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JIRA Software is built for every member of your software team to plan, track, and release great software.

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Awards & Recognition

Jira won the following awards in the Task Management category

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Jira Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

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85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Jira?

2% Negative
4% Neutral
94% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Reliable
  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Task Assignment

88

Task Status

87

List Tasks

87

Task Prioritization

87

Task Categorization

87

Add Attachments

85

Task Reporting

84

Add Notes

84

Notifications

84

Drag and Drop Prioritization

84

Due Dates

83

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

85

Breadth of Features

84

Quality of Features

84

Ease of Implementation

83

Ease of Customization

82

Ease of Data Integration

82

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Ease of IT Administration

81

Usability and Intuitiveness

80

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Vendor Support

79

Jira Reviews

Dennis M.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2026

My overall experience with Jira

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

I like Jira because it is highly scalable for both small teams and and large enterprises. I like how it provides strong workflow customization , task tracking and reporting capabilities that help us stay organized and productive.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Jira helps us manage deadlines, priorities and workloads effectively. I also like how it supports better decision making with real-time reporting and insights.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Jira has been very useful and I don't have anything negative to say about it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Jira is great, cost-effective and user-friendly. I highly recommend it.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Inspires Innovation
  • Caring

Mohit S.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2026

Feature rich PM tool for scaling organisations!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Unlike other tools, there are quite a features which were helpful for us : - Native scrum and kanban boards to keep the track - Sprint planning, backlog grooming and story points - It also provides strong support for epics, versions and releases

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favourite aspect is how it allows teams to design processes that match exactly how they work, whether it is a simple task flow or a complex multi stage development lifecycle. From custom statuses and fields to automation rules, It adapts to your workflow rather than forcing you to adapt to the tool.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It has steep learning curve because of its complexity. For a new user especialy non technical ones, jira can be a bit overwhelming. From setting up workflows, understanding issue types and navigating the interface often requires time and training. In short, it is incredibly powerful, but it is complex which makes it difficult to learn, manage and use effectively for a non tech person.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Start simple and then scale later. Dont try to use every feature all together in a single day. It will confuse you and can create errors later on. Also invest in proper onboarding and training and dont skip it because of over confidence.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service

Cons

  • Commodity Features

Priti S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2026

That structures the cloud development workflow.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Jira from other similar products?

Cloud based collaboration and custom workflows set it apart from typical task management tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integrations make it easy to connect with ci cd pipelines and other tools.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Maintaining the right structure on large projects can be challenging.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Transformed cloud development from fragmented tools into an organized and trackable system.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy
  • Effective Service

Cons

  • Commodity Features
  • Less Generous
  • Vendor Friendly Policies

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