# Jira vs Rally Software Comparison

| | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 3.9 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 7,860 | 163 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (43.6% of reviews) | Enterprise (63.1% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Free 10 Users Per Month | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Jira

Pros:
- Ease of Use (1154 reviews)
- Project Management (855 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (680 reviews)
- Complexity (503 reviews)

### Rally Software

Pros:
- Automations (1 reviews)
- Task Management (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (1 reviews)
- Limited Integrations (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (6365 reviews) | 8.2 (141 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.1 (6456 reviews) | 7.4 (142 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (2633 reviews) | 7.5 (36 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.7 (1745 reviews) | 7.8 (32 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.4 (5001 reviews) | 7.8 (107 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.6 (1608 reviews) | 8.0 (28 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.5 (6142 reviews) | 7.0 (137 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Jira

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: Free 10 Users Per Month

Description: Free forever for 10 users

Key Features:
- Unlimited goals, projects, tasks, and forms
- Backlog, list, board, timeline, calendar, and summary views
- Reports and dashboards

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/jira/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Rally Software

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Project Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Jira** | 8.4/10 | 1012 |
| **Rally Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Tasks

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Creation & Assignment** | 9.3 (713 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Due Dates** | 9.0 (645 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Task Prioritization** | 9.2 (676 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **To-Do Lists** | 8.8 (618 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dependencies** | 8.5 (579 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Mass Updates** | 8.2 (557 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Drag & Drop** | 8.5 (589 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Recurring Tasks** | 8.4 (504 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Projects

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Planning** | 9.0 (615 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Project Map** | 8.7 (551 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **GANTT** | 8.2 (524 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Calendar View** | 8.4 (535 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Views** | 8.6 (549 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Project Budgeting** | 7.7 (465 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Issue Tracking** | 9.3 (618 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Templates** | 8.3 (521 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Critical Path** | 8.0 (454 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Time & Expense** | 8.1 (481 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Methodologies** | 8.6 (545 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Resource Management

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Resource Definiton** | 8.3 (495 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Capacity** | 8.3 (522 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Scheduling** | 8.4 (511 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Project Monitoring

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Baselining / KPIs** | 8.3 (497 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Resource Allocation** | 8.4 (508 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | 8.8 (576 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 7.4 (433 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | 7.5 (432 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Project Management

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | 7.3 (299 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | 7.7 (300 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | 7.9 (331 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | 7.5 (297 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | 7.5 (302 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | 7.4 (298 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | 7.8 (311 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Bug Tracking

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Jira** | 8.4/10 | 2187 |
| **Rally Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Bug Reporting

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **User Reports & Feedback** | 8.8 (1775 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Tester Reports & Feedback** | 8.7 (1729 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Team Reports & Comments** | 8.9 (1822 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Bug Monitoring

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Analytics** | 8.6 (1721 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Bug History** | 8.9 (1846 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Retention** | 8.8 (1699 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Bug Tracking

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | 7.6 (247 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | 7.7 (250 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | 7.6 (248 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Objectives and Key Results (OKR)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Jira** | N/A | N/A |
| **Rally Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Communication

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Feedback** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Confidence Levels** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Messaging Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Onboarding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Goal Creation

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Team OKR** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Individual OKR** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mind Mapping** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Action Item Creation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AI Agents For Business Operations

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Jira** | 9.3/10 | 77 |
| **Rally Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Responses

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Personalization** | 9.6 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Route To Human** | 9.4 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Understanding (NLU)** | 9.4 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Automation - AI Agents

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Sales Follow-Up** | 9.0 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customer Interaction Automation** | 9.2 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Lead Generation** | 9.0 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Document Processing** | 9.5 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Feedback Collection** | 9.4 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Conversation Editor** | 9.4 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | 9.5 (41 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Human-In-The-Loop** | 9.4 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Autonomy -  AI Agents

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Independent Decision Making** | 9.1 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Responses** | 9.2 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Task Execution** | 9.2 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Problem Solving** | 9.1 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 9.2 (39 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | 9.3 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Product Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Jira** | 8.5/10 | 4283 |
| **Rally Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Communication

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Wiki Documentation** | 8.4 (2685 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Community Forum** | 8.2 (2528 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customer Ideation** | 8.1 (2433 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Planning

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Work Capacity** | 8.7 (3164 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Task Ranking** | 8.8 (3284 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Kanban Board** | 8.8 (3077 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Custom Workflows** | 8.7 (3283 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Release Forecasting** | 8.3 (2657 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Workflow Management

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Time Tracking** | 8.6 (3029 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Progress Monitoring** | 8.9 (3556 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Budgeting** | 7.8 (2261 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Team Scorecard** | 8.4 (2501 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### AI Agents

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Jira** | N/A | N/A |
| **Rally Software** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - AI Agents

| Feature | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories

**Unique to Jira (4):** [Bug Tracking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/bug-tracking), [Product Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-management-software), [Project Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/project-management), [AI Agents For Business Operations](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-agents-for-business-operations)

**Unique to Rally Software (1):** [Objectives and Key Results (OKR) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/objectives-and-key-results-okr)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Jira | Rally Software | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 23.5% | 8.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 43.6% | 28.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 32.9% | 63.1% | 

### By Industry

#### Jira

- **Computer Software:** 23.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.6%
- **Financial Services:** 4.8%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.2%
- **Internet:** 4.0%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.3%
- **Retail:** 1.9%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.7%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 1.5%
- **Banking:** 1.4%
- **Other:** 30.8%

#### Rally Software

- **Information Technology and Services:** 25.9%
- **Computer Software:** 13.9%
- **Financial Services:** 5.7%
- **Automotive:** 5.7%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.1%
- **Telecommunications:** 5.1%
- **Insurance:** 3.8%
- **Internet:** 3.8%
- **Banking:** 3.2%
- **Human Resources:** 1.9%
- **Other:** 25.9%

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## Top Discussions

### Jira

- Title: [Is Jira a good tool?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-jira-a-good-tool) — 13 comments, 4 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, it is. It's good for having an area to house all tasks required for a scope of work. "
- Title: [How is Jira transforming project management practices in agile software development teams?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/jira-how-is-jira-transforming-project-management-practices-in-agile-software-development-teams) — 11 comments, 8 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "With jira we were able to streamline team collaboration by showing the actual status of all the team effort in jira timeline while we conduct Scrum..."
- Title: [What are the features of JIRA?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/jira-what-are-the-features-of-jira) — 11 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [Is Jira free tool?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-jira-free-tool) — 8 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "JIRA is free up to 10 users, 2GB of storage. However, they do offer paid plans for more users and storage if need."
- Title: [How is Jira transforming project management practices in agile software development teams?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-is-jira-transforming-project-management-practices-in-agile-software-development-teams) — 6 comments, 4 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "It helps to planning to visualizing progress, managing, backlogs and bug tracking"

### Rally Software

No discussions available for this product.

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