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Enterprise Solution Architect at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Jul 25, 2021
Not user-friendly, and the interface needs improvement, but it's stable and well-known
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Jira is that it's a well-known tool that many people are familiar with."
  • "It is not user-friendly."
  • "Jira is not the best tool; I just don't like it. I don't like the interface or the way it is structured."

What is our primary use case?

I'm a consulting company. I provide solutions for many companies, and in some cases, I implement Jira. DevOps is something else that I provide for my clients.

Our clients range in all sizes. I have microscopic clients, such as a one-man company, and on the other end of the spectrum, I have the New Zealand government, for example.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of Jira is that it's a well-known tool that many people are familiar with.

What needs improvement?

Jira is not the best tool; I just don't like it.

I am not looking to improve Jira. I have transitioned to using Azure DevOps or GitHub.

I don't like the interface or the way it is structured. I prefer the way it is done in Azure DevOps.

It is not user-friendly.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been acquainted with Jira for approximately five years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Jira is a stable solution.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We are also providing Azure DevOps.

I would recommend DevOps because it is more user-friendly and easier to use.

How was the initial setup?

I was not involved in the initial setup of Jira.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Jira a five out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Test Specialist at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Jul 7, 2021
Has a good, uncomplicated UI but needs improvement in dropdown options
Pros and Cons
  • "The UI is good. It's simple and not very complicated. It's very good for tracking."
  • "I would recommend Jira because it helps from a functional point of view and also with tracking defects."
  • "The thing I don't like is that it is hard to decide which dropdown options should be selected. When we try and submit it, it will state that there are certain mandates in place. It won't allow us to submit the form unless we fill out all the details."

What is our primary use case?

We use it mainly for logging defects and tracking them.

What is most valuable?

The UI is good. It's simple and not very complicated.

It's very good for tracking.

What needs improvement?

The thing I don't like is that it is hard to decide which dropdown options should be selected. When we try and submit it, it will state that there are certain mandates in place. It won't allow us to submit the form unless we fill out all the details.

I don't think Jira has a copy/paste option for emails. I know that you can attach emails, but I don't think there is a copy/paste option.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with JIRA for the past 10 years.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Jira because it helps from a functional point of view and also with tracking defects. It is similar to Quality Center and is good.

I would rate it at seven on a scale from one to ten.

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Chief Software Architect at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Real User
Jul 1, 2021
Scalable, great for project management, and is very stable
Pros and Cons
  • "Overall, the solution is very nice and has a variety of great features."
  • "For me, the solution is too complicated as it has too many features. It would be nice if they could streamline things."

What is our primary use case?

We mainly use the solution for project management. We are using Jira for our software development purposes only. Usually, we create a Jira project for each project and develop it according to its size. We assign team members who will belong to those projects, each project. Then, we manage everything using Jira.

Basically, the main purpose of using Jira is just planning and then checking issues. That's all for now.

How has it helped my organization?

We can lean on Jira completely during projects, even in terms of all the small things, surrounding planning. There are error reports, and we can take in the progress. We are not using any other tool except Jira for managing software development, including the testing and reports and following up.

What is most valuable?

Overall, the solution is very nice and has a variety of great features. 

The stability of the solution has been quite good.

We haven't had any issues with scalability.

It's a very useful project management tool.

What needs improvement?

For me, the solution is too complicated as it has too many features. It would be nice if they could streamline things.

They can make it a little bit better in terms of the user interface. Some things are very scattered. It is a bit confusing. They developed a new user interface, and I cannot follow the changes. There's documentation, however, it's not so good.

The solution has a pretty steep learning curve. It would be great if they could lessen the learning curve by providing more templates and ready-made options for new users to take advantage of.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for almost two years. It's been a while.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

In terms of stability, we haven't experienced any crash or anything like that. There are no bugs or glitches. We haven't suffered any issue with the Jira service itself so far.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Due to the fact that we are using the cloud service of Jira, we don't have any experience with any lagging or delaying or any of those kinds of issues yet. The team is managing this scalability and can scale up and down their resources automatically in the background. I don't have any issues with the scalability that's provided.

