Bugzilla vs Lighthouse: What are the differences?

Developers describe Bugzilla as "Server software designed to help you manage software development". Bugzilla is a "Defect Tracking System" or "Bug-Tracking System". Defect Tracking Systems allow individual or groups of developers to keep track of outstanding bugs in their product effectively. Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being "free", Bugzilla has many features its expensive counterparts lack. On the other hand, Lighthouse is detailed as "Beautifully Simple Issue Tracking". Collaborate effortlessly on projects. Whether you’re a team of 5 or studio of 50, Lighthouse will help you keep track of your project development with ease. We give you all the tools you need to organize your tickets – custom states, a powerful tagging system, an advanced search, saved searches (we call them ticket bins), and a mass editing tool.

Bugzilla and Lighthouse belong to "Issue Tracking" category of the tech stack.

Some of the features offered by Bugzilla are:

• Optimized database structure for increased performance and scalability
• Excellent security to protect confidentiality
• Advanced query tool that can remember your searches

On the other hand, Lighthouse provides the following key features:

• Simplified Navigation- Don't get lost in your issue tracker again
• Stay Organized- Group tickets into live queues
• Activity Stream- Keep up with your project's progress

Huddle, Belle Epoque, and Erasys GmbH are some of the popular companies that use Lighthouse, whereas Bugzilla is used by Wikipedia, Grooveshark, and Mozilla. Lighthouse has a broader approval, being mentioned in 5 company stacks & 12 developers stacks; compared to Bugzilla, which is listed in 7 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.