Best for
Best for software and web teams that want issues, documentation and their Git or Subversion repositories in one tool without paying per seat.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Project Management Comparison
Backlog vs. Projektron BCS
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for mid-sized to large service providers that need project management and ERP in one method-independent system, with a cloud or on-premise choice.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Backlog | Projektron BCS |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan; Starter $35 / month Charged per plan, not per user: Starter $35 a month for 30 users and 5 projects, Standard $100 for unlimited users and 100 projects, Premium $175 for unlimited projects. Paying yearly saves 17 percent. Enterprise is quoted. | From 20 Euro / licence / month BCS.light in the cloud, per licence and month, six-month minimum term. As a one-off on-premise purchase BCS.light costs 200 Euro per licence with no minimum term. Full BCS costs 300 to 350 Euro per user as an on-premise purchase, or 5 percent of that purchase price per user and month in the cloud; the exact figure depends on the range of functions. All prices exclusive of VAT. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial with no credit card required, alongside a free plan for 10 users and 1 project | Demo via web conference |
| Users | 10 on the free plan, 30 on Starter, unlimited from Standard upward, with no per-user fee | Not stated |
| API | Yes, a REST API under /api/v2 with a documented rate limit | Not stated |
| Languages | English and Japanese | Available in 7-8 languages |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS); the Enterprise plan can be installed on a private server | Cloud (Germany) or on-premise |
| Made in | Japan | Germany (Berlin) |
| Task planning | Yes, issues with parent tasks and subtasks, three levels deep on Premium, on a drag-and-drop Kanban board, Gantt charts mapping dependencies and deadlines, milestones, burndown charts, custom fields and reusable templates | Yes, project and multi-project management supporting IPMA, PMI, PRINCE2, Scrum, Kanban, Hermes and hybrid methods |
| Resource planning | Limited, with no dedicated capacity or workload module. The Gantt chart can be grouped by assignee, which lays out each person's scheduled issues on their own rows, and each issue carries estimated hours; the Gantt chart starts on the Standard plan | Yes, resource management and planning |
| Time tracking | Estimated and actual hours are fields on the issue itself and are carried by the API as estimatedHours and actualHours. There is no separate timer or timesheet product | Yes, effort and time tracking |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, a dashboard giving a real-time overview of projects, tasks and updates, burndown charts for sprint pace and Gantt charts for the schedule; Gantt and burndown start on the Standard plan | Yes, real-time status, costs, budgets, KPIs and profitability |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a REST API under /api/v2 with a documented rate limit, plus integrations with Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Jenkins, Cacoo and LambdaTest and importers from Jira and Redmine | Yes, API and standard interfaces |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Community forum | Email helpdesk, Phone |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | more entries Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, Jenkins, Cacoo, LambdaTest, Jira, Redmine, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive | more entries Jira, Confluence, Microsoft 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Entra, Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP, DATEV, Subversion, Eclipse BIRT |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Backlog Free plan; Starter $35 / month Projektron BCS From 20 Euro / licence / month
- Free trial Backlog 30-day free trial with no credit card required, alongside a free plan for 10 users and 1 project Projektron BCS Demo via web conference
- Hosting Backlog Cloud (SaaS); the Enterprise plan can be installed on a private server Projektron BCS Cloud (Germany) or on-premise
- Languages Backlog English and Japanese Projektron BCS Available in 7-8 languages
- Support Backlog Email helpdesk, Community forum Projektron BCS Email helpdesk, Phone
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Backlog
Strengths
- No per-user pricing: users are unlimited from the Standard plan upward
- Git and Subversion repositories built in, with commits, branches and pull requests linked to issues
- The Enterprise plan can be installed on a private server, with SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, audit logs and IP restriction
- 30-day trial without a credit card, and a free plan that stays free
- Importers from Jira and Redmine
Limitations
- The free plan covers a single project with 100 MB of storage
- Gantt charts, burndown charts and issue templates start on the Standard plan
- The AI Assistant is limited to Premium and Enterprise, with 2,000 credits a month
- The interface is available in English and Japanese only; Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese were discontinued in 2017
Projektron BCS
Strengths
- End-to-end project management plus ERP in one
- Method-independent, supports all common PM standards
- Strong controlling and real-time transparency
- Scales to enterprise/multi-project
- On-premise option
- German security and hosting
Limitations
- The exact licence price per user depends on the chosen range of functions, so it is quoted individually
- The mobile app covers attendance, expenses and contacts only, not the full client
Plans
Pricing
Backlog
- Free $0 10 users, 1 project, 100 MB storage. Essential task and project management with Git and Subversion and the board view.
- Starter $35 Per month, or 17 percent less paid yearly. 30 users, 5 projects, 1 GB storage. Adds subtasking.
- Standard $100 Per month, or 17 percent less paid yearly. Unlimited users, 100 projects, 30 GB storage. Adds Gantt charts with a six-month view, burndown charts and issue templates.
- Premium $175 Per month, or 17 percent less paid yearly. Unlimited users and projects, 100 GB storage. Adds the AI Assistant, third-level subtasks, unlimited Gantt charts, custom fields and dedicated support.
- Enterprise Not stated Quoted by Nulab, with no per-user fee. Everything in Premium plus SAML single sign-on, SCIM user provisioning, audit logs, IP restriction for up to 100 addresses, enforced two-factor authentication, an Enterprise Customer Success Manager and the option to install on a private server.
Projektron BCS
- BCS.light (cloud) 20 Euro Per licence and month, six-month minimum term. Leaner edition for smaller project-driven companies, from quotation to invoicing.
- BCS.light (on-premise) 200 Euro One-off licence purchase, no minimum term, perpetual right of use.
- BCS (cloud) 5 percent of the licence purchase price Per user and month. Includes operating system, database and firewall maintenance and four releases a year.
- BCS (on-premise) 300 to 350 Euro One-off licence purchase per user, perpetual right of use. The exact price per user depends on the desired range of functions.
What users say
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Backlog
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Projektron BCS
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Backlog https://nulab.com/backlog/ · checked against the official source on 2026-09-22
Projektron BCS https://www.projektron.de · checked against the official source on 2026-08-14
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