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Overview

Backlog

4.6

(169)

Pricing

Starting at $35.00 per month

About Backlog

Backlog is a cloud-based project management and issue tracking solution that caters to development teams working with design, marketing and IT teams. The key features of the solution include project and issue management, subtasking, bug tracking and burndown charts.

Backlog offers features like watchlists, file sharing and comment threads. It integrates with Git and SVN which helps developers to manage a project's source code along with project tasks. Backlog enables users to visualize their daily timeline and project workflows using Gantt charts. It also helps users to propose and compare changes to the project, comment on pull requests, track changes taking place in the project and document changes. It offers integration with applications like Typetalk, Cacoo, Redmine and Jenkins.

Backlog also offers a mobile application for iOS and Android devices. It offers services on a monthly subscription basis that includes support via email, chat and through an online knowledge base.

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Backlog User Interface

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Ratings Breakdown

4.47Ease of use
4.37Value for money
4.31Customer support
4.37Functionality

Pricing

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Backlog Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $35.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Starter

$35.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

5 Projects and 1 GB of Storage
Includes 30 Users
Subtasking

Standard

$100.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

100 Projects
Gantt Charts and 30 GB of Storage
Includes Unlimited Users
Burndown chart
Issue templates

Premium

$175.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Custom Fields and 100 GB of Storage
Gantt Charts
Includes Unlimited Users
Unlimited Projects
Custom fields
Dedicated support

Free

$0.00

Plan includes:

Issue Summaries
2FA Security
100 MB Storage

Enterprise

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Unlimited Storage
Unlimited Files
Unlimited Access Control
Active Directory

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Backlog Features

Popular features found in Project Management
Billing & Invoicing
Budget Management
Document Management
File Sharing
Gantt/Timeline View
Issue Management
Kanban Board
Milestone Tracking
Multiple Projects
Prioritization
Resource Management
Time & Expense Tracking
More features of Backlog
Access Controls/Permissions
Activity Dashboard
Activity Tracking
Agile Methodologies
Alerts/Notifications
API
Approval Process Control
Assignment Management
Audit Trail
Backlog Management
Bug/Issue Capture
Bug Tracking
Business Process Automation
Charting
Code Repository Integration
Collaboration Tools
Color Codes/Icons
Commenting/Notes
Communication Management
Cost-to-Completion Tracking
Customizable Dashboard
Customizable Fields
Customizable Templates
Dashboard
Data Import/Export
Deadline Management
Discussions/Forums
Document Storage
Drag & Drop
Due Date Tracking
Email Management
Email-to-Task Conversion
Employee Activity Monitoring
Feedback Management
File Management
File Transfer
For IT Project Management
Idea Management
Issue Scheduling
Issue Tracking
Knowledge Base Management
@mentions
Mobile Access
Mobile App
Monitoring
Multi-board
No-Code
Notes Management
Percent-Complete Tracking
Planning Tools
Productivity Tools
Product Lifecycle Management
Product Roadmapping
Progress Tracking
Projections
Project Management
Project Planning
Project Planning/Scheduling
Project Scheduling
Project Tracking
Project Workflow
Real-Time Data
Real Time Editing
Real-Time Notifications
Real-Time Updates
Recurring Issues
Recurring Tasks
Release Planning
Remote Access/Control
Remote Support
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting/Project Tracking
Reporting & Statistics
Request Management
Roadmapping
Role-Based Permissions
Search/Filter
Sprint Planning
SSL Security
Status Tracking
Sub-Task Management
Supports Scrum
Surveys & Feedback
Tagging
Task Board View
Task Editing
Task Import
Task Management
Task Planning
Task Progress Tracking
Task Scheduling
Task Tagging
Team Collaboration
Team Management
Templates
Testing/QA Management
Third-Party Integrations
Ticket Management
To-Do List
Traditional Methodologies
Version Control
Visualization
Visual Workflow Management
Workflow Configuration
Workflow Management

Backlog Integrations

Slack

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Microsoft Excel

Jira

Cacoo

Redmine

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Backlog User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

59%

39%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.5

Value for money

4.4

Customer support

4.3

Functionality

4.4

Akhilesh M.

