ManageYourProject vs Jira: an honest comparison (2026)
Jira is superb for engineers and hostile to everyone else. Here is a feature-by-feature comparison, with the parts Jira does better called out too.
Where Jira frustrates teams
- Configuration overhead: schemes, workflows and permissions require an admin.
- Non-engineers avoid it, so marketing and ops end up in a second tool.
- Time tracking is basic; billing and invoicing do not exist.
- Advanced Roadmaps costs extra on top of Premium.
- Client access means paying for another seat or buying a portal add-on.
What you get with ManageYourProject
- Dual mode: a simple Kanban for the business, a full Scrum board for the devs.
- Sprints, story points, burndown, velocity and dependencies without the setup tax.
- GitHub and GitLab sync closes tasks when a pull request merges.
- A read-only client portal is included, not an add-on.
- Roadmaps, Gantt and Workload included on every plan.
Feature and price comparison
List prices and plan availability as published at the time of writing.
| Capability | ManageYourProject | Jira |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid price per user / month | $4 (annual) | From $8–$11 |
| Native time tracking | Yes | No |
| Timesheet approvals | Yes | No |
| Invoicing from tracked time | Yes | No |
| Client portal (unlimited viewers) | Yes | No |
| Gantt / Timeline on free plan | Yes | No |
| Workload & capacity view | All plans | Top tiers |
| AI included (no per-seat add-on) | Yes | No |
| Automation runs | Unlimited from Pro | Metered per month |
| Custom fields | Unlimited on paid | Capped by tier |
| Guests & clients count as seats | Never | Often |
| Seat minimums | None | Sometimes 3+ |
| Flat-rate team plan | $39/mo up to 25 | No |
| Sprints, points, burndown | Yes | Varies |
| Public REST API + webhooks | All plans | Paid plans |
| Offline-capable PWA | Yes | Partial |
| SSO / SAML | Business | Enterprise |
| Data export without lock-in | JSON + CSV, one click | Varies |
Why teams move from Jira
- Configuration overhead: schemes, workflows and permissions require an admin.
- Non-engineers avoid it, so marketing and ops end up in a second tool.
- Time tracking is basic; billing and invoicing do not exist.
- Advanced Roadmaps costs extra on top of Premium.
- Client access means paying for another seat or buying a portal add-on.
What you get instead
- Dual mode: a simple Kanban for the business, a full Scrum board for the devs.
- Sprints, story points, burndown, velocity and dependencies without the setup tax.
- GitHub and GitLab sync closes tasks when a pull request merges.
- A read-only client portal is included, not an add-on.
- Roadmaps, Gantt and Workload included on every plan.
Where Jira is still the better pick
Deep issue schemes and a huge marketplace, if you truly need them. If that is the core of your workflow, stay where you are — we would rather you kept a tool that fits.
The price difference on a 15-person team
Jira lists at $8.60–$17.50/user/mo. At the top of that range, 15 people costs $3,150/year. The same team on our Pro plan billed annually costs $720/year — a saving of $2,430 per year (77%). Add the time tracker and invoicing tool most teams buy alongside Jira and the gap widens further.
Migrating from Jira
Import from Jira CSV or the REST API. Issue types map to task types, epics become parent tasks, sprints stay sprints. Switch from Jira and we credit your first three months of Pro.
Frequently asked
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Switching from Jira?
Import from Jira CSV or the REST API. Issue types map to task types, epics become parent tasks, sprints stay sprints. And we credit your first three months of Pro.