We are a small organization. We only have a team of 20 developers. We might increase usage in the future, should our team grow.

How are customer service and technical support?

We haven't had to reach out to technical support just yet. I can't speak to how helpful or responsive they are.

How was the initial setup?

I wasn't directly involved in the implementation process. I can't speak to what cloud the product is on or the exact details of the deployment.

We have only two people for the Jira management. We are only paying attention to security. We ensure we are giving the right permission to the right person, that is the only factor we are focusing on. 

What other advice do I have?

We are just customers and end-users.

As we are using the cloud version of the solution, we are always on the most up-to-date version.

For simple project management, Jira is too much. If you want to manage a project precisely, however, then I can recommend Jira. It's not only a software-specific version. There are different versions of Jira so that you can apply it to different areas - not just software. That is one good aspect. I'd say that it is very polished, and has a very well-defined approach to project management. 

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've mostly been happy with how it's worked for us.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER at Matrix Comsec Pvt. Ltd.
Real User
Jun 13, 2021
Good charts and reporting, customizable dashboards, and helpful filters
Pros and Cons
  • "Our company follows the Agile methodology for software development, and this product is one of the best tools for companies that do so."
  • "There are a limited number of gadgets accessible in Jira; thus, additional ones should be supported."
  • "In order to enhance adoption in small and medium businesses, the cost should be improved."

What is our primary use case?

Our company follows the Agile methodology for software development, and this product is one of the best tools for companies that do so.

We regularly check the tasks assigned to us, day by day, and create a work log in that task according to what has been done.

You can check today's task assigned to you by using a custom filter, which you can create on your own. We can also make a customized dashboard user-wise.

Upper-level management can analyze the chart and get an overview of the project, giving them the ability to estimate the budget and release date of the project.

How has it helped my organization?

After purchasing Jira, we started shifting to it from the older software we used, like Bugzilla. Bugzilla was being used as our bug reporting tool but after the introduction of Jira, we began to use several of its features. We now use Jira for Scrum Planning, Bug Reporting, Time Tracking, and Budget Tracking.

Day by day, the transparency of the project improves and estimating the project release date becomes easier to do. It is also easy for management-level users to check the project's budget and estimate the release date for a specific feature.

Because there are a number of charts available, looking at them will assist you with any decision that is related to your project.

What is most valuable?

As a user of the Jira, rather than an administrator, the custom dashboard and custom filter are some of the best features from my perspective.

I can manage my own dashboard and by logging into my account every day, I can get information about the day's tasks assigned to me. I can also see my timeline chart, and using that, I can see and understand what has been done in the last week/month.

I have added a gadget on my dashboard that gives me regular updates on the bugs reported by the QA team.

What needs improvement?

Jira is one of the best software applications for project management and budget tracking, but it does have some issues, as follows:

  • Firstly, the filtering feature can be improved to some degree.
  • Because JIRA has so many features, it may take some time to obtain a general knowledge of each one.
  • In order to enhance adoption in small and medium businesses, the cost should be improved.
  • I believe it will be difficult for new users to understand.
  • There are a limited number of gadgets accessible in Jira; thus, additional ones should be supported.

For how long have I used the solution?

In our organization, we have been Jira since 2017.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we were using the Bugzilla bug tracking software for reporting bugs from the QA and FITs. Due to the number of problems that we had with it, we purchased Jira and have been using it for approximately five years.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy, and we haven't found any difficulty in that.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is much higher than other similar solutions available in the market, and as such, the vendor should think about a price reduction to make this product more affordable.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We did not evaluate other options before implementing Jira.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Technical Content Writer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Jun 9, 2021
Very user friendly and relieves the burden on our QA team
Pros and Cons
  • "This is a user friendly solution."
  • "This solution is easy to use and takes a lot of burden off the QA team."
  • "Could be more stable with more integrations."
  • "The technical support could be better, a little more customer friendly and knowledgeable."

What is our primary use case?

Our testers and QA teams use this tool. 

What is most valuable?

This solution is easy to use and takes a lot of burden off the QA team.