Verified reviewer

Telecommunications

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Reviewed May 2020

Backlog has your back!

The product is clutter-free and any features that are added have simple use cases and helps in easier implementation. A good user interface to avoid daily hassles involved in bug/defect reporting daily as a tester.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Bug identification and creation have never been simpler. Its unique way to describe and categorize the issue at hand is well sorted and makes for a clean and understandable user experience.

Cons:

There might be issues that are created and assigned by parts and during bug/defect identification and creation, assigning these bugs should have an option to assign multiple members instead of single-member.

Reasons for choosing Backlog

Bang for the buck!

Reasons for switching to Backlog

It was very difficult to track and monitor, the interface was confusing.

Saul L.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2025

Seriously, Backlog is the best in this regard

Overall I am relieved I no longer have to switch back and forth between WhatsApp and Google Drive. It makes sure that both the frontend and backend developers do not bug me about SOPs, since everything is simply available in one location.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We've used Backlog with moderate success up until we had many times more users, well this has done that same as of today but now I don't have to explain to each teacher what it is they're doing. That's cool, I didn't even have to send a techie in to install the whole system.

Cons:

Although the mobile app is very difficult to use and has serious lag problems. I absolutely detest the fact that you cannot remove a Channel if you created it within a Space or Folder (which is kind of ridiculous). And I also think it is silly that I cannot enable my Camera for Clips.

Reasons for choosing Backlog

Jira is more expensive than Backlog that is why I chose Backlog.

Reasons for switching to Backlog

Jira is more expensive than Backlog so I made the switch.

Vendor Response

Dear Saul, Thank you for your review, we love to hear our customers feedback! It's great to hear that you find Backlog to be the best in this regard, and that it helps you with centralizing your work and tasks. Thank you for your feedback on the Backlog mobile app and its features as well, we have forwarded it to our team to review.

Replied January 2026

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Đặng H.

Computer Software

51-200 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Reviewed February 2019

Backlog need to be changed and improved

Sorry but the truth is inconvenience for me. I hope Backlog can do more for me and my project. I can't have the statistics I want at Home, I can't see overall my project ... I Hope Backlog can be developed and help us more in the future.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The color of issue can be changed, I can customize the characteristics of issue for each project.

Cons:

when I filter all issue of project , it shows parents issue and sub-issue. If I click on the arrow, which is head of parent issue, Backlog shows all of sub-issue of that parent issue, which are showed before. So many issues are showed twice. It can make me confused. 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. Thank you

Chaitanya P.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed December 2025

Simple, Reliable, and Team-Friendly Project Management Tool

Overall, my experience with Backlog has been positive. It is easy to use, reliable, and well-suited for teams that want straightforward project and task management without unnecessary complexity. The low learning curve, strong collaboration features, and integrated issue tracking make it effective for day-to-day work, especially for small to mid-sized teams. While it lacks some advanced customization and reporting features, it delivers consistent performance and good value for money.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Backlog offers great value for money with a balanced set of features at a reasonable cost. Its customer support is responsive and backed by clear documentation, making issue resolution easy. The platform has a very low learning curve due to its clean and intuitive interface, allowing teams to get started quickly. Project and team collaboration are seamless with centralized task tracking, real-time updates, comments, and notifications that keep everyone aligned. Task management is efficient with clear priorities, statuses, milestones, and deadlines. While employee management is basic, the user roles and access controls are sufficient for managing teams effectively within projects.

Cons:

What I liked least about Backlog is the limited customization and reporting options. Advanced analytics, dashboards, and workflow customization are fairly basic compared to some competitors. Employee management features are minimal, and the UI, while clean, can feel slightly dated for power users who need deeper insights and automation.

