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Agile project and issue tracking for software teams
Jira is Atlassian's project and issue-tracking tool, the de facto standard for software teams practicing agile. Work is captured as issues — stories, tasks, bugs, and epics — organized in backlogs and visualized on Scrum or Kanban boards. Sprints, estimation, and burndown/velocity reports support agile planning, while timeline (roadmap) views connect day-to-day work to release plans and larger initiatives across teams.
Jira is highly configurable and connected. Custom workflows, fields, and issue types model how each team works; automation rules handle repetitive actions without code; and JQL (Jira Query Language) plus dashboards give powerful filtering and reporting. It links tightly to the developer toolchain — Bitbucket, GitHub, and GitLab for commits and pull requests, plus CI/CD — and to Confluence for documentation. Atlassian Intelligence and Rovo add AI for summaries, issue creation, and search, and the Atlassian Marketplace offers thousands of apps to extend it.
Jira serves software and increasingly cross-functional teams from startups to global enterprises, scaling through Premium and Enterprise tiers with advanced admin, sandboxing, data residency, and security. Pricing is per user per month: a Free plan for up to 10 users, then Standard and Premium tiers (AI features are included on Premium and above), with Enterprise quoted for large deployments. It competes with Linear, Azure DevOps, ClickUp, Asana, and Shortcut, differentiating on agile depth, configurability, and the Atlassian ecosystem.
Pricing Model
Per user, subscription
Starting Price
$8/mo
Free Options
Free version, Free trial
For up to 10 users starting with agile tracking.
Per user (monthly; ~$6.52 annually at scale). For growing teams.
Per user. Adds AI, advanced planning, and controls.
For large organizations; billed annually.
| Feature | Free | Standard Popular | Premium | Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 10 users | — | — | — | |
| Scrum and Kanban boards | — | — | — | |
| Backlog and roadmaps | — | — | — | |
| 2 GB storage | — | — | — | |
| 100 automation runs/month | — | — | — | |
| Unlimited automation (single project) | — | — | — | |
| User roles and permissions | — | — | — | |
| Audit logs | — | — | — | |
| 250 GB storage | — | — | — | |
| Business-hours support | — | — | — | |
| Atlassian Intelligence / Rovo | — | — | — | |
| Advanced roadmaps | — | — | — | |
| Global automation | — | — | — | |
| Sandbox and release tracks | — | — | — | |
| 24/7 support | — | — | — | |
| Unlimited instances | — | — | — | |
| SAML SSO and SCIM | — | — | — | |
| Data residency | — | — | — | |
| Advanced admin and security | — | — | — | |
| Dedicated support | — | — | — |
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API Types
SDK Availability
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Developer Features
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Compliance Standards
SOC 2 Type II
EnterpriseISO 27001
EnterpriseGDPR Compliant
GlobalHIPAA
HealthcarePCI DSS
FinanceCCPA
PrivacyFedRAMP
GovernmentCSA STAR
CloudDeployment & Data
Data Residency Options
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The issue tracking and project management tool for software teams.
Visual kanban boards to organize projects and tasks.
Work management platform for teams to plan, track, and deliver work
All-in-one productivity platform: tasks, docs, goals, and chat
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