Jira vs monday.com
We give Jira a 3.8 GPA and monday.com a 3.0, out of 4.0. Jira grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Jira
Issue and project tracking for software and business teams
monday.com
Board-based work management with automations and dashboards
How we grade them
| 3.8GPAJiraExcellent | 3.0GPAmonday.comVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStandard is $9.05 a user a month on monthly billing, about typical for project tools, and it rises to $9.70 on October 13, 2026. Annual billing is about 17% less, but it's sold in fixed tiers like 10, 15 or 25 users, not seat by seat. | CBasic is $9 a seat but has no automations, integrations or timeline, so most teams land on Standard at $12. ClickUp gives you Gantt charts and time tracking for $7. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree for up to 10 users, with 2 GB of file storage and community support. A small team could stay here for good. Automation is the thin part, at 150 steps for the whole subscription. | CTwo seats, three boards, three docs, and no automations. Fine for one freelancer with a few clients, no good for a team. There is a 14-day trial of Pro. |
| Features | ABoards, lists, a timeline and a calendar, workflows each team shapes itself, bug tracking tied to Bitbucket and GitHub, rule-based automation and Rovo AI. The Marketplace lists more than 3,000 integrations. Advanced planning needs Premium. | ABoards, timelines, Gantt charts, dashboards, docs, forms, automations, time tracking and a pile of AI helpers. There's very little you can't bend it into. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 40,600 App Store ratings, which earns the A. Someone does have to decide your team's statuses and steps, mind, because the workflows are yours to define. | A4.8 from about 48,000 App Store ratings. A diesel repair shop and a couple doing up a 1976 house both say it just made sense. There are 200+ templates to start from. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, iPhone and Android. It connects to Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins and Slack, and to AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude and Cursor. There's an API too, and the Marketplace for everything else. | BWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with an API and 850+ integrations and apps. No Linux app, and reviewers say the phone app can't do all the website can. |
| Best for | software teams tracking bugs and releases | flexible boards any team can pick up |
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: Jira and monday.com. How we grade
Where they differ
- Jira starts at $9.05 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users). monday.com starts at $9 per seat / month, billed annually (3-seat minimum).
- Only monday.com lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Jira also covers issue tracking.
- monday.com also covers time tracking.
At a glance
| Jira | monday.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.05 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users) | $9 per seat / month, billed annually (3-seat minimum) |
| Free plan | Free plan for up to 10 users: 2 GB of file storage, 150 automation steps per subscription and community support. | Free plan for up to 2 seats: up to 3 boards and 3 docs, 200+ templates, 8 column types, and the iOS and Android apps. |
| Free trial | From the Free plan, Standard can be tried free for 14 days and Premium for 30 days. | 14-day free trial of the Pro plan |
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| Made by | Atlassian | monday.com |
| Price read from | atlassian.com | monday.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
monday.com
- Teams that want boards, dashboards and automations in one tool
- Companies that also want CRM, dev or service products from one vendor
- Eligible nonprofits, which get their first 10 seats free
Worth knowing
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.
monday.com
- The Free plan is limited to 2 seats, 3 boards and 3 docs.
- Paid plans start at 3 seats, and the price is set by the team size selected rather than by individual seats.
- Timeline, Gantt and calendar views, automations and integrations start on Standard; time tracking and private boards need Pro.
- Plan totals itemize the bundled AI credits at $10 per 1,000 a month, currently cancelled out by a "special offer" discount of the same amount.
Key features
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.
monday.com
- Boards and views
- Work is tracked on boards made of items and typed columns. Timeline, Gantt and calendar views start on the Standard plan.
- Automations and integrations
- Both are metered by monthly actions: 250 each on Standard and 25,000 each on Pro. The integrations page lists 850+ integrations and apps.
- Dashboards
- Dashboards bring data from boards together into charts and summaries for reporting on progress.
- Docs and forms
- Built-in documents and forms sit next to boards. The Free plan allows up to 3 docs, and private boards and docs need Pro.
- AI credits and agents
- The Sidekick assistant, AI agents and a notetaker draw on a monthly credit pool: 1,000 credits on Basic, 2,000 on Standard and 3,000 on Pro.
- Portfolio and resource management
- The Enterprise plan adds portfolio management, resource management and multi-level permissions.
Plans
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.
monday.com
Free$0
Up to 2 seats with up to 3 boards and 3 docs, 200+ templates and 8 column types.
Basic$9
per seat / month, billed annually
Unlimited items and unlimited free viewers, with 1,000 AI credits a month. Paid plans start at 3 seats.
Standard$12
per seat / month, billed annually
Adds timeline, Gantt and calendar views, guest access, and 250 automation and 250 integration actions a month.
Pro$19
per seat / month, billed annually
Adds private boards and docs, time tracking, advanced columns, and 25,000 automation and 25,000 integration actions a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Portfolio and resource management, multi-level permissions, enterprise security and governance, and 250 workflows.
Ways to pay less
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.
monday.com
- Annual discount
18% discount with yearly billing
monday.com's pricing FAQ says choosing a yearly plan instead of paying monthly gives an 18% discount.
- Nonprofit
First 10 seats free for eligible nonprofits
Eligible nonprofits get their first 10 seats free and 70% off each seat from the 11th, sold in lots of 5, or 33% off per user on Enterprise.
