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# Jira vs Microsoft Planner Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Jira**
Free Trial

**Free** 10 Users Per Month · Free

**Microsoft Planner**
Free Trial

**Starting at $33.75** · Microsoft Planner

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Jira**
2 months

Based on 345 responses

**Microsoft Planner**
2 months

Based on 16 responses

Return on Investment

**Jira**
10 months

Based on 272 responses

**Microsoft Planner**
9 months1 month sooner

Based on 16 responses

Perceived Cost

**Jira**
$$$$$

**Microsoft Planner**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Jira**
10%3% more

**Microsoft Planner**
7%

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Jira**
[
Ease of Use (1157)
](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1548752&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Project Management (857)
](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1548242&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (682)
](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1549095&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (504)
](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1548680&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Microsoft Planner**
[
Ease of Use (13)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-planner/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1708738&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Integrations (13)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-planner/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1709295&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Features (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-planner/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1709001&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Missing Features (8)
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-planner/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1708658&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Jira**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_5a7938ffd6497884772dc39786f9e1e2/adobe-experience-manager.png "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-experience-manager/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_aa578cab3c21b2b0c545c8192e037138/adobe-xd.png "Product Avatar Image")

Adobe XD

](https://www.g2.com/products/adobe-xd/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_4dd0ce8a9ac0e4117be4c95208e30ade/aio-tests.png "Product Avatar Image")

AIO Tests

](https://www.g2.com/products/aio-tests/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_7f62e936e184242294b0a75aa09a6095/altium-develop.png "Product Avatar Image")

Altium Develop

](https://www.g2.com/products/altium-develop/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/integrations)

**Microsoft Planner**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_87b1f804a2d1e8199413f92d34b5f105/microsoft-microsoft-copilot.jpeg "Product Avatar Image")

Microsoft Copilot

](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-copilot/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_69054bc7d40597b06fc3905720ccc914/microsoft-outlook.png "Product Avatar Image")

Outlook

](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-outlook/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_218a6468d313312e43446d6a8135f441/microsoft-teams.png "Product Avatar Image")

Microsoft Teams

](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-teams/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-planner/integrations)

Screenshots

**Jira**
 ![Jira screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1467802/G2-screen-02_2x.png)

**Microsoft Planner**
No screenshot available

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Jira**

8.9

8.96,470

**Microsoft Planner**

8.5

8.5192

Ease of Use

**Jira**

8.1

8.16,574

**Microsoft Planner**

8.8

8.8197

Ease of Setup

**Jira**

8.1

8.12,750

**Microsoft Planner**

9.1

9.163

Ease of Admin

**Jira**

7.7

7.71,794

**Microsoft Planner**

9.1

9.149

Quality of Support

**Jira**

8.4

8.45,090

**Microsoft Planner**

8.3

8.3143

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Jira**

8.6

8.61,655

**Microsoft Planner**

8.7

8.742

Product Direction (% positive)

**Jira**

8.5

8.56,227

**Microsoft Planner**

8.6

8.6190

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Work Management

Not enough data

7.0

9

Bug Tracking

9.2

2,204

Not enough data

Task Management

Not enough data

8.0

116

Project Management

9.0

1,067

Not enough data

Product Management

9.1

4,424

Not enough data

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
23.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
43.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
32.8%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
23.5%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
43.7%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
32.8%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
29.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
36.9%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
29.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
33.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
36.9%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Jira](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/33ea9716a927c77d0e0c7cfe1a01035d/jira.svg "Jira")](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/reviews)
Jira

Computer Software
23.7%

Information Technology and Services
23.5%

Financial Services
4.8%

Marketing and Advertising
4.2%

Internet
4.0%

Other
39.9%

[![Microsoft Planner](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/microsoft-planner.jpeg "Microsoft Planner")](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-planner/reviews)
Microsoft Planner

Information Technology and Services
18.3%

Computer Software
6.5%

Marketing and Advertising
4.8%

Education Management
4.8%

Retail
3.9%

Other
61.7%

Alternatives

**Jira Alternatives**

 ![ClickUp](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b675771627028c890e21cb68228a24e9/clickup.svg "ClickUp")

[
ClickUp
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Teamwork.com
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[
Shortcut
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 ![Linear](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/08b2c1ea8d6e79d72d35d897e555e3c4/linear.svg "Linear")

[
Linear
](/products/linear/reviews)

**Microsoft Planner Alternatives**

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[
monday AI Work Platform
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[
ClickUp
](/products/clickup/reviews)

 ![Asana](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487565345/asana.svg "Asana")

[
Asana
](/products/asana/reviews)

 ![Wrike](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/e7b3c8ae7b46d6fdecc3c383064c2ca8/wrike.svg "Wrike")

[
Wrike
](/products/wrike/reviews)

## Jira vs Microsoft Planner

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Planner easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Microsoft Planner overall.

- Reviewers felt that Jira meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Planner.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Jira is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Microsoft Planner over Jira.