Roundup

Roundup is an issue/bug tracker written in Python designed to be lightweight yet highly adaptable. It provides web and email-driven workflows and lets you model your tracker’s data (issues, tasks, users, etc.) to match how your team works.

Key Features:

• Customizable tracker schema (define classes/fields and relationships to fit your process)
• Web interface for creating, editing, searching, and triaging issues
• Email interface for creating/updating issues via messages and replies
• Flexible permissions model to control access by role/user
• Full-text and field-based searching with configurable queries
• File attachments and message history per issue
• Extensible via detectors/extensions to implement workflow rules and automation
• Multiple database backends supported (commonly SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL)

Use Cases:

• Bug and issue tracking for software projects needing a custom data model
• Internal helpdesk/support ticket tracking with email-based updates
• Lightweight task/defect tracking for small teams that want simple deployment

Limitations and Considerations

• UI is functional but comparatively minimal versus modern, highly polished trackers
• Customization often involves editing tracker templates/schema and Python-based extensions

Roundup is a good fit when you want an established, scriptable tracker that can be tailored to non-standard workflows and data fields. Its email and web interfaces make it practical for teams that prefer inbox-driven ticket handling alongside a web UI.