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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Jira Align
Ranking in Value Stream Management Software
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
43
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (14th), Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (6th)
OpenText Core Software Deli...
Ranking in Value Stream Management Software
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Value Stream Management Software category, the mindshare of Jira Align is 16.1%, down from 34.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Software Delivery Platform is 6.0%, down from 25.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Value Stream Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jira Align16.1%
OpenText Core Software Delivery Platform6.0%
Other77.9%
Value Stream Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2788377 - PeerSpot reviewer
Agile Coach/SAFe Team Coach at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
Long-term agile tracking has supported development but reporting has required workarounds
I know Jira as Jira; I have used the cloud and I have used on-premise. It is an issue tracker. My experience has been positive, as it is an okay tool, but I like Azure DevOps better. I assess the dependency management feature as okay, but again, Azure DevOps is better; it is more customizable. I find the scenario planning features are okay, but if you have a good Scrum Master or Agile coach, you can get a lot better insights just by looking at the data. We export most of what is in Jira to Power BI so we can run better reports.
reviewer2297841 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Automation Architect at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
A highly stable and flexible solution that provides modules that are far superior to any other tools in the market
It's hard to learn the best practices. It is hard to keep up with changes. There's a lot of great improvements. We don't always know about them. There have been a lot of changes in the suggested uses of the product over the last five years. There are some things that we don't even know about. It would be nice to have an idea of the vision of the use of the product compared to how we're using it. For example, the solution is so customizable that we can create a form and drop half the fields. However, someone else might think the dropped fields are important for AI. I won't be using it because I don't know. So, my results will end up being substandard because of it.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Jira Align's most valuable features are the roadmap, the program board, and the reports."
"The most valuable features of Jira Align are its product roadmap and reporting."
"The deployment phase of Jira Align wasn't difficult."
"The reporting structure is great."
"The biggest advantage of Jira Align, in my opinion, is its user-friendly interface, making it simple and easy for end users to navigate and utilize. The most valuable feature of Jira Align for me is its automation capabilities, allowing us to create automation rules based on logical conditions for our projects. In terms of cross-team collaboration, Jira Align's integration with our project squads has been highly effective. It enables seamless creation of stories linked to incidents and changes, facilitating better visibility and understanding of the relationships between them. Regarding road mapping and dependency tracking, Jira Align enhances our project planning by aligning with our best practices and providing robust capabilities for mapping out dependencies and tracking progress."
"It's easy to set up."
"The product has good visualization capabilities and helps to see the different dimensions of a plan."
"What I like about Jira is that I can easily keep tabs on the status of different issues and what the team is working on."
"The solution is flexible."
 

Cons

"One area where Jira Align could improve is in its licensing model. There was a significant change in the licensing module about six months ago, which resulted in increased costs for customers like us. This change wasn't communicated clearly, and it made it challenging for companies to adopt Jira Align without facing higher expenses. In terms of features, I would like to see improved workflows in the next release, as that would greatly benefit our organization."
"It should just have the integration with Jira. We haven't looked at it since Atlassian bought the product."
"I don't know if Jira provides training for people who want to be certified with the solution, so that is one of the problems."
"Jira Align's cost needs improvement."
"There are fewer customization options in Jira Align due to how it was designed."
"The solution’s stability could be improved."
"The configuration is not easy. It requires a lot of customization from the admin perspective, and it is very time and effort consuming."
"One of the biggest issues I found in the new version was once we clicked on one of the tasks that were specifically for our group and went to look at the other portfolios in other areas we had to browse all the way back to the beginning. If you click the back button, it would not work, it stayed the same place. Additionally, if you click on page B, but then you wanted to go back to page A it would not go back to page A. You would have to browse back to the portfolio and then find your group again and open it. This was the only issue that I had with it and I am not sure if it is a Jira issue or it was because of the way the site was laid out."
"It is hard to keep up with changes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Jira Align was reasonably priced then, especially for a bundle license that accommodated around 50 monthly users."
"Jira Align has price packages for different purposes."
"Jira Align is quite expensive for small-to-medium companies, but it's quite reasonable for larger ones."
"The software is very good, but the price is expensive. Our licensing costs are on a monthly basis, but there are no additional costs to the standard license fees."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate Jira Align a seven out of ten."
"Jira Align is an expensive solution."
"The tool is moderately expensive."
"Jira Align is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
23%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise19
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jira Align?
When it comes to pricing, the last time we did pricing options, they were pretty comparable; it all depends on what sort of Microsoft licensing agreements the company has as to whether one is going...
What are the main differences between Jira Align and Azure DevOps?
Feature/Aspect Jira Align Azure DevOps Primary Focus Enterprise agility, SAFe, alignment Team-level Agile, CI/CD, DevOps Scalability Enterprise-level Team to medium-sized organizations Key...
What needs improvement with AgileCraft?
I think it is probably better in almost all aspects over Jira; the dashboards are better, the filters or the queries are better, and it is more aligned to Scaled Agile. To sum it up, the main room ...
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