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Jira vs Bugzilla: catalog facts
Jira	Bugzilla
Freemium Subscription plans from Atlassian; check its site for current tiers.	Free Free and open source, funded by donations and sponsors.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Structured issue tracking with workflows Scales to many teams and projects	Proven at very large scale Docker Compose setup for quick evaluation
Can be heavy for small or simple projects Hosted service tied to an Atlassian account	Releases are infrequent Perl-based setup is heavier than modern trackers
Web application, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MPL-2.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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