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Server software designed to help you manage software development
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What is Bugzilla?

Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System". Defect Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla has many features its expensive counterparts lack.
Bugzilla is a tool in the Issue Tracking category of a tech stack.

Who uses Bugzilla?

Companies
14 companies reportedly use Bugzilla in their tech stacks, including Wikipedia, Mozilla, and Broadcom.

Developers
71 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Bugzilla.

Bugzilla Integrations

Zabbix, Testrail, Toggl, HackerOne, and Targetprocess are some of the popular tools that integrate with Bugzilla. Here's a list of all 20 tools that integrate with Bugzilla.
Pros of Bugzilla
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Decisions about Bugzilla

Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose Bugzilla in their tech stack.

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One-man enterprise ...... need a bug-tracker. Loved Bugzilla 2005. Now grown too big, too capable, too complex. . Need simple, single-purpose bug-tracker.

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Bugzilla's Features

  • Optimized database structure for increased performance and scalability
  • Excellent security to protect confidentiality
  • Advanced query tool that can remember your searches
  • Integrated email capabilities
  • Editable user profiles and comprehensive email preferences
  • Comprehensive permissions system
  • Proven under fire as Mozilla's bug tracking system

Bugzilla Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Bugzilla?
Jira
Jira's secret sauce is the way it simplifies the complexities of software development into manageable units of work. Jira comes out-of-the-box with everything agile teams need to ship value to customers faster.
Redmine
Redmine is a flexible project management web application. Written using the Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-platform and cross-database.
FogBugz
FogBugz tracks bugs, issues, and customer support tickets through every stage of the development process. We built it to be quick and easy to use, so that your developers will actually use it. Over 20,000 teams from the world's best software companies use FogBugz because it keeps their developers productive and happy.
GitLab
GitLab offers git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis. Enterprises install GitLab on-premise and connect it with LDAP and Active Directory servers for secure authentication and authorization. A single GitLab server can handle more than 25,000 users but it is also possible to create a high availability setup with multiple active servers.
Mantis
It is a free web-based bug tracking system. It provides a delicate balance between simplicity and power. Users are able to get started in minutes and start managing their projects while collaborating with their teammates and clients effectively.
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Bugzilla's Followers
124 developers follow Bugzilla to keep up with related blogs and decisions.