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Agile Software Architect at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Stable with good documentation and needs very little maintenance
Pros and Cons
  • "It's a very complete product overall."
  • "It would be ideal if Jira had future functionalities to integrate more easily with various aspects of code reviews."

What is our primary use case?

I am the software developer manager and I use Jira to manage team performance. We're also starting to use Jira for our drives. I used Jira before, for creating user stories from boards, to discuss issues, and many other tasks. Today we use Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket in our work. We practice scrum in our organization.

How has it helped my organization?

It improved with many exiting features to manage user stories, planning and retrospective meetings very productive.

What is most valuable?

The documentation is very good.

The solution is stable.

You can scale the solution easily.

It's comparable to Azure DevOps.

It's a very complete product overall.

What needs improvement?

It would be ideal if Jira had future functionalities to integrate more easily with various aspects of code reviews.

It would be nice if, in the future, Jira worked a bit more like Azure DevOps in order to be able to manage work in progress and have the task measurements in strategies for the stories.

In the future, I would like to have traceability features. For example, when you create a task or a sub-task that's related to code. In this task, if we could create a method for retrieve customer information, that would be helpful. In that case, I would want to train with the source code later.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I'm new to the company. Although I've worked with Jira before, I've only been at this company for one week.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Atlassian solutions for me are very good solutions. They are very interesting and very productive. As a user, it is necessary to have a unique portal to make traceability between sub-tasks related to code or programming. You can create and screen or implement a function or a class, related for example to the code that you are pushing in the repository or commit in the repository. If I open the sub-task, I will see the code related to the sub-task. It's very similar like Azure DevOps. Azure DevOps, however, has this functionality for traceability. This functionality will be amazing that Jira would implement something similar.

I prefer to use Azure DevOps instead of Jira for stability or the frequency of use. In my case, for example, I feel that more users, more companies don't think Azure DevOps makes a good choice due to the fact that the cost is higher than Jira.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is very good if you're carrying a lot of projects here, and if the company needs to have a lot of people to PEA development centers in Mexico. Our technicians can easily test the tool and scale it in order to develop projects.

We do plan to increase usage. We're already training more users. We're increasing quickly so that our teams will be ready for upcoming projects.

How are customer service and support?

We have manuals, technical support, and also technical specialists in the company. I haven't had the opportunity to use directly call the technical support from Atlassian, however, the technical documentation that I have reviewed is excellent. We're satisfied with the level of service we have access to.

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

We also use Azure DevOps. They are both very similar. The main difference is Azure offers traceability.

How was the initial setup?

The solution is easy to implement. We have the cloud version of Jira in the company, and we don't worry about maintenance, it's automatic.

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

The cost of Jira is okay. It's better than Azure DevOps. We don't have any licensing fees that I know of.

What other advice do I have?

While I'm new to the company, it's my understanding that it is a partner of Atlassian.

We use the latest version of the solution, as we use the cloud, which updates automatically.

Our company has both Azure DevOps and Jira. I use Jira, and Azure DevOps is used for other purposes. Most projects, all projects that are using Azure DevOps are legacy projects. The new projects and new solutions are using Jira.

On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate Jira at a ten. It's a very good product.

Both tools, Azure DevOps and Jira are at the same level. In terms of preference, I typically choose Azure DevOps for familiarity but not for features. For features, both are the same. For example, Jira has amazing features that Azure DevOps doesn't have, and also Azure DevOps has the flexibility that I like very much. Both tools have different interesting aspects. However, if Atlassian would implement traceability, I would prefer to use Atlassian. For me, it's more complete and allows for smaller teams than Azure DevOps.

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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reviewer1208085 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Devops Architect Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Stable and scalable but needs to integrate with other DevOps tools
Pros and Cons
  • "We have around 2000 plus users, so scale wise, there are no issues. We can easily scale up with multiple users."
  • "Jira is a project management tracking tool, and it would be great to see integration with the source front or Azure DevOps, etc."

What needs improvement?

Jira is a project management tracking tool, and it would be great to see integration with the source front or Azure DevOps, etc. The history of tasks, such as check-in and checkout, is not maintained under the particular Jira ticket. For example, in Azure DevOps management for a work item you can find out any chain set and dependency.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Jira for more than two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have around 2000 plus users, so scale wise, there are no issues. We can easily scale up with multiple users.

What other advice do I have?

