Fizzy vs GitHub Issues

Fizzy

• Small teams tracking bugs, issues and ideas on simple boards
• Teams that want a hosted kanban tool with no per-user fee
• Developers who want to run or modify the code on their own server

GitHub Issues

• Software teams that already host their code on GitHub
• Open source projects taking bug reports and feature requests in public
• Developers who like to plan from the terminal or the keyboard

Fizzy

• The hosted service limits file storage to 1 GB. The iOS app is for iPhone only, and desktops use the browser or an installed web app.
• There is no import from Trello, Jira, GitHub Issues or Basecamp and no two-way integration; data leaves through webhooks and the API.
• Cards cannot be reordered within a column, the three default columns cannot be renamed, and there are no board or card templates.
• The O'Saasy license permits self-hosting and modification but bars offering the software to others as a competing hosted service.

GitHub Issues

• Issues is not sold on its own: it is part of every GitHub plan, and paid plans are priced per user for the whole platform.
• Every issue lives in a repository, so planning across repositories and teams runs through GitHub Projects.
• A project is limited to 50 fields, counting built-in metadata and custom fields.
• SAML single sign-on, SCIM provisioning and self-hosted Enterprise Server need the Enterprise plan, from $21 per user / month.

Fizzy

Boards and columns

Every board starts with three columns, NOT NOW, MAYBE? and DONE. Custom columns, each with its own name and color, are added alongside them.

Cards with steps and comments

A card holds a description, a checklist of steps, comments, tags and an assignee. Typing # in a card links to another card by its number.

Auto close

Cards with no activity move to NOT NOW after a set period, 30 days by default. Administrators can change the period for the account or for one board.

Golden Tickets

Marking a card as a Golden Ticket turns it gold and moves it to the top of its column, which is how urgent work is prioritized.

Public boards

A board can be given a public link so that people outside the account can follow its progress.

Webhooks and API

Webhooks send board events, such as a card being created, assigned or completed, to Slack, Campfire or any tool that accepts them. An API covers boards, cards and comments.

GitHub Issues

Issues and sub-issues

Issues track bugs, features and ideas. Sub-issues break larger work into a hierarchy with progress indicators, and dependencies mark which issues block others.

Tables, boards and roadmaps

GitHub Projects shows issues and pull requests as a table, a kanban board or a timeline-style roadmap, with saved views that filter, sort, slice and group.

Custom fields and iterations

A project takes up to 50 fields, including date, number, single-select and text fields and an iteration field for planning work week by week.

Built-in automations

Built-in workflows set fields, archive items and add issues from a repository automatically. The GraphQL API and GitHub Actions allow further automation.

Insights and charts

Current and historical charts are built from the items in a project, including a default burn-up chart that shows completed work against what is left.

Mobile, CLI and keyboard access

Issues can be created and managed in the iOS and Android apps and from the GitHub CLI, and every mouse action has a keyboard shortcut or command.

Fizzy

• Fizzy$0

  The whole product, hosted by 37signals, with file storage limited to 1 GB. The site lists no paid plan.

GitHub Issues

• Free$0

  GitHub plan for individuals and organizations. Includes Issues and Projects, unlimited public and private repositories and community support.

• Team$4

  per user / month

  GitHub plan that adds repository rules, required reviewers, code owners, 3,000 CI/CD minutes a month and web-based support. Includes Issues and Projects.

• Enterprise$21

  per user / month, starting price

  Adds SAML single sign-on, SCIM provisioning, enterprise accounts, data residency and the self-hosted Enterprise Server option.

Fizzy

No public discounts listed.

GitHub Issues

• Nonprofit

  Free Team plan for verified nonprofits

  GitHub for Nonprofits gives verified 501(c)(3) or equivalent organizations a free GitHub Team plan with unlimited users, or 25% off GitHub Enterprise Cloud.

• Startups

  $10,000 in credits for eligible startups

  GitHub for Startups gives partner-affiliated startups with outside funding up to Series B, and new to GitHub Enterprise, $10,000 in credits valid for up to 12 months.

• Education

  Free developer tools for students and teachers

  GitHub's pricing page says students and teachers get free access to developer tools through GitHub Education, for the school year and beyond.