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Sifter
What Sifter is
Sifter is a cloud issue tracker for software and site development teams. It keeps bugs, ideas, questions and feature requests together, with full-text search, sorting, filtering, attachments, custom categories, milestones and an audit trail of changes. Board View presents issues as cards for Kanban work and supports drag-and-drop updates to status and details. Email can create or update issues, attach files, reassign work, change status and add comments. Pre-built integrations include Beanstalk, Bitbucket, GitHub, Slack, Taco and Zapier. Its REST API is read-only and limited to 60 requests per minute per token. Plans start at $29.00 per month, billed monthly, with unlimited users; a 14-day trial is available and limits trial storage to 250 MB. Paid plans range from 10 to 150 active projects. Sifter identifies web developers, blogging teams, community managers and graphic designers as potential users.
Who it suits
Sifter suits software and site development teams tracking varied issue types. It also targets web developers, blogging teams, community managers and graphic designers.
What it does well
- Combines bugs, ideas and requests
- Kanban board supports drag-and-drop updates
- Email can manage issues and comments
- Includes six listed integrations
- Unlimited users on paid plans
What to know first
- No free plan
- Trial storage is limited to 250 MB
- API requests are read-only
- Archived projects cannot receive new issues
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Massive | Pay monthly · 150 active projects · 150 GB storage · unlimited users · priority support | $149 a month |
| Small | Pay monthly · 10 active projects · 10 GB storage · unlimited users · same day support | $29 a month |
| Medium | Pay monthly · 25 active projects · 25 GB storage · unlimited users · priority support | $49 a month |
| Large | Pay monthly · 50 active projects · 50 GB storage · unlimited users · priority support | $99 a month |
As sifterapp.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Sifter combines issue tracking, Kanban views, email workflows and integrations in a cloud service. Pricing starts at $29.00 per month, and the 14-day trial has a 250 MB storage limit.
Facts from Sifter's own pages
- API
- Sifter offers a REST-based API, and its API documentation says requests are read-only and limited to 60 requests per minute per token. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes Sifter as useful for web developers, blogging teams, community managers, and graphic designers. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Board view
- Board View displays issues as cards for a Kanban workflow and supports drag-and-drop changes to issue status and details. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Company
- Sifter says it was founded in 2008 and describes itself as a small, profitable company focused on helping software teams improve software quality. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Email workflow
- Users can create and update issues by email, add attachments, reassign issues, change status, and comment. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2008 · sifterapp.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Listed pre-built integrations include Beanstalk, Bitbucket, GitHub, Slack, Taco, and Zapier. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Issue features
- Sifter supports full-text search, sorting and filtering, attachments, custom categories, milestones, and an issue change audit trail. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Issue tracking
- Issues can include bugs, ideas, questions, and feature requests in one system. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Payment security
- The security policy says Sifter is PCI Level 4 compliant and sends credit card data to Braintree rather than storing it. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Project limits
- Plan project limits apply to active projects; archived projects do not count, but cannot be searched or receive new comments or issues. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Sifter is an issue tracker for software and site development teams to find and resolve issues. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The security policy describes SSL on every page, replicated databases, hourly on-site backups, encrypted off-site backups, and quarterly security screens. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page lists same-day support for Small and priority support for Medium, Large, and Massive. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Trial limits
- During the 14-day trial, file storage is limited to 250 MB; the account is otherwise fully functional. · sifterapp.com, 11 Oct 2026
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