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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

Lakshmi M.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Ticket to Teamwork: Mastering Jira.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

What stands out with Jira is its configurability. We’ve customized our workflows to fit specific data projects—whether it’s processing datasets, troubleshooting ETL pipelines, or iterating on machine learning models. For example, we use custom issue types to differentiate between bug fixes, feature development, and data processing tasks, which keeps everything organized and easy to filter.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

A feature I particularly appreciate is the seamless integration with Confluence. Our team often uses Confluence to document ETL processes, model results, and code explanations, while Jira handles the actual project tasks. It’s easy to link Confluence pages within Jira issues, so everything we need is interconnected and accessible, saving us time when switching between documentation and task management.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One con, though, is the UI. Jira can feel a bit overwhelming, especially for new team members. Some menus are buried within menus, and if you’re not careful, it’s easy to lose track of where things are.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

, Jira has been a fantastic tool for fostering transparency across teams and departments. It’s especially useful during sprint retrospectives when we review completed tasks and track any bottlenecks. I’d recommend Jira to anyone working on long-term, complex projects that require a lot of cross-functional collaboration

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Dmitry D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Jira is a very reliable task management tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

I don't know exactly

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's easily tailrored solution

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing at the moment

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Learn a little bit how to leverage more from Jira

Pros

Trustworthy
Effective Service
Saves Time
Respectful

Amal K.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

A large and active community of users and developers provides extensive support, resources, and third-party plugins.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Jira's ability to adapt to diverse project methodologies, from Agile to Waterfall

What do you dislike most about this product?

Jira can have a steep learning curve, especially for users who are new to project management tools or Agile methodologies

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good . Go ahead

Pros

Helps Innovate
Effective Service
Inspires Innovation
Client Friendly Policies

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Awards & Recognition

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

Lakshmi M.

Ticket to Teamwork: Mastering Jira.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Dmitry D.

Jira is a very reliable task management tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Amal K.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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