# ZenHub Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

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ZenHub

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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Reviews of ZenHub

Ease of use

4.3

Customer Service

4.1

## Pros and Cons in Reviews

VD

Vincent D

Engeneering ManagerComputer Software, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years.

“Integration with GitHub is awesome.“

July 9, 2022

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Christopher A.  
COO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The only solution for teams that depend on GitHub"

February 12, 2020

5.0

We started using it in our dev teams (most of the company), but it worked so well, that we extended its use to Marketing, Finance and HR. We even created empty repos in GitHub, so that those teams can have their own boards. The cost is reasonable and we ended up with a powerful collaboration tool on shared artifacts (GitHub) and a basic, but sufficient task/project management tool (ZenHub). We even cancelled our Aha! Subscription, because we had simple product needs and the Roadmap feature, in combination with epics was enough for us.

Pros

Ingenious way to bypass the issue of GitHub's poor API and data model, that makes it practically impossible for any integration to offer true value, with minimal overhead. It has just enough features to make our life easy, with minimal overhead.

Cons

Sometimes (rarely) updates may get lost, when done via ZenHub. You do need to open the GitHub project occasionally, as you don't have exactly the same ability to modify issues and milestones from within ZenHub.

Alternatives considered

[Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/)[ProductPlan](https://www.capterra.com/p/145894/ProductPlan/)[Trello](https://www.capterra.com/p/211559/Trello/)[monday.com](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/)[Aha!](https://www.capterra.com/p/144020/Aha/)

Reason for choosing ZenHub

None of them solved much at all, for a company that relies so much on GitHub. With ZenHub we don't have to worry about issue duplication, manual overhead, issues with bidirectional synchronization, integrations only with PRs, looking for the source of truth and many more issues I identified during the evaluation/selection process.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Solution Designer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Nice connection to github"

September 17, 2019

4.0

We use ZenHub to represent our backlog and workflow. It has epics and individual issues on the board.

Pros

It has the same product management column set up that most PM tools have. One advantage I've seen over other PM softwares is that you can put epics in other epics. This allows you to put multiple epics into one epic to represent a bigger piece of work.

Cons

I don't like that it's limited to kanban. You can't have different boards for teams within your repo (or I haven't figured out how) so you're all working off the same board. There aren't specific boards for sprints so you could set up columns to represent your sprint but it's not as easy as something like Jira.

Switched from

[Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/)

I made the switch because I switched companies.

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Response from ZenHub

September 18, 2019

Hello, Thank you for the kind words and feedback on ZenHub. You mentioned having a hard time setting up multiple board views on the same GitHub Repo and wanted to help. We recently launched ZenHub Workspaces which gives different teams the ability to customize their board view when working from the same set of GitHub Repositories. Here's how to set up your first Workspace: https://help.zenhub.com/support/solutions/articles/43000497224-creating-your-first-workspace If you run into any trouble please feel free to reach out to support or myself at any time (support@zenhub.com). Thank you for being a ZenHub customer!

KG

Kate G.  
Product Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "You CANT trust this software"

January 27, 2022

1.0

Overall this is the single worst SAAS product I have used in my entire life

Pros

Appealing as a better dashboard for github

Cons

I spent hours setting up our PM system on ZenHub. A week after set up, days before a critical release, the records mysteriously disappeared bringing our PM system to a grinding halt. I got in touch with the folks at Zenhub who were slow to respond. What became apparent is that ZenHub is run by a tiny team that isn't really prepared to offer a reliable experience that people and companies can depend on. It's been 48 hours and my records are still gone...the folks at ZenHub are unable/unwilling to prioritize our issue. We've had to push our release and i'm going to spend this weekend migrating our PM process to another system.

Reason for choosing ZenHub

didn't do research

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Sheraz A.  
Associate Project Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easiest to use for scrum/kanban"

September 22, 2021

5.0

Pros

This has been a tank in my project management arsenal. The simplicity and integrations available with Zenhub are amazing. It's easy to catch on and integrate with the team. U can have multiple boards and have tickets sync across multiple boards based on how you have programmed it. I use this as the first option for any new project I take on. U can set up feature tickets or bug tickets from the support board to automatically go into dev boards and sync with the product road map board. The programmability is amazing and it generates the perfect reports as needed as well as the simplicity and ease of use makes it my first choice.

