The best Jira alternatives in 2026
Jira only covers tickets: docs need Confluence, time needs another tool and passwords need another again. Most Jira alternatives have the same gap. Here is how they compare, and why TeamTrackin is the one that replaces the whole stack.
- 14-day free trial
- No credit card needed
- From $3.99 per user / month
- AI on every plan
The short answer
TeamTrackin is the best Jira alternative: scrum boards and sprints plus docs, desktop time tracking, a password vault and AI in one platform. Every other tool on this list still leaves you paying for a separate time tracker, password manager or wiki.
1. TeamTrackin
From $3.99 per user / month; projects from $5.99 (Standard), Docs and Vault on Premium ($7.99)
Scrum and kanban boards, sprints, epics and automations, with docs, desktop time tracking, an encrypted password vault, a client portal and AI on one bill. Import from Jira Cloud and Confluence with a dry run first.
- Sprints, burndown, velocity and planning poker from Standard ($5.99)
- Docs, Vault and client portal on Premium ($7.99)
- Desktop time tracking on every plan
- Built-in AI assistant on every plan (Basic 50 · Standard 300 · Premium 1,000 · Enterprise 3,000 · Shift 100)
Other Jira alternatives, and what they leave out
Prices are list prices in USD from each vendor's own site, checked on 11 November 2026.
2. Linear
$10 per user / month, billed yearly (Basic). An engineering-only tracker. You'll still need a separate time tracker and password manager.
- No time tracking listed
- No password vault or SOPs listed
3. ClickUp
$9 per user / month, billed yearly (Core). You'll still need a separate password manager and client portal.
- No password vault or branded client portal listed
- Timesheets need Business
4. Asana
$13.49 per user / month ($10.99 yearly, Starter). You'll still need a time tracker, a wiki and a password manager.
- Sprints not listed
- Timesheets are a paid add-on
5. monday.com
$12 per seat / month ($9 yearly, Basic), 3-seat minimum. You'll still need a time tracker below Pro and a password manager.
- Time tracking only on Pro
- Sprints are in a separate product (monday dev)
6. Trello
$6 per user / month ($5 yearly, Standard). You'll still need a time tracker, a wiki and a password manager.
- Sprints and time tracking not listed
- Docs not included
Replace Jira and the tools around it
Jira covers part of the job, so teams buy separate tools for the rest. TeamTrackin covers it all on one plan.
The usual stack
Jira Standard
Projects · list price
$8.48
Confluence Standard
Separate docs and wiki · list price
$5.78
Toggl Track Starter
Separate time tracker · billed yearly
$9.00
Bitwarden Teams
Separate password manager · billed yearly
$4.00
Per user / month
$27.26
TeamTrackin Premium
Projects, time tracking, Docs, the Vault, the client portal and AI
$7.99 per user / month
Monthly billing; save a further 10% yearly.
Save $19.27 per user every month
That's $4,624.80 a year for a 20-person team.
Prices checked on each vendor's website on 11 November 2026: list prices in USD on the lowest paid plan, using the cheaper billing each vendor shows. TeamTrackin is shown at its monthly price.
Jira and its alternatives compared
Checked on 11 November 2026. "Not listed" means we couldn't find it on the vendor's pricing or feature pages.
