GitHub Issues

Integrated issue tracking and lightweight project planning built into GitHub

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Deployment Cloud Based, On Premises
Starting price Free
Free trial Not offered
Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs

What is GitHub Issues?

GitHub Issues is the built-in issue tracking and lightweight project management feature of GitHub, used to track bugs, feature requests, and tasks directly alongside a repository's code. Issues can be organized into tables, boards, and roadmap views through GitHub Projects, with custom fields, sub-issues, labels, and milestones, and automated using GitHub Actions.

GitHub Issues and Projects are included free with every GitHub account, including free public and private repositories. GitHub itself is priced across Free, Team, and Enterprise tiers based mainly on repository features like code owners, required reviewers, and SSO rather than issue tracking specifically, since core issue tracking is available at every tier.

Key Features of GitHub Issues

GitHub Issues lists 10 documented features, including Issue creation with labels, milestones, and assignees, Sub-issues and task lists for breaking down work and Custom fields for tracking priority, estimates, and status. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

Issue creation with labels, milestones, and assignees
Sub-issues and task lists for breaking down work
Custom fields for tracking priority, estimates, and status
Table, board, and roadmap views (GitHub Projects)
Automation via GitHub Actions and workflows
Linking issues to pull requests and commits
Discussions and threaded comments on issues
Saved views and filters
Cross-repository and organization-wide project boards
Mobile access via GitHub iOS/Android apps

GitHub Issues Pricing

GitHub Issues lists 3 plans, starting free and running to $21.

Free

per month

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Free forever basics for individuals and organizations, with unlimited public and private repositories.

Team

per user/month

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Most popular tier for advanced collaboration; the page footnotes this rate as applying for the first 12 months.

Enterprise

$21

per user/month

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Starting at this rate for security, compliance and flexible deployment; the page footnotes it as applying for the first 12 months.

GitHub Issues Specifications

GitHub Issues is available on web app, Windows and macOS and has iOS and Android apps. It offers an API and has a free plan.

Deployment: Cloud Based
On Premises
Billing cycle: Monthly
Desktop: Web App
Windows
macOS
Mobile: iOS
Android
Languages: English
Built for: Freelancers
Startups
SMEs
Agencies
Enterprises
Support: Email
Tickets
Integrations: Slack, Jira, Trello, Zapier, VS Code, and thousands of GitHub Marketplace apps and Actions
Public API: Yes
Free trial: No
Free plan: Yes
Runs in browser: Yes
Customisable: Yes
Website: github.com