Cons

I have nothing to say but good words about zenhub.

Alternatives considered

[Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/)[Trello](https://www.capterra.com/p/211559/Trello/)[monday.com](https://www.capterra.com/p/147657/monday-com/)

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Best Task management tool avl in the market"

February 10, 2023

5.0

Pros

Task management, multiple projects, status tracking, boards for monitoring are mostly good.

Cons

There is nothing such thing which I have not liked about Zenhub, it is a all-rounder

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Ruslan S.  
Founder  
Internet  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Seamless planning layer for GitHub issues"

August 25, 2018

5.0

We're using ZenHub to organize and manage the code development inside of GitHub. We use Chrome / FireFox plugins to add the ZenHub layer directly into GitHub.

Pros

1\. It works seamlessly on of the original GitHub site (via the Chrome / FireFox plugin). 2. It provides the detailed guide not only on how to use the tools but on how to manage agile projects in general. 3. It provides a really slick and well-thought interface and usability experience.

Cons

There are some details that I wish would be improved: 1. I wish that sub-issues of an Epic could be ordered (when planning viewing them in the proper order is important). 2. I miss the ability to add automated actions, like: 2.1. Move issue to a certain pipeline when a code review is requested 2.2. Move issue to a certain pipeline when a code review is approved 2.3. Switch issue to a certain assignee when moved to a pipeline 4. ZenHub provides the "Done" pipeline, but the issues there are not actually counted as "done" in the reports. 3. Now ZenHub allows viewing issues as a pop-up in the pipelines. I wish the same experience would be available from the Epic planning board.

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Max H.  
Chief Software Architect  
  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Zenhub finally made my developers care about the administration"

May 4, 2018

4.0

Pros

The code of my team lives in github so therefore, so do my developers. We used JIRA for change and defect management but developers found it tedious. Not so with github.

Cons

The UI has some inconsistencies that annoy me: \* Text fields do not store their value unless you press update, but things like dropdowns update as soon as you release the mouse. It makes me uncertain: did this particular change take or not. \* The close button puts the ticket in the closed state (in addition to closing the window) but does not pop up a message that it basically says we're done, nor asks to specify anything. Especially in the beginning, this made it far too easy to remove tickets from the board by mistake.

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Omoyeni L.  
Software Developer  
Internet  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Integrates well with Github."

March 18, 2018

4.0

Pros

Zenhub is integrated with Github and thus enable me access this program with my Github login. It also provides me with an intuitive layout to monitor the progress of projects I manage. I have also skipped using Jira and depended fully on Zenhub to delegate tasks to my team members at work ,and for disaster recovery management.

Cons

Zenhub's user interface is very much clumsy and takes time to get used to. It also renders my Github page unusable ,while it is active.

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Missy Y.  
Product Designer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Awesome when paired with GitHub"

August 30, 2018

5.0

Pros

ZenHub's kanban view is great for me to understand my project management easily with its ability to filter vastly!

Cons

When zenhub goes down, there's a vague indication that it is not derivative of the end user's side.

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Tung F.  
iOS Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Very simple but wouldn't use it"

July 25, 2019

3.0

nice for simple projects if you don't want to use any other software since GH already comes as a repo but overall I wouldn't use it for serious projects

Pros

\- integration with Github very very closely - simple

Cons

\- slow - lack of features - bugs - no command+f search

Switched from

[Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/)

it was used in the company, not my decision

Review Source

PL

Pierce L.  
Program Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "It's powerful to integrate directly into your GitHub project"

July 31, 2018

5.0

Pros

The kanban tasks are linked to the Github project directly with all the issues and detail, just one single click can see all the details and configure for sprints and milestones.

Cons

The flow of the Kanban is not able to customized and sometimes it's not easy to use for the projects not so much related to the development. And the layout is less beautiful compared to other Kanban tool.

