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Jira vs Zoho Projects comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Jira
Ranking in Project Management Software
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
267
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Application Requirements Management (2nd)
Zoho Projects
Ranking in Project Management Software
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Jira is 8.3%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Projects is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software
 

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.
Jacob Shetty - PeerSpot reviewer
A cost-effective project management tool that can be deployed in a very less time-frame
I have been using it for the last eight years overall, the applications, and they've come a long way now. It's really good and intuitive at this stage. However, I still feel that they could do a little bit more in terms of application integrations, like the third-party ones. That could be useful. There are a bunch of its integrations with third parties, but probably a little more would be better. The telephone support provided by the support team should become better. Regarding adding features or functions to Zoho projects, I think I would add more reporting tools to the solution. Some of the default reports in Zoho Projects are obviously useful, but I would like to add some more analytics based on all the activities taking place in Zoho Projects. I would prefer to build my own custom report and all those sorts of things.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution has been very stable overall."
"The most valuable feature of Jira is the integration with all the different Atlassian tools. They all integrate very easily."
"The most valuable features are the customized Dashboard, Sprint Planning, and Automatic Notifications."
"Internally we use Jira for our own implementations and capturing requirements and our customers are using the whole tool for the whole software development life cycle. They're using it for the full life cycle of the product."
"It is user-friendly, and you can manage your project according to the methodology you want. It is also easy to configure."
"Some of the features that are most important to me of JIRA Agile are the sprint planning, being able to write user stories and being able to use task management."
"I have found Jira to be stable."
"The product is good, stable and very cost-effective for small teams."
"The most valuable feature of Zoho Projects is all integrated into one. We don't have to start using multiple tools, such as Projects, CRM, Marketing, Automation, Finance, and setting up Meetings. It's all in one solution. I don't have to go to multiple different platforms to have all the features I need."
"We use the tool for our core business project. If we have a new site coming up, there are many milestones that need to be checked. The solution helps to ensure consistency."
"While integrating a voice solution with Zoho Projects, the focus was on creating a unified interface for voice and customer engagement across various platforms like Facebook, social media, and emails. The primary goal was to seamlessly merge the two platforms into a single interface. To achieve this, we engaged in API integrations and worked on aspects such as initializing, authentication, and access control."
"It's easy for a user with a technical background to set up Zoho Projects on their own."
"Timesheets and the ability to add attachments are very valuable features to us."
"Zoho Projects is very flexible and user-friendly."
"We can integrate Zoho Projects with Zoho CRM."
"We can customize the tool."
 

Cons

"One thing that I don't like about Jira is that when you do an export, it only allows a thousand issues. So the export feature needs to be better."
"The solution's stability could be improved, and it could be made more robust."
"The solution needs more integrations with Azure DevOps OnPrem."
"The documentation on how to create dashboards and take advantage of other features in the tool are areas where the tool has certain shortcomings."
"The solution heavily focuses on the Agile framework, which might only suit some business use cases. This particular area needs enhancement."
"I struggle with Epics, how they are implemented in JIRA, because they don't work like any other Story, I see a list of Epics, but although I can order them, there are some mismatches with how the Epics are used compared to what Scrum expects, or what Story mapping expects an Epic to be."
"I would like to see visualization of release planning. I can list the releases and I can give dates to releases, but to show how they are happening on a timeline, I would need to order the Portfolio part. But just for this, it may be too much to use the Portfolio for that."
"They could improve the solution by having a multiple project dashboard to be able to manage many projects KPI's at once, this would really be helpful."
"The solution’s interface should be improved."
"Sometimes the solution does not work."
"Zoho Meeting definitely needs an improvement, because the quality is not as good as Zoom or Microsoft Teams, which I've used in the past."
"The tool should add live chat, live call, and live meeting features where clients can communicate."
"The only room for improvement over here is a feature related to the trend, like AI-related things that we can expect need to be introduced."
"Its template management feature could be easier to use."
"The solution should improve on integration and customization."
"If given the opportunity, I would focus on improving automation within Zoho Projects. While attempting to integrate with other platforms, users often encounter errors. The integration capabilities of Zoho Projects could be enhanced. Currently, the integration options are categorized as either easy or customized, with the latter requiring deluge code, which might pose challenges due to its lesser-known usage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is certainly a long-term solution for our company and for previous companies that I have worked for. They have these long-term term licenses, but I'm not sure if they really pay on a yearly basis. They are certainly using it for a really long period and for a lot of users."
"It does not cost that much."
"It depends on the type of license. In terms of subscription, it is cheap, and it works pretty well."
"We have a corporate license, and it is probably based on the number of people."
"I am not sure if the client is using a commercial version. I think it is on a per-user basis, and it is around 15 Canadian dollars for a user, but I'm not sure. It also has a free version."
"The standard package of Jira is for 100 users. They should offer more packages for other increments, such as 500 or 2,000. In my previous company, there was a free package that provided a minimal number of users."
"It is subscription-based, and we probably pay yearly. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of price."
"The price of Jira could be lower."
"The product is fairly priced."
"The solution is not very expensive."
"Zoho Projects' costs are yearly and affordable."
"The solution is cheap."
"Zoho Projects is cost-effective."
"The product has different pricing models for different regions."
"The price for Zoho Projects is seven GBP per user per month."
"The Enterprise version costs INR 630 per user per month."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
50%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
6%
Educational Organization
82%
Manufacturing Company
2%
Financial Services Firm
2%
Media Company
1%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Is Jira better or would you go with Micro Focus ALM Octane?
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Which is better - Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps?
Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products and work logs. It is easy to implement and navigate, and it is stable and scalabl...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jira?
The product is quite expensive. It costs approximately 1.2 million rand per year. It's a fixed price, depending on the modules that you get. You have specific tools, that's what you pay for. I rate...
What do you like most about Zoho Projects?
While integrating a voice solution with Zoho Projects, the focus was on creating a unified interface for voice and customer engagement across various platforms like Facebook, social media, and emai...
What needs improvement with Zoho Projects?
The tool should include more reports because we need to integrate Zoho Analytics with the report section. The basic reports could be improved in Zoho Projects.
What is your primary use case for Zoho Projects?
We are Zoho partners, and we specialize in sales and technical matters. We implement Zoho Projects based on the client's requirements.
 

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