the status of projects

Overall: Not need to keep the record of Bug in sense of excel sheet.

easily change the status of the bug. easily track the bug record.

Pros: Main benefit of this software is its open source architecture. It carries virtually no cost and very good community support which provides guidance on virtually every aspect. Notifications are good and suits your need. Advance search options and report systems are efficient and does its job well.

Cons: As its open source so customization level is not very good. Navigation to errors is tricky and complex.

Overall: A very cost effective bug tracking application which does its job well. No complaint as compared to price.

Pros: Bugzilla is a functional issue-tracking system and it is free. It can be adapted to different needs fairly easily.

Cons: The user interface is the weakest part of this system. It is rather clumsy and confusing for the normal end user. That is unfortunate because that fact seems to dissaude those end users from reporting issues.

We have since moved on to other products.

Comments: I love bugzilla

Pros: it is easy in usage and its user interface is understandable for people without technical knowledge;it easily integrates with test management instruments,it automates documentation

Cons: its interface is too sophisticated, complain that it is hard to manage the logged in errors and that there are many defects in code of this instrument

Pros: Its ease to use and install

it is an open source widely used bug tracker;

it is easy in usage and its user interface is understandable for people without technical knowledge;

it easily integrates with test management instruments;

it integrates with an e-mailing system;

it automates documentation

Cons: The UI is not that impressive, it should also contain manual for operation

If I have two products and I add a new bug to Product1, the bug number is 1.

If I then add a new bug to Product2, the bug number is sequential (ie. 2). In

this example there would be no bug number `2 for Product1. Ideally we would

want Product1 to have bug numbering sequentially specific to the product, so if there are 100 bugs for Product1 then the bugs are numbered from 1 to 100.

Overall: I was able to log the defects

Pros: I like how Bugzilla offers many options and fields to apply for a particular bug. I like how it provides advanced search for bugs to quickly navigate.

Cons: I dislike the security model. Just recently there was a big breach in Bugzilla giving the attacker privileges to see secure bugs. Also, for a big project like Mozilla, it becomes difficult to navigate bugs easily. I also do not like the default review (Splinter) that is integrated with it. Also, it does not integrate nicely with Github.

Overall: Simple to use interface runs in any web browser. Details are granular enough to convey a basic idea or a complex analysis depending on the ability and willingness of the user.

Comments: Overall, I like it a lot. Bugzilla is a great, helpful bug tracking tool and a project management platform.

Pros: I like nice user interface, It is very intuitive software, once I started using it, I did not have to put too much thought into it. I did not have to go through the training - it was easy to navigate.

Cons: I would like to see a better design, because this bug tracking system looks too plain on the front end. Some talented designers should be employed for that.

Pros: Simple and easy to track issues, customization can be easily done. Reports can be generated

Cons: its isolated, not having full program management features compared to other competitors

Pros: Has all the features for software development project. Integrated well with NetBeans IDE, so we can directly update tickets without opening BugZilla.

Cons: Before JIRA, this is the first choice for software development, but the UI needs some refresh to catch up with another todays software development project.

Pros: Well, the software is ugly and complicated but at least it´s free. You just need a place to host it and you´re good to go having headaches.

Cons: The interface is terrible, sometimes you will get lost in the application. You should consider this option only if you couldn´t find any other.

Pros: Best part of bugzilla is we can customize this as per business needs. It is a open source , free tool. only customer support and maintenance need money

Cons: As comparison of JIRA, its very less feature because JIRA supported agile fully but its doesn't. But use as per your need or convenience.

Pros: - Optimized database structure for increased performance and scalability

- Able to schedule reports

- Different views on bugs

Cons: - Attachments are not shown in the threads

- Difficult to track multiple threads

- Sometimes the UI is very slow, also the UI looks dull

Pros: This is decent, barebones bug management software. Easy to navigate and to browse, organise, and track bugs in software development.

Cons: Very old-school user interface. Tricky to integrate with more modern project/task management apps, although some of them are backwards-compatible with this tool.

Pros: Bugzilla is a popular software for managing defects. It supports standard features for a defect life cycle system. A developer can put estimates on time needed and then track the actual time. A developer may also put deadlines.

Cons: Features related to Agile project management are limited. At times performance can be an issue. User interface may appear a bit outdated.

Overall: The product allows testers to report issues, and developers to update testing staff and project management to update the progress on defects. Over all fairly reliable and easy to use.

Comments: It's been very instrumental and handy in tracking and maintaining the bugs. Easy to segregate bugs based on the environment type, priority and product.

Pros: excellent layout

Cons: integration with other utilities

Overall: I oftenly use this tool and has been using this for a couple of years, I like its web platform like dashboard it has provided with the great ease of logging the bugs and tracking the bugs, Very easy to track the flow of the bug.

Pros: Bugzilla has a long history as the go to bug tracking software. It's robust, full of features, and quite reputable

Cons: It's a bit complicated. Interface is archaic and doesn't cope with modern design principles, and sometimes installation and administration can be a nightmare!

Overall: It's nice, but there are better solutions nowadays

Comments: Bugzilla provides a web interface where users can enters bugs, with there resolution status, severity, platform details. It provides color coding and open source as well.

Pros: 1. User friendly bug tracking tool.

2. One of the good tool to manage whole bug life cycle.

3. Simplest basic tool available in the market.

Cons: 1. takes more time to load

2. No features for project management.

3. Cannot delete posted comments.

Pros: The software's major strength is that it's basic and easy to use; there's not really any learning curve.

Cons: The strength is also a weakness, as it felt somewhat barebones and spartan with such a simple interface.

Pros: At the beginning I did not know that I could set filters as simple as I did, is a great tool to track bugs.

Cons: The UI is too old stylish, it needs a better and modern design to be more like the new trends of development.