Review Source

WI

Wassim I.  
Associate Professor  
Computer & Network Security  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "ZenHub: the successful GitHub Project Management Plugin"

June 10, 2022

3.0

Very good addition to the great GitHub CVS

Pros

The project scheduling and management features are very advanced and sometimes surpassing leading project management software on the market. It is compatible with GitHub and hence is oriented towards software projects. The enterprise version provides a rich collection of collaborative tools for developers which adds to those available in GitHub. Tasks can be created and maintained very flexibly with very intuitive GUI interaction. Being the project management missing part in GitHub, ZenHub is a perfect synergy for collaborative project management for large scale software projects. Tracking software issues and bugs is very facilitated as well. But again we rely on GitHub to do such management tasks.

Cons

The price is a bit high for large scale projects. A more flexible licensing strategy could be more appealing. Some GUI bugs show here and there but the developers are very actively responding to bug reports.

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TT

Tiffany T.  
Senior Product Designer  
Health, Wellness and Fitness  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Integrate ZenHub With GitHub Now"

June 26, 2022

5.0

Great experience. Definitely suggest other companies to try ZenHub.

Pros

Seamless integration with GitHub makes this product a no brained for our team!

Cons

Product can be slow but also may be due to the size of our boards.

Review Source

DM

Duncan M.  
Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "This product is redundant and the service is extremely poor"

May 6, 2024

1.0

Extremely poor in my case. The company seems financially desperate.

Pros

We liked the way that we could get a trello like experience with Github by using Zenhub. The original project management in Github wasn't great and Zenhub did a decent job.

Cons

The company locked me out of my account and then still took an annual subscription for their product and then wouldn't refund it when I worked out later what had happened.

Reason for choosing ZenHub

Clean and easier to use interface. This is no longer true as we can get as much utility by using Github projects, which we switched back to.

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David C.  
Estudiante universitario  
Primary/Secondary Education  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Mi aportación a ZenHub"

May 16, 2023

5.0

Me ha servido para seguir el control de mis tareas, organizarme, compartir información con personas y compañeros.

Pros

Es una herramienta perfecta para el inicio y finalización de mis proyectos de clase. La uso siempre en mis tareas, la manera de como da la opciones de organización y control es increíble.

Cons

Que puede integrarse a otras plataformas como lo hace con Github.

Review Source

VD

Vincent D.  
Engeneering Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A rich layer ontop of GitHub issues"

July 9, 2022

4.0

My experience with ZenHub was great, I have tried other tools to see if they could do better, but stayed with ZenHub in the end.

Pros

Integration with GitHub is awesome. Kanban works great and both Epics and Stories are very well developed features. It has all one could expect from a tool to manage tickets in an agile fashion.

Cons

The UI is sometimes not ideal, for example you might click out of a sidebar/modal thinking it saved your changes but it doesn't. Once you get used to it it's not a major issue, but comes back at every estimate session.

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MB

Matthew B.  
Lead UX/UI Designer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Powerful project management and status tracking for development and product teams"

May 21, 2021

5.0

Overall, I'd highly recommend Zenhub to any development or product team as a powerful project management system that will add just what Github lacks in that regard on its own.

Pros

The kanban board is an invaluable view into what our development team is doing. Tracking the status in this way is really helpful as it helps me know when to chime into the process (i.e. during the estimation phase or QA phase). As a product designer, I can keep track of where Github issues are at, easily chime in with feedback during the quality assurance process and provide answers to design-related questions for the development team. My favorite feature is the integration with Github. This adds a layer on top of Github that is extremely helpful for project management and estimation

Cons

I really have nothing bad to say about it. It meets our project management needs.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Development Strategy Coordinator  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Project Management Tools for the Dev Savvy"

March 19, 2019

4.0

Having used more robust project/task management products in the past, ZenHub feels a little lightweight, but having introduced it to multiple teams who have not, setup and adoption was quick due to ease of use and an intuitive interface.

