Jira vs Scrumwise (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 2.2.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Jira grades higher on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money.
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
Scrumwise
Scrum and Kanban project tool with backlogs, sprints and burndowns
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 Scrumwise if
- Fits if your team already runs Scrum sprints and wants burndown charts
- Works for a small team that wants Scrum without extra modules
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as it has none after the 30-day trial
- Skip it if you need phone or desktop apps, as the pages list none
- Not for you if you want many integrations: only GitHub is named, the rest goes through the API
- Watch out: the monthly plan takes only Visa, MasterCard or American Express
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAJiraVery good | 2.2GPAScrumwiseFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C$7.50 a user a month billed yearly, $9 monthly, which sits between the cheaper quarter's $6 and the dearer quarter's $12.50. |
| 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. | C30-day trial for teams of any size, started without sign-up. No free plan, so after a month every plan is paid. |
| 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. | BBacklogs, sprints, releases, task boards, burndown charts, time tracking and an API. Nothing in the listing is missing from the Scrum job. |
| 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. You need to know Scrum terms and set up backlogs and sprints. |
| 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. | CWeb only. GitHub is the only integration named, and anything else goes through the API. |
| Best for | software teams tracking bugs and releases | small Scrum and Kanban teams |
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 Scrumwise. 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. Scrumwise starts at $7.50 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
Jira scores higher, and starts $2.20 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 21 score higher than Scrumwise 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
- Jira also covers Gantt & timelines, issue tracking and workflow automation.
- Scrumwise also covers time tracking.
At a glance
| Jira | Scrumwise | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9.70 per user / month, billed monthly (Standard, 1 to 100 users) | $7.50 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free plan for up to 10 users: 2 GB of file storage, 150 automation steps per subscription and community support. | None |
| Free trial | From the Free plan, Standard can be tried free for 14 days and Premium for 30 days. | 30-day free trial for teams of any size; the "Try Now" button creates an account without signup. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Atlassian | Scrumwise |
| Price read from | atlassian.com | scrumwise.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Scrumwise
- There is no free plan; after the 30-day trial both plans are paid.
- The pages describe a browser app and mention no desktop or mobile apps.
- Only one integration, GitHub, is named on the features page; anything else goes through the API.
- The monthly plan accepts only Visa, MasterCard or American Express.
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.
Scrumwise
- Backlog management
- Backlogs are organized with lists, tags and filters. Epics give a high-level view, and subtasks and checklists break items into smaller pieces.
- Sprints and releases
- Sprint planning shows which team is over-allocated and handles vacations, partial allocations and weekend work. Release dates are predicted from expected velocity and burnup.
- Task boards and Kanban
- Boards update in real time with one row per backlog item. Separate Kanban boards cover work without sprints, and Scrum and Kanban can be mixed.
- Burndown charts
- Progress charts account for vacations and weekend work, whichever time zone a team is in.
- Time tracking
- Time logs per person, sprint, team and calendar period, exportable to CSV or pasted into a spreadsheet.
- API and GitHub link
- An API reads and changes data for one-way or two-way syncing, and a GitHub integration lets commit messages reference Scrumwise items.
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.
Scrumwise
Yearly Plan$7.50
per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly)
Billed up front at $90 per user per year for a chosen number of users, by card or bank transfer.
Monthly Plan$9
per user / month, billed monthly
Billed each month for the users in the account, by Visa, MasterCard or American Express.
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.
Scrumwise
- Annual discount
Yearly plan at $7.50 per user per month
The yearly plan is $90 per user per year, against $9 per user per month on the monthly plan.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Jira or Scrumwise?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Scrumwise is cheaper to start with: $7.50 a month 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 Scrumwise starts at $7.50 per user / month, billed annually ($9 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Jira or Scrumwise?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Jira has a free plan. Scrumwise does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Jira and Scrumwise run on?
As of Nov 12, 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.