Best for
Best for software development teams running agile workflows.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Project Management Comparison
Jira vs. ProjectManager
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for delivery teams that need one plan in several views and, a tier up, the resourcing and timesheets to report on it.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Jira | ProjectManager |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free; Standard from ~$7.91 / user / month Premium ~$15.25 per user and month, Enterprise on request. The free tier covers up to 10 users. | From $15 / user / month Team tier billed annually, $18 billed monthly. Business is $28 annually or $32 monthly and is where resourcing, timesheets and AI insights begin. |
| Free trial | Free tier | 30-day trial, no credit card and no user minimum |
| Users | Not stated | Team is capped at 10 users with unlimited read-only guest licences; Business and Enterprise remove the cap |
| API | Not stated | Yes, a documented API with code samples, plus connectors for Jira, Azure DevOps, Power BI, QuickBooks Online, Acumatica, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Excel and Trello |
| Made in | Australia | Not stated |
| Task planning | Yes, agile boards for Scrum and Kanban, with sprints, backlogs and roadmaps | Yes, unlimited tasks and subtasks across Gantt, list, sheet, board and calendar views, with dependencies, milestones, baselines, critical path and version control |
| Resource planning | Limited natively, capacity planning via Premium Advanced Roadmaps or marketplace apps | Yes, workload balancing with defined working days, labour rates and availability, from the Business tier |
| Time tracking | Yes, native worklogs | Yes, time logged on tasks and secure timesheets that populate from those hours, from the Business tier |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes | Yes, portfolio dashboards and shareable project reports including status, timesheet and workload reports, with advanced reporting from the Business tier |
| Integrations and API | Yes, deep developer-tool integration | Yes, an API with documentation and code samples, plus two-way sync with Jira and Azure DevOps and connectors for Power BI, QuickBooks Online, Acumatica, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Excel and Trello |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Guided onboarding, Personal consulting |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Confluence, Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Tempo | more entries Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Power BI, QuickBooks Online, Acumatica, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Microsoft Excel, Trello |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Jira Free; Standard from ~$7.91 / user / month ProjectManager From $15 / user / month
- Free trial Jira Free tier ProjectManager 30-day trial, no credit card and no user minimum
- Deployment Jira Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise ProjectManager Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Support Jira Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum ProjectManager Email helpdesk
- Task planning Jira Yes, agile boards for Scrum and Kanban, with sprints, backlogs and roadmaps ProjectManager Yes, unlimited tasks and subtasks across Gantt, list, sheet, board and calendar views, with dependencies, milestones, baselines, critical path and version control
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Jira
Strengths
- The standard for agile software teams
- Deep developer-tool integration
- On-premise option via Data Center
Limitations
- Overkill and complex for non-software teams
- Configuration can get heavy
ProjectManager
Strengths
- Unlimited read-only guest licences on every paid tier, so stakeholders can follow a plan without buying a seat
- Two-way sync with Jira and Azure DevOps rather than a one-off import
- A 30-day trial with no card and no user minimum, longer than most tools in this category
Limitations
- Resource management, timesheets, budgeting and AI insights all sit behind the Business tier
- The Team tier stops at 10 users, 20 projects and 5 GB of file storage
- Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira two-way sync, Azure DevOps two-way sync and Power BI come as a $5 per user per month integration bundle unless the account is on Enterprise
Plans
Pricing
Jira
- Free $0 Up to 10 users.
- Standard ~$7.91 Per user and month.
- Premium ~$15.25 Per user and month.
- Enterprise Custom On request.
ProjectManager
- Team $15 / user / month Billed annually, $18 billed monthly. Up to 10 users, 20 projects, 5 GB file storage, API access and unlimited guest licences.
- Business $28 / user / month Billed annually, $32 billed monthly. No user limit, up to 100 projects, 25 GB storage, resource management, timesheets, budgeting, AI Project Insights and portfolio dashboards.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom quote with volume-based pricing. SAML single sign-on, native Power BI and Excel integrations, audit logs, custom permissions, unlimited projects and storage, onboarding assistance and a dedicated account manager.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
Jira
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Support and service
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- Value for money
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- Features
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ProjectManager
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Support and service
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- Value for money
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- Features
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Jira https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira · no check date recorded yet
ProjectManager https://www.projectmanager.com · no check date recorded yet
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