Discover why Jira Software is the #1 software development tool used by agile teams
Simplify the complexities of software development and give teams the clarity they need to move forward with purpose, agility, and confidence
Why Jira Software?
Jira Software is built to meet the needs of every team from 10 to 10,000.

Align and focus on what matters most
Whether your team is across the table or around the world, Jira Software is where every member of your software team collaborates, tracks, and ships software.
Customize your workspace
With Jira Software, your team has the freedom to use the tools they actually want and the flexibility to incorporate new technologies. Unlock the extensibility of an open, diverse toolchain while keeping the ease and coordination of an all-in-one.
Grow without growing pains
Jira Software has the flexibility to map around any team structure, workflow, or level of agile maturity so you don’t run into obstacles as you evolve your way of working.
Discover how we stack up
Asana
Software teams looking to take their agile practices to the next level know Asana won't cut it. Jira Software comes out-of-the-box with full agile support, real-time release tracking, and more.
Azure DevOps
Unlike Azure DevOps, Jira Software works with every type of developer environment, meaning no member of your software team will ever be forced to use any tool they don't want to use.
Basecamp
If you don't like the idea of your software team trying to plan, track, and release their work without scrum and kanban boards, Basecamp probably isn't going to be a good fit.
ClickUp
Customers choose Jira Software over ClickUp for our fully-loaded free plan, our robust app ecosystem, our agile and developer expertise, and because Jira Software scales with the needs of your org.
GitHub Issues
Engineers are just one crucial member of the software team. Jira Software was built to empower every member of your software team to collaborate, track and ship better software, faster.
Monday.com
Building world-class software requires great tools. Unlike Monday.com, Jira Software’s powerful features are built for agile and DevOps to help teams ship early and often like a well-oiled machine.
Pivotal Tracker
A visual workflow designer, real-time release tracking, and multiple deployment options make Jira Software the obvious choice when compared to Pivotal Tracker.
Rally Software
A customizable workflow designer, robust ecosystem of add-ons, and data center deployment option are just a few of the reasons software teams choose Jira Software over Rally.
Redmine
A customizable workflow designer, robust ecosystem of add-ons, and data center deployment option are just a few of the reasons software teams choose Jira Software over Redmine.
Learn more about how Jira Software and Trello are better together
Working in different apps doesn't mean teams can't still work together. While Jira Software is perfect for software teams that need to run and support software, Trello is ideal for quickly capturing and sharing ideas, lists, and to-dos.

Don't just take our word for it!
See what these third party sites have to say about Jira Software.
Capterra
Top Performer for IT Project Management Software in 2022
G2
Leader in Product Management Software in 2022
GetApp
GetApp ranked Jira as the category leader for project management.
Gartner
Atlassian has been named a Leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant.
“We have real-time data at the team level and strategic level to make even better decisions, track milestones, and understand what we need to do to deliver.”