Jira vs ONES (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 features and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
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
ONES
Project and wiki management for software teams, cloud or on-prem
Which one is for you
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
Pick ONES if
- Fits if your software team wants tasks, wiki and test cases in one place
- Works for teams moving off Jira and Confluence
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you pass 30 seats, where the free plan stops
- Pricey if you need Gantt charts or automation rules, which start at Standard at $98.50 a seat a year
- Watch out: Enterprise is bought through a contact-us button even though a price is shown
- Watch out: ONES Desk, the ticketing add-on, costs $42 more per seat a year
- Not for you if you want prices that stay fixed, as they shift with team size
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAJiraVery good | 2.4GPAONESFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CStandard is $98.50 a seat a year, about $8.20 a month, which sits between the cheaper quarter and the middle of the category. Prices shown are for a 50-seat team. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BFree forever for up to 30 seats with unlimited projects, sprints and test management. Gantt charts and automation rules are not included. |
| Features | 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. | CAgile, waterfall and hybrid planning, wiki, test and release management and an AI assistant. Gantt and automation need Standard. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. It covers many modules, so there is a lot to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb app and an on-premise option, with Slack, Teams, Jira, Confluence, ChatGPT and Claude connections. No desktop or phone apps named. |
| Best for | software teams tracking bugs and releases | software teams that want projects, wiki and tests together |
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 ONES. How we grade
Price against what you get
Jira starts at $9.70 a month for each person and scores 3.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ONES starts at $8.21 a month when paid by the year for each person and scores 2.3.
Jira scores higher, and starts $1.49 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other project management tools on the chart, none scores higher than Jira for less, and 28 score higher than ONES 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
- ONES is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Jira also covers tasks.
- ONES also covers wiki.
At a glance
| Jira | ONES | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.70 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users) | $98.5 per seat / year, billed annually |
| Free plan | Free plan for up to 10 users: 2 GB of file storage, 150 automation steps per subscription and community support. | Free forever for up to 30 seats: project and task management, sprints, test and release management, wiki templates and 20 AI credits per user a month. |
| Free trial | From the Free plan, Standard can be tried free for 14 days and Premium for 30 days. | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Atlassian | ONES.com |
| Price read from | atlassian.com | ones.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
ONES
- The Free plan stops at 30 seats; Gantt charts and automation rules need Standard.
- Prices on the page are per seat per year for a 50-seat team and may change with team size; the page says annual billing saves 30% against monthly.
- The Enterprise plan is bought through a contact-us button even though a price is shown.
- ONES Desk, a ticketing add-on, costs an extra $42 per seat per year.
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.
ONES
- Agile, waterfall and hybrid planning
- Supports agile, waterfall, classic and hybrid methods, with sprint management on every plan and Gantt charts from Standard.
- Multiple views
- Work can be shown as Gantt, list, Kanban, calendar, roadmap, tree or table views.
- Wiki and knowledge base
- A wiki product sits beside project management, with templates, page publish and lock, and Xmind for wiki on the higher plans.
- Test and release management
- Test management and release management are included in the Free plan along with custom issue types.
- AI assistant and MCP
- Monthly AI credits per user on every plan, plus an MCP connector that lets ChatGPT, Claude and other AI tools create tasks.
- Jira and Confluence migration
- The Business plan lists migration from Jira and Confluence, and the site describes migration playbooks.
Plans
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.
ONES
Free$0
Up to 30 seats with unlimited projects, custom issue types, sprints, test and release management, and email and community support.
Standard$98.5
per seat / year, billed annually (shown for 50 seats)
Adds custom automation rules, Gantt charts, page publish and lock, 50 AI credits a month per user and 9/5 support.
Business$172
per seat / year, billed annually (shown for 50 seats)
Adds advanced fields, metrics, resource scheduling, baselines, MFA, 100 AI credits a month, 24/7 critical support and a 99.9% SLA.
Enterprise$258
per seat / year, billed annually (shown for 50 seats)
Adds an approval center, 200 AI credits a month per user, 24/7 support for all issues and a 99.95% uptime SLA.
Ways to pay less
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.
ONES
- Annual discount
30% off with annual billing
The pricing FAQ says committing to an annual plan gives a 30% discount compared with monthly billing.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Jira or ONES?
As of Nov 13, 2026, ONES is cheaper to start with: $8.21 a month when paid by the year for each person, against $9.70 a month for each person for Jira. Jira starts at $9.70 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users), and ONES starts at $98.5 per seat / year, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Jira or ONES?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Jira and ONES have a free plan.
Which platforms do Jira and ONES 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.