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Backlog

Online project management tool for developers

Last updated: January 2025

Backlog - 2025 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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What is Backlog?

Backlog is an all-in-one project management tool for developers and their teams with capabilities such as issue tracking, version control and wiki on a single platform. Core features include projects, burndown charts, Gantt charts, issues, watchlists, subtasking, comment threads, file sharing and bug tracking. The platform is intuitive for non-developers and can be accessed while on the go via mobile app for Android and iOS.

Backlog helps users prioritize and manage tasks within projects through collaboration across teams and to-do lists, while tracking overall progress. Users can communicate project updates, discuss plans, and submit work requests to teams, and securely share files, from legal documents to web design work. Backlog helps keep users up to date on overall project status and provides cumulative summaries and individual milestone tracking.

Backlog automatically generates and updates Gantt charts in real time to help with project planning, allowing users to slice and dice charts by assignee, milestone or category, and export to Excel. Version control features provide web-based, Git and Subversion repositories for engineering and design teams with no installation required. Built-in features include custom fields, user permissions, email integration, and wiki for creating meeting notes, project plans, and product requirements.

Backlog enables project management while on the go with its mobile app for iOS and Android that allows users to keep track of issue changes and comments, and get mobile alerts and notifications anywhere.

Benefits of using Backlog

Track bugs and projects on one platform: Helpful for clients and non-technical teams to report bugs.

Keep tasks organized: Task management with parent and child issues, task assignees, and comment threads.

Collaborate on code: Backlog provides Git and Subversion repositories as well as a web-based repository browser with no installation required.

See it all: Watch projects as they progress with automatically generated Gantt and burndown charts. Track changes with Git and Subversion repositories.

Stay in the loop: Activity feeds and watchlists help keep an eye on relevant work and deadlines.

Starting from

Per month

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Backlog's key features

Most critical features, based on insights from Backlog users:

Task Management

4.7

(48)

Issue Management

4.3

(10)

Status Tracking

4.6

(7)

Progress Tracking

4.2

(9)

Bug/Issue Capture

4.6

(9)

Real-Time Notifications

4.8

(4)

All Backlog features

Features rating:

4.4

(157)

Document Storage

(0)

Due Date Tracking

3.0

(1)

File Sharing

5.0

(3)

For IT Project Management

4.7

(6)

Customizable Fields

4.5

(2)

Issue Tracking

4.7

(3)

Project Management

4.7

(3)

Real-Time Data

5.0

(1)

Real-Time Updates

4.0

(3)

Business Process Automation

5.0

(1)

Reporting & Statistics

4.0

(1)

Resource Management

4.5

(2)

Assignment Management

5.0

(2)

Task Editing

4.4

(16)

Visualization

4.5

(2)

Workflow Configuration

4.4

(5)

@mentions

4.0

(1)

Project Planning

4.6

(24)

Multiple Projects

4.3

(21)

Reporting/Project Tracking

4.3

(15)

Task Scheduling

4.5

(31)

Prioritization

4.4

(19)

Project Planning/Scheduling

4.3

(27)

Task Progress Tracking

4.4

(34)

Access Controls/Permissions

4.4

(14)

Drag & Drop

4.7

(3)

Workflow Management

4.1

(15)

Recurring Tasks

3.9

(7)

Collaboration Tools

4.4

(20)

Mobile Access

3.8

(16)

Testing/QA Management

3.2

(4)

Percent-Complete Tracking

4.5

(2)

Reporting/Analytics

5.0

(3)

Product Roadmapping

3.5

(2)

Alerts/Notifications

3.5

(2)

Milestone Tracking

4.7

(7)

Cost-to-Completion Tracking

4.0

(3)

Gantt/Timeline View

4.0

(3)

Role-Based Permissions

(0)

Roadmapping

(0)

Audit Trail

5.0

(1)

Search/Filter

(0)

Sprint Planning

(0)

Request Management

(0)

SSL Security

(0)

Backlog Management

5.0

(1)

Bug Tracking

(0)

Sub-Task Management

(0)

Remote Support

(0)

Supports Scrum

5.0

(1)

Remote Access/Control

(0)

Activity Dashboard

(0)

Activity Tracking

5.0

(1)

Agile Methodologies

(0)

Visual Workflow Management

(0)

Version Control

(0)

Traditional Methodologies

(0)

To-Do List

(0)

