Jira Review 2026: Is It Worth It?

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8.2 /10
Phil Collective Score
Confidence: 0.9

What Is Jira?

The industry standard for software development project tracking. Powerful issue tracking, sprint planning, and dev workflow management. Part of the Atlassian ecosystem.

Founded2002
HQSydney, Australia
Deploymentcloud
CategoryDev Focused
Free TrialYes
Free PlanYes

Jira Pricing

Free
$0
per monthly / seat
Standard
$9
per monthly / seat

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Jira Features

Feature Available Notes
AI features ✗ Atlassian Intelligence
Automations ✗
Goals/OKRs ✗ Via Atlas/Compass
Reporting/dashboards ✗
Resource management ✗
Workload management ✗
Guest access ✗
Real-time collaboration ✗
Custom fields ✗
File storage ✗
Forms ✗ Via Jira Service Management
Mobile app ✗
Templates ✗
Time tracking ✗ Basic logging
API access ✗
Integrations marketplace ✗
Calendar view ✗ Via plugins
Gantt charts ✗ Advanced Roadmaps
Kanban boards ✗
Timeline view ✗

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