About Backlog

Backlog is an all-in-one project management tool for developers and their teams with capabilities such as issue tracking, version control and wiki on a single platform. Core features include projects, burndown charts, Gantt charts, issues, watchlists, subtasking, comment threads, file sharing and bug tracking. The platform is intuitive for non-developers and can be accessed while on the go via mobile app for Android and iOS.

Backlog helps users prioritize and manage tasks within projects through collaboration across teams and to-do lists, while tracking overall progress. Users can communicate project updates, discuss plans, and submit work requests to teams, and securely share files, from legal documents to web design work. Backlog helps keep users up to date on overall project status and provides cumulative summaries and individual milestone tracking.

Backlog automatically generates and updates Gantt charts in real time to help with project planning, allowing users to slice and dice charts by assignee, milestone or category, and export to Excel. Version control features provide web-based, Git and Subversion repositories for engineering and design teams with no installation required. Built-in features include custom fields, user permissions, email integration, and wiki for creating meeting notes, project plans, and product requirements.

Backlog enables project management while on the go with its mobile app for iOS and Android that allows users to keep track of issue changes and comments, and get mobile alerts and notifications anywhere.

Pricing starting from:

US$35.00/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription
Pricing plans
Free Trial

Key benefits of Backlog

  • Track bugs and projects on one platform: Helpful for clients and non-technical teams to report bugs.

  • Keep tasks organized: Task management with parent and child issues, task assignees, and comment threads.

  • Collaborate on code: Backlog provides Git and Subversion repositories as well as a web-based repository browser with no installation required.

  • See it all: Watch projects as they progress with automatically generated Gantt and burndown charts. Track changes with Git and Subversion repositories.

  • Stay in the loop: Activity feeds and watchlists help keep an eye on relevant work and deadlines.

    • Typical Customers

    • Freelancers
    • Small Businesses (2-50)
    • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
    • Large enterprises (500 and more)

    Deployment

    • Cloud-based
    • On-premise

    Markets

    Australia, Canada, Czechia, France, Germany and 19 others

    Supported Languages

    English, Japanese

    Pricing starting from:

    US$35.00/month

    • Free Version
    • Free Trial
    • Subscription
    Pricing plans
    Free Trial

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    Features

    Total features of Backlog: 102

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    • API
    • Access Controls/Permissions
    • Activity Dashboard
    • Agile Methodologies
    • Alerts/Notifications
    • Approval Process Control
    • Assignment Management
    • Audit Trail
    • Backlog Management
    • Bug Tracking
    • Bug/Issue Capture
    • Business Process Automation
    • Charting
    • Code Repository Integration
    • Collaboration Tools
    • Commenting/Notes
    • Communication Management
    • Cost-to-Completion Tracking
    • Create Subtasks
    • Customizable Dashboard
    • Customizable Fields
    • Customizable Templates
    • Dashboard
    • Data Import/Export
    • Deadline Management
    • Discussions/Forums
    • Document Management
    • Document Storage
    • Drag & Drop
    • Due Date Tracking
    • Email Management
    • Email-to-Task Conversion
    • Employee Activity Monitoring
    • Feedback Management
    • File Management
    • File Sharing
    • File Transfer
    • For IT Project Management
    • Gantt/Timeline View
    • Idea Management
    • Import Tasks
    • Issue Management
    • Issue Scheduling
    • Issue Tracking
    • Kanban Board
    • Knowledge Base Management
    • Milestone Tracking
    • Mobile Access
    • Multi-board
    • Multiple Projects
    • No-Code
    • Notes Management
    • Parent Task
    • Percent-Complete Tracking
    • Prioritization
    • Product Lifecycle Management
    • Product Roadmapping
    • Progress Tracking
    • Project Management
    • Project Planning
    • Project Planning/Scheduling
    • Project Scheduling
    • Projections
    • Real Time Data
    • Real Time Editing
    • Real Time Notifications
    • Real-time Updates
    • Recurring Issues
    • Recurring Tasks
    • Release Planning
    • Remote Access/Control
    • Remote Support Software
    • Reporting/Analytics
    • Reporting/Project Tracking
    • Request Management
    • Resource Management
    • Roadmapping
    • Role-Based Permissions
    • SSL Security
    • Search/Filter
    • Sprint Planning
    • Status Tracking
    • Supports Scrum
    • Surveys & Feedback
    • Task Board View
    • Task Editing/Updating
    • Task Management
    • Task Progress Tracking
    • Task Scheduling
    • Task Tagging
    • Team Management
    • Testing/QA Management
    • Third Party Integrations
    • Ticket Management
    • To-Do List
    • Traditional Methodologies
    • Version Control
    • Visual Workflow Management
    • Visualization
    • Workflow Configuration
    • Workflow Management

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    Reviews

    Overall rating

    4.5 /5
    (81)
    Value for Money
    4.3/5
    Features
    4.3/5
    Ease of Use
    4.4/5
    Customer Support
    4.3/5

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    Miguel
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    • Industry: Graphic Design
    • Company size: 2–10 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

    Feature rich project management program

    Reviewed on 15/04/2018

    The features I found in Backlog are often those you only get to experience in the higher-end...

    The features I found in Backlog are often those you only get to experience in the higher-end products. Backlog provides multiple subscription levels that provide various features based on your organization's needs. The features are distributed among these subscriptions in a smart way, allowing you move between these levels as needed. It has an intuitive design and is quite easy to use.

