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Jira

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.2 /10

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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

Time & Expense Tracking

Quote to Project Conversion

Email Synchronization & Tracking

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

Lisa S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

Great product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Has more features than say Wrike

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ability to see tasks and prioritisation as well as what other people are working on

What do you dislike most about this product?

UI and UX can be better -- can be more intuitive and seamless navigation

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Depends on the industry

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Kimberly O.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

Jira software excellent software

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

What makes Jira different from other similar products is the large number of additional features that can be added to it, allowing it to adapt to different work methodologies and expand its capabilities according to the specific requirements of each project.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What I like the most about this tool is that it is an issue tracking and project management tool, designed for agile teams. In addition to allowing team members to prioritize tasks, assign responsibilities, track time, collaborate, and view project progress in real time.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Since we are using this tool we have not found any fault with this tool, rather I can say that it is a great solution for our team.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

One of the reasons I can recommend this tool is that its large user community and focus on collaboration make it an ideal choice for any team looking to streamline their project management process.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Remi Oluchi G.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

In simple terms, Jira makes us more productive.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Based on my experience, what truly distinguishes Jira from alternative project management suites is the exceptional quality and wide range of reporting options available for all Jira-managed projects. Straight out of the box, Jira offers more than twelve different types of reports, including Burndown charts, sprint reports, velocity charts, cumulative flow diagrams, and many more. This comprehensive selection greatly simplifies access to real-time insights into my team's performance, providing valuable information at a glance.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of the standout features of Jira that I truly appreciate is its inclusion of both Kanban and Scrum boards. Having access to either of these boards allows my team to effectively visualize our project workflow and closely monitor the progress of each assigned task in real time. This functionality significantly helps us limit the work-in-progress (WIP) phase and facilitates seamless movement of tasks from the "Doing" stage to the "Done" stage.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One area where Jira falls short is with its limited collaboration tools. In fact, it lacks a real-time messaging tool out of the box. Additionally, its user interface is not particularly user-friendly, which often results in a slow learning curve for non-technical users,

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

We have navigated the absence of a standard messaging feature limitation on Jira, by integrating it with Slack.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Security Protects

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

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

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

Quote to Project Conversion Converts won quotes into pre-planned projects using project templates.

Email Synchronization & Tracking Syncs emails within the integrated email service, which captures the communication 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

Lisa S.

Great product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kimberly O.

Jira software excellent software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Remi Oluchi G.

In simple terms, Jira makes us more productive.

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

Time & Expense Tracking

Quote to Project Conversion

Email Synchronization & Tracking

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