Sifter

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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 · read 11 Oct 2026

Audience

The maker describes Sifter as useful for web developers, blogging teams, community managers, and graphic designers.sifterapp.com · read 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 · read 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 · read 11 Oct 2026

Email workflow

Users can create and update issues by email, add attachments, reassign issues, change status, and comment.sifterapp.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Integrations

Listed pre-built integrations include Beanstalk, Bitbucket, GitHub, Slack, Taco, and Zapier.sifterapp.com · read 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 · read 11 Oct 2026

Issue tracking

Issues can include bugs, ideas, questions, and feature requests in one system.sifterapp.com · read 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 · read 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 · read 11 Oct 2026

Purpose

Sifter is an issue tracker for software and site development teams to find and resolve issues.sifterapp.com · read 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 · read 11 Oct 2026

Support

The pricing page lists same-day support for Small and priority support for Medium, Large, and Massive.sifterapp.com · read 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 · read 11 Oct 2026

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