    Pros

    Backlog offers 5 account levels, including a free version that provides plenty of its features to take it for a spin. Feature rich project management tool that does more than just manage stories and tasks at a project level. Competitive pricing includes issue tracking, code review, collaboration, and much more. One of exceptional benefit that exceeded my expectation was the inclusion of a Wiki, something that most project management tools do not include or charge extra for access. This is a big plus for development teams. Track milestones, store files, and much more from an affordable tool that does not nickle and dime you. Easy to setup and use. Great dashboard for an overall view of your projects... very functional.

    Cons

    Cannot really test out some of the features in the higher subscriptions unless you upgrade. But maybe worth the shot, as their price levels are not all that bad. As with any tool that has increased features and capabilities, there is a bit of a learning curve when compared to other products.

    Jim
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
    • Company size: 201–500 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

    Great Collaboration Software

    Reviewed on 14/08/2019

    UI is easy to use. Issues are clearly tracked. Robust attachment management. Email notifications...

    UI is easy to use. Issues are clearly tracked. Robust attachment management. Email notifications are effective and clear. Icon personalization is a nice touch.

    Pros

    I'm solving problems related to software design and development. We work across different time zones, and BackLog is great for our international projects. In conjunction with realtime collaborative software, we are able to use BackLog for high-level project organization.

    Cons

    Working with the smartphone app is not as useful since the browser version is so well designed. Also unwieldy at times when flipping between different projects. No realtime chat. Wish there were more markdown options for formatting.

    Alternatives Considered

    Redmine

    Reasons for Choosing Backlog

    Redmine is too simple and light.

    Switched From

    Redmine
    Verified Reviewer
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
    • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
    • Used Weekly for 1+ year
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

    Good tool overall for bug tracking

    Reviewed on 12/09/2019

    Overall pretty solid with great features to keep everyone growing the boat in the same direction!

    Overall pretty solid with great features to keep everyone growing the boat in the same direction!

    Pros

    Backlog is a fairly simple and intuitive platform that gives the full development/product teams visibility into bugs reported by the business and allows for simple, seamless prioritization.

    Cons

    It's cool that Backlog offers iPhone and Android apps but they're a little diminished feature-wise compared to the full app. Still pretty handy though!

    Milan
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Information Technology & Services
    • Company size: 11–50 Employees
    • Used Daily for 2+ years
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

    After months using free version for 1 project we successfully moved to paid version for all...

    Reviewed on 17/06/2020

    We track not only reported issues/incidents, but also the planned project tasks to have overview...

    We track not only reported issues/incidents, but also the planned project tasks to have overview who is working on and what is the backlog of all unassigned tasks.
    The main benefit is to not have projects information in several excel or project files but in one place. Also our status meetings with our teams are faster and more effective.

    Pros

    Easy to setup and use including graphic differentiation and access rights for individual projects (customer logo and colors).
    No training required for users in our company who adopted this tool very fast.
    In addition, GantChart is really usable with several options for grouping, automatic issue creation from email is also useful to support our clients and track how our internal specialists perform. Internal wiki is also used in our company to document not only the knowledges and technical information to be shared with others in the team, but also the meeting minutes related to our projects - everything stored and available in one place.
    The mobile application also works as expected.

    Cons

    It is not possible to create links/relations in GantChart helping to display dependencies and reschedule the project tasks when something happen - now all issues have to be moved manually.
    Navigation in wiki would be enhanced little bit.

    hai
    Overall rating
    • Industry: Computer Software
    • Company size: 51–200 Employees
    • Used Daily for 1+ year
    • Review Source

    Overall rating

    • Value for Money
    • Ease of Use
    • Customer Support
    • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

    Some Uncomfortable

    Reviewed on 17/12/2018

    Very good expect 2 thinks above

    Very good expect 2 thinks above

    Pros

    - Grantt chart and burndown chart..

    Cons

    1. It's "Copy custom Fields From other Project" in [Project Settings] -> [Custom Field]
    => I dont know why "(※ Relation with issue types not copied)". It's very uncomfortable for me and someone manage like me.
    => Our Company have Standard Custom Field for all Project about 100 Custom FIled and some Custom Issue Type. When I Open the new Project , I just wanna Copy all Custom Field and Issue Type from Old Project.
    But not like this, just copy Customfield and Availabes all Issue types. After that, I must to click 1 by 1 to fix, or delete. It's take many time from me. how long i will spent for fix that with 100 custom Field and Custom Issue Type????
    Please think about that. and fix this
    I just want to Copy all Custom Field + Issue Type from the old Project to New Project. and button delete all Custom Field
    2. It's Add a Group of member to Old/Archive Project.
    => It's very hard. I have alrd 100+ project archive and click 1 by 1 to add a Group member. so bad.really bad.
    Please add a Button add a Group of member to all Project or atleast let our choose list project to add.
    Thank you

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    Backlog offers the following pricing plans:

    Free forever plan for 10 users Starter: $29.2 per month, billed annually or $35 per month, billed monthly Standard: $83.3 per month, billed annually or $100 per month, billed monthly Premium: $145.8 per month, billed annually or $175 per month, billed monthly

    Backlog has the following typical customers:

    Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

    Backlog supports the following languages:

    English, Japanese

    Backlog supports the following devices:

    Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

    Backlog integrates with the following applications:

    Cacoo, Jenkins, Jira, LambdaTest, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, Redmine, Slack, Typetalk

    Backlog offers the following support options:

    Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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