Alternatives to Jira
Atlassian's issue and project tracking tool for planning, assigning and tracking team work. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Jira
Atlassian's issue and project tracking tool for planning, assigning and tracking team work.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Jira.
Linear
A keyboard-first issue tracker and product planning tool for software teams, with built-in AI agents.
Linear is a keyboard-first hosted issue tracker with cycles and triage for software teams, with a more opinionated workflow and no self-hosted option.
Plane
An open-source project management tool for work items, cycles, wikis and AI, cloud or self-hosted.
Plane is an open-source Jira-style tracker with cycles, epics and a built-in wiki, deployable in the cloud, self-hosted or air-gapped.
Redmine
Self-hosted open-source project management and issue tracking web application built on Ruby on Rails.
Redmine is a free, self-hosted open-source tracker with Gantt charts, wiki and time tracking, running on Ruby on Rails with a more dated interface.
OpenProject
Open-source project management software with Gantt charts, agile boards, time tracking and cost reporting.
OpenProject is open source and installable on-premises, combining Gantt charts and agile boards with time and cost reporting, though some features are paid.
Taiga
An open-source agile project management tool with Scrum and Kanban support for cross-functional teams.
Taiga is an open-source, self-hostable agile tracker built around Scrum and Kanban, with a simpler interface but no classic Gantt planning.
Huly
An open-source team platform combining project tracking, chat, documents, planning and video meetings.
Huly combines project tracking with chat, documents and video meetings in one open-source platform that can be self-hosted, though setup takes more work.
ClickUp
A web-based work management app combining tasks, docs, chat, whiteboards and AI features.
ClickUp is a hosted workspace that puts tasks, docs, chat and whiteboards together with list, board and Gantt views, and takes time to learn.
Asana
A hosted work and project management app for planning tasks, projects and team workflows.
Asana is a hosted project and task tracker with no-code automations, with a free plan limited to two users rather than structured issue workflows.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Jira as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Wrike
A hosted work and project management platform for planning, assigning and tracking team work.
Jira is Atlassian's hosted issue and project tracker with structured workflows, aimed at software and project teams and tied to an Atlassian account.
Zoho Projects
Online project management software with task lists, Gantt charts, timesheets and custom workflows.
Jira is Atlassian's hosted issue tracker with structured workflows that scales across many teams, aimed mostly at software and project teams.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Confluence
Atlassian's web-based team workspace for writing, organizing and sharing documentation and internal knowledge.
Trello
A web-based Kanban board app for organizing tasks and projects alone or in teams.
Wekan
An open-source Kanban board built with Meteor that you host on your own server.
Kanboard
A minimal self-hosted Kanban board for managing projects with drag-and-drop tasks.
monday.com
A hosted work management platform for projects, tasks, CRM and team workflows with AI agents.
