MantisBT Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used MantisBT
Muhammad Y.
Last position:
SynQ × AutoStore
- Enterprise WMS customisation for Albert Heijn and EDEKA.
- Owned end-to-end test planning, automation, and performance validation for logistics automation software serving high-volume grocery warehouse operations.
Alexandra G.
Last position:
Test Coordinator Project GoDigital at Insurance company
Support of test management and consulting on replacing the existing core system for non-life insurance with a modern IT platform.
Planning and controlling test execution as well as test analysis.
Documentation of test results in JIRA/XRAY and defect management.
Creating and continuously updating checklists to ensure quality.
Creating Confluence pages to support test execution and its documentation.
Creating test completion reports after each test cycle.
Methods: process planning, status tracking, process optimization, process execution, process quality assurance.
Tools: MS Office, Outlook, JIRA, Confluence, Wiki.
Benefit: Support for test management in the preparation, execution and documentation of the different test cycles.
Holger B.
Last position:
Business Analyst at BLS
- The AVANZA project provides the deployment and procurement of a modern, reliable system for efficient access and sales and supports smooth operations at the Lötschberg & Simplon car shuttle.
- Operations are sustainably secured and the further development of the car shuttle business model is supported.
- Developed a study with an evaluation of possible solution options.
- Supported the decision on options, evaluated the RFI, prepared procurement, concept created based on the chosen option.
Christoph B.
Last position:
Test Manager at TÜV Süd AG
- Corporate merger of TÜV Süd AutoPlus GmbH and TÜV Süd AutoPartner GmbH (ensuring the functionality of all production and billing processes within the scope of the merger)
- Creation of the test strategy to ensure the functional integrity of existing business processes after the merger
- Definition of test goals, test types and test phases (e.g., functional tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests, regression tests)
- Identification of critical business processes and derivation of appropriate test data and test cases
- Planning of the test environment and ensuring the availability of required test systems and test data
- Close collaboration with IT departments, business units and external service providers
- Execution of acceptance tests with the business units to ensure system stability before go-live.
Hendrik W.
Last position:
Software Test and Maintenance Support at Anton Paar ProveTec GmbH
- Add/create test specifications
- Conduct regression tests
- Conduct release tests
- Analyze Jira tickets
- Identify software defects and fix them with C#
Michael M.
Last position:
Product Owner at ECE
- Gathering requirements from business departments
- Developing mockups
- Maintaining the backlog and moderating sprint meetings
- Managing developers
- Stakeholder management
- Skills used: Scrum, Requirements Engineering, Requirements Management
- Technologies used: various
- IT environment: Microsoft Dynamics Business Central
- Industry: Real estate
- Role: Project lead, Product Owner
Jens H.
Last position:
#52 Test Manager in Safety-Critical Infrastructure at Telecommunications Company
- Network elements, network, operational and operator-related systems
- Supporting around 20 different products (managed agile)
- Requirements analysis and management (functional and non-functional)
- Test concept and planning (scope, test phases, effort, schedule, resources, organization, etc.)
- Aligning approach with clients and service providers
- Managing and assisting in creation of test cases for system, integration and end-to-end tests
- Guiding and supporting test execution
- Defect management and planning bug fixes with external providers
- Preparing and facilitating workshops
- Regular reporting and creating automated test reports
- Further development of agile testing methodology and configuration of supporting tools
- Conceptual support in developing a quality seal for rating product and service quality of internal and external providers
- Requirements engineering based on ISO/IEC 25010, Scrum, SaFE
- BMC Remedy, Atlassian Confluence, Atlassian Jira (including plugins Xray, Structure), Microsoft Office (incl. Visio), Obsidian, doxis document management system, Gitlab, Obsidian
René K.
Last position:
Freelancer at Freelance work
- Business analysis
- Requirements management
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Team leadership
Meryem G.
Last position:
Test Manager-SPOT at EON
- Overall process definition, planning, training, tools, effective execution, and progress and quality measurement of test activities at the release level
- Defining and improving the test process
- Scheduling of releases
- Coordinating alignment with release management for test setup and data provisioning
- Coordinating migration test planning for Westnetz, Mitnetz, and EON Grid
- Monitoring test progress, audit-proof documentation, progress tracking via defects, OSS reports, and incidents
- Designing and coordinating potential test automation
IT environment: Jira Zephyr, Confluence, SIGMA, PowerBI
Isa G.