Time & Expense Tracking

(0)

Third-Party Integrations

3.0

(1)

Team Management

(0)

Task Tagging

(0)

API

3.0

(1)

Task Planning

(0)

Task Import

(0)

Approval Process Control

(0)

Task Board View

(0)

Tagging

(0)

Surveys & Feedback

(0)

Knowledge Base Management

(0)

Kanban Board

3.3

(3)

Customizable Dashboard

(0)

Issue Scheduling

(0)

Idea Management

4.3

(3)

Customizable Templates

4.0

(2)

File Transfer

(0)

Dashboard

(0)

File Management

(0)

Feedback Management

(0)

Employee Activity Monitoring

(0)

Email-to-Task Conversion

(0)

Email Management

(0)

Data Import/Export

(0)

Deadline Management

3.0

(1)

Discussions/Forums

(0)

Document Management

4.0

(2)

Release Planning

5.0

(1)

Recurring Issues

5.0

(1)

Charting

(0)

Code Repository Integration

(0)

Real Time Editing

(0)

Projections

(0)

Project Tracking

(0)

Project Scheduling

(0)

Color Codes/Icons

(0)

Commenting/Notes

(0)

Productivity Tools

(0)

Product Lifecycle Management

(0)

Communication Management

(0)

Planning Tools

(0)

Notes Management

(0)

No-Code

(0)

Multi-board

(0)

Backlog awards

Agile Project Management

80/100

Backlog alternatives

Backlog

4.6

(157)

Starting from

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.5

Features

4.4

Value for Money

4.4

Customer Support

4.4

GanttPRO

4.8

(515)

visit website

Starting from

7.99

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.8

Features

4.7

Value for Money

4.7

Customer Support

4.8

Lucidchart

4.6

(2.1K)

visit website

Starting from

Per month

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.4

Features

4.4

Value for Money

4.4

Customer Support

4.3

Kantata

4.2

(619)

visit website

Starting from

No pricing info

Free trial

Free version

Ease of Use

4.0

Features

4.1

Value for Money

4.0

Customer Support

4.2

Backlog pricing

Value for money:

4.4

Starting from

Per month

Flat Rate

Pricing details

Subscription

Free trial

Free plan

Pricing range

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Backlog integrations (14)

Integrations rated by users

We looked through 157 user reviews, to identify which products are mentioned as Backlog integrations, and what is the users perception.

Jenkins

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Microsoft Excel

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

Slack

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

monday.com

Integration rating: 4.0 (1)

Other top integrations

Backlog support options

Typical customers

Freelancers

Small businesses

Mid size businesses

Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web

Android

iPhone/iPad

Support options

FAQs/Forum

Email/Help Desk

Chat

Knowledge Base

Training options

Documentation

Live Online

Videos

Backlog reviews

Overall rating

4.6

157

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown

Value for money
Ease of use
Features
Customer support
Likelihood to recommend8.57/10

Rating distribution

Pros

Backlog helps us track progress from granular updates to larger-scale program reworking. The ability to integrate with Slack is also super helpful.

Kendall H.

Operations Assistant

Email notifications are effective and clear. Icon personalization is a nice touch.

Jim H.

Application Engineer

I liked the inclusion of the Wiki as well, and I like the tiered subscription model they use, making it easy to find a level of feature availability that suites your team's needs.

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Cons

I think Backlog shoud list parent issue and issue has no parent issue. About issue has parent issue, you can hide and when user click on the arrow, it can be showed.

ĐH

Đặng H.

The only thing that I would say that's negative is that it runs slow at times but I believe that's a result of our environment.

Thomas B.

TIer III Support Analyst

Nothing comes to mind at the moment as something to dislike.

Carissa F.

Admin II

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Backlog FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Backlog offer?

Backlog has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $35.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)

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Q. Who are the typical users of Backlog?

Backlog has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business

Q. What languages does Backlog support?

Backlog supports the following languages:
Japanese, English

Q. Does Backlog support mobile devices?

Backlog supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone

Q. Does Backlog offer an API?

Yes, Backlog has an API available for use.

Q. What other apps does Backlog integrate with?

Backlog integrates with the following applications:
LambdaTest, CoPilot Professional, Redmine, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Jenkins, Slack, Cacoo, Microsoft Excel

Q. What level of support does Backlog offer?

Backlog offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Email/Help Desk, Chat, Knowledge Base