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it_user1227 - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Support Staff at a tech company with 51-200 employees
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Project management and bug tracking tool suitable for small to medium organizations. Supports a large number of 3rd party plugins

What is most valuable?

Jira is one of best applications used for bug tracking, issue tracking and project management work. It has very good API integration features and supports a large number of plugins like for supporting Crucible, SVN, CVS, Bamboo build integration etc. It can be very easily integrated with other tools provided by the Atlassian. It has a great feature for showing up updates on comments through email notifications. It also supports configuring basic visibility levels for different sections.

What needs improvement?

Jira is not a highly customizable platform, all you can do is use various plugins and widget to fulfill your needs and if you need more than that, then you might have to look for other project management tools. It is also known to occasionally run out of memory. Customizing the Jira settings and configurations is a bit difficult and complex for first time users. Jira is primarily suitable for small to medium organizations only.

What other advice do I have?

Jira is one of the best bug tracking, issue tracking and project management tools available in the market. It can be easily integrated with various 3rd party plugins related to project management, source code control systems, code review systems etc. Jira user interface is not very good, but is pretty decent. It is primarily suitable for small and medium organizations
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user474846 - PeerSpot reviewer
it_user474846Customer Relations Advisor at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
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JIRA is great, but it can be overwhelming for new hires. It's also overkill for smaller operations. We used it for 2+ years before finally understanding we weren't using it to it's full potential... But it is great.

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it_user1158 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Vendor
Excellent Project Management platform for bug/issue tracking with support for SVN, CVS, etc. integration.

Valuable Features:

- A very good project management platform which can be used for issue tracking, as well as bug tracking. - Can be very easily run on in house servers as a hosted solution. - Can be very easily integrated with various source control platforms like CVS, Git, Mercurial, Subversion etc. - Due to its plugin architecture, it can be very easily integrated with various software IDE's, like Eclipse. - Has support for integrating with various cloud based tools provided by Atlassian.

Room for Improvement:

- The inbuilt search functionality is quite buggy and lacks even the basic features. - You'll end up struggling when searching for a particular JIRA item, if you don't have the JIRA number. - There's no regexp support, and you can't do arbitrary AND/OR/NOT queries. The search feature needs a revamp. - The product lacks stability, as it occasionally runs out of memory. - The user interface is far from perfect.

Other Advice:

Having used JIRA for the last 2 years, I can definitely say that having this tool with you is a big plus when it comes to project management. Plugin architecture and support for the popular version controls systems like SVN, CVS, etc., which makes it even better. Although, there is still room for improvement in areas like user interface and the search functionality which doesn't support arbitrary AND/NOT/OR queries.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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AmitUbale - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant General Manager at ICICI Bank
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Efficient project management that's comprehensive and and helps with time efficiency
Pros and Cons
  • "Jira is a comprehensive tool for managing projects. It helps in task segregation and assignment, making it time-efficient for employees."
  • "We haven't seen Jira's progressive area so far, and we are not sure what it might do in the future."

What is our primary use case?

We use Jira primarily for project management within the organization. It helps us manage tasks, bug management, and tracking tickets effectively. We assign tickets to individual team members and track them easily.

How has it helped my organization?

For project management, Jira has helped facilitate efficient task segregation and allocation to employees. It allows us to track projects comprehensively and improves the overall management from a project perspective.

What is most valuable?

Jira is a comprehensive tool for managing projects. It helps in task segregation and assignment, making it time-efficient for employees. From a project management perspective, it allows easy tracking and management of tasks. Furthermore, Jira is user-friendly with a seamless deployment process.

What needs improvement?

We haven't seen Jira's progressive area so far, and we are not sure what it might do in the future. Due to Jira's access controls and role-based functionalities, we have some limitations, limiting our full exploration of its capabilities.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not encountered any issues with Jira so far. It has proven to be a stable tool for our needs.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Jira is available at the enterprise level, and while it is a user-based aggregation, we are unable to access all its features due to role-based access controls.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We operate under a nonlimited license with Jira, allowing a number of users to access it with a single enterprise license.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

ESQ and Prognosis, which is sold by IR Transact, were discussed as tools used for monitoring. However, these are unrelated to our use of Jira.

What other advice do I have?

If anyone needs a project management tool, I would definitely recommend Jira based on my experience. However, the specific functionalities you can use might depend on the role-based access and permissions within the organization.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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