What needs improvement?

I'd like to see a more stable product with more integrations, as new products are coming on the market daily.

For how long have I used the solution?

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How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support could be better, a little more customer friendly and knowledgeable.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was quite straightforward. We had our technical team deal with it. We currently have around 25 people using the product. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay an annual licensing fee. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Software Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Jun 8, 2021
Excellent project management tool that offers multiple reporting charts; great user interface
Pros and Cons
  • "Offers great multiple reporting charts."
  • "I would definitely recommend this product because it's scalable and easy to use."
  • "Integration with some of the automation tools could be improved."
  • "They could probably improve the integration with some of the automation tools and provide a specialized user interface suitable to their requirements."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for project management, guiding the teams in our company. The solution allows you to create Scrum boards to deliver all the acquired stories within the Scrum Sprints. It also adapts to any other Jive methodology, like Kanban, and helps the creation of roadmaps for the software, production and implementation. We use it for day-to-day tasks, managing our stories, assigning tasks to different developers, and even integrating it with other system control tools to link the story's details. We are customers of Jira. 

What is most valuable?

The Jira user interface is really helpful because you can see the big picture regardless of what stage the task is at. You can define priorities and estimate times. If, for example, you're planning to move to Scrum, you need a project management tool; JIRA is perfect for that. It can also be used on personal projects because they offer a free plan with unlimited features to manage your project, define your backlog, and check the status of a project. 

The solution comes with multiple reporting charts so you can see the sprint burndown chart and other information. We previously had our own internal tools for Scrum, and moving to Jira was a total upgrade. There's no need to create new accounts for your users. You integrate company emails with an internal server, grant the user access and with their  company credentials, they can log into the platform. That's a pretty good feature. 

What needs improvement?

They could probably improve the integration with some of the automation tools and provide a specialized user interface suitable to their requirements. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a very stable and reliable solution. The whole company uses it and we have around 500 employees. Our team adopted Jira recently but others in the company have been using it for a while. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Jira is very scalable and allows for the integration with source control tools.

How are customer service and technical support?

I haven't had to contact technical support. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward, we got access to it and started using it. They also provide you with documentation which helps if you are new to Scrum and new to the platform and features. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is an annual subscription fee based on the number of users. You can get a subscription for just 10 users, for small teams, and if you want more you can buy more. They have a standard and premium license. 

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend this product because it's scalable and easy to use. They provide best practice articles and quick start tutorials which are very helpful. If a new user has all the documentation, they can go from zero to hero very quickly.

I rate this solution a 10 out of 10.  

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CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Jun 4, 2021
Scalable, good functionality, and well structured
Pros and Cons
  • "We have found the structure, functionality, and how Jira handles the tickets most valuable."
  • "The performance could be improved in the future."
  • "The technical support could be more responsive."

What is our primary use case?

We using this solution to handling all of our development and support tickets.

What is most valuable?

We have found the structure, functionality, and how Jira handles the tickets most valuable.

What needs improvement?

The performance could be improved in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have had some issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good for what we are using it for. We have approximately 20 people using the solution in my organization and we plan to increase usage.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support could be more responsive.

What about the implementation team?

We have one technician handling the deployment of Jira in my organization.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is a monthly license required for this solution and it is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Jira an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Project Management Officer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
May 24, 2021
Great for creating tasks and tracking productivity of my development team
Pros and Cons
  • "This product has been very helpful for me in terms of creating tasks and tracking my development team's productivity."
  • "The support could be improved."
  • "I think support could be improved, in particular it would be helpful having a login for the support team."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for JIRA is for project tracking to see where our development team productivity is.

What is most valuable?

This product has been very helpful for me in terms of creating tasks and tracking my development team's productivity. 

What needs improvement?

I think support could be improved, in particular it would be helpful having a login for the support team.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for six years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is scalable. 

How was the initial setup?

It was easy to deploy this locally, I'm not sure if it would be the same at enterprise level. We have nearly 300 users in the company. 

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I've tried some other solutions including Plenty, ClickUp and Azure. I feel that Jira is far better than these other solutions. 

