Favro vs Jira

Favro

• Game studios and software teams running Kanban or Scrumban
• Organizations where several teams follow the same card on their own boards
• Teams that bring external partners into their boards and workflows

Jira

• Software teams tracking bugs and development work
• Teams of up to 10 that can stay on the Free plan
• Organizations that already use other Atlassian tools
• Nonprofits and open source projects that qualify for free licenses

Favro

• There is no free or single-user plan: seats are sold in buckets of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50 and 100, so a team of 3 pays for 5.
• Lite stops at 5 collections and 25 automation actions and has no guest accounts, private collections or API calls.
• Timesheet reporting, SAML-based SSO and SCIM provisioning are Enterprise only, and pricing for more than 100 users is by quote.
• The desktop app is offered for Mac and Windows; no Linux version is listed.

Jira

• New list prices take effect October 13, 2026: Standard rises 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.

Favro

Team and planning boards

Several boards can be laid out on one screen, so a team sees its backlog, sprint and other workflows together. Ready-made setups cover Kanban, Scrumban and roadmaps.

Cards shared across boards

A task, goal or user story can live on several boards at the same time, so different teams and managers follow the same card from their own boards.

Sheets and databases

Sheets add columns, calculations and hierarchies, which lets large pieces of work be broken down into smaller items.

Roadmaps and docs

Roadmaps from several teams can be combined into one company view, and docs and wiki pages are written in the same tool as the boards.

No-code automations

Automations assign reviewers, notify people or move cards when something changes. Plans include 25, 5,000 or 25,000 automation actions.

Developer integrations

Jira issues sync both ways with Favro cards, and GitHub and GitLab commits and merge requests attach to cards and can move them when code is merged.

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.

Favro

• Lite$5.10

  per user / month, billed annually ($6 billed monthly)

  5 collections, unlimited boards and backlogs, 25 automation actions and the mobile apps. No guest accounts, private collections or API calls.

• Standard$6.80

  per user / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)

  Unlimited collections and storage, apps and integrations, guest accounts, limited dashboards, 5,000 automation actions and 1,000 API calls an hour.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Dashboards and timesheet reporting, SAML-based SSO, SCIM provisioning, 25,000 automation actions and a 24-hour response time on weekdays.

Jira

• Free$0

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

• Standard$9.05

  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$18.30

  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$166,000

  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.

Favro

• Annual discount

  15% off with annual billing

  Billed annually, Lite is $5.10 per user / month against $6 monthly and Standard is $6.80 against $8. The pricing page marks annual prices with a -15% label.

Jira

• Annual discount

  About 17% less on annual billing

  Standard is listed at $900 a year for 10 users, against $9.05 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.