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Should I use Unfuddle?

The project management tool for software developers with bug and issue tracking, Repository hosting, Task Boards and more! - unfuddle.com

Depends. Buy if you're a small dev team wanting tickets, Git/SVN hosting, and code review in one cheap tool. Skip it if you need a thriving ecosystem, deep integrations, or already run GitHub — Jira, Backlog, or GitHub fit better.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; most snippets truncated, so review counts and details are approximate.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo usable evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

$9/user/mo starting

Entry tier

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Small software teams
  • Teams wanting tickets + repo hosting in one
  • Private SVN/Git shops
  • Indie and solo developers

Not for

  • Non-developer teams — this is built for software shops
  • Enterprises needing Jira-scale process and integrations
  • Teams already on GitHub — repo hosting is redundant
  • Buyers who want a large, fast-moving vendor ecosystem

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Per-user pricing starts at $9; costs scale with team size

medium

Review base is tiny (~7-9 G2 reviews), so rating signals are weak

medium

All-in-one bundle means lock-in: leaving means migrating tickets, repos, and reviews together

low

A 2013 mailing-list advisory and a 2007 outage exist; check their security page

Pros and cons

Pros

  • All-in-one: issue tracking, Git/SVN hosting, task boards, code review
  • Reviewers call the tool fairly intuitive
  • Cheap entry point at $9/user
  • Hosted service with a long track record, since ~2006
  • Users still recommend it in Reddit PM/Campaign threads

Cons

  • Tiny review footprint: only ~7-9 G2 reviews
  • User says feature growth stalled after early promise
  • Expert comparison says Backlog wins on ROI
  • Lives in Jira's shadow in dev-tool comparisons

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/05/2026 - 12 sources - Publishes a product security page; one 2013 Full Disclosure advisory and one 2007 outage found.

official x4review x7security x1
  • 2013 Full Disclosure advisory, An advisory regarding was posted to the Full Disclosure list in August 2013; details truncated in source.
  • 2007 outage, Unfuddle documented an outage on its own blog in October 2007.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 3/5

    Rating

  • $9/user/mo starting

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 3/5. Starts at $9/user; ROI comparisons favor Backlog
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Reviewers call it fairly intuitive
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Tickets, repos, boards, code review bundled
  • Support quality. No usable evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Publishes security page; one 2013 advisory
  • ~7 G2 reviews Unfuddle STACK; 9 seller-wide
  • $9/user/mo Starting price Entry tier, per Itqlick 2026
  • Yes Free trial No confirmed free plan
  • 2006 Around since Per LinkedIn company history

Pricing

Entry tier

$9/user/mo starting

  • Issue tracking, repo hosting, task boards
  • Free trial available

Security

Publishes a product security page; one 2013 Full Disclosure advisory and one 2007 outage found.

  • 2013 Full Disclosure advisoryAn advisory regarding was posted to the Full Disclosure list in August 2013; details truncated in source.10
  • 2007 outageUnfuddle documented an outage on its own blog in October 2007.

What users say

A handful of long-time users like the simplicity but complain development stalled, and it still earns Reddit recommendations.

“I liked unfuddle and assumed they would add features, however ...”
Hacker News
“I came her to say Unfuddl”
Reddit, r/business
“Unfuddle is fairly intuitiv”
BrightHub PM review

Alternatives

Compare Unfuddle with each alternative.

  • Jira

    Deeper issue tracking; industry default for dev teams

  • Backlog

    Dev PM tool that beats Unfuddle on ROI

  • Basecamp

    Simpler PM when repo hosting isn't needed

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; most snippets truncated, so review counts and details are approximate.

Aging all-in-one dev PM: tickets, Git/SVN repos, boards, code review. Fine for small dev teams; most pick Jira/GitHub.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; most snippets truncated, so review counts and details are approximate.

Sources

  1. Unfuddle STACK official siteunfuddle.com
    official
  2. Unfuddle Code Review feature pageunfuddle.com
    official
  3. Unfuddle product security pageunfuddle.com
    official
  4. BrightHub PM review of Unfuddlebrighthubpm.com
    review
  5. G2 Unfuddle STACK reviewsg2.com
    review
  6. Itqlick pricing comparisonitqlick.com
    review
  7. Itqlick Backlog vs Unfuddle ROIitqlick.com
    review
  8. Hacker News user feedback threadnews.ycombinator.com
    review
  9. Reddit PM/CRM recommendation threadreddit.com
    review
  10. Full Disclosure archive, Aug 2013seclists.org
    security
  11. Stackshare Jira vs Unfuddlestackshare.io
    review
  12. Unfuddle LinkedIn company pagelinkedin.com
    official

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