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Jira

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

1108 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

Latest Award, 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

97 Plan to Renew

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

Reliable
Respectful
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Collaboration

Workflow Management

Planning and Scheduling

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Hierarchical Task Management

Document Management

Reporting

Resource Management

Retainer Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Calendar Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

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Jira Reviews

Michelle O.

Role: Operations
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2023

Best software for task management

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

The user interface is better, actions are visible so you always know what to do and makes collaboration and visibility easy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like how if a task is taking long to complete you can change the sprint so everyone knows whats happening

What do you dislike most about this product?

You have to learn how to use it its not that intuitive, took me a while to understand the difference between an epic and a subtask

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

provide more training materials, like when Setting up a new project. You have to click through so many screens to find how to set up issues.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Khushbu S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

Team methodolgy support, team collaborations

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Customization & Flexibility

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Real-time management

What do you dislike most about this product?

Absolutely nothing

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Integrations

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Effective Service

Abhipsa K.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Education
Involvement: Initial Implementation

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

productive throughout the project lifecycle

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Jira stands out from other similar products due to several key differentiators that have contributed to its widespread adoption and popularity: Flexibility and Customization: Jira offers a high level of flexibility and customization, allowing teams to tailor the software to their specific workflows and processes. It supports various project management methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and more, making it adaptable to different team structures and industries.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Customization: Users value Jira's flexibility and ability to customize workflows, issue types, and fields to match their specific project management needs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Complexity for Beginners: Some users find Jira's initial setup and configuration complex, especially for those who are new to the platform or project management software in general.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Define Requirements: Clearly outline the project management requirements and the specific features needed. Consider factors like project size, team structure, preferred methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, etc.), and integration needs with other tools.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Jira Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

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

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.

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

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

Calendar Integration Syncs calendar objects within the integrated email service, which captures the time within the work object.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Michelle O.

Best software for task management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Khushbu S.

Team methodolgy support, team collaborations

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abhipsa K.

productive throughout the project lifecycle

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Collaboration

Workflow Management

Planning and Scheduling

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Hierarchical Task Management

Document Management

Reporting

Resource Management

Retainer Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Calendar Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support