Reasons for choosing Backlog

We chose Backlog because it best aligned with our team’s needs for integrated development-focused project management and strong issue tracking. Backlog excels at combining task tracking, project planning, and bug/issue management in one place — making it particularly suitable for software and technical projects where version control and backlog prioritization matter most. Backlog’s ease of setup and intuitive interface helped our team get started quickly, and the value it provided at lower pricing tiers suited our budget better than some alternatives. Compared to Wetasker, Backlog offers more comprehensive project management features. Wetasker focuses mainly on basic task and milestone tracking and simple collaboration, whereas Backlog brings structured issue tracking, customizable workflows, and timeline visualizations — giving us deeper control over complex tasks and deliverables. Compared to Monday.com, we found Backlog to be simpler to adopt and more focused on core development workflows. Monday.com is strong in customization and visual dashboards, but its broader feature set and pricing can be overwhelming or less cost-effective for smaller teams focused on Agile backlog and issue management. Backlog’s streamlined focus on tasks, issues, and collaboration made it a better fit for our specific process.

Reasons for switching to Backlog

We made the switch to Backlog for its simplicity and ease of use. Compared to our previous tool, Backlog offered a cleaner interface, faster onboarding for the team, and built-in issue tracking with Git integration, which improved collaboration and reduced tool complexity. It provided better value for money while still meeting our core project management needs.

Vendor Response

Hi Chaitanya, Thank you for the detailed and thoughtful review. We’re really glad to hear that Backlog has delivered strong value for your team, especially in ease of use, customer support, collaboration, and development-focused project management. It’s great to know the integrated issue tracking, Git support, and low learning curve helped your team get up and running quickly and stay aligned. We also appreciate your honest feedback around customization, reporting, and advanced analytics. We understand how power users and growing teams may want deeper insights and more flexibility, and your input helps highlight where improvements matter most. Thanks again for choosing Backlog and for clearly sharing why it fit your workflow better than alternatives. We’re grateful for your trust and for taking the time to share such a comprehensive perspective.

Replied December 2025

steven t.

Verified reviewer

Design

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed January 2026

No-frills task management

It is no-frills task management. Easy to use and learn for everyone. It does the basics, but gets them right. It is not super customizable, but at the same time that makes it easy to manage.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It is simple and to the point. No fancy things, just task management. The plans are affordable, and it's easy to get started for anyone.

Cons:

A little more customizability to add, remove or rename certain categories would be great. Can be long to input information with multiple clicks required.

Reasons for choosing Backlog

Cheaper, easier to learn and setup. And does just enough, even though some functionality could be added.

Reasons for switching to Backlog

Too expensive and too difficult to setup, maintain and use.

Vendor Response

Dear Steven, Thank you for your review! It's great to hear that you find Backlog to be an affordable, simple, and easy to learn and use task management tool. Thank you for your feedback on customization, and user user experience as well, our team will review it. Please also see the link to the Custom fields feature for your reference below. https://support.nulab.com/hc/en-us/articles/8616310170009-Backlog-101-Project-settings#custom-fields

Replied January 2026

Anshika K.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

2-10 employees

Used weekly for free trial

Reviewed January 2026

I loved using backlog

I really enjoyed being able to organize tasks for my team in a place where they could all view it clearly.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I liked the ability to organize my backlog for my team well and found good value for my money. I found there to be a small learning curve.

Cons:

I dont know how well customer service is because i didnt use it for anything throughout my project so its not really a bad thing yet.

Reasons for switching to Backlog

My jira free trial ran out and i wanted to try multiple products in the market.

Vendor Response

Dear Anshika, Thank you for your review! It's great to hear that you loved using Backlog, and that it helped you and your team to organize and manage your tasks. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with our product as well.

Replied January 2026

Joseph L.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed September 2024

My three months overall experience with Backlog

I have been use Backlog over 3 months, so let me share my experience with Backlog. I can create many issues and I can add assignee on it so I don't need to talk with each assignee and I don't need to ask the status of each issues(I can check all issues on Backlog at the same time). So it's very good for me. Some of my assignee ask to me, that is how to edit comment when they add wrong information? I have no idea about it, if there is any solution, please let me know. Thanks.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The most I like about Backlog is - I can check each issuse's status, assignee, plan time and actual time in real time. So I don't need to ask & contact to assignee vai DM. It's very useful and reduce waste time for me.

