I use the tool to review code quality and communicate with the QA team. I also use the product to raise tickets with my senior management for issues I cannot resolve.
Aws Devops Engineer at Borgward Technology India Private Limited
Easy to use, performs well, and has a simple user-interface
Pros and Cons
- "The user interface is simple."
- "The stability could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The user interface is simple. It performs well. It is easy to use. Anyone can use the product.
What needs improvement?
The stability could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for one year and two months.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I haven’t had any issues with the stability of the tool. I rate the stability eight out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is simple. We have completely migrated to the AWS cloud.
What other advice do I have?
I will recommend the tool to others. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Principal Performance Architect at Tecnotree Corporation
User-friendly and helps monitor stories, scrum updates, and Definition of Doneness (DoD)
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Jira is the reporting feature, which allows us to track our team's tasks."
- "The solution's stability could be improved, and it could be made more robust."
What is our primary use case?
I have worked with Jira for agile scrum projects. Jira is a good tool that helps you track and monitor all your stories, scrum updates, and Definition of Doneness (DoD). We can track everything we need to track and pull the reports from the Jira tool. Based on the team's activity, we can monitor, track, and update the tasks we have assigned through Jira. We also use Jira for sprint planning.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Jira is the reporting feature, which allows us to track our team's tasks. You can export and play around with the reports. In the defect tracking tool, you can pull the data and generate reports with a nice graph. It's very user-friendly. The solution's user interface is intuitive and easy to use.
What needs improvement?
Sometimes, Jira becomes slow when more people use it. Then, we have to close it and log in again. The solution's stability could be improved, and it could be made more robust.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution’s stability a seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Around 2,000 users use Jira in our organization.
I rate the solution an eight out of ten for scalability.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of the solution is very simple. You can install Jira as a standalone solution. Deploying the solution on the cloud is very, very easy, and then you can access it from anywhere on the cloud.
What other advice do I have?
I have used Micro Focus Quality Center, which is purely a defect management tool. We can also use Jira as a defect management tool. When you compare both tools, Jira is now the best tool for defect management and running scrum projects. You can even expose the Jira APIs to do automation.
If you find a defect, you can automate the process of logging in to Jira and erasing the incident. When you find a defect while running JMeter scripts, you can take the APIs and automate it to save time. The automation process can be done through Jira because it exposes its APIs to third parties to integrate with other tools.
You can expose Jira APIs and integrate the solution with other tools. You can have your own dashboard using the APIs. I would recommend the solution to other users.
Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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IT bp at KDR Corp
A reasonably stable solution with an easy setup phase
Pros and Cons
- "The integration between Confluence and Jira, along with Jira's ticketing system, is a valuable feature the product offers its users."
- "I have noticed a problem with Jira in the Philippines. In the Philippines, there are only a few companies that offer local support, which is alarming."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution in my company as an ITSM tool. Our company's service desk and those working with the engineering team use the tool.
What is most valuable?
The integration between Confluence and Jira, along with Jira's ticketing system, is a valuable feature the product offers its users.
What needs improvement?
I opted for Jira since it was offering ITIL V4, and there seems to be a compatibility between ITIL V3 and ITIL V4.
From an improvement perspective, it would be better if Jira could offer more in the area of data analytics similar to what Power BI and Qlik offer to users. The tool currently lacks in the area of data analytics.
Jira needs to consider lowering its prices considering the competition in the market.
I have noticed a problem with Jira in the Philippines. In the Philippines, there are only a few companies that offer local support, which is alarming. In my previous company, when we requested support, basic support was not provided, and we had to schedule and deal with everything on our own.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Jira for around two years. I am a user of the solution.
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?
It is a pretty much scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is good. I rate the 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?
I have experience with ManageEngine and ServiceNow. If I need to deal with a project involving retail business, then Jira would be a poor choice because dealing with a retail business requires a tool to have an approach different from what Jira offers. Compared to ServiceNow, Jira is a bit better.
How was the initial setup?
The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.
The solution is deployed on the cloud.
The solution can be configured within a week or so. If there are changes to be made in the solution, then it requires more time to configure it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If I compare Jira's licensing model with that of other products, I think that the other products have a much better licensing model. Considering what is happening in the market presently, and as people are moving away from Jira and ServiceNow, more and more people have started embracing cheaper products in the market. I rate the product's price a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
It is important to know that my company uses the free version of the solution since we are not a big organization. My company is currently looking into the configurations and other areas before going for the paid version of the solution.
What other advice do I have?