| Feature | TeamTrackin | Jira | Linear | ClickUp | Asana | monday.com | Trello |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | |||||||
| Lowest paid plan, monthly billing (per user / month) | $5.99 (Standard, where projects start) | $8.48 (Standard) | Not shown (pricing page lists yearly prices) | Not shown (pricing page lists yearly prices) | $13.49 (Starter) | $12 per seat (Basic), 3-seat minimum | $6 (Standard) |
| Lowest paid plan, annual billing (per user / month) | Save 10% with yearly billing | Not listed | $10 (Basic), billed yearly | $9 (Core), billed yearly | $10.99 (Starter) | $9 per seat (Basic) | $5 (Standard) |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card | 7 days of Standard or Premium | Not listed | Not listed (AI trial credits on Free) | Not listed on the pricing page | 14 days of Pro | Premium trial available |
| Beyond projects | |||||||
| Time tracking built in | Every plan: desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, timesheets and reports | Basic time logging on work items | Not listed | Included from Core (trial on Free); timesheets on Business | Built-in time tracking on Advanced; Timesheets & Budgets is a paid add-on | Pro and up | Not listed |
| Docs & wiki | Premium: spaces, page trees, templates, version history, databases, whiteboards | Separate product (Confluence) | Not listed | Docs on every plan; 1 doc wiki below Enterprise | Notes view for project notes; no wiki listed | monday Docs (limited on Free) | Not listed |
| Team password vault | Premium: end-to-end encrypted passwords, 2FA codes, files and notes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Branded client portal | Premium: branded with your logo and colours | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Leave, overtime & timesheet approval | Standard and up | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| AI | |||||||
| Built-in AI | Every plan, with monthly AI credits (Basic 50 · Standard 300 · Premium 1,000 · Enterprise 3,000 · Shift 100): answers from your own data, writes tickets, stand-ups and release notes | Rovo Search, Chat and Agents on every paid plan | Linear Agent on every plan (uses AI credits); Triage Intelligence and Insights on Business | ClickUp Brain credits on every plan (1,000 per user / month pooled on Core); top-ups $10 per 10K credits | On paid plans with limits (5 AI Teammate / Dash requests per user / month on Starter); extra requests from $0.50 | AI credits from Basic (1,000 / month on Basic) | Atlassian AI from Standard |
| Projects | |||||||
| Boards, backlog & sprints | Scrum & kanban boards, backlog, sprints, epics, burndown, velocity and cumulative flow | Scrum and kanban boards, backlog, sprints, timeline and calendar views | Issues, projects and cycles (sprints) on every plan | Kanban boards and sprint management on every plan | Board view; sprints not listed | Boards on every plan; sprints are in monday dev, not work management | Kanban boards; sprints not listed |
| Board automations | Rule builder for board automations, recurring tickets, forms & email to ticket | Automation on every plan with monthly step limits (150 on Free) | Triage rules on Business | 100 actions / month on Free, 1,000 on Core, 10,000 on Business | Unlimited automations from Starter | 250 actions / month on Standard, 25,000 on Pro; none on Basic | 250 command runs / month on Free, 1,000 on Standard, unlimited on Premium |
| Guests & client access | Client portal on Premium (approvals, sign-off, weekly update) | Free guest access on paid plans | Guest accounts on Business; customer requests on every plan | Guest seats (5 on Core, 10 on Business) plus view-only guests | Unlimited free guests from Starter | Guest access from Standard | Single-board guests on Standard; multi-board guests on Enterprise |
Competitor details change often; check each vendor's site before you buy.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
TeamTrackin. It gives you scrum and kanban boards and sprints plus docs, desktop time tracking, a password vault and a built-in AI assistant, so it replaces Jira, Confluence and the extra tools around them.
Yes. TeamTrackin Standard is $5.99 per user per month, compared with Jira Standard at $8.48 (checked 11 November 2026). For a 20-person team, the usual stack (Jira Standard + Confluence Standard + Toggl Track Starter + Bitwarden Teams) comes to $27.26 per user per month, against $7.99 for TeamTrackin Premium: $19.27 less per user, or $4,624.80 a year.
Yes. TeamTrackin imports from Jira Cloud with a dry run first and undo if needed, and imports Confluence pages into Docs.
Detailed comparisons
Time tracking, a docs space with SOPs and a password vault aren't on its plans.
Docs and AI, but no password vault or branded client portal, so you still pay for those separately.
Time tracking needs Advanced, timesheets are a paid add-on, and there are no sprints, docs space or vault.
Time tracking starts on Pro, plans have a 3-seat minimum, and there is no vault or client portal.
Sprints, time tracking and docs aren't part of Trello's plans, so teams add more tools.
Docs mean a second Confluence subscription and timesheets aren't built in; TeamTrackin bundles both.
How TeamTrackin handles projects and boards.
Projects, time tracking, docs, a password vault and AI on one bill.
Sources
Competitor details come from each vendor's own website, checked on 11 November 2026. Prices are list prices in USD per user per month and change often — check the vendor's site before you buy.