Last position:
SAP Test Lead Europe at Daiichi Sankyo
- Transformation project to S/4HANA
- Test management and coordination of functional tests for SAP
- Preparation and support of tests (SIT 1+2, MOCK 1+2, UAT) as part of the SAP S/4HANA rollout (SD, MM, FI/CO, MD)
- Creation of test strategies, test plans, and test cases to ensure system quality
- Monitoring and compliance with service level agreements (SLAs) as well as ensuring the timely delivery of agreed performance indicators
- Coordination of the approach with test managers from other regions (US, JP)
- Planning of European test activities in the SAP implementation project in cooperation with test managers from the supplier
- Coordination of interdisciplinary business and technical test teams in Europe
- Business collaboration with global implementation partners
- Use of Tricentis qTest and ValGenesis as test management tools (for validation-relevant processes)
- Training functional consultants in testing and test tools
- Creation and evaluation of change requests, including effort estimation, prioritization, and tracking
- Reporting on test progress
Stefan K.
Last position:
C# .NET/WPF Developer at Hessian Central Office for Data Processing
- New development of outdated software for the Hessian school system in C# .NET/WPF
- Understanding and analysis of the old Delphi and Visual Basic 6 source code
- Use of Visual Studio 2022 as IDE
- Team collaboration through pull requests and version control with Git/SourceTree
- Project management with our own wiki software and Open Project
- Tech stack: C#, .NET 8.0, WPF, Visual Studio 22, Delphi, Visual Basic 6, LDAP, Active Directory, FTP, SMB, Git, SourceTree
- Workflow: pull requests, Open Project, weeklies, weekly meetings, direct communication
Maximilian M.
Last position:
Test Data Creation and Management at statutory accident insurance
- Provision of cross-system synthetic test data for test automation for insured persons, companies and external partners in coordination with specialist departments and stakeholders, taking requirements and test cases into account
- Synthesis of test data with regard to data protection and data security
Atef A.
Last position:
System, load, acceptance and performance testing and QA manager for banking systems
- Test concept, planning and execution
- Coordination of the different test phases
- Project planning within the team, design of the structure and test strategy
- Coordination and review of test activity execution and deviation management
- Derivation of test cases for newly developed features with respect to functional and non-functional requirements and subject matter
- Participation in status meetings
- Documentation of technical components
- Description of the qualitative and quantitative goals of the test measures
- Definition of testable acceptance criteria
- Screening of new and existing customers for negative information
- Evaluation of information and decision on whether a business relationship is still possible
- Assessment of negative information regarding sanction or terror lists
- Assessment of whether individuals have a criminal record or are politically exposed
- Continuous Integration and quality assurance (QA)
- Description of using various testing methods and approaches (static/dynamic tests, functional/non-functional tests, black-/white-box tests)
- Execution of manual and automated tests
- Fixing errors from the testing phases in applications/components
- Integration of test management in the introduction, establishment and expansion of test automation
- Creation of system test documentation
- Reporting risks and issues to technical architects and project management
- Definition of requirements for the test infrastructure
- IT system environment: Windows, SAP, Perl, C, Git, Cloud, Oracle, JavaEE, C#, SOA, XML, JavaScript, HTML5, Angular, JBoss, UML, Linux, Jira, Robot Framework, TypeScript, Python, JMeter, Tosca, Selenium, DWH, AWS Cloud, Doors
Daniel M.
Last position:
Identity Management at ZKA
- Analysis of interface structures (One Identity Manager V9.2)
- Creation of an implementation concept
Peter N.
Last position:
Pilot testing AI tools & sabbatical for house renovation
- Pilot testing local AI environments to explore local AI use cases and cloud-based AI solutions
- Evaluation of AI tools and techniques
- Use of local AI tools with own data sovereignty
- Prompt engineering
- Creation of example environments for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, text-to-image, text-to-video, and image-to-video
Tools: Grok, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Elevenlabs, Github, Ollama, HuggingFace, Open WebUI, Faster Whisper, LibreTranslate, WSL, Docker Desktop, Shotcut, Audacity, Sound eXchange, Ffmpeg, Coqui TTS, Pinokio, Stable Diffusion Web UI, ComfyUI, OWL, Void Editor
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Statistics of experts using MantisBT
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
19
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
88%
Master's degree or higher
53%
Doctorate
6%
Certifications per freelancer
5
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Germany using MantisBT
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
MantisBT experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (88%)
- Automotive (64%)
- Banking and Finance (52%)
- Manufacturing (48%)
- Professional Services (48%)
- Government and Administration (44%)
- Retail (44%)
- Healthcare (40%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What MantisBT does
MantisBT, formerly known as Mantis or Mantis Bug Tracker, is an open-source web application for tracking software defects, support requests and project tasks. Teams use it to record issues, assign responsibility, manage priorities and follow work from discovery through resolution. Its PHP and database foundation makes it adaptable to existing internal systems.
