--- title: Jira canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/jira/ category: Project Management Software points: 87 rank: 5 of 11 facts_checked: 2026-10-08 --- # Jira Work-tracking tool with a free plan for up to 10 users and boards, timelines and automation. 87 points out of 100. #5 of 11 project management tools. Vendor: Atlassian. Website: https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira - The free plan is free forever for up to 10 users [1]. - Standard annual billing charges by tier: $900 a year for up to 10 users, so $75 a month for 5 people [1]. - Board, timeline, calendar views, custom fields and forms are on every plan, free included [1]. - Guest access without a paid seat starts on Standard [1]. - The workload People view needs Premium or Enterprise [4]. Verdict: Jira suits teams that plan work on boards and timelines and want a free start for up to 10 people [1]. Annual billing is by tier, so a team of 5 pays the 10-user price of $900 a year on Standard [1]. The time-tracking help article describes manual logging and mentions no timer [2]. The pricing page lists only iOS and Android apps [1]. Best for: Software and cross-team groups that want boards, timelines and dependencies. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Price | Cheapest paid plan for 5 people | $75/mo | 3/12 | Standard annual tier for up to 10 users is $900 a year; annual billing charges the matching tier, so 5 users pay it [1]. | | Price | Free plan | Yes | 6/6 | Free plan, "Free forever for 10 users", with board, timeline and forms [1]. | | Price | People on the free plan | 10 | 4/4 | Free plan allows up to 10 users [1]. | | Views | Board view | Yes | 3/3 | Board view is listed on every plan including Free [1]. | | Views | Timeline or Gantt view | Yes | 7/7 | Timeline view plans work and maps dependencies on a timeline, on every plan [1]. | | Views | Calendar view | Yes | 2/2 | Calendar view is listed on every plan; it shows work items with start and due dates [1][3]. | | Planning | Task dependencies | Yes | 7/7 | Timeline view maps dependencies between work items on every plan [1]. | | Planning | Workload view | Yes | 6/6 | Plans People view shows each person's allocated work across all spaces; Premium and Enterprise [4]. | | Planning | Built-in time tracking | Yes | 5/5 | People log time on a work item with Log work, in weeks, days, hours and minutes [2]. | | Planning | Custom fields | Yes | 5/5 | Custom fields are listed on every plan, from text to dates and user pickers [1]. | | Planning | No-code automation rules | Yes | 6/6 | Pricing page describes Jira's no-code automation engine; Free has 150 steps a month per subscription [1]. | | Teamwork | Guest access for clients | Yes | 5/5 | Free guest access without a paid seat on Standard, Premium and Enterprise [1]. | | Teamwork | Request forms | Yes | 3/3 | Drag-and-drop forms to collect data are listed on every plan [1]. | | Teamwork | Reports and dashboards | Yes | 5/5 | Jira dashboards can hold information from multiple projects [8]. | | Security | SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 | Yes | 7/7 | Atlassian's ISO/IEC 27001:2022 page lists Jira under relevant products [5]. | | Security | SAML single sign-on | Yes | 4/4 | SAML SSO works with Atlassian Cloud apps and needs Atlassian Guard Standard, which Enterprise includes [1][6]. | | Security | Two-step sign-in | Yes | 3/3 | Users can enable two-step verification with an authenticator app or security key [7]. | | Apps and API | Apps | iOS, Android | 4/8 | Pricing page lists iOS and Android apps; no desktop installer is listed [1]. | | Apps and API | Public API | Yes | 2/2 | Atlassian documents the Jira Cloud platform REST API on its developer site [9]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Free | Free [1] | $0 | | Standard | $900/year [1] | $75 | | Premium | $1,850/year [1][4] | $154.17 | | Enterprise | Contact sales [1] | - | The pricing page's price data lists annual tiers; Atlassian says annual subscriptions are charged for the tier that most closely matches your user count [1]. ## Strengths - Free plan for up to 10 users includes board, timeline, calendar, custom fields and forms [1]. - Timeline view maps dependencies between work items [1]. - Guests join at no extra cost and without a paid seat on Standard and above [1]. - ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, with Jira listed as a relevant product [5]. - Public REST API for Jira Cloud [9]. ## Limits - Annual billing charges the tier that matches the user count, so 5 people pay for a 10-user tier [1]. - The workload People view is limited to Premium and Enterprise [4]. - Time tracking is manual "Log work" entries; the help article mentions no timer [2]. - SAML single sign-on needs an Atlassian Guard Standard subscription [6]. - Apps exist for iOS and Android only, with no desktop installers listed [1]. ## Concerns - Atlassian's post-incident review says a script run on April 5, 2022 deleted 883 customer sites. It reports 775 affected customers, restoration of up to 14 days for some, no cyberattack and no loss of more than five minutes of data [10]. ## Sources 1. [Jira pricing: Free, Standard, Premium, Enterprise](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing), Atlassian, accessed 2026-10-08 2. [Log time on a work item](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/log-time-on-an-issue/), Atlassian Support, accessed 2026-10-08 3. [What is the calendar view?](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-work-management/docs/what-is-the-calendar-view/), Atlassian Support, accessed 2026-10-08 4. [Plan individual capacity for your team](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/plan-individual-capacity-for-your-team/), Atlassian Support, accessed 2026-10-08 5. [ISO/IEC 27001 certification](https://www.atlassian.com/trust/compliance/resources/iso27001), Atlassian, accessed 2026-10-08 6. [Configure SAML single sign-on with an identity provider](https://support.atlassian.com/security-and-access-policies/docs/configure-saml-single-sign-on-with-an-identity-provider/), Atlassian Support, accessed 2026-10-08 7. [Manage two-step verification for your Atlassian account](https://support.atlassian.com/atlassian-account/docs/manage-two-step-verification-for-your-atlassian-account/), Atlassian Support, accessed 2026-10-08 8. [Jira reports and dashboards overview](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/guides/reports-dashboards/overview), Atlassian, accessed 2026-10-08 9. [The Jira Cloud platform REST API](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/platform/rest/v3/intro/), Atlassian Developer, accessed 2026-10-08 10. [Post-incident review: April 2022 outage](https://www.atlassian.com/engineering/post-incident-review-april-2022-outage), Atlassian, accessed 2026-10-08