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Compare Jira and Polarion 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
Starting at $42.00 Per Month
Jira
Star Rating
(7,511)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansPolarion
Star Rating
(97)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $42.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansJira vs Polarion
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Jira easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with Polarion.
- Reviewers felt that Jira meets the needs of their business better than Polarion.
- 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 Polarion over Jira.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Jira
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
Polarion
Polarion X Base
Starting at $42.00
Per Month
- 1x reviewers per liscence
- 500 documents & pages
- 25,000 work items
Free Trial
Jira
Free Trial is available
Polarion
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
6,126
8.8
35
Ease of Use
8.1
6,207
8.0
81
Ease of Setup
8.0
2,413
7.6
61
Ease of Admin
7.6
1,529
7.7
15
Quality of Support
8.3
4,808
8.0
30
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
1,391
8.2
15
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
5,951
8.6
34
Features by Category
Tasks
9.3
679
Not enough data
9.0
641
Not enough data
9.1
662
Not enough data
8.7
630
Not enough data
8.5
597
Not enough data
8.2
595
Not enough data
8.5
610
Not enough data
8.4
541
Not enough data
Projects
8.9
628
Not enough data
8.7
578
Not enough data
8.2
558
Not enough data
8.4
564
Not enough data
8.6
581
Not enough data
7.8
501
Not enough data
9.2
612
Not enough data
8.3
560
Not enough data
8.1
492
Not enough data
8.1
511
Not enough data
8.6
569
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.3
532
Not enough data
8.4
554
Not enough data
8.5
538
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.4
530
Not enough data
8.4
539
Not enough data
8.7
592
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
465
Not enough data
7.6
463
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
7.4
329
Not enough data
7.7
329
Not enough data
7.9
356
Not enough data
7.7
326
Not enough data
7.6
330
Not enough data
7.5
328
Not enough data
7.9
338
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.8
1820
Not enough data
8.8
1776
Not enough data
8.9
1856
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.7
1766
Not enough data
8.9
1877
Not enough data
8.8
1743
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
7.7
278
Not enough data
7.8
280
Not enough data
7.7
278
Not enough data
Responses
9.5
38
Not enough data
9.4
38
Not enough data
9.4
38
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
9.4
37
Not enough data
9.4
37
Not enough data
Platform
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.4
39
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.0
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.3
40
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
Core Lifecycle Management - ALM Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.2
6
Organization - ALM Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.4
2720
Not enough data
8.2
2576
Not enough data
8.2
2482
Not enough data
Planning
8.7
3202
Not enough data
8.8
3300
Not enough data
8.8
3060
Not enough data
8.7
3211
Not enough data
8.3
2703
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.6
3072
Not enough data
8.9
3431
Not enough data
7.9
2316
Not enough data
8.4
2554
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
9.2
15
Communication
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Procedural
Not enough data
7.7
14
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
Jira and Polarion share no categories
Unique Categories
Jira is categorized as Bug Tracking, Product Management, Project Management, and AI Agents For Business Operations
Polarion is categorized as Requirements Management and ALM Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Jira
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Polarion
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
24.0%
Computer Software
23.6%
Financial Services
4.6%
Internet
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Other
39.6%
Automotive
16.0%
Airlines/Aviation
11.7%
Computer Software
10.6%
Medical Devices
8.5%
Consulting
6.4%
Other
46.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
Polarion has no discussions with answers
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