Pros

ZenHub allowed for our QA and Product Management teams to quickly and effectively work with Development on issues, workflows, and processes. A customizable Kanban board added planning capabilities to help organize our teams' approach to time and work management. Collapsible pipelines and filters allow different teams to easily focus only on what's important and relevant to each team.

Cons

With multiple repositories and a complex workflow, ZenHub can be slow to load. Some additional automation options would be an excellent improvement (things like automated issue assignment based on pipeline changes), or if they exist, make these options easier to find and implement.

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Amanda S.  
Software QA Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Zenhub makes it easier to manage current sprint work"

August 9, 2019

4.0

Pros

We keep all of our issues for upcoming and current work in GutHub, previously using GitHub Projects for our scrum board. The ZenHub extension provides workspaces and make managing agile work much easier!

Cons

Somewhat frequently, the ZenHub tab will not load at all. Refreshing the page typically resolves the issue, but sometimes you have to troubleshoot further.

Reason for choosing ZenHub

Easy GitHub integration

Review Source

TS

Tom S.  
CEO  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great product that is central to our engineering workflow"

April 2, 2020

5.0

Pros

We use ZenHub to prioritize and track progress on github issues. It is critical to our engineering workflow. Our engineers and product manager use it every day to prioritize tasks. The product team uses ZenHub to communicate to the rest of the team about progress on different projects.

Cons

I don't have a lot to be critical of for this product. It's very simple. They had to put a lot of work into making it this simple and easy.

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Response from ZenHub

April 8, 2020

Thank you, Tom!

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Research Assistant  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Zenhub is a lightweight project management tool embedded to your github repo."

February 7, 2018

4.0

Pros

It is a great complement for github. It basically includes most of the functions for agile project management and users only have to install the addon. Great documentation too.

Cons

The main problem I encounter with this tool is that I wish there was a way to create a board without a repo. This might not be a fault whereas an special feature I missed sometimes

Review Source

GG

Gencer G.  
CEO  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Take GitHub Issue management to the Next Level!"

April 8, 2020

5.0

Clean, Fast and neat UI. Better UI/UX experience on team workspace. Everything in one place and manage issues & PRs without hassle. We love ZenHub!

Pros

ZenHub's clean and simple UI makes issues more clear & fun. We find everything we want in one place and still with simplicity. With last update ZenHub makes issues even load faster than before. Since we use ZenHub we never leave ZenHub for issues & PRs! You can create workspace and combine all your repositories into single workspace and manage all issues and milestones from one place.

Cons

At the moment, we only missing one feature, that is, seeing commit hash when an issue closed via Git push.

Review Source

GVB

GUMERCINDO VICTOR B.  
Software Engineer  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Awesome option to collaborate"

September 18, 2020

5.0

I was using this interface about 3 year since now and I feel happy.

Pros

This collaboration tool is so easy to integrate using chrome, and the UI is not complicated.

Cons

Maybe about to get more custom options in stories or cards, and security options too.

Reason for choosing ZenHub

unexpensive and easy to setup

Switched from

[Jira](https://www.capterra.com/p/19319/JIRA/)

Price

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
CTO  
Internet  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Supercharge GitHub!"

November 4, 2018

5.0

Pros

I love how this software takes an existing feature (i.e. GitHub issue) and literally supercharges it, giving it new scope and meaning. It lets you organize work in a fast, reliable and effective way with teams of any sizes. I’ve been using it with a small team of web developers and it really changed for the better the way we plan our sprints and how well we communicate progress to other stakeholders.

Cons

The learning curve might seem a bit steep, you need to become familiar with how GitHub features like issues and labels map to concepts like milestones and epics, but once you get the gist of it you are going to love this software.

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MS

Megan S.  
Clinical Analyst  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Awesome organizing tool that adds to the feeling of accomplishment"

October 14, 2019

5.0

Organizing our sprint cycles by team and tracking issues by team.

Pros

Allows clear visualization of issues created by subject matter. Allows for easy filtering between issues. Our team also uses it to organize issues per person for each sprint cycle.

Cons

There is nothing that I don't like about this add on to Github - it's very helpful with organization and visualization.

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