Jira Review
PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWAREChoose Jira when software delivery, sprints and DevOps integration are the primary job — landscape on general Work OS lists.
Starting price
$8.15/user/month
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Best for
Software engineering / Agile teams
SoftwareGlimpse review
7.7/10
Good
- ease of use5
- work planning9
- automation workflows8
- collaboration6
- integrations9
- reporting8
Jira vs top Project Management & Productivity
Detailed head-to-head comparisons to help you choose the right option.
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Jira vs Linear
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- Enterprise Agile + Atlassian stack
- Complex workflows at scale
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Jira vs ClickUp
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- Features comparison
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Jira vs Asana
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- Software engineering / Agile teams
- Orgs already on Atlassian
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Jira vs monday.com
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- Features comparison
- Pricing & plans
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Jira vs Azure DevOps
Azure Repos/Boards/Pipelines — first 5 Basic users free, then $6/user/mo; Basic + Test Plans $52/user/mo; Artifacts 2 GiB free.
- Features comparison
- Pricing & plans
Compare key capabilities side-by-side
Verified pricing and capability signals only — no invented third-party ratings.
| Feature | Jira | Linear | ClickUp | Asana | monday.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $8.15/user/month | $8.00/user/month | $7.00/user/month | $10.99/user/month | $9.00/user/month |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Key takeaways
Software engineering / Agile teams
Product/eng teams wanting modern UX
Ops teams building data apps
Cross-functional marketing/ops teams