GitHub Issues review

GitHub Issues earns its place because it removes a tool for teams that already host code on GitHub. Issues track bugs, enhancements and requests, and GitHub's Projects feature lays issues and pull requests out as tables, boards or roadmaps with custom fields and views. Milestones group work in a repository, and GitHub Actions can run automation from repository events. GitHub also lets you assign an issue to Copilot to have an agent take on the change. All of this is on the free plan, and Team costs $4 per user a month for repository rules and Codespaces access, which makes it the cheapest paid option here. The limits are in planning depth. GitHub does not document sprint burndown or velocity reports on these pages, and cross-team portfolio planning is lighter than in Jira or YouTrack, so larger organizations often pair it with a dedicated tracker.

Who it is for

Teams whose code already lives on GitHub and who want bugs and pull requests in one place.

Price

Free plan with Issues and Projects; Team $4 per user per month, Enterprise $21.

$ 4 USD per user / month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Issues to track bugs, enhancements and other requests on every plan
• Projects with tables, boards and roadmaps, custom fields and saved views
• Milestones that group issues and pull requests in a repository
• Assign an issue to GitHub Copilot to delegate the work
• GitHub Actions for automation triggered by repository events

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Issues and Projects are included on the free plan
• Strength: Lowest paid entry price on this list at $4 per user
• Strength: Issues, pull requests and CI sit in one product
• Weakness: No built-in sprint reports such as burndown or velocity charts
• Weakness: Planning features are lighter than Jira or YouTrack
• Weakness: Less suited to teams outside engineering

Key facts

• Free plan: Unlimited public and private repositories, Issues and Projects
• Plans: Free, Team and Enterprise
• Projects views: Tables, boards and roadmaps
• Enterprise trial: 30 days

Where it ranks

GitHub Issues is No. 2 in our Best Issue Tracking Software verdict.