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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 1, 2025

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Jira
Ranking in Project Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
274
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Application Requirements Management (2nd)
SwiftKanban
Ranking in Project Management Software
66th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Jira is 9.0%, up from 8.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SwiftKanban is 0.2%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Saroj Ekka - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good repository integration, sprint board and easy to set up
There are some features and reports we need that are not there. For example, if I have to find out the capacity of the current sprint by user and compare it with the previous sprint, that visibility isn't there. We can know the capacity and what happened with the whole sprint, but not for an individual person to see where it's falling and how it's tracking. Report and analytics capabilities are important for a product manager. That visibility is important, so we use Jira. Some of the features are there, and I use my own Excels or other data things to compensate for that.
Venu Vashistha - PeerSpot reviewer
Good reporting, quick configurations, and helpful support
It's a cloud-based setup, so there's no challenge in getting everything up and running. The downtime should be minimal. I'd rate the process nine out of ten in terms of ease of deployment. There is a three-month implementation exercise that we control. We have five people who were part of the implementation and maintenance process. They are admins and web developers.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It improved communication, as it was a popular tool, and most people enjoyed using it."
"Perfect for keeping track of large amounts of bugs, tasks queries and releases for fixes."
"It is a complete solution. It has more features as compared to other tools, especially the open-source one that we use. It is also easy to administer."
"It's easy to use, and it also offers excellent notifications."
"You no longer need to email people. You can mention them right in Jira and have conversations there."
"The agile framework works well, and I pretty much live by that. Everything, such as sprint management, is laid out."
"The customization and tailoring of the workflows have proven to be very useful."
"One of the most valuable features is querying because the jQuery function is very good. Additionally, we can create good designs very easily."
"The reporting part is very good."
 

Cons

"From an automation perspective, there are more aspects that could be needed, especially regarding natural language reporting in the generative AI context."
"This solution could be improved by including a different model for the overall planning perspective. There's a Jira portfolio that we aren't using. The only challenge we're facing is that we cannot see the overall planning."
"I would like to have a future-proof idea of the cost and the roadmap for my class."
"Scripts should be more readily available for implementing projects."
"If you're not a technical person, it might not be very user-friendly."
"In general, although we use JIRA, we never really learned how to use it properly. The learning curve of the solution is high. It has a lot of power, and yet we don't understand its capabilities."
"There could be an improvement in loading files and images for more than 50 MB. It would be good if it allowed more than 100 MB."
"JIRA still has their own backtracking tools. It should have a better visibility into HPE UFT. Most people use functional testing tools, like QTP. They need to improve their integration to make it seamless."
"Some of the reports could be automated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price is good and similar to other products. It is about five or six dollars per user."
"It depends on the type of license. In terms of subscription, it is cheap, and it works pretty well."
"It does not cost that much."
"Compared to the value Jira provides, it’s not that expensive. It has an yearly licensing cost."
"The tool is expensive."
"If I compare Jira's licensing model with that of other products, I think that the other products have a much better licensing model."
"The price of the solution could be less expensive. We pay annually for the solution."
"We make use of the solution free of charge."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
53%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
5%
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