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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
Starting at $42.00 Per Month
Jira
Star Rating
(7,219)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 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
5,907
8.8
35
Ease of Use
8.1
5,979
8.0
81
Ease of Setup
7.9
2,198
7.6
61
Ease of Admin
7.6
1,469
7.7
15
Quality of Support
8.3
4,602
8.0
30
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
1,331
8.2
15
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
5,735
8.6
34
Features by Category
Tasks
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
Not enough data
Projects
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
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.3
525
Not enough data
8.3
531
Not enough data
8.5
526
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.4
515
Not enough data
8.4
524
Not enough data
8.7
547
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
454
Not enough data
7.5
453
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
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
Not enough data
Bug Reporting
8.8
1814
Not enough data
8.8
1771
Not enough data
8.8
1845
Not enough data
Bug Monitoring
8.6
1758
Not enough data
8.9
1860
Not enough data
8.8
1738
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
7.6
272
Not enough data
7.7
275
Not enough data
7.7
273
Not enough data
Responses
9.4
38
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.4
38
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
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
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
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.2
39
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
Core Lifecycle Management - ALM Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Organization - ALM Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.4
2698
Not enough data
8.2
2557
Not enough data
8.2
2468
Not enough data
Planning
8.7
3173
Not enough data
8.8
3253
Not enough data
8.8
2991
Not enough data
8.7
3095
Not enough data
8.3
2689
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.6
3041
Not enough data
8.8
3300
Not enough data
7.9
2298
Not enough data
8.4
2533
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
24.1%
Computer Software
23.7%
Financial Services
4.5%
Internet
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Other
39.3%
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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