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Vikram Karanwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Retail Sales Manager at Pine Labs
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Top 5
Apr 15, 2024
Used for ticketing and project management, but it should be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "Jira queries can be used for different types of deployment automation processes."
  • "The solution should be more user-friendly and include integration with different tools."

What is our primary use case?

We use Jira for ticketing purposes, project management, and writing stories, epics, and milestones.

What is most valuable?

The solution's maintainability, user-friendliness, and learning curve are all very good. We can use the solution's queries to filter everything and get the data out for business processes. Jira queries can be used for different types of deployment automation processes.

What needs improvement?

The solution should be more user-friendly and include integration with different tools.

For how long have I used the solution?


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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution a seven to eight out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution’s scalability needs improvement. Around 5,000 users are using Jira in our organization.

How are customer service and support?

The solution’s technical support is quite good.

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

We previously used ServiceNow. We switched to Jira because it is more user-friendly and an easy-to-use tool for project tracking, project management, and integration. Compared to ServiceNow, Jira is easy to maintain.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of the solution is quite complex and should be simplified.

What was our ROI?

We have seen a 90% return on investment with Jira.

What other advice do I have?

We use Jira for sprint planning and agile project management. We used to maintain a two- or three-week sprint. We found and tracked different user stories, epics, and milestones in that sprint. We used to complete the two-week sprint with all the user stories, epics, and milestones in that particular sprint. We also put the blockers we use in the backlogs so that they could be handled in the next sprint.

Jira's bug tracking and issue resolution works quite well. Users should explore more features and understand and learn more about the solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Grigoriy Kneller - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager at HDI Systeme AG
Real User
Top 5
Apr 15, 2024
Useful for agile management and project tracking
Pros and Cons
  • "Jira is designed for issue tracking, making the process much easier than traditional methods like paper-based tracking. It is number one for agile management."
  • "The tool should improve its pricing."

What is our primary use case?

I use Jira for project management. 

What is most valuable?

Jira is designed for issue tracking, making the process much easier than traditional methods like paper-based tracking. It is number one for agile management.

Jira's reporting and analytics features provide a clear picture of what happens, making them good. I use it in my work. 

What needs improvement?

The tool should improve its pricing. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the product since 2006. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is very stable. I rate it a nine out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability as a ten out of ten. It's highly scalable, accommodating from just a few people to potentially several thousand without issues.

How are customer service and support?

I've encountered delays and found that some of the responses from technical support weren't very helpful in resolving issues.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

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

We switched to Jira because it was better regarding features and execution. 

How was the initial setup?

Setting up on Windows is very easy, while on Linux, it's a bit more complicated. I would rate it around a seven out of ten. It is possible to deploy it both on the cloud and on-premises. The deployment duration varied based on whether it was on the cloud or a server. If it was on the cloud, it took slightly less time, while installing it on a server took anywhere from ten minutes to an hour. 

What about the implementation team?

I installed the product myself. 

What other advice do I have?

I recommend Jira because it's the best tool for project management, issue tracking, and support. I rate it a nine out of ten. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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StuartBarker - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Corecom Quality Engineering
Real User
Top 10
Apr 12, 2024
A flexible and customizable solution that supports remote collaboration
Pros and Cons
  • "In our organization, we use Jira for project management and usually use the Scrum project type. We might adjust the workflows and stages to better suit our needs, but we mostly use the default functionalities it offers to manage our projects."
  • "Jira could be easier to use, especially for administrative tasks. It's quite complex, so it's important to understand it well. While the reporting and dashboards are good, there's room for improvement in some areas where extra features would be helpful."

What is most valuable?

In our organization, we use Jira for project management and usually use the Scrum project type. We might adjust the workflows and stages to better suit our needs, but we mostly use the default functionalities it offers to manage our projects.

It's flexible and customizable, and we frequently use it with customized workflows and dashboards to track defects. Jira works well with tools like TestRail and Clarity, which help with test management. It has various APIs.

Jira's reporting and analytics features support project management by providing useful out-of-the-box reports. These include burn-down charts for Agile project management and various other reports. These default reports typically cover around 60 percent of users' needs. Users can customize their reports and dashboards for the remaining needs, which usually fulfill about 80-85 percent of requirements. Add-ons can be used for the remaining small gap.

