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Jira vs Notion comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.8
Jira offers increased productivity, efficiency, and task management, with flexibility and cost-effectiveness, despite some initial plugin support challenges.
Sentiment score
6.9
Notion boosts productivity by saving up to 10% time and money, enhancing document management and exceeding user expectations.
A return on investment has been seen with Jira, as a lot of time has been saved in arranging tasks, converting software features into epics, tasks, and milestones, making it easy to track progress and plan future roadmaps.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
It's always hard to measure ROI precisely, but overall, the development time usually pays off within a year through efficiency gains.
CEO at 2Help
I would say per document, Notion saves at least ten minutes because of easy organization and sharing skills.
Automations Engineer at Ad Up
If we want to search for different things such as Jira or Confluence, it is all present in Notion, which is better for us.
Senior software developer at Simplifyvms
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.6
Jira's customer service is appreciated for its documentation and forums, though support response can vary in effectiveness.
Sentiment score
7.2
Notion's customer service is praised by some but criticized for lacking support, with varied responses to mobile app issues.
Jira's customer support is one of the best I have ever dealt with because they respond quickly.
CEO at 2Help
I did not face any issues with stability or upgrades.
Senior Director, Head of Information Systems Division at Israel Innovation Authority
Whenever there are issues, the internal Jira enterprise team is contacted directly.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Whenever we had an issue, it was very easy to email them, and they were giving us the solution within a few hours.
Senior software developer at Simplifyvms
Customer support is great, effective, and easy to reach.
Project Management Associate at MPost
Customer support for Notion is actually great; they are really responsive.
Head of Product at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Jira is praised for effective scalability and adaptability, though some face challenges with licenses, customization, and integration.
Sentiment score
8.0
Notion is praised for its scalability and adaptability for various projects, though pricing may become a concern when scaling.
Scalability for Jira is great, and it handles growth easily from 100 to thousands.
CEO at 2Help
Notion is heavily scalable, and we did not have a problem with scalability at all.
CEo at CloudPositive
Notion is highly scalable.
Founder at AppCritic
As an organization, when we scale up, the pricing tends to go very high.
Automations Engineer at Ad Up
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Jira is stable and reliable, with rare issues often tied to server capacity, customization, or network challenges.
Sentiment score
7.0
Notion's stability varies, with users facing occasional crashes, slowdowns, and downtime, especially with large databases and mobile use.
In my experience, Jira is stable, with around 99% uptime.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
I encountered a problem once when there was an outage for a couple of days.
Founder at AppCritic
Sometimes, Notion can be slow, especially if there is too much information or during peak times.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Notion does have some glitches at times, such as pages reloading for long durations or databases not updating correctly.
Architect at Nexworld
 

Room For Improvement

Jira needs improved customization, user interface, performance, integration, reporting, administration, and reduces dependency on third-party plugins.
Notion users want better integration, automation, pricing, mobile app, offline access, user management, AI, support, and team chat features.
Focus more on improving API integration and automation tools, not just the design.
CEO at 2Help
One feature that could improve Jira is the integration of AI capabilities, such as organizing Jira tasks autonomously with minimum human intervention and executing aggregations and clustering of these tasks.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
A simpler user experience for new users is necessary.
Product Analyst at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Notion has one big downside: the lack of an offline mode.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
It's difficult to determine what information is private.
Founder at AppCritic
I might find myself trying to load a new page, but I am unable to move from one page to another due to frequent hanging.
Project Management Associate at MPost
 

