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. Troi
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for project-based agencies and service providers that need budgets, time, resources and billing in one ERP.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Backlog | Troi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 €19 / user / month Troi Teams licence. Licences are freely combinable. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial with no credit card required, alongside a free plan for 10 users and 1 project | 20 days, all features |
| Users | 10 on the free plan, 30 on Starter, unlimited from Standard upward, with no per-user fee | 13,500+ |
| API | Yes, a REST API under /api/v2 with a documented rate limit | Not stated |
| Languages | English and Japanese | German, English |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS); the Enterprise plan can be installed on a private server | EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant |
| Made in | Japan | Munich |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, reporting and controlling |
| 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, integrations and API |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Community forum | Email helpdesk, Phone |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, 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 | Asana, Jira, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange (Outlook), Microsoft Power BI, Personio, HubSpot, Memtime, Spendesk, DATEV, Bexio |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Backlog Free plan; Starter $35 / month Troi From €19 / user / month
- Free trial Backlog 30-day free trial with no credit card required, alongside a free plan for 10 users and 1 project Troi 20 days, all features
- Deployment Backlog Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Troi Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Hosting Backlog Cloud (SaaS); the Enterprise plan can be installed on a private server Troi EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR-compliant
- Languages Backlog English and Japanese Troi German, English
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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
Troi
Strengths
- Covers costing, time tracking, resource planning and accounting in one system
- Hosted in the EU (Austria), ISO/IEC 27001 certified and GDPR-compliant
- Trial covers all features for 20 days
Limitations
- Interface is available in German and English only
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.
Troi
- Troi Teams €19 Per user and month. For operational team members, including time tracking and editing project tasks.
- Troi Professional €49 Per user and month. The full feature set for project leads, all in one.
- Troi Enterprise On request For large-scale, complex project environments.
What users say
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Backlog
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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- Onboarding
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Troi
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- Features
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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
Troi https://troi.de · checked against the official source on 2026-08-14
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