VETTED SAAS
Head to head · Project Management

monday.com vs Jira

These two often serve different rooms in the same company. monday.com is broad work management that any team can pick up quickly. Jira is purpose built for software teams running agile sprints, backlogs and issue tracking. Here is how they compare, and which one fits your team.

Reviewed by M. HALLORAN·Updated JUNE 2026·How we vet
★ Our pick
monday.com
86 /100
vs
Challenger
Jira
84 /100
◂ monday.com Advantage Jira ▸
A narrow edge to monday.com on ease and cross team fit · Jira wins decisively for software teams on agile depth, value and free access.

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How they score

Criteria monday.com Jira Winner
Ease of use
86
72
monday.com
Features and depth
84
90
Jira
Workflow automation
86
84
monday.com
Value for money
80
86
Jira
Free plan
70
88
Jira
Reporting and dashboards
89
86
monday.com

Scores are our editorial assessment against the VettedSaaS rubric · not vendor supplied.

Choose monday.com if…
+Mixed teams beyond engineering will use the tool
+You want fast onboarding without technical setup
+Visual boards and no code automation appeal
+Marketing, ops and projects sit alongside delivery
Choose Jira if…
+Software delivery with sprints and backlogs is the job
+You need deep issue tracking and developer workflows
+A free plan for up to 10 users covers a small team
+Tight ties to Confluence and Bitbucket matter

Feature by feature

✓ full  ·  ∼ partial  ·  — none
Capability monday.com Jira
Free plan ∼to 2 seats ✓to 10 users
Agile boards and sprints ∼ ✓
Developer issue tracking ∼ ✓
No code automation ✓ ∼
Setup for non technical teams ✓ ∼
Reporting dashboards ✓ ✓

Feature support verified as of June 2026 · check the vendor for current details.

Pricing, side by side

Per user / month, billed annually
monday.com Our pick
Free $0
Basic $9
Standard $12
Pro $19
Jira Challenger
Free $0
Standard $7.91
Premium $14.54
Enterprise Custom

Pricing as of June 2026, per user or seat per month billed annually · check the vendor for current pricing. monday.com Basic is $9, Standard $12 and Pro $19, with a 3 seat minimum on paid plans and a free plan capped at 2 seats. Jira Standard is $7.91 and Premium $14.54, with a free plan for up to 10 users.

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