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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (43.7% of reviews)
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
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Jira
Star Rating
(7,202)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
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Star Rating
(1,131)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (50.4% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Jira excels in task creation and assignment, scoring 9.2 compared to Workfront's 8.8. Reviewers mention that Jira's intuitive interface allows for quick task setup, making it easier for teams to get started on projects.
- Reviewers mention that both Jira and Workfront score equally on due dates (8.9), but users say Jira's flexibility in managing deadlines is superior, allowing for easier adjustments and tracking of project timelines.
- Users on G2 highlight Jira's strong issue tracking capabilities, scoring 9.1 versus Workfront's 8.5. Reviewers say that Jira's integration with development tools enhances visibility into project issues, making it a preferred choice for software teams.
- Reviewers mention that Workfront shines in project budgeting with a score of 8.3 compared to Jira's 7.7. Users report that Workfront's budgeting features provide detailed financial tracking, which is crucial for enterprise-level projects.
- Users say that while both platforms offer decent dashboards (8.6 each), Jira's customization options are more robust, allowing teams to tailor their views to better suit their workflow needs.
- G2 users report that Jira's ease of use (8.1) outperforms Workfront (7.8), with reviewers mentioning that Jira's user-friendly design and extensive documentation make onboarding new team members much smoother.
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
Workfront
Select
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Essential work management capabilities to collaborate, execute, and accelerate work.
- Work management
- Demand management
- Resource management
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Jira
Free Trial is available
Workfront
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
5,898
8.4
918
Ease of Use
8.1
5,968
7.8
958
Ease of Setup
7.9
2,189
7.1
401
Ease of Admin
7.6
1,466
8.0
339
Quality of Support
8.3
4,596
8.2
778
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
1,328
8.4
318
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
5,726
8.1
911
Features by Category
Tasks
9.2
609
8.8
215
|
Verified
8.9
605
8.9
217
|
Verified
9.1
606
8.8
216
|
Verified
8.7
594
8.6
209
|
Verified
8.4
574
8.5
205
|
Verified
8.2
573
8.3
198
|
Verified
8.5
590
8.4
200
|
Verified
8.4
526
8.5
196
|
Verified
Projects
8.9
582
8.9
205
|
Verified
8.7
562
8.6
199
|
Verified
8.2
541
8.2
185
|
Verified
8.4
549
8.4
200
|
Verified
8.6
558
8.4
198
|
Verified
7.7
490
8.4
182
|
Verified
9.1
524
8.5
195
|
Verified
8.3
546
8.6
196
|
Verified
8.0
484
8.3
181
|
Verified
8.1
491
8.5
189
|
Verified
8.6
533
8.4
180
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.3
525
8.4
183
|
Verified
8.3
530
8.5
188
|
Verified
8.5
525
8.5
193
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.4
515
8.4
178
|
Verified
8.4
524
8.6
184
|
Verified
8.7
544
8.6
192
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
454
6.2
66
7.5
453
6.3
66
Agentic AI - Project Management
7.4
321
6.2
30
7.7
323
6.5
31
7.8
328
6.6
31
7.6
318
5.8
30
7.6
323
5.9
30
7.5
322
6.3
30
7.9
328
6.5
30
Setup
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.0
33
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
7.9
33
Management
Not enough data
7.5
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
7.8
32
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.1
30
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
6.0
18
Not enough data
6.1
19
Not enough data
6.4
19
Not enough data
5.7
19
Not enough data
6.2
19
Not enough data
6.3
19
Planning
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.7
13
Optimization
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
7.4
13
Not enough data
6.7
13
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
1859
Not enough data
8.8
1737
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bug Tracking
7.6
272
Not enough data
7.7
275
Not enough data
7.7
272
Not enough data
Prepare
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Plan
Not enough data
8.5
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Optimize
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Execute
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.7
19
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.6
20
Tasks
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
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
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Planning
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
7.7
33
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.9
32
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.8
30
Not enough data
6.1
31
Automation
Not enough data
8.9
138
Not enough data
8.7
139
Not enough data
8.5
135
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
137
Not enough data
8.8
132
Not enough data
9.0
136
Project management
Not enough data
8.9
142
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
9.0
136
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.7
137
Not enough data
8.6
126
Not enough data
8.8
135
Workload
Not enough data
8.8
130
Not enough data
8.8
132
Not enough data
8.6
129
Not enough data
8.7
129
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
139
Not enough data
8.9
142
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.7
121
Not enough data
8.7
130
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
118
Not enough data
8.7
117
Not enough data
8.7
117
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
24
Not enough data
6.6
29
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.5
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.5
11
Not enough data
5.5
11
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
33
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.2
33
Not enough data
6.5
33
Not enough data
6.7
33
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
7.7
33
Not enough data
8.6
33
Controls
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.4
32
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.0
33
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
7.6
33
Not enough data
6.5
33
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.7
32
Not enough data
5.9
31
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
6.1
15
Not enough data
6.2
15
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
Annotation Tools - Markup Software
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.4
6
Collaboration - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Security - Markup Software
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
6
Communication
8.4
2697
Not enough data
8.2
2557
Not enough data
8.2
2468
Not enough data
Planning
8.7
3172
Not enough data
8.8
3251
Not enough data
8.8
2989
Not enough data
8.7
3090
Not enough data
8.3
2688
Not enough data
Workflow Management
8.6
3039
Not enough data
8.8
3294
Not enough data
7.9
2298
Not enough data
8.4
2533
Not enough data
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 Workfront are categorized as Bug Tracking and Project Management
Unique Categories
Jira is categorized as Product Management and AI Agents For Business Operations
Workfront is categorized as Project Collaboration, Workflow Management, Task Management, Work Management, Kanban Project Management, Strategic Planning and Execution, Resource Management, and Markup Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Jira
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Workfront
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%
Marketing and Advertising
14.5%
Information Technology and Services
8.3%
Computer Software
6.5%
Financial Services
6.2%
Hospital & Health Care
4.2%
Other
60.3%
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
Are there any built-in training articles/videos or anything?
8 Comments
SJ
Yes there is built in help with in the Workfront app. There are also online user group for specific regions and numerous communities that address different...Read more
How Important Is Diversity To You, And What Value Does It Bring?
2 Comments
AE
To me diversity is a mixture of different people with different backgrounds, ethnicities and customs working together to achieve a common goal.Read more
What is the best way to view the draft of the project without clicking a lot of links to get to it?
1 Comment
SP
Workfront should store all of the versions and you can determine by the name or number of the version which is the draft.Read more
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