Performance-wise, Jira is a good solution, but the problem lies in the part of its licensing area.
I rate the product's price an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Technical Manager at Purpleslate
Helps to track multiple projects and has good reporting features
Pros and Cons
- "Jira has a good reporting system. It also has an API, so we can do all sorts of reporting."
- "A lot of features, such as time tracking, are only available through the marketplace. If multiple users are working on a user story, we aren't able to pull out the reports. So, there are many things that they aren't offering. They are available only through the marketplace. That's not good for a product."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for project tracking. We do software development. We implement software development lifecycle, and we use Bitbucket for CI/CD pipelines.
How has it helped my organization?
We have a lot of vendors operating on multiple projects, so in terms of operations, we need to maintain the backlogs of different projects. The sprint approach for roadmaps is cool in Jira, but we are looking at whether the same option is available in Azure DevOps because one of our clients is looking into using Azure DevOps.
What is most valuable?
Jira has a good reporting system. It also has an API, so we can do all sorts of reporting.
What needs improvement?
There are a lot of things. A lot of features, such as time tracking, are only available through the marketplace. If multiple users are working on a user story, we aren't able to pull out the reports. So, there are many things that they aren't offering. They are available only through the marketplace. That's not good for a product.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's stable. The stability on the cloud is 99%, but we have deployed it on a virtual machine.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Both cloud and on-prem deployments are scalable. I'd rate it an eight out of ten in terms of scalability.
Our clients are small and medium enterprises.
How are customer service and support?
I'd rate it a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The setup on the cloud is easy. I'd rate it a nine out of ten in terms of the ease of setup. The on-prem setup requires some work. I'd rate the on-prem setup a five out of ten in terms of the ease of setup.
We have four people who are working on Jira maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's not very cheap. It's also not very costly. I'd rate it a five out of ten in terms of pricing.
What other advice do I have?
I'd recommend it to others. Overall, I'd rate it an eight out of ten.
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Senior Operations Analyst at Etoro
Easy to set up with great documentation and 24/7 support
Pros and Cons
- "It includes by default all the necessary tools for a project manager to work and make their work more efficient."
- "It includes by default all the necessary tools for a project manager to work and make their work more efficient."
- "The reporting tool and the approval tool need work."
- "The reporting tool and the approval tool need work."
What is our primary use case?
I use Jira for project management. I track all my projects through Jira, including the resources, the time, the deadlines, or the roadmap. For me, it's the tool to check the status of the project. If we have time to get more people on the team, we can use it to show the up-skilling and the availability of the team.
What is most valuable?
They offer 24/7 support.
It's easy to set up.
There's lots of documentation to help you learn about the solution and troubleshoot issues.
The stability has been great.
A company can scale Jira if it needs to.
It includes by default all the necessary tools for a project manager to work and make their work more efficient.
What needs improvement?
The reporting tool and the approval tool need work. The basic reporting tool includes only a few basic reports. If you need an advanced report you need to download a specific plugin, install it, and customize your reports on it. Sometimes you need to know SQL, let's say, in order to get the reports. It's not user-friendly.
With the approval tool, it's complicated in order to create the flow in Jira in order to achieve the approval process among different people. That needs to be simplified.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Jira for almost now seven years. I have used Jira from 2015 until now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a very stable solution; we've had no problems at all with that. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash. It's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product is quite scalable. If you want to expand it, you can.
We have hundreds of people on the solution in our company currently.
How are customer service and support?
I've used customer support in the past and have found them to be helpful and responsive.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not complex. From what I understand, it's an easy setup and it's straightforward. They have a lot of user manuals as well, and they have also 24/7 support across different countries if you need help at any time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
While there is a cost associated with the solution, and licensing needed, it's not an aspect I deal with directly.
What other advice do I have?
I'm not sure which version I am currently using. the admin team handles the versions and updates.
I'd advise new users to read the user manual first, before jumping in. They are really helpful and informative.
I would rate the solution at a nine out of ten. It is one of the best tools that I have used. It's helped me a lot in my daily job. For me, it's the best tool in order to track teams and projects.
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.
Technical Lead at a printing company with 1-10 employees
I can easily define and customize the search queries, and I haven't seen any outages in the last five years
Pros and Cons
- "The way we can define and customize the search queries for the tickets in Jira is most valuable."
- "In the last five years, I haven't seen any outages."
- "The way to configure it can definitely be improved. It is very difficult and complex to configure. Its configuration should be simplified."
- "The way to configure it can definitely be improved. It is very difficult and complex to configure."
