Atlassian Jira vs. Wrike

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Atlassian Jira
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Atlassian Jira is a project management tool, featuring an interactive timeline for mapping work items, dependencies, and releases, Scrum boards for agile teams, and out-of-the-box reports and dashboards.
$9
per month per user
Wrike
Score 8.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Wrike is a project management and collaboration software. This solution connects tasks, discussions, and emails to the user’s project plan. Wrike is optimized for agile workflows and aims to help resolve data silos, poor visibility into work status, and missed deadlines and project failures.
$0
per month per user
Pricing
Atlassian JiraWrike
Editions & Modules
Standard
$9
per month per user
Premium
$17
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
per year
Wrike Free
$0
per month per user
Wrike Team
$10
per month (billed annually) per user (2-15 users)
Wrike Business
$25
per month (billed annually) per user (5-200 users)
Wrike Enterprise
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per month per user
Pinnacle
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per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Atlassian JiraWrike
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsHigher volume teams may qualify buyers for a discount.Every premium plan begins with a 14-day trial period.
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Community Pulse
Atlassian JiraWrike
Considered Both Products
Atlassian Jira
Chose Atlassian Jira
Compared to gitlab, Jira offers a lot more features and details. The gitlab feature is nice for small projects or teams but we are multiple teams with multiple topics and projects even inside one team - so Jira is more applicable for our case. Azure DevOps offers a comparable …
Chose Atlassian Jira
Performance and features compared to other tools here are really impressive and its very easy to use and it has very good support and it can do majority of tasks like Task ManagementResource ManagementWorkflow AutomationSupport for Agile MethodologDocument ManagementChange …
Chose Atlassian Jira
Jira is more feature-rich than Trello and also has better integration with other tools. Trello is a lot more focused on work tracking, while Jira can do a lot more than that. Both can also be combined, although they're often considered mutually exclusive alternatives—I've seen …
Chose Atlassian Jira
Trello is amazing for simple project management and great for non-technical teams, but it lacks the depth and complexity of JIRA for detailed issue tracking and complex workflows. Asana, similar to Trello, is great for simple and lightweight project management but isn't …
Chose Atlassian Jira
Atlassian Jira is like an old person trying to look young. In the last couple of years it started succeeding somewhat but I'd still pick something from the alternatives if starting a new project.
Chose Atlassian Jira
Atlassian Jira provides the greatest access to integrated tools, the most common/familiar interface and toolset for most development teams, and is competitively priced when compared to the level of customization required to outfit similar tools we've used.
Chose Atlassian Jira
Monday.com cannot be integrated with CI/CD tools, whereas Atlassian Jira integrates with CI/CD tools seamlessly. Atlassian Jira has strong Agile and Scrum support. Coming to Monday.com, it has basic agile functionality. But Atlassian Jira has a complex UI, and Monday.com has an …
Chose Atlassian Jira
Atlassian Jira integrates with the other Atlassian products, like Confluence and Trello. Atlassian Jira makes it easier to collaborate and keep track of everything.
Chose Atlassian Jira
Great UI/UX, easy to use and great filters than the product we were using before.
Chose Atlassian Jira
Atlassian Jira is a very different tool than opsgenie and Confluence. Opsgenie excellences in the current work in progress and visualizing the trends of how the work is getting done, but it really doesn't function as a longterm repository of a knowledgebase, instead that is …
Chose Atlassian Jira
I have majorly used Atlassian Jira and not Asana as i have only worked it for like a month or two. The vast support with Confluence and bitbucket makes Atlassian Jira my first choice among all other major player who are competing against each other. I absolutely love using …
Chose Atlassian Jira
We selected Atlassian Jira because our company told us to do so. Which was a good decision
Chose Atlassian Jira
Jira was selected because it is used by all of our clients and has become the accepted standard in the type of work that we do. The other tools are great in their own right and would better suit a more insular way of working, where a business conducts all work internally, but …
Chose Atlassian Jira
I haven't used other tools like Jira in my work career.
