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SystemsJIRA  Xexclude from comparisonRedmine  Xexclude from comparisonTeam Foundation ServerVisual Studio Team Foundation Server or TFS  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionBug tracking and project planning tool available as cloud service and as commercial tool.Open source, web-based project management and issue tracking tool.The Team Foundation Server is a source code management system also offering project management features as part of Microsoft's application lifecycle management solutions. More project management features are accessible via synchronization with Microsoft Project.
CategoryProject Planning, ranked #3
Issue Management, ranked #2
Project Planning, ranked #11
Issue Management, ranked #4
Project Collaboration, ranked #13
Project Planning, ranked #12
DeveloperAtlassianMicrosoft
Websiteatlassian.com/­software/­jiraredmine.orgmsdn.microsoft.com/­en-us/­vstudio/­ff637362.aspx
Technical documentationconfluence.atlassian.com/­display/­JIRA/­JIRA+Documentationredmine.org/­projects/­redmine/­wiki/­Guidemsdn.microsoft.com/­library/­vstudio/­fda2bad5
Social network pages
LinkedIn15,604followers
Twitter20,187followers
Facebook1,864likes
Initial release200220062005
LicenseCommercial
Web-based service (SaaS)
Open SourceGPL 2Commercial
Web-based service (SaaS)as part of Visual Studio Online
Web-based architectureyesyesyesSaaS option
Programming languageJavaRubyRuby on Rails
Operating systemsLinux
Solaris
Windows
Linux
OS X
Unix
Windows
Windows
Mobile appsnoAndroid
iOS
Windows Phone
Android3rd-party apps
iOS3rd-party apps
Windows Phone3rd-party apps
APIyesJava, RESTyesRESTyes
Multi-useryesyesyes
User rolesyesyesyes
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAP
Password
LDAP
Password
HTTP authentication
Active Directory
NotificationsEmailEmail
RSS feeds
Email
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksSupport for parent-child relationships of tasksyesyesyes
Recurring tasksSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedlynoyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
Milestone trackingMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasksnonono
Task dependenciesDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can startyesvia "issue linking"noyes
Critical path managementThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependenciesnonono
Critical chain managementThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into accountnonono
Gantt chartsBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones scheduleyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsyesno
PERT chartsNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Techniquenonono
BaselinesSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule nonono
Resource managementSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resourcesnonoyes
Resource levelingSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resourcesnonono
Time trackingSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasksyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsyesnoavailable via 3rd-party tools
Cost trackingSupport for monitoring a project's expensesyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsnono
Earned value managementSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurementsnonono
Risk managementSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activitiesyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsyes
Scrum supportSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down chartsyeswith JIRA Agile add-onnoyes
Kanban supportSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cardsyeswith JIRA Agile add-onnoyes
Project portfolio management Support for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projectsyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsnono
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issuesyesyes
Custom fieldsyesyes
Custom workflowsyesyes
Project Collaboration Properties
Project wikiyes
Discussion forumyes
Online chatno
Audio conferencingno
Video conferencingno
Screen sharingno
Calendar sharingno
Contact sharingno
Document sharingyes
File versioningno
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