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Redmine

Stacks494

Followers343

+ 1

Votes111

ZenHub

Stacks223

Followers194

+ 1

Votes299

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Redmine vs ZenHub: What are the differences?

Developers describe Redmine as "A flexible project management web application written using Ruby on Rails framework". Redmine is a flexible project management web application. Written using the Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-platform and cross-database. On the other hand, ZenHub is detailed as "Agile Project Management inside GitHub". ZenHub is a lightweight browser extension that adds a powerful set of features directly into GitHub's UI.

Redmine and ZenHub are primarily classified as "Project Management" and "Kanban for GitHub Issues" tools respectively.

Some of the features offered by Redmine are:

Multiple projects support
Flexible role based access control
Flexible issue tracking system

On the other hand, ZenHub provides the following key features:

Multi-Repo Task Board Support
ToDo (private to-do lists)
Slack integration

"Open source" is the primary reason why developers consider Redmine over the competitors, whereas "Don't have to leave github" was stated as the key factor in picking ZenHub.

Redmine is an open source tool with 3.41K GitHub stars and 1.86K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Redmine's open source repository on GitHub.

According to the StackShare community, Redmine has a broader approval, being mentioned in 72 company stacks & 34 developers stacks; compared to ZenHub, which is listed in 52 company stacks and 24 developer stacks.

Pros of Redmine

Pros of ZenHub

48
Open source
26
Customizable with themes and plugins
8
Powerful custom queries
8
Integration with code version control like git/svn
6
RESTful API
5
Support for MS SQL Server
5
Integration with email clients
5
Customizable workflows

72
Don't have to leave github
51
No context switching, use github for everything
38
Fast and effective team support
34
Github integration
33
The board makes easier to prioritize
30
It's all about that +1
20
Fair pricing model
13
Burndown charts right in github
4
Intuitive
4
Slack integration

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What is Redmine?

Redmine is a flexible project management web application. Written using the Ruby on Rails framework, it is cross-platform and cross-database.

What is ZenHub?

ZenHub powers agile development and product roadmapping for some of the world's most innovative teams. It's a better way to manage your GitHub Issues, Multi-repo Boards, Epics, and reports -- all without ever leaving GitHub. Experience data

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What are some alternatives to Redmine and ZenHub?

Jira

Jira's secret sauce is the way it simplifies the complexities of software development into manageable units of work. Jira comes out-of-the-box with everything agile teams need to ship value to customers faster.

Bugzilla

Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System". Defect Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla has many features its expensive counterparts lack.

Asana

Asana is the easiest way for teams to track their work. From tasks and projects to conversations and dashboards, Asana enables teams to move work from start to finish--and get results. Available at asana.com and on iOS & Android.

YouTrack

A project management tool that can be adapted to your processes to help you deliver great products. Track tasks and bugs, plan sprints and releases, create workflows, and customize for your business processes.

Tuleap

Using the most efficient industry-leading software development approaches such as DevOps and Agile methods, Tuleap helps teams to make high quality and easier to manage software. With Tuleap, deliver value faster and better.

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