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Bugzilla is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Helpdesk & Ticketing category, licensed MPL-2.0 and written mainly in Perl. It has 866 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/bugzilla/bugzilla

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
866
Forks
320
Open issues
0
Commits, last 12 months
25
Last commit
Oct 25, 2026
Latest release
No releases
Created
Mar 12, 2014
License
MPL-2.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 25 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 25, 2026
Commits, last 12 months25
Latest releaseNo GitHub releases
Releases, last 12 months0
Releases, all time0
Open issues0
Open pull requests24
Good first issues0
Contributing guideNo
Security policyYes
CreatedMar 12, 2014

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About Bugzilla

General-purpose bugtracker and testing tool originally developed and used by the Mozilla project.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/bugzilla/bugzilla.

Topics

  • perl

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FAQ

Bugzilla FAQ

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Is Bugzilla free and open source?

Yes. Bugzilla is open-source software released under the MPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run Bugzilla with Docker?

Bugzilla does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Perl), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.

What are the best alternatives to Bugzilla?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to Bugzilla include Zammad, FreeScout and Erxes.

Is Bugzilla actively maintained?

The most recent commit to Bugzilla was on Oct 25, 2026 with 25 commits in the past twelve months. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.