Jira vs Redmine

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

Free plan · from $9.05/mo

Redmine

Free, self-hosted issue tracker and project management web app

Free

Where they differ

Jira starts at $9.05 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users). Redmine is free.
Only Jira lists iOS and Android apps.
Redmine is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
Jira also covers tasks, kanban boards and workflow automation.
Redmine also covers wiki and time tracking.

In commonFree planWebPublic APIGantt & timelinesIssue tracking

	Jira	Redmine
Pricing	Free plan	Free
Starts at	$9.05 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users)	Free
Free plan	Free plan for up to 10 users: 2 GB of file storage, 150 automation steps per subscription and community support.	Free and open source under the GNU GPL v2. Releases are downloaded from redmine.org and run on your own server; the site lists no paid plans or hosting of its own.
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	Jean-Philippe Lang and community volunteers
Price read from	atlassian.com	redmine.org
Checked	Oct 4, 2026	Oct 5, 2026

Jira

Redmine

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.

Redmine

The project offers downloads rather than hosting: you install it yourself, which needs Ruby and a database such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Redmine itself is a web application. The mobile and desktop clients listed on its site are community tools that the project does not support.
Help comes from community forums, an IRC channel and an unofficial Slack workspace; the project is maintained by volunteers.
SQLite is supported as a database, but the install guide says it is not for multi-user production use.

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.

Redmine

Configurable issue tracking: Statuses and issue types are defined by the administrator, and workflow transitions are set for each issue type and role from the web administration interface.
Gantt chart and calendar: Both views are generated automatically from the start and due dates entered on issues.
Time tracking: Time can be entered at project or ticket level, with a simple report of time per user, issue type, category or activity.
Per-project wiki and forums: Each project can have its own wiki, with diff and annotate views, alongside forums, news, documents and file management.
Repository browser: Existing Subversion, Git, Mercurial, Bazaar or CVS repositories can be attached to a project to browse their contents, search changesets and view diffs.
Roles, custom fields and REST API: Roles and permissions are user-defined, custom fields cover issues, time entries, projects and users, and a REST API serves data as XML or JSON.

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.

Redmine

Redmine$0
The complete application, downloaded as a .tar.gz or .zip release or checked out from the source repository, and installed on your own server.

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.

Redmine

No public discounts listed.