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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (43.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free 10 Users Per Month
Azure Boards
Star Rating
(134)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure BoardsJira
Star Rating
(7,219)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Jira excels in its custom workflows, allowing teams to tailor their processes extensively, while Azure Boards offers a more streamlined approach that some users find less flexible but easier to manage.
- Reviewers mention that Jira's Kanban board feature is highly customizable, which is beneficial for teams with specific needs, whereas Azure Boards' Kanban board is praised for its simplicity and ease of use, making it ideal for teams that prefer a straightforward setup.
- G2 users highlight that Azure Boards has superior work capacity planning tools, with a rating of 9.3 compared to Jira's 8.7, indicating that Azure Boards provides better insights for resource allocation and project forecasting.
- Users on G2 report that Jira's bug reporting features, including user feedback and team comments, are robust and well-integrated, while Azure Boards also offers solid bug tracking but lacks some of the depth found in Jira's reporting capabilities.
- Reviewers say that Azure Boards has a slight edge in ease of setup with a score of 8.6 compared to Jira's 7.6, suggesting that new users may find Azure Boards more accessible when getting started.
- Users mention that both platforms provide good quality of support, but Azure Boards scores slightly higher at 8.6, indicating a more favorable experience in customer service interactions compared to Jira's 8.2.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Azure Boards
No pricing availableJira
Free
Free
10 Users Per Month
Free forever for 10 users
- Unlimited goals, projects, tasks, and forms
- Backlog, list, board, timeline, calendar, and summary views
- Reports and dashboards
Free Trial
Azure Boards
No trial information availableJira
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
104
8.9
5,907
Ease of Use
8.9
105
8.1
5,979
Ease of Setup
8.6
45
7.9
2,198
Ease of Admin
8.5
39
7.6
1,469
Quality of Support
8.5
87
8.3
4,602
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
34
8.5
1,331
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
98
8.4
5,735
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
9.2
614
Not enough data
8.9
607
Not enough data
9.1
611
Not enough data
8.7
597
Not enough data
8.5
577
Not enough data
8.2
574
Not enough data
8.5
591
Not enough data
8.4
527
Projects
Not enough data
8.9
586
Not enough data
8.7
564
Not enough data
8.2
542
Not enough data
8.4
549
Not enough data
8.6
559
Not enough data
7.7
490
Not enough data
9.1
530
Not enough data
8.3
546
Not enough data
8.0
484
Not enough data
8.1
491
Not enough data
8.6
535
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.3
525
Not enough data
8.3
531
Not enough data
8.5
526
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
8.4
515
Not enough data
8.4
524
Not enough data
8.7
547
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
454
Not enough data
7.5
453
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
7.4
321
Not enough data
7.7
323
Not enough data
7.8
329
Not enough data
7.6
318
Not enough data
7.6
323
Not enough data
7.5
322
Not enough data
7.9
328
Bug Reporting
Not enough data
8.8
1814
Not enough data
8.8
1771
Not enough data
8.8
1845
Bug Monitoring
Not enough data
8.6
1758
Not enough data
8.9
1860
Not enough data
8.8
1738
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
Not enough data
7.6
272
Not enough data
7.7
275
Not enough data
7.7
273
Responses
Not enough data
9.4
38
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.4
38
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.0
36
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
9.3
37
Not enough data
9.3
37
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.4
39
Not enough data
9.3
38
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.2
39
Not enough data
9.1
37
Communication
8.8
8
8.4
2698
8.9
9
8.2
2557
8.8
8
8.2
2468
Planning
9.3
10
8.7
3173
9.0
10
8.8
3253
8.7
10
8.8
2991
9.0
8
8.7
3095
8.7
9
8.3
2689
Workflow Management
8.2
10
8.6
3041
8.7
10
8.8
3300
8.3
8
7.9
2298
8.7
9
8.4
2533
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Azure Boards and Jira are categorized as Product Management
Unique Categories
Azure Boards has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Azure Boards
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Jira
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
32.8%
Computer Software
13.3%
Financial Services
6.3%
Oil & Energy
3.9%
Management Consulting
3.1%
Other
40.6%
Information Technology and Services
24.1%
Computer Software
23.7%
Financial Services
4.5%
Internet
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Other
39.3%
Discussions
What's the best way to add performance to Projects
1 Comment
HD
You can create your own agent machines that can run locally or via Virtual Machines in a data center, including Azure (via IaaS). These have been known to...Read more
This worked really well for us in Agile projects, are there good success stories of using this in waterfall methodology?
1 Comment
HD
Yes, no matter the project metrology (we use agile, interactive, and waterfall), Azure Pipelines works well for both build and release automation to multiple...Read more
Azure Boards has no more discussions with answers
Is Jira a good tool?
12 Comments
MP
Yes, It's very useful, Just start on it and give some time on that.Read more
What are the features of JIRA?
11 Comments
CS
Allows you to setup your project as your team/company flows thru the agile process. You can see what is next in the sprint, where others are, enter your...Read more
How is Jira transforming project management practices in agile software development teams?
8 Comments
VC
help teams plan sprints, manage backlogsRead more
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