Lighthouse: Defect Management

Software Defect Management

Lighthouse provides options. If you only want bug tracking, you can use Lighthouse. If you want to manage defects as part of your overall software lifecycle, Lighthouse can help you as well.

Managing bugs is much more than maintaining a defect list. It's about collaboration, traceability, reporting and process. With Lighthouse, you get all these and more. See the details of Lighthouse defect tracking in the table below, or try it for yourself.

Compare Defect Tracking features within the different Lighthouse editions:

  Free Edition Standard Edition Enterprise Edition On Premise Edition
Features        
Classify your bugsWith Lighthouse, you can classify your bugs by severity, priority, status and resolution. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sortable ListEasily sort your list by ID, Summary, Status, Resolution, Priority, Assign To or Release. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Batch UpdateBatch Update lets you update more than one requirement at the same time. Easily change the status, who it's assigned to, and much more. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Auto-Create Test CasesYou can make sure all your bugs are tested by automatically converting them to test cases. - Yes Yes Yes
Auto-Create Change RequestsSome bugs often lead to great customer suggestions. You can easily convert your bugs to Lighthouse Change Requests, where you can then perform a more detailed cost and benefit analysis. - Yes Yes Yes
Assign ReleasesKeep track of your bugs by assigning them to specific releases and iterations. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Track HistoryYou can easily track changes made to your bugs - who made the change, when the change was made, and what was changed. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Add and Track CommentsEasily collaborate on your bugs from within Lighthouse. Your developers, QA Engineers and Project Managers can provide comments, ask questions, and much more. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Export your bugsExport your bugs to Excel. Yes Yes Yes Yes
TraceabilityTraceability means tracking where your bug came from and where it's going. Link the bug to Change Requests, Defects, Tests, Tasks and so much more. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Basic FiltersFilters let you get to your bugs quickly. Filter by resource, release, status, severity and much more. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Collaboration        
Basic Roles (3 uneditable)Your users are assigned to roles which control access to your defects. You can choose from 3 pre-defined roles. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Basic Roles (3 editable)Your users are assigned to roles which control access to your defects. You can choose from (and modify) 3 pre-defined roles. - Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited RolesCreate as many roles as you want to control access to your defects and assign them to your users. Create some for your clients, executives, developers, QA engineers, and many more. - Yes Yes Yes
Basic NotificationsEvery time a defect is added or updated, notifications are emailed to the defect owner and the assignee. The owner is the one who originally entered the requirement. Yes Yes Yes Yes
Notifications (editable)Change the notification rule, message and distribution list. Easily add other users/roles to the distribution list. - Yes Yes Yes
Unlimited NotificationsCreate as many notification rules as you want to. At Artifact, we have 26! - Yes Yes Yes
My Assignments DashboardEasily see your defects when you first log in to Lighthouse. - Yes Yes Yes
Project Activities DashboardSee real-time daily, weekly and monthly activity for all your defects across all your projects. - Yes Yes Yes
Customization        
Custom FieldsAdd up to 30 fields to your Defects. Many formats are supported including text boxes, combo boxes, pull-down lists, etc. Make the fields required and track their history. - No Yes Yes
Custom LayoutChange the location and layout of your custom fields. - No Yes Yes
Custom ReportsCreate any report you want. Defect Traceability, Matrix and History reports are some of our more popular ones. Automatically email them to your peers. - No Yes Yes
Custom ColorsChange your Lighthouse Account colors. Choose from one of our defined templates or create your own. - No Yes Yes
Hide TabsHide Lighthouse tabs to control what your users can see and have access too. - No Yes Yes
Custom MethodologiesChange Lighthouse to support your methodology. Support for Agile, Waterfall, RUP and Hybrid methodologies are available. - No Yes Yes
Specs        
ProjectsEach edition provides a certain number of projects and users per project. 1 unlimited unlimited unlimited
UsersEach edition provides a certain number of users per project. 5 unlimited unlimited unlimited
SupportTwo levels of support are provided. Basic support is available via demos and a public Solution Center. Premium support also includes email and phone, with guaranteed response time. basic premium premium premium
Hosted or On PremiseYou can use our on-demand product or install a complete version behind your firewall. hosted hosted hosted on premise
Monthly Cost per User* Free $25 $35 $45
*Requires annual commitment.
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