Setup Cost

Jira's pricing is reasonable for features but costly for larger enterprises due to tiered licensing and mandatory plugin fees.
Notion offers varied pricing plans, including a free option; costs increase with user additions and collective upgrades.
Even if only five people from your team use a financial plugin, you still pay for all 100 seats.
CEO at 2Help
However, inviting additional users can become costly.
Founder at AppCritic
It's affordable and offers community support if I get stuck.
Project Management Associate at MPost
Generally, it is not cheap.
Head of Product at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Jira offers customizable project management with Agile support, integrations, and dashboards, enhancing collaboration, scalability, and productivity.
Notion excels in flexibility, customization, and integration, offering efficient organization, collaboration, and versatile support for workflows and teams.
You can build your own workflows and make it work exactly the way your team needs and integrate it with almost every third-party software.
CEO at 2Help
Agile boards give instant visibility into what is in progress, blocked, or completed. It provides clear status and ownership, which helps the team stay aligned without constant follow-ups.
Product Analyst at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The main feature is the hierarchy, as features can be converted into epics and topics, allowing bigger tasks to be partitioned into smaller ones.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
The most impactful feature for project management is the ability to invite multiple client stakeholders without complication.
Founder at AppCritic
Notion has very strong integration capabilities.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Overall, it adds significant value to our project management by organizing our work efficiently.
Architect at Nexworld
 

Categories and Ranking

Jira
Ranking in Project Management Software
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
278
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Application Requirements Management (2nd)
Notion
Ranking in Project Management Software
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Knowledge Management Software (2nd), Document Automation Software (2nd), AI IT Support (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Jira is 3.8%, down from 8.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Notion is 1.7%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Jira3.8%
Notion1.7%
Other94.5%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Akhil Viswam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Agile workflows have streamlined sprint planning and tracking for faster feature delivery
Jira has a very good interface and it is very easy to manage sprints, tasks, and epics. The main feature is the hierarchy, as features can be converted into epics and topics, allowing bigger tasks to be partitioned into smaller ones. The hierarchy feature in Jira helps the team significantly compared to other tools that have been used, such as Trello, which is mainly useful only for a waterfall model. For modern Agile practices, Jira is the most adapted tool in the industry. Another valuable feature is that Jira APIs have been used for data science projects to analyze tasks and get insights. This has also been very helpful in the project.
Rusira Sathnindu - PeerSpot reviewer
Automations Engineer at Ad Up
Minimal workspace has organized policies and student records and improves team collaboration
One of the main frustrations I have is the pricing of Notion. It is really pricey; we even used to call it pretty pricey for an expensive notepad. Notion has a per-user pricing model, but I think if it was per-organization pricing with a flat rate for the whole organization regardless of how many new people join, that would be really awesome. But with their current pricing models, especially for a growing organization when scaling from ten to one hundred employees, it is going to cost a lot of money. It is ten dollars as I remember, but that is a lot because you have to pay it per person. Another issue is that sometimes their markdown editor has a great many features, but sometimes the markdown editor breaks. When I copy something from ChatGPT and paste it there, sometimes the content gets messy. Only sometimes, but when it gets messy, it is really hard to fix things up. I might have to delete the entire thing and do everything by hand. So there are some bugs related to the markdown editor, but that is not always the case. The main pain point I would say is the pricing model. I do not have more needed improvements to add regarding integrations, performance, or mobile experience. Those areas are good in my mind. I have not actually used the mobile app a lot, but from other sides that is all good. The main two needed improvements I would suggest are a better pricing model and fixes for some bugs in the markdown editor.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
7%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business106
Midsize Enterprise56
Large Enterprise150
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

Is Jira better or would you go with Micro Focus ALM Octane?
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Which is better - Jira or Microsoft Azure DevOps?
Jira is a great centralized tool for just about everything, from local team management to keeping track of products and work logs. It is easy to implement and navigate, and it is stable and scalabl...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Jira?
Jira itself is fairly priced for the features it provides, but pricing is a bit higher than some alternatives, mostly because many plugins and add-ons are paid and licensed per user. So even if onl...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Notion?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was fair.
What needs improvement with Notion?
One of the main frustrations I have is the pricing of Notion. It is really pricey; we even used to call it pretty pricey for an expensive notepad. Notion has a per-user pricing model, but I think i...
What is your primary use case for Notion?
My main use case for Notion when I was using it was for keeping the company's internal documents as well as spreadsheets and databases. All of the company policy documents, including instructions a...
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

Square, Nasa, eBay, Cisco, SalesForce, Adobe, BNP Paribas, BMW and LinkedIn, Pfizer, Citi.
Startups like Loom, Mixpanel, Blinkist, Adobe, Deel and Education facilities such as USC, Dartmouth and The University of Chicago.
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