Time Tracking Comparison

Jira vs. Runn

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	more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum	Email helpdesk, Chat
Onboarding	Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars	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
Support Jira Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum Runn Email helpdesk, Chat
Made in Jira Australia Runn New Zealand

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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

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Runn

Ease of use: Not rated yet
User interface: Not rated yet
Onboarding: Not rated yet
Support and service: Not rated yet
Value for money: Not rated yet
Features: Not rated yet

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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.