What is our primary use case?
We are using it for software development tracking, bug tracking, feature tracking, and so on.
We are using the cloud version from Atlassian, and we have its latest version.
What is most valuable?
The way we can define and customize the search queries for the tickets in Jira is most valuable.
What needs improvement?
The way to configure it can definitely be improved. It is very difficult and complex to configure. Its configuration should be simplified.
I don't have any requirements for new features. It is a standard system, and we use just a part of the functionality.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for five to ten years. I use it on a daily basis.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Its stability is good. In the last five years, I haven't seen any outages.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We are a very small team, and we don't have any requirements for scalability.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted their technical support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup and the out-of-box features and functions are very straightforward. I would rate it a five out of five in terms of ease. You can just create an account and start to use it.
It is a cloud solution offered by Atlassian. There is no on-premises setup, and it doesn't require any maintenance from our side.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is subscription-based, and we probably pay yearly. I would rate it a four out of five in terms of price.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Jira an eight 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?
Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Confusing terminology, difficult to use, but simple user interface
Pros and Cons
- "The design of the interface is clean and not too busy visually."
- "The design of the interface is clean and not too busy visually."
- "I'm really new to Jira and I haven't used all of the features. However, it is quite difficult to use and manipulate. It was a little complicated for me and I don't know if it's difficult globally for others, but I had a difficult time understanding it at first. I used it for issues, epics, stories, tasks, and sub-tasks. For first-time users, Jira could be made better to help them understand."
- "However, it is quite difficult to use and manipulate."
What is most valuable?
The design of the interface is clean and not too busy visually.
What needs improvement?
I'm really new to Jira and I haven't used all of the features. However, it is quite difficult to use and manipulate. It was a little complicated for me and I don't know if it's difficult globally for others, but I had a difficult time understanding it at first. I used it for issues, epics, stories, tasks, and sub-tasks. For first-time users, Jira could be made better to help them understand.
When you want to create something in Jira, whether it's a story or an epic on a task, you have to create a thing called an issue, and inside the issue, you have to put what type of issue it is. Either it's an epic or a story. The fact that it's called an "issue" was a little confusing for me because I didn't know where to search when I wanted to look for tasks and stories. I didn't know that I needed to search for issues and not only tasks or topics.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Jira for approximately one month.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Jira has been a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found Jira to be scalable.
We have 20 people in my company using Jira.
How was the initial setup?
The setup of Jira was simple.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I did not compare Jira to other solutions.
What other advice do I have?
I have not had a lot of time to explore the solution. My rating might be higher if I had used it more.
I rate Jira a three out of five.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Tech Lead DevOps (Manager) at Logiq Worlds
Beneficial integration, simple implementation, and scalable
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Jira is the integration with all the different Atlassian tools. They all integrate very easily."
- "The most valuable feature of Jira is the integration with all the different Atlassian tools; they all integrate very easily."
- "Atlassian has multiple tools and it becomes difficult for a customer to process everything differently. Atlassian should combine them and form a single solution for DevOps by including the Jira Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, and others. This would be much easier for customers by purchasing a package, rather than purchasing bits and pieces. With Azure DevOps and other companies, it becomes easier to go with one company having multiple areas that they can cater to, but in Atlassian, the problem is that you have to select different solutions to have a full package. For example, to have document management customers have to purchase Confluence and for Git repository management they have to purchase Bitbucket, et cetera. There is always another add-on that you need to attach to have a complete solution in Jira."
- "Atlassian has multiple tools and it becomes difficult for a customer to process everything differently."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Jira for the internal project and issue management or tracking.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Jira is the integration with all the different Atlassian tools. They all integrate very easily.
What needs improvement?
Atlassian has multiple tools and it becomes difficult for a customer to process everything differently. Atlassian should combine them and form a single solution for DevOps by including the Jira Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, and others. This would be much easier for customers by purchasing a package, rather than purchasing bits and pieces. With Azure DevOps and other companies, it becomes easier to go with one company having multiple areas that they can cater to, but in Atlassian, the problem is that you have to select different solutions to have a full package. For example, to have document management customers have to purchase Confluence and for Git repository management they have to purchase Bitbucket, et cetera. There is always another add-on that you need to attach to have a complete solution in Jira.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Jira for more than five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have found Jira to be stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Jira is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
I did not have any issue with the use of technical support from Jira.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy.
What other advice do I have?
I would advise others that Jira is a good solution and I would recommend it.
I rate Jira a nine 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?
Other
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