The tool mainly supports remote or distributed team collaboration through its cloud version, accessible from anywhere. Within Jira, you can communicate effectively with team members by assigning issues, leaving comments, and referencing people for notifications. While direct communication features within the tool are decent but not outstanding, integration with tools like Slack or Teams can enhance collaboration further.

What needs improvement?

Jira could be easier to use, especially for administrative tasks. It's quite complex, so it's important to understand it well. While the reporting and dashboards are good, there's room for improvement in some areas where extra features would be helpful.

Sometimes, we need add-ons in the product, especially for reporting. While you can get these through add-ons, they can be pricey. The licensing system for add-ons might also seem unfair because you often have to pay for all users, even if only a few use the add-on. So, maybe the licensing model could be adjusted.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for ten years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We've never had any issues, even with up to 2000 users. However, scalability can be limited by the license type. I'd rate Jira's scalability as a ten out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

The tool's support is helpful. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

For deployment, setting up the tool takes minutes. Implementing additional configurations like SSO or integrations might take half a day to a day. The time spent configuring and customizing screens and workflows depends on your specific needs. I usually take about three or four days to complete everything.

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

The licensing cost for Jira is typically around seven dollars per user, though it may vary depending on regional variations. This cost is for a subscription-based model rather than a one-time purchase. I rate its pricing a seven out of ten. 

What other advice do I have?

I work across multiple projects, so people might approach me for support when needed. I would recommend Jira to other organizations. For inexperienced users, I would advise seeking help from experts if there's something you can't do in the tool. They can customize it to fit your needs. Overall, I'd rate the product 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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NeillWalker - PeerSpot reviewer
Agile Consultant at MSOLdigi
Consultant
Top 20
Apr 3, 2024
Integrates well with other applications and adapts to different kinds of projects
Pros and Cons
  • "We can integrate a lot of tools with the solution."
  • "Adding applications is very expensive."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is used for project management and agile software development. It is also used for general business planning. We can use it for any small or large project. The tool is designed to do sprints and Kanban. It was built for Agile. It works well for any Agile-style project.

What is most valuable?

There are various versions of Jira. Help desk process, using ITIL, planning a new product from scratch, marketing, task management, and team management can be done in Jira. We use automatic print preview settings and visualization of the progress. We can link all of our information in Jira into Confluence to do live meetings with live data. We have a lot of templates in Confluence for any business or team meeting we need.

The reporting and analytics features make it easy to calculate team velocity. We can track time and effort. It's very easy to generate burn-down and burn-up charts for Agile teams. It also has many useful automatic charts for help desk services. I haven’t used it much, though. We can integrate a lot of tools with the solution.

What needs improvement?

A lot of companies use a mix of Waterfall and Agile methodologies. They often need more individual metrics for time and cost tracking. Many larger companies would like to have more resource management within Jira. The model for adding features is by application. If we add an application to Jira, we must pay for the licenses for everybody on our contract when only a few people need to use the application. Adding applications is very expensive. We cannot make it for only the few users that need it. We must buy the application for the entire workforce that's using Jira, so it's not very flexible.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for three or four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Overall, the product is stable, but it has had some security problems and a major outage in the last couple of years. It's something to be aware of, but I don't worry about it that much.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product’s scalability is pretty amazing. I've seen customers with over 10,000 users, and it works well. I don't have a lot of scaling needs. However, it's super easy to onboard new people. And I've never had to worry about running into performance problems. We just add the people, and it works.

How was the initial setup?

If we are starting a project with a small team from scratch, we can have Jira up and running in about ten minutes. The deployment process is logging on, adding the users, and hitting the start button. It's very easy. The tool is deployed on the cloud. I recommend the cloud. It is usually better and the easiest.

What was our ROI?

The ROI is excellent for the cost of the basic product. It has so many features and integrates with so many things. There are a lot of useful free apps available. We can really improve our project management and task management at a low price compared to buying a bunch of other products. It's very flexible. We can adapt it to different kinds of projects. We can adapt it to the way the teams need to do the work instead of having to learn the rules of the software itself.

