Compare FogBugz and Bugzilla - Sep 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Sep 08, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - FogBugz or Bugzilla?

FogBugz is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Bugzilla, and Bugzilla is rated higher (81/100) than FogBugz (55/100). FogBugz offers users more features (7) than Bugzilla (2).

Looking for the right Bug Tracking solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Fog Creek Software Vs. Bugzilla

Fog Creek Software: Fog Creek Software is a software company specializing in project management tools. Its main products are FogBugz, a web-based project management tool, Fog Creek Copilot, a remote assistance tool, CityDesk, a desktop-based content management system, Kiln, a source control and code review tool built around Mercurial, and Trello, a collaborati...

Bugzilla: Bugzilla is server software designed to help you manage software development.

Who is more expensive? FogBugz or Bugzilla?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Bug Tracking software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for FogBugz and Bugzilla.

FogBugz price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 FogBugz is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Bug Tracking software. Bugzilla accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 FogBugz is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Bug Tracking software.

Bottom line: FogBugz is more expensive than Bugzilla.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared FogBugz Vs. Bugzilla based on some of the most important and required Bug Tracking features.

FogBugz: Collaboration, Document Management, Issue Tracking, Project Management, Resource Management, Scheduling, Task Management.

Bugzilla: Workflow, Configurable Workflow.

Target customer size

The software is a useful product for businesses of all sizes and a variety of types. and Bugzilla's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



FogBugz

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

FogBugz is a web based project management solution for businesses of all sizes. Other than traditional project management, it offers task management, issue tracking, and other services. The software was designe...

Categories: Project Management.

Bugzilla

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

Bugzilla software is an on premise bug tracking solution that helps the software developers to track bugs as well as open source defects during the software development.

Categories: Bug Tracking, Workflow Management, Project Workflow.

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FogBugz: 7 Features

Collaboration
Document Management
Issue Tracking
Project Management
Resource Management
Scheduling
Task Management

Bugzilla: 2 Features

Workflow
Configurable Workflow
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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FogBugz
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
55/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
8
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Bugzilla
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
test IO
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$2,000 per feature/month
Functionality
7
DevTrack
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$20 per user/month
Functionality
6
SpiraTeam
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
79/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
$43.50 per user/month
Functionality
16

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.