Chose Atlassian Jira
We've used a variety of tools for project/work tracking and Jira seems to be the most detailed one that allowed cross-functional collaboration between product, dev, ux, and other key stakeholders. It also allows users to be tagged in work and asynchronously share documentation …
Chose Atlassian Jira
Jira was the application choose by the company that work for, was already part of the culture, it perform well for organizing and managing the software projects and the company, ClickUp its easier to configure projects and automations and Azure Dev Ops and Trello is simpler but …
Chose Atlassian Jira
I didn't pick Jira, it was imposed to me from my employer. If it were for me i would probably have used Linear, since i think it's much more streamlined and doesn't really have tons of less features, but rather an extremely simplified interface that can even work perfectly as a …
Chose Atlassian Jira
I may not have the correct Salesforce product name but we used their version of break fix and project management and it worked well out of the box. I thought that part was called Remedy but something else came up in the search. For Confluence we like it for sharing documents …
Chose Atlassian Jira
Compared to Trello, Atlassian Jira offers more comprehensive tracking and complex workflows. Asana provides greater flexibility but lacks Atlassian Jira’s depth in handling technical projects. Azure DevOps excels in development pipelines, yet Atlassian Jira’s customization, …
Chose Atlassian Jira
Asana was less robust. It is lightweight and has a lot of the same features, has better visuals but it always feel like it isn't robust enough. It is straightforward but it doesn't have the bells and whistle a more robust system like Jira does. And it doesn't have as much of a …
Chose Atlassian Jira
Jira is so flexible and configuration from the Jira administration perspective also its effective and smooth.
Chose Atlassian Jira
It's ability to handle issue management and ticket.

Wrike
Chose Wrike
I think Wrike is comparable against these competitors - it reminds me of Trello the most in terms of interface. I did not personally select Wrike, I am a user, not the purchase decision maker.
Chose Wrike
I like Wrike best. I liked Asana, but I think it got too pricey for the features that we wanted out of it. Notion was fine, but I think its ability to integrate with the rest of our tech stack proved difficult. Trello was fine, it was early in my career and I remember its ease …
Chose Wrike
I'm in the process of evaluating ClickUp, and so far, it seems far more robust in the areas that matter (integrations, automation, speed, ease of use) where it could apply to small and medium orgs. I have another call with ClickUp and if their pricing holds, we may end up …
Chose Wrike
Jira is really geared towards IT organizations. It is far more complex to use so it has a steeper learning curve, but once you get the hang of it, it does have more customization capabilities and it offers more functionalities, such as extra fields, types of graphs, etc.... …
Chose Wrike
Wrike provides multiple use cases on managing workflow through the various range of functionalities provided. Trello more so provides a straight forward way to obtain a full scope view of projects, but Wrike is more comprehensive in managing all stages.
Chose Wrike
Wrike is definitely easier to use and easier to teach team members to use
Chose Wrike
We use both Wrike and Smartsheet to satisfy our necessities. Smartsheet gives us a platform to input more information, while in Wrike we stablish contact with our customers for proofing before product development; information that goes directly into our Smartsheet once the …
Chose Wrike
differnt platform and different user features
Chose Wrike
ClickUp and Wrike look very different - when I think of Wrike, I think of larger tasks, but ClickUp I used for smaller lists & used the calendar view more.
Chose Wrike
The visuals are appealing and make it user friendly. It is similar to adobe programs with functionality for approval and editing of documents.
Chose Wrike
Great for large project and/or complex projects. However there can be a learning curve. I would possibly choose a different platform if I am working with non-techy team members.
Chose Wrike
Wrike is better than both as it allows for greater visibility and is more similar to an excel based system, which i think has a much better initial understanding of all users.
Chose Wrike
Very similar. Our global team used Wrike when we merged so we all moved to the same platform
Chose Wrike
Wrike has been a helpful benchmark of industry standard. Many people who have used other similar platforms have been able to easily transition to Wrike.
Chose Wrike
I have used inhouse project management tool in my previous company.
It was very slow compared to Wrike, visualisation is better in Wrike, they did not have customised template increasing repetitive work, the tool used in previous company was very slow as it takes like a lot of …
Chose Wrike
Figma is similar in many regards from the ways I've used it. Wrike is far superior to Workamajig in terms of visual language and ease of use; however, Workamajig seems to be more robust for the expansive needs of an agency.
Chose Wrike
It's a bit more user friendly than salesforce
Chose Wrike
They all have pros and cons, but Workfront is the most robust, while Asana is the middle ground for affordability that meets all our teams’ needs.
Chose Wrike
Wrike is very similar, but the others integrate with our overall Microsoft organization better
Chose Wrike
Wrike has a much deeper feature set than Trello, though does cost significantly more. Azure Devops is better suited to developer workflows out of the box but overall, I would be inclined to use Wrike due to the simpler UX/UI.
