We performed a comparison between AgileCraft and Jira Align based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, GitLab, Atlassian and others in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools."The linking of PI Objectives with different features was one of the cool things. It had features, epics, and stories out of the box."
"The biggest advantage of Jira Align, in my opinion, is its user-friendly interface, making it simple and easy for end users to navigate and utilize. The most valuable feature of Jira Align for me is its automation capabilities, allowing us to create automation rules based on logical conditions for our projects. In terms of cross-team collaboration, Jira Align's integration with our project squads has been highly effective. It enables seamless creation of stories linked to incidents and changes, facilitating better visibility and understanding of the relationships between them. Regarding road mapping and dependency tracking, Jira Align enhances our project planning by aligning with our best practices and providing robust capabilities for mapping out dependencies and tracking progress."
"I like the way the UI functions."
"In our workflow, we utilize a dashboard. Our product development backbone relies on two-week sprints. At the beginning of each sprint, we conduct a planning meeting to discuss and challenge the backlogs. Throughout the sprint, we conduct daily sessions to review code, ensure alignment with coding standards, and address any issues. Once all tasks are completed, we proceed with the deployment process."
"The product's most valuable feature is CMDB for services desk management and backlog projects."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The tool enabled everyone to see the status of each environment."
"The most valuable features of Jira Align are its product roadmap and reporting."
"The product has good visualization capabilities and helps to see the different dimensions of a plan."
"It should just have the integration with Jira. We haven't looked at it since Atlassian bought the product."
"One area where Jira Align could improve is in its licensing model. There was a significant change in the licensing module about six months ago, which resulted in increased costs for customers like us. This change wasn't communicated clearly, and it made it challenging for companies to adopt Jira Align without facing higher expenses. In terms of features, I would like to see improved workflows in the next release, as that would greatly benefit our organization."
"Jira Align's setup process could be more straightforward, and they could make training and educational documentation more accessible."
"The product should improve its communication. My English proficiency is not high, but writing in English is another skill that you need. Maybe AI can help here. Because I can see in some other applications, they have AI helpers. So when you write something and you want to do something, it can help. For example, Google Cloud Platform has it. They have a helpdesk for it. When you want to create a cluster, it can help you."
"Jira Align's user interface needs improvement because its user experience is really bad."
"It would be helpful if they had something for capacity planning that was simpler to understand."
"There is no linkage between the Jira records and the overarching schedule. We maintain the overarching schedule in Microsoft Project, and there is no linkage back and forth with the Jira tasks. They are independent of each other."
"Other companies that are competitors of Jira and Confluence, they are able to create their active directories for the vendors that don't come in internally."
"In my company, we found the solution to have many issues regarding its ability to handle claims and other processes since the solution is not available on a single window."
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AgileCraft is ranked 13th in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools while Jira Align is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools with 37 reviews. AgileCraft is rated 7.0, while Jira Align is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of AgileCraft writes "Linking of PI Objectives with different features was cool, but it didn't have integration with Jira". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Jira Align writes "Creates visibility, has lots of reports, and removes silos". AgileCraft is most compared with Jira, whereas Jira Align is most compared with OpenText ValueEdge, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, JIRA Portfolio, Planview AgilePlace and ServiceNow DevOps.
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