Jira

Atlassian's issue and project tracker for software teams, with Scrum and Kanban boards and custom workflows.

About

In practice. What you can do with Jira.

Jira tracks issues and sprints with Scrum and Kanban boards and workflows you shape to your team. The free plan covers up to 10 users, enough for a freelancer working with a small client team.

The flexibility has a cost in setup time: for a small team that wants to move fast, Linear gets there with less configuration. Jira earns its place when workflows get complex or when the client already runs on Atlassian.

Practical uses

Sprint planningBacklog, sprint board and review for a team of up to 10 on the free plan
Client project trackingIssues and bugs reported by the client in one board

Features & use cases

Bug tracking

Project management

Roadmap produit

Sprint planning

For. What works in its favour.

Free plan up to 10 users
Workflows shaped to how the team works
The tool many client teams already use

Pays off from

12 minsaved a month

Jira costs $7.91/month. If your hour is worth $40, those 12 min cover it.

Your hour is worth$40/h

Against. What to plan for.

Setup takes time before the team is productive
Heavy for a solo developer's own projects

Too expensive if

You use it less than once a month
A simple free version or a tool already in your stack would do

Pricing. What does Jira cost ?

Free

Permanent free plan

Capped at 10 users

Standard

ToolTrim reference price

$7.91/mo

Billed annually · Per user.

Per-user price shown is for annual billing

Premium

$14.54/mo

Billed annually · Per user.

Adds advanced roadmaps and cross-team alignment features

Enterprise

Custom quote. Per user, 801 minimum.

Requires between 801 and 100,000 users
Advanced analytics
Scale and security

Checked on September 25, 2026Official pricing

Alternatives. What could replace Jira?

Linear3.6/5 · Very goodFree, then from $10/moIssue tracking and project planning for product and engineering teams, with cycles, AI workflows and a free plan capped at 250 issues.

ClickUp3.4/5 · GoodFree, then from $7/moAll-in-one work management tool combining tasks, docs, dashboards and chat, with a 60 MB free plan and per-seat paid tiers.

Asana3.6/5 · Very goodFree, then from $10.99/moAsana is a project and task management tool with boards, timelines, calendars, workflow automation and cross-project reporting for teams.

Trello3.8/5 · Very goodFree, then from $10/moVisual Kanban board tool with cards, lists, Power-Ups and built-in automation for lightweight project tracking.

Detailed comparisons

Jira vs Linear

Our verdict. What to know about Jira.

How the score breaks down

Added value

Free up to 10 users, then $7.91 per user a month on annual billing.

Simplicity

Customizable workflows and boards take setup before a team is productive.

Fit for purpose

Scrum and Kanban tracking work as advertised for software teams.

Performance

Custom workflows, advanced roadmaps and enterprise scale set the ceiling of the category.

Reversibility

Neutral score: export options were not covered by the collected sources.

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AI. What it changes for Jira.

AI augments this tool

Go further with AI

Jira added Atlassian Intelligence to summarize tickets, suggest task breakdowns, and generate sprint reports, but structured ticket tracking and Agile workflows remain the product's core.

Can AI replace it?

Replace Jira with an AI? No: a tech team needs a structured system to track who's doing what, where each ticket stands, and how sprints flow — a team-coordination problem, not a content-generation one. AI helps write and summarize faster. Verdict: AI augments ticket writing, project tracking remains the core function.