Choose Backlog if you need
- Web, iOS, Android or API. We haven't found them on MantisBT's website.
At a glance
- Backlog has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for MantisBT.
- Backlog offers a free trial (30 days). We haven't confirmed one for MantisBT.
- Backlog's lowest paid plan is Starter at $35 per month, billed monthly, as of October 23, 2026.
- Only Backlog lists Web, iOS, Android and API.
- Only MantisBT lists Linux, Windows and macOS.
- Backlog lists SSO. We haven't confirmed any of these for MantisBT.
- Backlog has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for MantisBT.
- Backlog can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for MantisBT.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose MantisBT if you need
- Linux, Windows or macOS. We haven't found them on Backlog's website.
Backlog
Nobody has reviewed Backlog yet. Its rating shows once it has 3 reviews.
Review BacklogMantisBT
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Review MantisBTThe facts
- What it does
- BacklogCombines project management, issue tracking, and team collaboration without per-user pricing
- MantisBTMantisBT is an open source issue tracker that provides a delicate balance between simplicity and power.
- Free plan
- BacklogYes
- MantisBTNot confirmed
- Pricing
- BacklogFlat monthly
- MantisBTNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
BothNone in common
Only Backlog
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- API
Only MantisBT
- Linux
- Windows
- macOS
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Backlog and MantisBT yet.
Used either of them?
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