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Jira vs SwiftKanban comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 12, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Jira
Ranking in Project Management Software
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
276
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Application Requirements Management (1st)
SwiftKanban
Ranking in Project Management Software
44th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2025, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Jira is 6.3%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SwiftKanban is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Jira6.3%
SwiftKanban0.6%
Other93.1%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Nathan Akimoff - PeerSpot reviewer
Has customized workflows to fit internal processes and improved overall team organization
I don't have a particular customization or integration that's been especially valuable for my team, but I experienced integrating Jira and QuickBooks, which was very challenging, but it really impacted the efficiency of the whole company. I have been working with Jira for over 12 years, and I've seen it grow every year. It's a powerful product, but lately, I think Atlassian has been adding too many simplified features that look nice but don't offer the same level of flexibility, and made some fields not available through the API, which is kind of frustrating. If I could make one suggestion, it would be to focus more on improving API integration and automation tools, not just the design.
Venu Vashistha - PeerSpot reviewer
Good reporting, quick configurations, and helpful support
It's a cloud-based setup, so there's no challenge in getting everything up and running. The downtime should be minimal. I'd rate the process nine out of ten in terms of ease of deployment. There is a three-month implementation exercise that we control. We have five people who were part of the implementation and maintenance process. They are admins and web developers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The two features that have been most valuable have been backlog management and sprint planning and tracking."
"It helps me to use virtual Scrum boards across four locations, three time zones, and to plan my work. It fully supports the Scrum approach, and the Agile way of working, and it has Agile thinking behind it.."
"Provides good output and is user-friendly."
"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."
"Reports, analytics, and a ton of widgets, they are great and intuitive. Perfect for an agile team."
"We use Jira for project management and tracking."
"It is very flexible, so we can do pretty much what we want with it."
"It also works well with all the integrated tools that you buy."
"The reporting part is very good."
 

Cons

"Some small issues with stability."
"If I'm comparing it to ALM Octane, the documentation is not as robust as ALM Octane's documentation. So, they can improve on the documentation side."
"We'd like to use it with non-Agile projects in the future, however, right now, it is a very Agile-focused product."
"it would be helpful to have a better tutorial for learning and to have a better understanding of what the features are and what they do."
"I find the dashboard to be Jira's most problematic feature."
"I want Jira to have more plug-ins, which will allow for more free plug-ins that help with the area of reporting."
"So at one point in time, they did a huge UI upgrade. At that time, I felt like they had changed something, so it was hard to figure out. Now that we are habituated, it's not an issue now."
"It would be very practical if you can more freely reach the information that is already inside the system. Currently, we have to buy add-ons for it. There is a lot of information in the Jira system that you can handle only through add-ons. You cannot reach such information on your own. If you want to use this information, which is already in the system, you have to buy some add-on to use. For example, information about how much time an assignee is spending on a ticket is there in the system, but you cannot access it without an add-on. JQL is a very good way to reach the data inside Jira. If we can reach more objects, even through JQL, it would be great."
"Some of the reports could be automated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are no additional costs to the standard licensing."
"The tool's pricing is expensive. The new pricing is indeed quite expensive compared to what it was a few years ago. Last year, when we intended to renew our subscription, we found the pricing considerably higher."
"I am not sure about the pricing, but I know its licensing is on a yearly basis."
"It does not cost that much."
"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten. It's paid yearly."
"Worth the extra cost."
"Our client handles the licensing aspect. They have not yet purchased the premium version."
"We have an enterprise license that includes cloud service and support."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
8%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business104
Midsize Enterprise56
Large Enterprise149
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