I'm coming from an Azure DevOps background, and we use the integration board. It is very easy because the source code is there under one umbrella; however, Jira is not under the Azure DevOps umbrella. If your company is using Azure DevOps or Git as a repository, I recommend using the Azure DevOps board rather than Jira.

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

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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President/CEO at FACTRSYSTEMS, LLC.
Real User
Beneficial project management, useful dashboards, and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Jira are the dashboards and user interface. The processes within Jira to monitor, maintain and release are beneficial. It is a continuous development solution."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Jira to manage what is happening in our projects, such as application development lifecycles.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable features of Jira are the dashboards and user interface. The processes within Jira to monitor, maintain and release are beneficial. It is a continuous development solution.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have used Jira within the past 12 months.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Jira is a reliable solution.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I have found Jira to be scalable.

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

    The price of Jira could be lower.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Jira an eight out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    reviewer1795125 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Cyber Security Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
    Real User
    Good performance, with real-time collaboration, but the integration could be improved
    Pros and Cons
    • "We integrate Jira with QRadar which is helpful."
    • "I would like to see more integration available with more tools."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Jira for ETCM. It's for ticketing with QRadar.

    What is most valuable?

    We integrate Jira with QRadar which is helpful.

    The performance is quite good.

    It has real-time collaboration. 

    It provides good visual data easily.

    What needs improvement?

    While Jira integrates well with QRadar, it is not integrated with Splunk for example.

    I would like to see more integration available with more tools.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    Jira is not used in my company; in fact, it is not used at all. Jira is a project management tool that I use at school and during my internship.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Jira is stable. I have not experienced any issues with the stability of Jira.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We have not had any issues with the scalability of Jira.

    How are customer service and support?

    They provide technical assistance. Whenever you need something technical, they are quick to respond.

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

    The price seems reasonable to me. It's very similar to Splunk. 

    I don't believe it is expensive. 

    I'm not sure if they provide a free version, but we need free versions of everything to try before we buy. 

    I believe we simply require a longer, free version.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is simple. I didn't do it myself, but I've read the support, the guide, and it appears to be simple.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    I did some research for a school project. I needed to compare it to Splunk and a few other tools. As a result, I'm not particularly interested in purchasing them.

    What other advice do I have?

    I don't use Jira very often, and I don't have a lot of experience with it.

    I would rate Jira a seven out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    reviewer919272 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Quality Manager at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees
    Real User
    Provides very good output and integrates well
    Pros and Cons
    • "Provides good output and is user-friendly."
    • "The automation feature needs to be more user-friendly."

    What is our primary use case?

    Our primary use case is for project management and defect tracking. We are customers of Jira and I'm the quality manager. 

    What is most valuable?

    We use multiple plugins and tools which are integrated with Jira. It provides good output as we expected and we are basically hoping to increase the number of users. It's a user-friendly solution. 

    What needs improvement?

    I think the automation feature needs to be more user-friendly because not everybody knows about coding. The automation should be customized so that it's easier to use. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've been using this solution for four years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Stability is great now that we've moved to the cloud. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Scalability is good. We initially had 100 users and we now have 250 without any problem. 

    How are customer service and support?

    The support is good and available whenever we need it. We have been interacting with them for our query resolutions, as we have certain challenges that we're dealing with day-to-day.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup was quite straightforward. We used an integrator for deployment. We have a dedicated team for maintaining Jira.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would recommend this solution and rate it nine out of 10. 

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    reviewer1141353 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Gerente, Tech Mgmt at a engineering company with 11-50 employees
    Real User
    Helps in tracking features and projects, and allows us to comment almost anywhere
    Pros and Cons
    • "It has enabled us to keep track of features or projects. Previously, we used to manually keep track in Office. We now have a centralized repository for all the information."
    • "I don't know if it's the way it's deployed in the organization, but the interface we are provided is not as customizable as other tools. The multi-language report is not enabled in our installation. I don't really know if it's something related to the tool or our installation."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use it for Kanban boards, bug reports, and some workflows.

    How has it helped my organization?

    It has enabled us to keep track of features or projects. Previously, we used to manually keep track in Office. We now have a centralized repository for all the information.

    What is most valuable?

    I like that you can comment almost anywhere, and you can leave a trail. That's the most useful thing.

    What needs improvement?

    I don't know if it's the way it's deployed in the organization, but the interface we are provided is not as customizable as other tools. The multi-language report is not enabled in our installation. I don't really know if it's something related to the tool or our installation.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is pretty good. I haven't had any problem with it.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We haven't had any problems with scalability. It doesn't feel slow. It hasn't been down. It's working pretty well.

