Jira
Project Management · www.atlassian.com
Jira is Atlassian's project and issue tracking tool for agile software teams, with boards, backlogs, timelines, forms, and automation.
Switching to Plane saves $949.20 / year and covers 86% of the compared capabilities.
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Way less money.
Top Jira alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 10 cheaper alternatives · vs Jira Standard at $79.10/mo for 10 seats ($7.91/seat) · scenario: 10 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Jira’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Jira costs $79.10/mo on the Standard plan at 10 seats, monthly billing. We found 10 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 2 of them cover at least 75% of the 7 compared capabilities. Jira's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basecamp Freelancer plan · missing: Workflow automations, Sprints & agile boards, Gantt & timeline views, AI assistant, Unlimited forms work management — adjacent | 29% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | $649.20 / year 68% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Plane Pro plan · missing: Unlimited forms | 86% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $229.20 / year 24% cheaper | |
Trello Standard plan · missing: Sprints & agile boards, Unlimited forms work management — adjacent | 71% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $229.20 / year 24% cheaper | |
GoodDay Professional plan · missing: Guest access, Unlimited forms work management — adjacent | 71% | $60/mo how? ⓘ | $229.20 / year 24% cheaper |
Which Jira alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Plane — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 86%
- Best open source or self-hosted
- Plane — $0/mo (Free plan) · covers 86%
- Need workflow automations, dashboards & reporting, sprints & agile boards, gantt & timeline views, guest access or unlimited forms?
- ClickUp — from $0/mo (Free Forever plan)
- Need AI assistant?
- Plane — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Jira has that the top alternatives lack.
- Sprints & agile boards — Plan and run work in sprints on an agile board.Missing from Trello.
- Guest access — Invite external guests into a project.Missing from GoodDay.
- AI assistant — Get AI help drafting updates or summarizing project status.Missing from ClickUp.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from Plane, Trello, GoodDay.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Jira vs the top alternatives, on the 7 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Jira | ClickUp | Plane | Trello | GoodDay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workflow automations from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dashboards & reporting from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sprints & agile boards from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gantt & timeline views from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Guest access from Standard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| AI assistant from Standard | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Unlimited forms from Free | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $79.10/mo Standard | $0/mo Free Forever | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Jira covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Workflow automations — from Free
- ✓ Dashboards & reporting — from Free
- ✓ Sprints & agile boards — from Free
- ✓ Gantt & timeline views — from Free
- ✓ Guest access — from Standard
- ✓ AI assistant — from Standard
- ✓ Unlimited forms — from Free
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Jira cost?
Jira's Standard plan costs $79.10/mo in our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Jira alternative?
Yes. Plane has a free plan that covers 86% of the 7 capabilities we compared against Jira.
What is the cheapest Jira alternative?
In our scenario (10 seats, monthly billing), ClickUp is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free Forever plan).
What is the cheapest Jira alternative with Unlimited forms?
ClickUp covers Unlimited forms and costs $0/mo (Free Forever plan) in our scenario.
Does Jira have a free plan?
Yes. Jira's free plan is limited to 10 seats.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.