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Jira

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.1 /10

793 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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Latest Award, 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

1
Since last award

97 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.

+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 84

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

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

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Jira Reviews

Ahmed A.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

A delight to use, suitable for large teams

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

EXCELLENT UI and UX, this clearly separates Jira from other tools that do the same thing.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The user interface and user experience

What do you dislike most about this product?

Maybe the pricing, it would be great if small teams with limited budget can use Jira as well.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend it over any other product, no contest.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Cons

Vendor's Interest First

Benoît D.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

A must have for collaboration across various teams

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

To be totally honest I haven't used a lot of similar software in the past. I guess we could compare it to Basecamp or Lighthouse. Those software have some of the features that Jira has, however Jira is much more powerful, has more features and it is highly customizable. The one thing where Jira could improve and where competition is better is the user interface.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The fact that it can be customized to every team's needs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The user interface. It could seriously be improved.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Read online about it and check some screenshots. Speak with people who use the application on a daily basis.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Alejandro C.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

A cornerstone for program management

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Its ease of use, by far. I've been doing PM for a few years and I was more of an excel guy. You know the drill, you start doing a GANTT chart in Excel and then you believe you can rule the world. Anyway, I moved through different solutions and when I first started using Jira it was a bit daunting. It seemed too complex and I instinctively went back to a "I can do this in Excel for sure" mindset, but I was proven wrong. There is no way you can get as much visibility on your projects and clarity on who's doing what as you can with Jira. If you're doing Agile, it is the go-to platform. It's basically built for running sprints!

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

How easy it is to assign tasks to team members. It's visual, it's simple, everyone gets it. There's no hiding your backlog anymore!

What do you dislike most about this product?

At first it can be a bit tough if you're not used to this kind of tools. Also, pricing could be cheaper.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Definitely check it up. If you're into software development or use any agile methodology, this is a tool that will make your life easier. Program and project managers out there: test it out, I promise it won't disappoint.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

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Jira Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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.

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.

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.

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

Ahmed A.

A delight to use, suitable for large teams

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Benoît D.

A must have for collaboration across various teams

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Alejandro C.

A cornerstone for program management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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