    Its users are in the hundreds, but I don't know specifically. It is available to everyone in the company, and it could potentially be used by anyone. We all are allowed to use it and implement it as we see fit.

    How are customer service and support?

    I have local technical support. That's our first line of support, and they contact Jira technical support if needed. 

    How was the initial setup?

    I'm just a user. I don't know.

    What other advice do I have?

    General advice would be to find out about customization features and multi-language support features.

    I'm not a heavy user of this solution. From what I've used, I would rate it 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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    Head of .NET Department at Evozon
    MSP
    Top 5Leaderboard
    It allows you to customize the flow for an agile process and adapt it to your own flow
    Pros and Cons
    • "I like that Jira allows you to customize the flow for an agile process and adapt it to your own flow."
    • "Of course, the price could always be cheaper."

    What is our primary use case?

    Jira is used for issue tracking and defining the development pipeline. It's helpful to define when a project is done and track a task as it moves through different stages. The deployment type varies based on the customer's environment. We sometimes connect to the client's setup, which can be in the cloud or on-premise. 

    What is most valuable?

    I like that Jira allows you to customize the flow for an agile process and adapt it to your own flow.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We've used Jira for around 10 years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    We evaluated Jira for security and stability, and everything went well. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Jira performs well and scales up enough to meet our needs. We probably have about 200 users, so we don't need more than what it offers. 

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

    We used a solution called Mantis a long time ago. We're a software outsourcing company, so we adapt to our clients' setup. Plus, Jira serves our needs well, so it made sense for us to work with that. We don't recommend anything else. We use Azure DevOps, Jira, and Confluence on our projects. If it's not in Microsoft, then it's Jira and Confluence.

    How was the initial setup?

    Deployment isn't something I handle personally. Our DevOps department does that, or it's installed by the client, so I'm not dealing with it either way. One engineer is enough to deploy.

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

    I don't know the price of all the setups. Our clients pay for the setup, so our Jira users are covered by them. Of course, the price could always be cheaper.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Jira nine out of 10.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Hybrid Cloud
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    reviewer1780098 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Konsulent at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Real User
    Lacking customization and performance, but well integrated
    Pros and Cons
    • "The most valuable features of Jira are all the integrations with other systems. It's not the best in any specific area but it has lots of plug-ins and integrations."
    • "Jira could improve the workflow, screen, and field configurability. They are lagging behind other solutions, such as Allegra in work system configurability."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Jira for software development and issue tracking, enhancement requests, and software lifecycle management.

    How has it helped my organization?

    Jira has benefited the organization because it's necessary for doing our job well. We would need to have Jira or a similar tool. For example, it's could be similar to working with documents, you need Word or a similar tool.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable features of Jira are all the integrations with other systems. It's not the best in any specific area but it has lots of plug-ins and integrations.

    What needs improvement?

    Jira could improve the workflow, screen, and field configurability. They are lagging behind other solutions, such as Allegra in work system configurability.

    It depends on your usage pattern because if it's more configurable, you can configure it to be a very different kind of tool which is a benefit.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Jira for approximately 10 years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The performance is not very good for Jira but the reliability is good.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Jira can handle a lot of tasks. In my project, we have approximately 50,000 issues to be resolved and it worked well. However, the overall solution is slow.

    We have approximately 25 employees using Jira in my organization of a total of 2,000 employees.

    I use Jira moderately while other of my colleagues use it daily.

    How are customer service and support?

    I have not used the support from Jira.

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

    I have been using Allegra previously.

    How was the initial setup?

    I was not around for the initial setup. However, I tried to configure it later and it is not easy. It is not as easy as it should be.

    What about the implementation team?

    The solution is on the cloud, there is minimal maintenance.

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

    The price of Jira is reasonable.

    What other advice do I have?

    My advice to others thinking about implementing Jira is if you only want it for the standard flows and use it as an issue tracker in a software development setting, it is a good solution. We are using the online version. If you are in need of changing workflows or appearance, fields, screens, et cetera, Jira is not able to do this well or it's not possible at all.

    Jira has found its place in our organization and it does those tasks. They should focus on speed and stability, and in that order. It's excellent with regards to preexisting integrations but it is poor at configurability.

    Whether Jira is a good solution for you depends on your use case. From what I have seen creating different workflows in Jira is not good.

    I rate Jira a five out of five.

    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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