8 Best Alternatives to JIRA Software - Remote Work Products

"1. Type `assist` in the terminal when you need help. 2. Send the generated SSH command to whoever will assist you. This command allows them to connect to your computer a single time. 3. Once connected, they will be able to watch and control the same terminal. 4. Fix issues together. Whatever you type, they see. Whatever they type, you see. Once they disconnect, they won't be able to re-connect to your computer."

• $5 / month / user. Free version available.

Type `assist` in the terminal when you need help in the command line. Great for debugging broken builds, messy merge conflicts etc.

Assist is perfect for situations where the person who can help you is not physically in the same place.

Github issues is a simple tracker attached to your code repository to help you maintain feature requests, enhancements & bugs effortlessly. Its primary value-add is the close integration with your code repository allowing you to mark issues even with individual pull request, with just one click.

• Add-on with your Github account. No additional fees.

Ideal to keep track of major changes required for releases. Also, great to track customer requests.

Free Add-on to Github. Check how best you can utilize this

• Integrates with your code repo effortlessly
• Intuitive and easy-to-use UI

• Stages to keep track of issue movement missing
• Primarily an issue tracker and hence, doesn't cater to advanced workflows

ReQtest provides an extensive set of features for bug tracking and test management. It goes beyond traditional bug tracking and slightly ventures into project management with features like agile board. The UI isn't appealing at all and can be a turn off. The user flow isn't the best-in-class either. However, this is a must-view if you are looking at an advanced tool for test management.

• Free Trial (30 days)
• Complete Pricing

• See Customer Stories

Ideal when you plan to have an extensive testing phase and need advanced tracking/ management

- Check integrations with other products
- Robust features/ functionality

• Extensive feature set in bug tracking & test management
• Provides handy bug reports and graphs as well

• UI/UX not impressive. Can be a hindrance
• Integrates only with JIRA. Integrations with other popular products not available

When working on a new codebase at work, adding too many breakpoints quickly becomes tedious when you try to step through the code and understand the flow. Slowbug offers a way to watch the program run slowly - slow enough for you to see every line that executes. It achieves that by running the code at your preferred speed, line by line

• Open source and free forever

Slowbug can be used when you want to understand the control flow of your program. You can watch it execute your code, slowly, line by line, and you get to control the speed of execution

Saves a lot of time when debugging

This bug tracker comes from the well-established brand in the CRM space, Zoho. It follows the same design principles as its parent CRM and hence, will be easy to adapt UI-wise for people well versed with Zoho CRM. Zoho BugTracker offers a nifty set of features & dashboards with a good amount of customizability.

• Free Version Available
• Complete Pricing

Ideal when you need a good amount of customization.

Comes from the well-known brand of Zoho.

• Heavily customizable
• Powerful dashboards

• Limitations on specific customizations can be irritating. May need to find workarounds to make best use of your pricing plan.

Intuitive and easy-to-use UI. Solid issue tracking workflow - mimics bug fixing very well. Does one thing (bug tracking) and does it well. Pricing is steep. It is a tough choice to use an independent tool when you have add-ons within source control systems (Github) or project management tools (JIRA).

• Free Trial (30 days)
• Complete Pricing

Ideal for large teams collaborating on multiple projects. Gives you a great view and editing ability across projects.

Check integration with other products in the ecosystem

• Very intuitive and easy-to-use
• Solid bug tracking workflow
• Nifty features like export to CSV, bulk edit etc.

• Steep pricing
• Stands independently, outside of your other tools/ systems. However, provides integration with some popular products (e.g. Basecamp, Github, Bitbucket, Slack)

Linear helps streamline software projects, sprints, tasks, and bug tracking. Built for high-performance teams, any action can be accessed and completed in seconds with the command menu. It can also be integrated with Github, Gitlab, Figma, and Slack

• Free plan available
• Paid plans start from $8/ month /user
• Complete Pricing

Linear is used by software teams for streamlining software projects, sprints, tasks, and bug tracking

Linear is built for high-performance remote teams

Sifter offers a simple, intuitive interface to manage bugs. Tailored for small teams, Sifter focuses on the most essential features/ workflows and provides an easy-to-use software (create issues with only a few clicks) with minimalist design.

• Free Trial (14 days)
• Complete Pricing

• See Customer Stories

Ideal for small teams and when you need a simple, elegant solution for core issue tracking.

Check integrations with other products

• Simple design, intuitive UI
• Focuses on core issue tracking features with no clutter

• Advanced bug tracking/ test management workflows may be a negative