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this product for people who have agility.

I rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

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Technical Lead at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
May 18, 2021
Good reporting and visualizations, sprint tracking is helpful, simple and quick to set up
Pros and Cons
  • "The sprint tracking is really helpful and very convenient."
  • "Overall, this is a very good product and I think that it is the best project management tool."
  • "Having more seamless integration with Confluence would really help us track our product management activity and other product details in one place."

What is our primary use case?

We use Jira every day for tasks like tracking product deployments, mapping it to the tools that we use, and sprint tracking. We also used it for audit purposes, where everybody goes back to that for details about each user story.

Each sprint tracking is done in there, as well as the other product-related activities

All aspects of Jira administration help with respect to QA development and deployment.

How has it helped my organization?

This solution allows us to use customized workloads for different projects.

What is most valuable?

The sprint tracking is really helpful and very convenient.

Scrum boards are very easy to follow and we use them every day.

The roadmap, to understand what our team is going, is quite helpful when it comes to understanding things in a visual format. It provides good visuals such as the Burnup Chart.

Requirement traceability is easier to do with this product.

It integrates well with other tools.

What needs improvement?

We have been working on integrating Jira with Confluence for the past months but it is not yet working. Having more seamless integration with Confluence would really help us track our product management activity and other product details in one place.

Integration with BitBucket would allow us to have a better deployment process.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Jira for between four and five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This product is very much stable, and we have every tracking option being used.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It scales well, from what we have seen. We have more than 350 users that are in groups, and perhaps another 150 in addition to that. We are onboarding a lot of teams.

How are customer service and technical support?

When I need support, I contact our in-house technical team. I have not spoken with anybody from outside the organization or anybody from Atlassian.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We were using the on-premises version until a year or two ago when we migrated to the cloud version.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was simple and it didn't take much time to complete.

What about the implementation team?

We have an in-house team to deploy and manage our IT solutions. There may have been some outside help initially but everything is now done in-house.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We have an enterprise license that includes cloud service and support.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, this is a very good product and I think that it is the best project management tool. It is used company-wide and I recommend it.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Real User
May 17, 2021
Stable and straightforward to install, and it provides a good view on the status of Agile projects
Pros and Cons
  • "This product provides you a good view of the status of your projects."
  • "This solution covers almost all of the types of uses that we have, from an Agile perspective, and all of our requirements are supported by it."
  • "I think that there is some ease of use that could be brought in to improve certain things."
  • "When I was managing projects that started from epics and moved to multiple tasks, I found that the integration of epics and user stories could have been a little easier."

What is our primary use case?

When you are engaged in an Agile development environment, most of the handling and tracking of the stories are handled in Jira. It can also be used for handling and tracking requests in a ticketing system.

I am a consultant from the quality and design part of the work that we do, and I help people introduce tools into their system. Currently, I am only working with one customer that is using Jira. In the past, I have had five or six who were actively using it.

What is most valuable?

This solution covers almost all of the types of uses that we have, from an Agile perspective. All of our requirements are supported by it.

This product provides you a good view of the status of your projects.

What needs improvement?

When I was managing projects that started from epics and moved to multiple tasks, I found that the integration of epics and user stories could have been a little easier. I've seen people struggling to use that aspect of Jira. I think that there is some ease of use that could be brought in to improve certain things.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Jira on and off for the past six to seven years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I have not used Jira for really huge projects. I have had groups of between 30 and 40 people and for that size, there were no issues with scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have asked a couple of questions from technical support and I don't recall having any issues with that. Everything was as expected.

How was the initial setup?

I have not completed an installation myself, but my understanding is that it is quite straightforward. I am familiar with cloud-based deployment but I believe that it can be deployed in a private environment, as well.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

One of my customers told me that they were receiving better pricing for a similar tool from Microsoft. Specifically, the total cost of ownership was cheaper with Microsoft.

What other advice do I have?

This is definitely a tool that I would recommend to people, depending on their needs.

In summary, it is a good product and the only room for improvement that I can see is that it needs better integration.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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