Cons:

Hornestly, I have no idea about its. I have been use Backlog over 3 months and I don't even know what is the weakness or disadvantages. I want to use for a long time and if I found something, I will let you know, Backlog Team.

Reasons for switching to Backlog

I think that Backlog is very useful more than other so I want to try Backlog. Now everything is Ok. I know I decision is right.

Vendor Response

Dear Joseph, Thank you for your detailed review! We are delighted to hear that you find Backlog to be very useful, and that you like the real-time task tracking functionalities. Issue comments are editable, please share the link below with your teammates. [Edit existing comments] https://support.nulab.com/hc/en-us/articles/8709986448153-How-to-use-comments-in-Backlog Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with our product as well.

Replied October 2024

Krishna S.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed September 2024

In the right direction

I feel it's comparable with like of JIRA and Notion in its prowess. However because Notion tightly integrates with taskboard and notes, etc. I would like if Backlog could add another screen like that? But yeah, as it stands I feel satisfied using Backlog as all of my needs are met.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

There are a tons of features. So many that I have not even got to use all of them!

Cons:

I wanted a rich translation support along with a more customizable first launch page dash (Will help for me and other people working in MNCs where not everyone's familiar in english so they type in their own languages)

Reasons for switching to Backlog

The company and other employees was more familiar with Backlog and it's features

Vendor Response

Dear Krishna, Thank you for your detailed review! We are happy to hear that you like the features that Backlog offers. Thank you for your valuable feedback on rich translation support, and customization as well, our team will review and consider it.

Replied October 2024

Eylem U.

Verified reviewer

Computer Software

Self-Employed

Used daily for less than 6 months

Reviewed October 2024

Backlog Review by Eylem

I'm so glad to find such a simple yet efficient backlog software, having very basic use cases free for personal usage.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

Clean UI, following best UX principles, flawless.

Cons:

No links between tickets. Good to have a feature, like in Jira, to create associations with other tickets, e.g. "blocked by", "relates to", etc.

Reasons for choosing Backlog

Free for personal use, ease of use, simple yet powerful.

Vendor Response

Dear Eylem, Thank you for your review! We are delighted to hear you find Backlog simple yet efficient and that it helps you with your work. Thank you for sharing Cons as well. We are always working on improving our products, and for that we find this kind of our customers feedback valuable.

Replied October 2024

Sweety K.

Verified reviewer

E-Learning

Self-Employed

Used weekly for free trial

Reviewed January 2026

A Simple Tool That Helps Keep Projects Organized

Overall, my experience with Backlog has been positive. It is a reliable and straightforward project management tool that helps teams stay organized and collaborate efficiently. It is especially useful for teams that want a simple, no-overcomplicated system for managing tasks, issues, and files. With a few improvements in advanced features and reporting, it could be even better.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Backlog is very easy to use and well-suited for project and task management, especially for small to mid-sized teams. The interface is clean and intuitive, making it simple to track tasks, manage deadlines, and collaborate with team members. I particularly liked how issues, milestones, and files can be organized in one place, which helps keep projects structured. The learning curve is low, so new users can start working quickly without much training. It also offers good value for money compared to many other project management tools.

Cons:

While Backlog works well for basic and intermediate project management, it can feel limited for very large or complex projects. Some advanced features and integrations available in other tools are missing. The UI, although simple, could be more modern, and reporting options could be improved with more customization.

Vendor Response

Dear Sweety, Thank you for your review, we love to hear our customers feedback! It's great to hear that you had a positive experience with Backlog, and that you find it to be a reliable and straightforward project management tool. Thank you for your feedback on more advanced features and integrations, Backlog UI, reporting options and customization as well, our team will review it. Please also see the link to the Custom fields feature for your reference below. https://support.nulab.com/hc/en-us/articles/8616310170009-Backlog-101-Project-settings#custom-fields

Replied January 2026

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