Jira alternatives

Jira is project and issue tracking with Rovo AI teammates and MCP context for outside agents. If it is not the right fit on price, features or setup, these 10 tools do a similar job. We rank them by how closely they match Jira, and every listing is checked against its official site.

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Compare Jira and its alternatives

Tool	Best for	Pricing	Starts at	MCP server
Jiracurrent	Software teams running agile delivery	Free plan	See site	Official
Asana	Cross-team project and goal tracking	Free plan	Free plan, paid from $10.99/user/month billed annually (as of October 2026)	Official
Linear	Software teams planning and shipping	Free plan	See site	Official
ClickUp	Teams consolidating work tools in one app	Free plan	Free plan, paid from $7/user/month billed annually (as of October 2026)	Official
Basecamp	Small teams wanting simple project management	Free plan	Free plan, paid from $25/month flat with no per-user fees (as of October 2026)	Not checked
Smartsheet	Enterprise project and portfolio offices	Paid	$129/member/month (Pro, billed monthly)	Official
Trello	Small teams wanting simple visual task boards	Free plan	Free tier, paid from $5/user/month billed annually	Official
Wrike	Marketing and PMO teams managing complex projects	Free plan	Free tier, paid from $10/user/month	Official
monday.com	Cross-functional teams running processes on one platform	Free plan	Free tier, paid from $9/seat/month (billed annually)	Official
Nintex	Enterprises automating document-heavy processes	Paid	See site	Not checked
Airtable	Ops teams building internal tools without code	Free plan	Free plan, paid from $20/user/month billed annually (as of October 2026)	Official

The alternatives

1. Asana
Work management platform with AI teammates for projects and tasks.
Pricing: Free plan, from Free plan, paid from $10.99/user/month billed annually (as of October 2026) · Best for: cross-team project and goal tracking · Also covers: project management
2. Linear
Fast issue tracking and project planning for product teams.
Pricing: Free plan · Best for: software teams planning and shipping · Also covers: issue tracking
3. ClickUp
All-in-one work platform for tasks, docs and automation with AI add-ons.
Pricing: Free plan, from Free plan, paid from $7/user/month billed annually (as of October 2026) · Best for: teams consolidating work tools in one app · Also covers: project management
4. Basecamp
Project management with flat pricing and no per-user fees on higher plans.
Pricing: Free plan, from Free plan, paid from $25/month flat with no per-user fees (as of October 2026) · Best for: small teams wanting simple project management · Also covers: project management
5. Smartsheet
Spreadsheet-style work management for projects and portfolios, with AI features.
Pricing: Paid, from $129/member/month (Pro, billed monthly) · Best for: enterprise project and portfolio offices · Also covers: project management
6. Trello
Kanban boards with automation and AI features on paid plans.
Pricing: Free plan, from Free tier, paid from $5/user/month billed annually · Best for: small teams wanting simple visual task boards · Also covers: project management
7. Wrike
Collaborative work management with AI features on paid plans.
Pricing: Free plan, from Free tier, paid from $10/user/month · Best for: marketing and PMO teams managing complex projects · Also covers: project management
8. monday.com
Work management platform with AI agents, plus CRM, service and dev products.
Pricing: Free plan, from Free tier, paid from $9/seat/month (billed annually) · Best for: cross-functional teams running processes on one platform
9. Nintex
Workflow, document and process automation platform with AI agents.
Pricing: Paid · Best for: enterprises automating document-heavy processes
10. Airtable
No-code database platform for building business apps with AI agents.
Pricing: Free plan, from Free plan, paid from $20/user/month billed annually (as of October 2026) · Best for: ops teams building internal tools without code