Anakin vs Jira (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Anakin if

• Fits if you run a small team and want to hand tasks to coding agents
• Works for groups of up to 5 who want a free planning board

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a tool that builds an app from a prompt, as this is a planning workspace
• Not for you if you have no coding agent, as it sells no model usage
• Watch out: the docs are marked coming soon and no monthly price for Team is shown
• Too light on phones, as only Mac, Windows and Linux apps are named

Pick Jira if

• Fits if you're a software team tracking bugs and development work through set stages
• Works for teams of up to 10 that can stay within 2 GB on the Free plan

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you only want a simple shared list, because Jira is built around workflows you set up
• Tight if your free team grows past 10 users, 2 GB of files or 150 automation steps for the whole subscription
• Pricey if you need sandboxes, release tracks, advanced planning or an uptime SLA, which are Premium at $19.60 a user a month
• Watch out: annual billing is sold in fixed tiers of 10, 15, 25, 50 or 100 users, so you pay for seats you may not fill
• Watch out: there's no desktop app, and Free gets community support only

Anakin

• Anakin does not sell model usage; agent runs use your own coding plans or API accounts.
• It is a planning and delegation workspace, not a prompt-to-app builder like most of this category.
• The site's docs are marked as coming soon, and the pricing page does not show a monthly-billing price for Team.
• The download dialog lists macOS, Windows and Linux desktop apps; no iOS or Android app is named.

Jira

• List prices rose on October 13, 2026: Standard went to $9.70 and Premium to $19.60 per user / month on monthly billing.
• The Free plan stops at 10 users and 2 GB of file storage.
• Annual billing is sold in fixed user tiers such as 10, 15, 25, 50 and 100 users rather than per individual seat.
• Sandbox, release tracks, advanced planning and an uptime SLA are only on Premium and Enterprise.

Anakin

Agents as teammates

Work can be assigned to a person, an agent or a crew, and agents and skills are shared across the team.

Agile planning

Issues, projects, sprints, backlog and triage, with board, list, table, dashboard and Gantt views.

Parallel agent runs

Each agent can work in its own isolated worktree so parallel changes stay separate until reviewed.

Import and sync

The site lists migration or two-way sync with Jira, Linear, Asana, GitHub Issues, GitLab Issues and Shortcut.

Bring your own agents

Runs go through a connected computer and the Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or other plan the team already pays for.

Jira

Boards, lists, timeline and calendar

Projects are broken down into work items that can be tracked on boards, in lists, on a timeline or on a calendar.

Customizable workflows

Each team can define its own workflow of statuses and steps and connect it to the other tools in its stack.

Bug and issue tracking

Teams log bugs as work items and follow them through to resolution, with connections to code hosts such as Bitbucket and GitHub.

Automation

Rule-based automation is metered in steps: 150 per subscription on Free, 400 per user a month on Standard and 750 on Premium.

Plans and goals

Plans connect work across several teams, and goals tie work items to wider priorities. Advanced planning is part of Premium and Enterprise.

Rovo AI and Marketplace apps

Rovo AI helps with reporting, automations and routine project work. The Atlassian Marketplace lists more than 3,000 integrations.

Anakin

• Free$0

  for up to 5 people

  The full product for organizations of up to 5 people; guests, agents and computers do not count as people.

• Team$7

  per user / month, billed yearly

  The same product for organizations larger than 5 people, with unlimited people.

• Self-hostedCustom

  A private deployment on your own infrastructure; priced through a demo call.

Jira

• Free$0

  Up to 10 users, 2 GB of file storage, 150 automation steps per subscription and community support.

• Standard$9.70

  per user / month, billed monthly (1 to 100 users)

  250 GB of file storage, 400 automation steps per user a month and support during local business hours.

• Premium$19.60

  per user / month, billed monthly (1 to 100 users)

  Unlimited storage, advanced planning, sandbox and release tracks, 750 automation steps per user a month and a 99.9% uptime SLA.

• Enterprise$179,000

  per year for 1,000 users, annual contract only

  Up to 150 sites, a 99.95% uptime SLA, Atlassian Guard Standard included and 24/7 Enterprise support.

Anakin

No public discounts listed.

Jira

• Annual discount

  About 18% less on annual billing

  Standard is listed at $950 a year for 10 users, against $9.70 per user / month on monthly billing. Annual plans are sold in fixed user tiers.

• Nonprofit

  Free Jira for nonprofits with up to 25 users

  Atlassian's nonprofit page offers eligible nonprofits 100% off Jira, Confluence and Loom for up to 25 users, and 50-100% off its apps more broadly.

• Education

  50% off for academic institutions

  Atlassian's licensing page lists academic licenses at 50% off Jira Standard, Premium and Enterprise, and classroom licenses for students and teachers at 75% off Standard and Premium.

• Other savings

  Free Standard plan for open source projects

  Atlassian's licensing page lists Jira Standard at 100% off for qualifying open source projects.