Jira review

Jira is the pick for software teams that plan in sprints. The Free plan covers up to 10 users and already includes unlimited goals, projects, tasks and forms, plus backlog, list, board, timeline, calendar and summary views, so a small engineering team can run its whole process at no cost. Free is limited to 2 GB of storage and 150 automation steps per subscription a month. Standard costs $8.48 per user a month on the monthly view of the pricing page and adds user roles and permissions, external collaboration, Rovo search, chat and agents, 400 automation steps per user a month and 250 GB of storage. Premium at $15.56 adds cross-team planning, dependency management, approvals, unlimited storage and a 99.9% uptime SLA. Atlassian's integrations page cites over 3,000 apps. Marketing or operations teams can use Jira too, but its backlog-first structure is built around engineering work.

Who it is for

software teams running sprints and backlogs

Price

Free for up to 10 users; Standard from $8.48 per user per month; Premium from $15.56.

Standard Everything you need to get started $8.48 per user / month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Backlog, list, board, timeline, calendar and summary views on Free
• Customizable workflows and custom fields on every plan
• 400 automation steps per user per month on Standard
• Cross-team planning and dependency management on Premium
• Rovo search, chat and agents from Standard

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan covers up to 10 users with unlimited projects and tasks
• Strength: Standard scales to 100,000 users per site
• Strength: Tempo Timesheets, Zephyr and over 3,000 other apps extend it
• Weakness: Free plan has 2 GB of storage and 150 automation steps per subscription a month
• Weakness: Cross-team dependency management needs Premium at $15.56 per user a month
• Weakness: Software terms such as backlog and work items fit engineering teams better than general teams

Key facts

• Free plan: Up to 10 users, 2 GB storage
• Standard: $8.48 per user per month
• Premium: $15.56 per user per month
• User limit: 100,000 users per site on paid plans

Where it ranks

Jira is No. 4 in our Best Project Management Software verdict.