Easy Redmine vs Jira (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Jira: it is second in our ranking of project management tools, and it grades higher too, 3.2 against 2.4.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Jira grades higher on the free plan, features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Easy Redmine
Project management on a Redmine base, now sold as Easy8
Jira
Issue and project tracking for software and business teams
Which one is for you
Pick Easy Redmine if
- Fits if you want Gantt and time tracking on a Redmine base
- Works for teams that want to host on their own servers
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you work alone, as cloud plans need at least 10 users, and on-premises 25
- Not for you if you want to buy online, as plans go through the sales team
- Pricey if you want agile, resource and cost features: they need Business at 13.90 euros
- Watch out: prices are in euros only, and HelpDesk and Knowledge Base are add-ons
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
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAEasy RedmineFair | 3.2GPAJiraVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C6.90, 13.90 and 25.90 euros per user a month billed yearly, against a $9 category middle. The 10-user cloud minimum puts the floor near 69 euros a month. | CStandard is $9.70 a user a month billed monthly since October 13, 2026, above this category's $8 middle. Annual billing saves about 18% but is sold in fixed tiers of 10, 15, 25 or 50 users, so you pay for seats you may not fill. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 30-day free trial, with the listing not saying a card is needed. Converting goes through sales, and then the account is locked. | BFree for up to 10 users with 2 GB of file storage and community support. The caps are real, though: 2 GB of files, and 150 automation steps for the whole subscription rather than per person. |
| Features | BWaterfall planning, agile boards, resource and cost management, time tracking and a help desk, on cloud or your own servers. | ABoards, lists, a timeline and a calendar, workflows each team shapes itself, bug tracking wired to Bitbucket and GitHub, rule-based automation, plans and goals and Rovo AI. The Marketplace lists over 3,000 integrations, the most in this category. Advanced planning needs Premium. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating is on record. It is a large product with its own learning curve, and you buy it through sales. | A4.7 on the App Store from 40,574 ratings. Someone still has to sit down and decide your team's statuses and steps, because the workflows are yours to define. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with GitLab, GitHub, n8n and Jira, and on-premises hosting. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, and no desktop app, which is what keeps it off the top mark. It connects to Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins and Slack, to Copilot, Claude and Cursor, and there's an API behind the Marketplace. |
| Best for | Redmine-based project management, now sold as Easy8 | software teams tracking bugs and releases |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Easy Redmine and Jira. How we grade
Price against what you get
Easy Redmine starts at about $7.71 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Jira starts at $9.70 a month for each person and scores 3.7.
Jira scores higher, and starts $1.99 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other project management tools on the chart, 12 score higher than Easy Redmine for less, and none scores higher than Jira for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Easy Redmine is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Easy Redmine also covers time tracking.
- Jira also covers tasks, issue tracking and workflow automation.
At a glance
| Easy Redmine | Jira | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | €6.90 per user / month, billed annually | $9.70 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users) |
| Free plan | None | Free plan for up to 10 users: 2 GB of file storage, 150 automation steps per subscription and community support. |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial; converting to a paid plan goes through the sales team | From the Free plan, Standard can be tried free for 14 days and Premium for 30 days. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Easy8 Software Ltd | Atlassian |
| Price read from | easy8.com | atlassian.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Easy Redmine
- Prices are listed in euros only.
- Cloud subscriptions have a minimum of 10 users, and on-premises subscriptions a minimum of 25.
- Plans are bought through the sales team. After the 30-day trial the account is locked, and trial data is kept two more weeks.
- HelpDesk, Knowledge Base and Knowledge Assistant Pro are add-ons.
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.
Key features
Easy Redmine
- Waterfall planning
- Gantt charts, work breakdown structures and mind maps for scheduled projects.
- Agile boards
- Scrum and Kanban boards, which can be combined with waterfall plans in a hybrid setup.
- Resource and cost management
- Visual resource planning and project cost and finance tracking.
- Time tracking and reports
- Timesheets and custom reports are listed from the entry plan up.
- Help desk and knowledge base
- HelpDesk and a wiki-based Knowledge Base are sold as add-ons for support teams.
- Cloud or own servers
- Runs in the vendor's cloud in 20+ locations, in a private cloud, or on-premises, including air-gapped installs.
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.
Plans
Easy Redmine
Essentials€6.90
per user / month, billed annually
Entry tier: unlimited projects, Gantt chart, time tracking, timesheets, WBS and mind maps, calendars and custom reports.
Business€13.90
per user / month, billed annually
Middle tier, marked most popular. The vendor's comparison table shows which of the agile, resource, cost and expert project tools it includes.
Platform€25.90
per user / month, billed annually
Top self-serve tier; see the vendor's comparison table for the full feature list.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds a custom SLA, priority support, integrations, high-availability setups and customizations. Perpetual on-premises pricing is available.
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.
Ways to pay less
Easy Redmine
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Easy Redmine or Jira?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Easy Redmine is cheaper to start with: about $7.71 a month for each person, against $9.70 a month for each person for Jira. Easy Redmine starts at €6.90 per user / month, billed annually, and Jira starts at $9.70 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users).
Which has a free plan, Easy Redmine or Jira?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Jira has a free plan. Easy Redmine does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Easy Redmine and Jira run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Jira lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.