# Sifter Reviews **Vendor:** Next Update **Category:** [Bug Tracking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/bug-tracking) **Average Rating:** 3.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 5 ## About Sifter Sifter helps keep your issue tracking simple so you and your team can find and resolve more issues in less time. You save time and money shipping higher quality software. ## Sifter Reviews ### 1. Relatively cheap, very lightweight bug reporting tool suitable for a moderately sized team **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sujeev K. | E-Learning, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 17, 2023 **What do you like best about Sifter?** 1. Very Lightweight 2. Browser based tool - so works in any device 3. Works for any team size 4. Filters 5. Board view/list view 6. Flexibility in tags specific to project 7. Email notifications - flexibility in the notifcation settings 8. Reply from Email 9. @Mentions **What do you dislike about Sifter?** 1. Limited space to capture the screenshots/videos 2. Text formatting is not straightforward from the editor 3. Cannopt select multiple tags for issue if we want to categorize it more clearly **What problems is Sifter solving and how is that benefiting you?** 1. During testing, the communication between the testers team and the Developers team is to be kept track 2. In Sifter we can keep track of the issue in the comments 3. also, the developers can keep track of the communication among themselves while reporting to senior 4. I was able to keep track of the communication on each Unique ID generated by sifter while creating an issue in sifter via Email 5. Since everything comes to Email, it was easy to manage the emails and get a notification in MS Teams with the sifter ID link 6. Due to these notifications, I never miss anytime any developer or tester makes comments or update the issue status or he priority ### 2. Very basic tool... almost too basic **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 04, 2018 **What do you like best about Sifter?** I like that it is very easy to report issues, bugs, etc. **What do you dislike about Sifter?** There are not enough priorities. There is no way to prioritize a backlog.... I would like to rank the tasks in a backlog There is no way to prioritize backlogs against each other. I would like to create sprints of work with tasks from various backlogs **Recommendations to others considering Sifter:** Be careful about setting up too many backlogs as it just adds to the multiple work streams. Don't create too many categories within backlogs. **What problems is Sifter solving and how is that benefiting you?** Report and resolve bugs and other development task as part of the maintenance for multiple websites. ### 3. Easy Issue Tracking that Gets The Job Done **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2017 **What do you like best about Sifter?** Its simplicity—which makes it efficient! **What do you dislike about Sifter?** In-line styling of tickets could be WYSIWYG. **Recommendations to others considering Sifter:** Suffer makes big trwcking easy. It doesn't get in the way of what you've set out to do! **What problems is Sifter solving and how is that benefiting you?** When reviewing websites or apps that we've built, Sifter allows us to quickly and almost effortlessly post tickets, assign a priority level, and assign the ticket to someone. Sifter's functions are just what we need—and no more—so an overwhelming task of doing QA for a digital product becomes less overwhelming and instead organized and efficient. ### 4. Simple issue tracker for non-technical teams **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Robin S. | Perkins eLearning Program Manager, E-Learning, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 28, 2017 **What do you like best about Sifter?** Makes it easy for our to communicate errors, testing, redesigns, and other joint projects. **What do you dislike about Sifter?** Can't link external audiences to tickets **Recommendations to others considering Sifter:** Plan the numbers and types of projects you think you may need. Consider how many users you really need. Your internal business could probably do with 1 or 2 ticket handlers to free accounts for bug fixers. **What problems is Sifter solving and how is that benefiting you?** Website redesign was managed through sifter, which supported various subprojects. ### 5. Great app **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shaun K. | Assistant Crew Leader, Environmental Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 25, 2016 **What do you like best about Sifter?** Great for collaboration & tracking bugs, especially if your teams are working remotely. **What do you dislike about Sifter?** The email notifications are a little much, but I could say that about almost any app (i.e. Basecamp, Slack, etc). **What problems is Sifter solving and how is that benefiting you?** Tracking bugs & performance issues on our team's websites. ## Sifter Discussions - [What is Sifter used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-sifter-used-for) - [View Sifter pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/sifter/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-03+08%3A09%3A39+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=59db415e-a4ae-4735-86a0-eca3a55c0a3a&secure%5Btoken%5D=05106cfd34921112639e8715847803073e864db6e56277ea26b3492e25511f51&format=llm_user) ## Sifter Features **Bug Reporting** - User Reports & Feedback - Tester Reports & Feedback - Team Reports & Comments **Bug Monitoring** - Analytics - Bug History - Data Retention **Agentic AI - Bug Tracking** - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance ## Top Sifter Alternatives - [Jira](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (7,481 reviews) - [ClickUp](https://www.g2.com/products/clickup/reviews) - 4.6/5.0 (12,030 reviews) - [Wrike](https://www.g2.com/products/wrike/reviews) - 4.2/5.0 (4,451 reviews)