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Jira

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

1141 Reviews Write a Review

What is Jira?

JIRA Software is built for every member of your software team to plan, track, and release great software.

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Awards & Recognition

Jira won the following awards in the Project Management - Enterprise category

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0 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2025

Product Impact

2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2022

Jira Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Jira?

1% Negative

4% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Collaboration

Workflow Management

Planning and Scheduling

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Hierarchical Task Management

Retainer Management

Document Management

Reporting

Resource Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Quote to Project Conversion

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

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Jira Reviews

Sudipta M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Best task management software.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Its workflow, task management, and Kanban dashboard features.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The workflow management feature that allows users to keep track of the assigned tasks.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing so far.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider what all features one needs within their budget.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Suzun K.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Jira Has Potential If.....

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Deep potential if set up correctly out of the box, there is no going back if not

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Workflow management Ticket Management Roadmaps Milestones Agile

What do you dislike most about this product?

Reporting and Dashboarding is highly dysfunctional and behind the curve

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Compare to Smartsheet first if the output you want high level, quality reporting

Pros

Enables Productivity
Includes Product Enhancements
Security Protects
Helps Innovate

Cons

Less Performance Enhancing
Commodity Features

Prateek G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Jira review

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Jira is very useful from task tracking purpose. Project work can easily be tracked along with backlog. Jira which is not on priority can be kept in deferred state. Each team member's work can be tracked for timely delivery.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

In jira you can change the state of your task assigned.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing which I dislike about jira..

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Please go ahead and buy this tool. It is an awesome tool from agile perspective.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

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Jira Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Jira?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Collaboration Includes ability to view, share and direct work between co-workers in real or near real-time.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

Planning and Scheduling Includes milestones, tasks and resource assignments (can also include WBS and CPM).

Dependency and Milestone Tracking Ability to define project development stages and task dependencies while setting milestones to mark specific points in a project

Hierarchical Task Management Ability to create both templates and unique projects and support tasks that can be divided into sub-tasks and delegated

Retainer Management Manage the ongoing and recurring work you do for clients, including tasks and billing.

Document Management Includes features such as check-in/check-out and versioning controls on documents and artifacts.

Reporting Straightforward data storage with ability to create reports easily. Able to easily modify and build dashboards for real-time updates on KPI's and timelines.

Resource Management Includes resource allocation, expense tracking, and resource planning.

Time & Expense Tracking Ability to track time for planning and estimating

Quote to Project Conversion Converts won quotes into pre-planned projects using project templates.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Jira Reviews

Sudipta M.

Best task management software.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Suzun K.

Jira Has Potential If.....

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Prateek G.

Jira review

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Collaboration

Workflow Management

Planning and Scheduling

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Hierarchical Task Management

Retainer Management

Document Management

Reporting

Resource Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Quote to Project Conversion

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

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