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Jira vs ProdPad: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 8th, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 1,298 reviews from Product Management users.
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
Task Management
4.6
Task Progress Tracking
4.5
Workflow Management
4.4
Prioritization
4.5
Collaboration Tools
4.4
% Fit
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Feature ratings
Task Management
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Task Progress Tracking
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Workflow Management
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Prioritization
4.0
Collaboration Tools
4.5
User satisfaction
4.4
User reviews14,928
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.3
Customer support
4.2
4.0
User reviews14
Ease of use
3.8
Functionality
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Customer support
4.3
Price starts from
/user
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

All teams

ProdPad is delivered on a modular subscription service, starting at $20 per editor, you simply pay for what you need to make your product management function flow efficiently.

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CEO
4.0

Jake D.: My name is Jake, my company is Uni. We are one to 10 people, and my score for Jira was a four. Before we were using Trello and we didn't like it as much as Jira, because it really only was good for task management, but the tickets and organizing complex projects weren't as strong on it. We also really liked the documentation and the ability to do other things in Jira that Trello didn't offer. So in general just as we grew and had more engineers to manage and more complex software projects to manage, Jira became a better fit for our company. I chose Jira first and foremost, because the devs at my company really liked it and had experience working on it. It also allowed us to manage a front-end and backend team more easily and collaborate with ease compared to the other products we were looking at. It was affordable for startups and also supported us scaling all the way up if we were to grow our org to be much larger. As I had used it in previous companies that were bigger enterprises and saw it used for everything from documentation to ticket management to product management and development, so it just made the most sense for our org as we grew and was very affordable. Getting started with Jira was pretty easy, it took us about a week. We had a designated project manager who went about kind of setting up every user and getting the board set up the way we needed. We had engineering leads trained in how to do ticketing and how to move tickets from beginning to end pretty quickly. I think a lot of people use Jira and have experience with it coming out of school or bootcamp, so it was a pretty easy switch for us. Coming over from Trello, we found it was pretty fast to recreate the tickets and our processes from that. I think my biggest recommendation is just making sure that the engineers really want it. I think that project managers, it really caters to and has a great amount of tools for documenting, doing product recs, doing task management, QA, all of that. But I think if the devs aren't comfortable using it for pointing, using it for work management, it kind of gets out of line or doesn't get set up in a proper way. So, asking your developers to make sure that that's the tool they want and making sure it's set up in a way that's optimal for them I think makes it a much smoother transition, and easier for the business leads and product leads to engage with as well.

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Jira

20/50
  • Activity Tracking
  • Communication Management
  • Customer Journey Mapping
  • Customizable Fields
  • Deadline Management
  • Document Storage
  • Email Management
  • Idea Management
  • @mentions
  • Milestone Tracking
  • NPS of Customers
  • Planning Tools
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Product Roadmapping
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Project Workflow
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Release Planning
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Requirements Management
  • Resource Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Status Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Planning
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Task Scheduling
  • To-Do List
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Calendar Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Data Import/Export
  • Drag & Drop
  • Gantt/Timeline View
  • Multiple Projects
  • Prioritization
  • Progress Tracking
  • Projections
  • Project Management
  • Project Planning
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Task Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management
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ProdPad

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39/50
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Jira
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
ProdPad
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Jira
  • By Atlassian
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2013
ProdPad
  • By CreateSHIFT
  • Located in United Kingdom
  • Founded in 2012
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