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Fossil vs Trac

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When comparing Fossil vs Trac, the Slant community recommends Fossil for most people. In the question“What are the best bug/issue tracking tools for small development teams?” Fossil is ranked 10th while Trac is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Fossil is:

If you need a (distrubuted) SCM, Fossil comes with a built-in SCM, a wiki and issue tracker.

Specs

PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac

TechnologyPython

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What are the best bug/issue tracking tools for small development teams?

Pros

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DSCM + issue tracker + wiki

If you need a (distrubuted) SCM, Fossil comes with a built-in SCM, a wiki and issue tracker.

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Self-contained file

The data is stored in one single file. No file structure distributed over a bunch of folders.

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Multi platform

The executable is provided for multiple platforms, e.g. Linux, macOS, Windows.

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Easy to install

The Fossil application contains one single file. No need to install dependencies.

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Database support

Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite.

Pro
GIT and SVN support

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Open source

Written in Python.

Pro
Bitnami installer

Bitnami installer available.

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Cons

Con
Ticket comments can't be edited

While a ticket can have multiple comments added to it, and (separately) also attachments — if the users have the right permissions — it is impossible to edit a comment after submitting it. This is probably why a comment must be previewed before it can be submitted.