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Free collaboration platform for hosting, tracking, and packaging open source software

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

What is Launchpad?

Launchpad is a web based collaboration platform built and operated by Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, to help software teams host code, track bugs, and manage releases. It provides Git based code hosting and code review, a cross project bug tracker that can link to external trackers like Bugzilla and Trac, Personal Package Archives for building and distributing Ubuntu packages, translation tools, and mailing list and team management features. Ubuntu itself is developed on Launchpad.

Launchpad is free for open source projects that publish their code under a qualifying license, with no seat limits or subscription fees for that use case. Organizations that need private code, private bugs, or private teams can request a commercial subscription directly from Canonical, though those prices are not published. It is used mainly by open source maintainers, contributors, and companies packaging software for Ubuntu.

Key Features of Launchpad

Launchpad lists 8 documented features, including Git based code hosting and code review with merge proposals, Cross-project bug tracker with links to external trackers (Bugzilla, Trac, SourceForge) and Personal Package Archives (PPAs) for building and distributing Ubuntu packages. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Git based code hosting and code review with merge proposals
  • Cross-project bug tracker with links to external trackers (Bugzilla, Trac, SourceForge)
  • Personal Package Archives (PPAs) for building and distributing Ubuntu packages
  • Translation and localization platform (Rosetta)
  • Team and mailing list hosting
  • Specification and blueprint tracking for project planning
  • Email-based bug and code management
  • Public API (launchpadlib) for automation

Launchpad Pricing

Launchpad lists 2 plans. One is free; the rest are quoted on request.

Open Source (Free)

Free

Unlimited for qualifying open source projects

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Includes bug tracking, code hosting, PPAs, translations, and mailing lists at no cost

Commercial Subscription

Custom

Requires authorization from Canonical

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Adds private code branches, private bugs, private teams and mailing lists, and private PPAs; pricing not publicly listed, contact Canonical

Launchpad Specifications

Launchpad is available on web app. It offers an API and has a free plan.

Deployment
  • Cloud Based
Billing cycle
Monthly
Desktop
  • Web App
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • Startups
  • SMEs
  • Enterprises
Support
  • Email
  • Tickets
Integrations
Git, Bazaar, Bugzilla, Trac, SourceForge, Ubuntu package archives, email
Public API
Yes
Free trial
No
Free plan
Yes
Runs in browser
Yes
Customisable
No
Website
launchpad.net

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Launchpad FAQs

Yes, Launchpad is free for open source projects whose code is available under a license that does not discriminate against users or fields of use.

Launchpad is developed and operated by Canonical Ltd, the company behind Ubuntu, and is hosted from London.

Private branches, bugs, teams, and Personal Package Archives are available through a commercial subscription that requires authorization from Canonical.

Launchpad hosts Git repositories, and historically also supported Bazaar.

PPAs let developers build and distribute their own software packages for Ubuntu, which users can add to their systems to install additional or updated software.