Chose Wrike
Wrike always works - it's always up-to-date, never down, and our one source of truth.
I wish the mobile version of Wrike was more usable, but that's the only thing where Wrike may not be the front runner.
Chose Wrike
Much prefer Wrike - easier to use and much better for the teams that use them as well as managers and team leads
Chose Wrike
In my opinion, Wrike is very similar to Asana (Asana has Wrike beat when it comes to completing tasks. Who doesn't enjoy seeing a rainbow unicorn fly across the screen when marking a task complete). Jira is also very similar but a bit more robust as it integrates with Aha for …
Chose Wrike
There are similarities in offerings, but Wrike is more friendly in the visual presentation of the projects.
Features
Atlassian JiraWrike
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Atlassian Jira
9.5
Ratings
22% above category average
Wrike
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Task Management9.70 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Resource Management9.40 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.30 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Scheduling10.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Workflow Automation10.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.70 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology9.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Document Management8.90 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Email integration9.50 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Mobile Access9.10 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Change request and Case Management10.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management9.30 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Atlassian Jira
9.8
Ratings
26% above category average
Wrike
7.8
Ratings
3% above category average
Quotes/estimates9.70 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Invoicing9.70 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Project & financial reporting10.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
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User Ratings
Atlassian JiraWrike
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
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8.7
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Availability
5.3
(0 ratings)
7.9
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(0 ratings)
7.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(0 ratings)
6.8
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(0 ratings)
7.5
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
7.7
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.7
(0 ratings)
6.9
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.9
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Atlassian JiraWrike
Likelihood to Recommend
Jira facilitates software development, bug tracking, and sprints. It's ideal for structured workflows, issue management, and customer communication. However, more straightforward tools might be more efficient for highly creative, unstructured tasks or tiny, agile teams with quick visual overviews. Jira's complexity can be overkill for basic task lists.
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Negotiations often involve long timelines and multiple rounds of discussion. Wrike allows us to assign clear ownership, track due dates, and monitor progress so that nothing stalls or gets lost. Redlines, proposals, and finalized agreements can be stored and shared within Wrike, reducing reliance on scattered email chains and ensuring everyone is working from the most current version.
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Pros
  • As a developer, it is easy to create, track and manage tickets efficiently.
  • Customizable issue types (eg: Bug, Task, Story, Epic) allow teams to categorize and priorizate work.
  • Great text editor and markdown support for detailed issue descriptions.
  • Assign issues to team members, set due dates and define priorities.
  • Integration with Jenkins, GitHub and other CI/CD tools to automate builds and deployments.
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  • different views to accommodate different users workflow
  • predecessors and successors to tie tasks together and adjust dates as a group
  • Being able to see other people's workloads so when I am planning my projects for the upcoming quarter, I can set a project delivery date that is better suited to workload and is more realistic
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Cons
  • The interface is not intuitive to learn for new users
  • JQL is similarly challenging for newbies
  • It's possible to accidentally move issues from one sprint to another without realizing your mistake
  • Certain issue attributes aren't available in certain view (e.g. story points from the epic overview)
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  • Templating.
  • For example, let's say we are onboarding a new client. There are certain tasks that need to be done. It would be great to be able to create a new project and have certain tasks preloaded.
  • Importing.
  • Importing may seem easy, but there is so much nuance to it. The fact that you need to make sure the parent task comes before child tasks is very difficult to do without the help of AI. Also, I am not sure it is possible if you have a thousand tasks to import, to make sure that you have a folder structure and parent/child tasks.
  • I also find that the documentation is lacking and the 2 import methods lacking as well.
  • Customize my inbox. When I log into Wrike, my Inbox is the first thing I see, but this doesn't show the full picture of what I want it.
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Likelihood to Renew
JIRA is highly integrated into our organization. Nearly every department uses it, and many have multiple JIRA projects set up to track different types of work. We rolled out JIRA in a staged manner, but it continued to be adopted by more and more people and departments because it continues to show results. I expect we will continue to renew our JIRA license for years to come
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I wish that Wrike had more drag and drop functionality that would be connected to assignee and also I wish that the finish date of a task would update to the date where you checked completed. It does not do that. Also finishing a task doesn't move the start date of the next task it "protects your time in that way", but our management team wants us to quickly see what we have down the pipeline rather than having to scroll down the list of upcoming tasks.
