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Jira vs MantisBT: catalog facts
Jira	MantisBT
Freemium Subscription plans from Atlassian; check its site for current tiers.	Free Free and open source under the GPL; third-party hosting is available separately.
Web	Web, Self-hosted
Structured issue tracking with workflows Scales to many teams and projects	Per-project role-based access control Customizable fields, notifications and workflow
Can be heavy for small or simple projects Hosted service tied to an Atlassian account	Requires a PHP web server and database to set up Interface is dated next to newer trackers
Web application, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-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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