YouTrack

YouTrack is an issue tracking and project management tool developed by JetBrains. It is designed to help software teams capture, track, and manage issues such as bugs, features, and tasks. It supports agile development with configurable boards, backlogs, and planning tools, and provides robust search and reporting capabilities.

Core features include customizable issue fields, workflows, and automation via YouTrack Workflow, which uses JavaScript for defining states, transitions, and business rules. The system supports Scrum and Kanban boards, sprints, roadmaps, time tracking, and work item logs. YouTrack includes a flexible query language called YouTrack Query Language for filtering and reporting, plus dashboards and a variety of built-in reports.

Integration and extensibility: It exposes a REST API and webhooks for integration with CI/CD, version control systems, chat tools, and other tools. It offers imports from other trackers such as Jira and Bugzilla, and can synchronize with external systems. It also integrates with JetBrains IDEs and several popular collaboration platforms.

Deployment and licensing: YouTrack is available as a cloud service (YouTrack Cloud) and as a self-hosted edition. Pricing is tiered and includes a free plan for small teams. Self-hosted deployments can be run on supported operating systems and provide options for data residency and different authentication methods, including SSO.

History: YouTrack was developed by JetBrains and released to address flexible issue tracking and agile project management needs; since its introduction, it has been adopted by teams of varying sizes across industries.