Where it fits
MantisBT supports software maintenance, internal service desks, quality assurance and customer support workflows. Companies can use it for product backlogs, regression follow-up, release coordination and structured communication around incidents. It is especially useful when a team needs focused issue tracking without the broader scope of a full project management suite.
Ecosystem and tooling
Professionals work with PHP, relational databases, web servers and MantisBT configuration files. They may connect the system with Git, Subversion, continuous integration tools, email services and directory systems through plugins, APIs or custom integrations. Strong knowledge of permissions, custom fields, workflows, notifications and reporting is central to a reliable setup.
When freelance help matters
- Replace spreadsheets or email-based defect tracking with a controlled workflow
- Configure projects, categories, roles, statuses and notification rules
- Migrate historical issues while preserving useful ownership and priority data
- Connect MantisBT with repositories, build pipelines or internal portals
- Standardize reports for releases, support queues and recurring defects
Freelance expertise is valuable during implementation, workflow redesign, upgrades and integration work. External specialists can also restore a neglected installation and document configuration decisions for the internal team.
What strong experts deliver
A capable MantisBT professional first maps how teams report, triage, resolve and verify issues. They translate that process into clear permissions, fields and status transitions instead of adding unnecessary complexity. They also consider data quality, backup routines, security updates, email delivery and the needs of non-technical users.
Choosing the right specialist
Look for experience with the MantisBT version, hosting environment and integrations relevant to the project. Ask for examples of migrations, plugin work, workflow configuration or API-based connections, and check whether the specialist can explain trade-offs clearly. For teams in Germany, remote collaboration usually works well when documentation, meeting language and support expectations are agreed early.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around MantisBT.
MantisBT is used to track software defects, support requests, maintenance tasks and other work items. It helps teams assign ownership, set priorities, manage workflows and keep a history of decisions. A specialist can adapt it for development, quality assurance or internal service processes.
Mantis Bug Tracker is generally more focused and lightweight than Jira, while offering a structured issue workflow and extensibility through plugins. Compared with Bugzilla, MantisBT is often chosen for its approachable interface and configurable project management features. The best choice depends on integration needs, reporting depth and process complexity.
A strong MantisBT specialist often also understands PHP, SQL databases, web server administration and email delivery. Experience with Git, Subversion, APIs, authentication systems and continuous integration can be important when the tracker must connect with the wider toolchain. Migration and data-cleaning skills are useful for established installations.
Mantis projects vary from a focused configuration task to a complex migration and integration. A basic workflow may need a specialist who can configure projects, permissions and notifications, while a connected enterprise setup calls for deeper PHP, database and API knowledge. Assess the required scope before selecting the level of expertise.
MantisBT works well for remote collaboration because issues, ownership, comments and status changes are recorded in one shared system. Teams in Germany can work with remote specialists if access, documentation, meeting routines and language expectations are agreed in advance. On-site sessions may still help during workflow discovery or user training.
Ask a MantisBT freelancer which version, database, hosting setup and integrations they have handled. Clarify whether the assignment covers configuration, migration, custom development, upgrades, documentation or user support. It is also important to define access controls, backup responsibilities and acceptance criteria.
Quality MantisBT work produces a workflow that users understand and that administrators can maintain. Review the specialist's approach to permissions, data validation, notifications, upgrades, backups and testing in a safe environment. Clear documentation and a practical handover are strong signs of professional delivery.
MantisBT can support customer service workflows when requests can be managed as structured issues with clear ownership and status changes. Custom fields, categories, permissions and notifications help separate customer-facing work from internal defects. A specialist should first confirm that its reporting and service expectations fit the support process.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used MantisBT in their recent projects is 99 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 792 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used MantisBT in their recent projects, 88% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 53% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used MantisBT in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used MantisBT in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (32%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used MantisBT in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Automotive (64%), and Banking and Finance (52%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used MantisBT in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (80%), and Quality Assurance (80%).
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