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Jira vs. Runn

At a glance

At a glance

Jira

Best for

Best for software development teams running agile workflows.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Runn

Best for

Best for firms that need 6-month capacity forecasting and what-if scenario planning.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Jira Runn
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. Lite from $7 / resource seat / month Standard $11 per seat and month, Advanced on request. Seats count resources in the planner, not users with a login. Volume discounts start at 100+ seats.
Free trial Free tier 30-day trial of the Standard plan, no card required
Made in Australia New Zealand
Time tracking Yes, native worklogs Yes, timesheets from the Standard plan
Invoicing No No native invoicing; rate cards, budgets and margin only
Reporting and controlling Yes Yes, utilization, capacity, performance, workforce and bench reporting, with planned versus actuals against project budgets
Integrations and API Yes, deep developer-tool integration Yes, an API from the Standard plan, plus HR, time-tracking and automation integrations
AI features Yes Yes
Deployment more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Not stated Email helpdesk, Chat
Onboarding Not stated Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding
Company size Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations Confluence, Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Tempo more entries Jira, Harvest, Clockify, BambooHR, HiBob, Gusto, Workday, Sage HR, Zapier, n8n

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Jira Free; Standard from ~$7.91 / user / month Runn Lite from $7 / resource seat / month
  • Free trial Jira Free tier Runn 30-day trial of the Standard plan, no card required
  • Deployment Jira Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Runn Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
  • Made in Jira Australia Runn New Zealand
  • Time tracking Jira Yes, native worklogs Runn Yes, timesheets from the Standard plan

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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

Runn

Strengths

  • Saved scenarios let an alternative plan be modelled without touching the live one
  • Rate cards and budgets tie staffing decisions to cost, revenue and margin
  • Wide integration list across HR systems, time trackers and automation tools
  • Clean interface

Limitations

  • Forecast-first, day-to-day scheduling feels secondary
  • No free plan; billing is per resource seat, so people who are planned but never log in still cost a seat
  • Timesheets, integrations and the API need the Standard plan or higher
  • Custom dashboards, workstreams, SAML SSO and SmartMatch AI are Advanced only, and Advanced is quote-only

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.
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Runn

  • Lite $7 Per resource seat and month. Scheduling, tentative projects, capacity and utilization charts, skills and tags, project financials.
  • Standard $11 Per resource seat and month. Adds timesheets, five custom fields, out-of-the-box integrations, the API and a 30-day audit log.
  • Advanced Not stated On request. Adds unlimited custom fields and reports, workstreams, custom dashboards, SAML SSO, SmartMatch AI and optional implementation and support.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

Jira

Ease of use
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Runn

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

Runn https://www.runn.io · no check date recorded yet

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.