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

I use a monthly subscription. We can opt for an annual subscription if we go through a reseller.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I tried Asana and Trello. I chose Jira because it integrates with many other applications and easily expands with its own apps. The integration within the Jira, Confluence, and Atlassian products is automatic. We don't have to spend time linking information and data. We just need to install it, and it will be ready to go.

What other advice do I have?

I haven't used a lot of direct integration with Jira. I've seen it used with code repositories for continuous integration and continuous deployment. It's really fast. Everything is automated and very easy to set up. I haven't used all of the features. I would definitely recommend Jira. My advice is to use the online resources on the Jira home page. There are a lot of people who will help you set it up for free. We can avoid making a lot of mistakes by using the community advice. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Eko Kristianto - PeerSpot reviewer
IT consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 20
Nov 24, 2024
Allows for task management and report generation
Pros and Cons
  • "We can query the tickets and create dashboards based on these queries."
  • "I am unable to query based on the subtask and link by issue."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Jira for scrum, specifically for Agile Scrum. Most of the tasks are in Jira, including the dashboards and reports.

How has it helped my organization?

For now, we are using Jira for the scrum. We are quite happy with this as it allows for task management and report generation.

What is most valuable?

We can query the tickets and create dashboards based on these queries. This functionality is helpful for monitoring project status and tracking bugs. We are using Jira for scrum within the Agile framework. Tasks and dashboards are in Jira, which also assists in report generation.

What needs improvement?

I am unable to query based on the subtask and link by issue, which can be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Jira for more than five years because my previous company also used it.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

For stability, I would rate Jira as eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

For scalability, I would rate Jira as seven out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted Atlassian's technical support since another team handles these issues.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

I have tried Trello, which is open-source and free, however, Jira is much more powerful.

How was the initial setup?

The setup of the project in Jira is handled by our scrum master, who is not a very technical person, yet manages it efficiently.

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

For small companies, Jira is not affordable, leading them to use Trello or other free software. Jira is quite acceptable for medium to enterprise-level companies due to the features it offers compared to its pricing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have not used Asana, but I have used Trello. I find Jira to be much more powerful.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate Jira eight out of ten. I am quite content with its features and capabilities.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Yogesh Kapse - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Sales Manager at ESDS Software Solution Pvt Ltd.
Real User
Top 5
Apr 14, 2024
Easy to implement, easy to use, and suitable for smaller projects
Pros and Cons
  • "The burndown charts help track projects."
  • "Scripts should be more readily available for implementing projects."

What is our primary use case?

We are using the solution for project management.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution helps to track issues related to project management. It helps with different activities like assigning tasks and reacting to issues.

What is most valuable?

Linking the issues to members in the team and outside the team has been valuable. Jira's reporting and analytics features are very important for analyzing the entire sprint activity at the end or middle of the sprint. The tool helps track the capacity, velocity, assignments, and different team members’ activities. We can track the entire sprint speed. The burndown charts help track projects. Over time, the tool has completely adapted to our project's scanning needs. We use it however we want and change the settings as we want. So it's quite adaptive.

What needs improvement?

The product must provide more automation. Scripts should be more readily available for implementing projects. It should provide quick launch features to build projects.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool’s stability an eight to nine out of ten. It's quite stable. We haven't faced any issues.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The tool is quite scalable. It was quite useful for our projects. I rate the scalability eight out of ten. We have 30 to 40 users. We use the product daily.

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

I have used Azure for some projects. We switched to Jira because it is easy to implement and use. It is good for smaller projects. It is easier to start using Jira than other products.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was quite easy. I rate the ease of setup an eight out of ten. The product is deployed on the cloud.

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

The price is quite competitive. I rate the pricing a seven to eight out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use and implement. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Gorazd Hribar Rajteric - PeerSpot reviewer
OSS Expert & Team Lead at Telekom Slovenije
Real User
Top 10
Apr 10, 2024
Provides high flexibility to create new workflows quickly, but the performance and stability degrade as the database grows
Pros and Cons
  • "The product provides high flexibility to create new workflows quickly."
  • "The performance and stability are visibly degrading since the database has been growing every year."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution primarily for the IT development processes since we also develop some internal software and integrations. We use it for IT support. We also use the project management features. We help create some custom projects within Jira and assign or dedicate some of the projects to top-level projects. Some are epic projects. We have our own custom project structure within Jira.

