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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
5th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Value Stream Management Software category, the mindshare of Jira Align is 16.1%, down from 37.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Core Software Delivery Platform is 6.5%, down from 29.0% 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 Platform6.5%
Other77.4%
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

"Velocity and reporting provide good visibility, burndown charts, and particularly velocity measurement."
"Some of the most valuable features are the configurations and dashboards."
"This solution helped our organization by allowing us to do customizations easily for our fast-paced team environment."
"We definitely saw at least 20% to 30% in work experience improvements, time management, and the simple ability to reduce waste time due to generating reports."
"I've had no issues with Align's stability."
"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."
"Jira is one of the most widely used tools in the market, and it has a vast amount of data already stored in it. Jira Align is crucial in orchestrating this data and providing valuable views and insights. However, it's essential for tools like Jira Align to offer configurable features. While complete customization might not always be feasible for enterprise-level tools, configurable features allow organizations to drive transformation accordingly."
"The product has good visualization capabilities and helps to see the different dimensions of a plan."
"The solution is flexible."
 

Cons

"We decided not to go with AgileCraft because of the expense of doing it."
"Jira Align fails to provide its users with a complete package in terms of portfolio management."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex."
"There is some capacity planning kind of a feature out there. I tried to use it, however, it was really not clear how to use it, how it gets reflected and all."
"Jira Align's setup process could be more straightforward, and they could make training and educational documentation more accessible."
"It would be helpful if they had something for capacity planning that was simpler to understand."
"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."
"AI is utilized worldwide; they could implement the functionality for notifications and other organizational operations in the product."
"It is hard to keep up with changes."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our customers buy licenses. We are not involved in its purchase."
"The license for Jira Align is priced fairly."
"Jira Align was reasonably priced then, especially for a bundle license that accommodated around 50 monthly users."
"The pricing and licensing costs are rated lower, around six mainly due to significant increases in licensing costs that were not well-received by users."
"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."
"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."
"Jira Align is an expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
8%
Media Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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

What needs improvement with Jira Align?
The platform's communication features could be more robust for better team integration.
What is your primary use case for Jira Align?
We use Jira Align for business strategies, collaboration, and reporting. The solution allows us to manage the various products and features delivered on that platform.
What advice do you have for others considering Jira Align?
Users have to understand their business objective before using the solution. Given the right training, it is easy for somebody to learn to use Jira Align for the first time. Overall, I rate the sol...
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