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Atlassian

Jira

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

868 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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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

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+92 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?

2% Negative

4% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Collaboration

Workflow Management

Planning and Scheduling

Dependency and Milestone Tracking

Document Management

Reporting

Hierarchical Task Management

Resource Management

Time & Expense Tracking

Budget Management

Mobile Access

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

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Jira Reviews

Ronson G.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

A great solution for task management

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Task management is very easy

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Collaboration across teams is made very easy

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not Applicable

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you support integrations with multiple issue providers, make sure Jira issues remain separated at the project level.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Under Delivered

Sunidhi G.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Communications
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Efficient and effective product.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Jira has much unique services.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is more effective in terms of services.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to define.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Services are much satisfying.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Paras R.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

My comprehensive review

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Jira differs from other products of a similar nature due to its flexibility and customization options. Its flexibility in accommodating different project workflows and methodologies is invaluable. Furthermore, Jira makes testing easier by integrating with other tools, such as version control systems and testing frameworks. We find it to be an indispensable tool due to its comprehensive reporting and analytics features, which offer insightful information about project progress and quality metrics.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Jira's adaptability and flexibility are its best features in my opinion. I can tailor issue types, workflows, and fields to our unique testing procedures. With this modification, Jira is guaranteed to work seamlessly with our project management procedures, providing an effective means of managing test cases, tracking defects, and coordinating with the development team.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One of the problems i have with Jira as a software tester is how difficult it is for new users to get started . Although it has a lot of features, people who are not familiar with the tool's interface may find it difficult to use and customize. Furthermore, it can occasionally be challenging to find the features or information needed for daily tasks quickly due to Jira's complexity.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Anybody looking for a bug tracking and project management tool should check out Jira, in my opinion. Software development teams can benefit greatly from its flexibility, scalability, and integration capabilities. But, if you're unfamiliar with the tool, be ready for a learning curve. To optimize Jira's advantages and improve workflows, think about spending money on training or making use of online resources.

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Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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Jira Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 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

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 any reports easily. Dashboards for any role with ability to easily build and modify.

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

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

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

Budget Management Includes financial planning, cost management, and payroll budgeting.

Mobile Access The solution can be easily accessed by employees through a dedicated native application or HTML5 access.

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.

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

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.

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

Ronson G.

A great solution for task management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Sunidhi G.

Efficient and effective product.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Paras R.

My comprehensive review

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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