What is most valuable?

The product provides high flexibility to create new workflows quickly. There isn't much work. We use it to track developers' and other IT personnel's time. Everybody enters all the tasks so we can create reports quickly. The integrations are fairly straightforward. The reporting and analytics feature considerably impacts our project management and decision-making process. I rate the impact an eight out of ten.

What needs improvement?

We had quite a lot of issues integrating BMC Remedy and Jira. They're different. A lot of information needs to be exchanged. The changes that need to be promoted from one on-site to another are challenging. It is easier to integrate Jira with other systems than BMC Remedy. The database has grown since we've been using the tool for 12 years. The performance and stability are visibly degrading since the database has been growing every year.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for 12 years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the stability a six out of ten. We have a large database.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The demand is growing. Even though we put in additional and better hardware, the scalability is not what we would like it to be. I rate the scalability a four or five out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The deployment took a couple of months. We needed a team of five to ten people to deploy the product. I rate the ease of setup a nine out of ten.

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

I rate the pricing a seven out of ten. The tool is expensive.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We looked for an alternative since Jira’s licensing is expensive. We tested five to six other products. However, we chose Jira because it is quite a solid product. We had a lot of data to migrate and didn't want to spend too much time doing that.

What other advice do I have?

We don't use bug tracking in Jira. I haven't contacted support at all. I’m not responsible for maintaining the Jira deployment. My colleagues take care of it. I might recommend the solution depending on the size and purpose someone wants to use it for. If we don't have personnel to administer Jira, we will have to hire a relatively expensive company to do it. Overall, I rate the product a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Ronny ArianHidayat - PeerSpot reviewer
Group Product Manager at Waresix
Real User
Top 20
Dec 27, 2023
Helps teams work and collaborate faster to improve performance
Pros and Cons
  • "I think one of the most powerful features in Jira is the customization of fields and workflow."
  • "Users can be confused about how to use this tool as it's very complex."

What is our primary use case?

ira is a very complete tool in the tech industry, helping in deploying software. Jira is a very strong tool for a corporation with a team to track and monitor all the tasks that have been defined within a project. It helps teams work and collaborate faster to improve performance. 

How has it helped my organization?


What is most valuable?

I think one of the most powerful features in Jira is the customization of fields and workflow. Jira helps in projects consisting of a workflow by providing templates with the return workflow, we can even modify the workflow and the fields. 

What needs improvement?

I think the GIS can seem too complex for some people because there are a lot of structures in the software itself. Users need to understand how Jira works, how to define Apex, how to use the storage and many other things. Each template provided by Jira has a different functionality, so users need to explore further about the functions of Jira, especially for the setting and configuration factors. There might be users out there who are unaware of the features in Jira. Otherwise, users will be confused about how to use this tool as it's very complex. 

For how long have I used the solution?


What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product is stable, and in terms of performance, it's really fast. The support team from Jira always informs users in advance, for example, if there is any scheduled maintenance or anything related to the performance tab. I believe Jira also creates maintenance schedules by considering the non-productive hours for each country. Hub fixes and new feature addition time are also planned by Jira for users. 

How are customer service and support?

Jira has a great Knowledge Center, for any kind of questions about how to use the product or other FAQs. Users can check the Knowledge Center before raising a ticket to Jira support. But for some cases, if someone creates a ticket, Jira support is very proactive and follows up on every ticket to provide a solution. Thus, support from Jira is great. I would rate customer support a nine out of ten. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

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

Previously before using Jira, we were using Google Workspace because it also has collaborative features. But I think it was missing a lot of features compared to Jira. Jira is specifically created for product or software development, so it's suitable for our business product. Jira has also gone through a lot of improvements over the years since we are using it. 

How was the initial setup?

Not much time is needed to install or configure this tool. You just need to register and subscribe before the tool is ready to use.  

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this product 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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