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Usability
Atlassian Jira is relatively easy to use, but there are several ways to configure it, which can make it more complicated if you configure it incorrectly. Keeping the customizations and complexity limited to being the project would be suggested to ensure you don't lose in-built Atlassian Jira features, then change the configuration as you find things aren't meeting your exact needs.
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I love the way task management is designed within Wrike. The full overview, followed by sequential updates, really works for us - this way, we don't need to go into individual people's work subtasks to find what's happening with a project. That's very useful from a project management perspective. The to-do feature also lets everyone access info in one place.
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Reliability and Availability
Did not face any issues and whenever they plan maintanance they update all of us very well in advance also so in that view we are good with the product stability.
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Over two years of (almost) daily usage without outages. Don't remember any errors. I give it 9 only because some Wrike plugins (for online document edit) are based on NPAPI architecture. These types of plugins are being phased out in new browsers, and NPAPI plugins are disabled by default in recent versions of Chrome so you have to do some browser adjustments when you switch browsers or move to another computer.
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Performance
Performance is really good though it holds lot of data it loads quickly especially search operation also get the results very quickly as needed hence its good
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Wrike tasks loads fine, but I hate clicking files and wait for a bit of time since it is powerpoint or word, Wrike assumes I want to open those on Wrike. My suggestion is to link it to office 365 so we do not need Wrike based decoder for PPTX and DOCX
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Support Rating
I have not had a chance to contact JIRA's customer support. It does offer extensive documentation, although it often feels too technical for me. There is also a JIRA training app that lets you take little lessons and quizzes on different areas (e.g., JIRA basics, agile). I did find it a helpful way to teach myself.
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We've had so many questions during the establishment of Wrike for our team, and the Wrike support team has exceeded our expectations. Our team is naturally curious, and the Wrike support team has always been willing to hold conversations about how we can make an idea work, to show us hidden features that delight us, and to help us plan ways to build out projects efficiently. They meet our questions with multiple solutions and best practices
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In-Person Training
Had received training from our own internal user so it was good and also very easy to understand topics and many tasks in the UI are self explanatory and we can do by our own
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We had staff in person provide some training
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Online Training
One of their strong points i stheir documentation. Almost all of the basic set up needed within JIRA is available online through atlassian and its easy to find and very precise. The more critical issues need to be addressed as well and hence the rating of 8 instead of a 9.
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I love the Wrike training options. Wrike Discover has tons of courses, learning plans, certifications, etc. This is an area where Wrike definitely shines! I wish these resources were more in your face for new people, because it seems like a lot of coworkers didn't know all of this training was available to them.
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Implementation Rating
Take your time implementing Jira. Make sure you understand how you want to handle your projects and workflows. Investing more time in the implementation can pay off in a long run. It basically took us 5 days to define and implement correctly, but that meant smooth sailing later on.
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There are a lot of bells and whistles in Wrike, and not all of it is easy or intuitive to understand once it's plopped in your lap. It's easier when there are a few choice people who understand Wrike as a platform and articulate it in such a way where it makes it easy to pass it along to others in the group
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Alternatives Considered
Jira is more feature-rich than Trello and also has better integration with other tools. Trello is a lot more focused on work tracking, while Jira can do a lot more than that. Both can also be combined, although they're often considered mutually exclusive alternatives—I've seen cases where companies choose to use either one or the other, but I haven't met an actual case of a company using both.
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Jira did not at all help us get our work done as content creators. I think that was because Jira wasn't quite right for our uses. Wrike fits our needs so much better. I can't tell you enough the relief I felt when we adopted Wrike and I never had to use Jira again.
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Scalability
Atlassian Jira is highly stable and good with its performance and its has all the required scalability features as business needs
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Wrike has significantly enhanced our workflow and productivity, ensuring accuracy and efficiency meet high standards. Our work now reflects professionalism and top quality. Other departments have taken notice of how organized we are thanks to Wrike, and we take great pride in our work—all made possible by this platform
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Return on Investment
  • JIRA has increased the teams' productivity and efficiency; the sprint timelines have improved by 15-20%.
  • JIRA's integration with tools like Bitbucket and Confluence has improved functional collaboration, leading to faster decision-making and issue resolution by approximately 10-15%.
  • Additional functionality requires additional third-party plugins, which require additional costs; the requirements of these plugins increase the costs by approximately 15%.
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  • Wrike has improved our resource management significantly.
  • Wrike has improved the request intake process for us.
  • One negative impact of using Wrike is that we had to include Workato for some customised automations, which were not supported by Unito, but this can be on a need-to basis.
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