Microfocus Solutions Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Easy to use with good pricing but we focus on other products
Pros and Cons
  • "The pricing of the product is very good. It's not too expensive"
  • "Jira could be more, for example, like Micro Focus, which is what I mostly work with currently."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution for bug tracking. It's for customer support purposes.

What is most valuable?

The solution is quite easy to use. It's very user-friendly. The product is very easy to understand.

The solution offers very good tools for Agile teams.

The pricing of the product is very good. It's not too expensive.

What needs improvement?

We're more focused on other solutions. Jira could be more, for example, like Micro Focus, which is what I mostly work with currently.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for about seven months at this point.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I'm not sure if the product is stable or not. I don't have any insights into that aspect of the product.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I don't know if the solution is scalable or not. It's not an aspect of the solution I'm responsible for.

I'm not sure how many users are on the solution currently. I'm not sure if there is a plan to increase usage just yet. That might be a question for our company in the next year or so.

How are customer service and support?

We tend to handle technical support internally for the most part. I can't really speak to the actual technical support from Jira as I haven't dealt with them for the most part.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We are also using Micro Focus.

How was the initial setup?

I'm more on the customer support side of the product. I didn't really handle the setup process. Other members of my team handled the implementation.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We've found the pricing to be quite good. It's not overly expensive. It's very reasonable and affordable for companies to implement.

What other advice do I have?

We're just customers and end-users. We don't have a specific business relationship with Jira.

I'm not sure of which version of the solution we're using currently. It's my understanding that it is the latest version. I'm not sure if we are using the cloud or the on-premises deployment version.

Currently, I'm more focused on the Micro Focus product as opposed to Jira. That's more where my expertise is at the moment.

That said, it's pretty easy to use and I would recommend Jira to other organizations for that reason.

Overall, I would rate it at a seven out of ten.

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QA Automation at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Allows us to rewrite and change tasks, add columns and change components
Pros and Cons
  • "The ability to change and rewrite tasks is valuable. You can add a lot of columns, change the owners and the change the components."
  • "I would like to see it connecting to Git. That could be useful. We use it for Stash, but I think there is one for Git also. I don't know if it's a plug-in that exists already, but that could be nice."

What is our primary use case?

We use JIRA for maintaining tasks and bugs. Overall, we love using JIRA because it performs very well with a lot of tasks and a lot of dashboards.

How has it helped my organization?

Having a tool to manage all your tasks and all your bugs is very useful for any company. We use it a lot to keep track, to see how our development is going and how automation is going.

What is most valuable?

We use a lot of dashboards and a lot of queries to search for specific bugs related to specific versions. Also, we can provide it to all of our users throughout the company.

The ability to change and rewrite tasks is valuable. You can add a lot of columns, change the owners and the change the components. It gives you a lot of flexibility between the teams.

What needs improvement?

I would like to see it connecting to Git. That could be useful. We use it for Stash, but I think there is one for Git also. I don't know if it's a plug-in that exists already, but that could be nice.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have had no problems with stability. We're doing maintenance upgrades, but it has working well all the time.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We're not dealing with the scalability because we're not IT, but I don't think there is a problem with scalability.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Bugzilla but its UI was not as user-friendly. The end-user experience was very basic because it's a free tool. It's important to us that QA be able to track the issues and, of course, for the developers to be able to track all the tasks. So we're looking for the balance between performance of the user interface and the UI for the other workers in the company.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate it at nine out of 10 because there is always room for improvement, but we love this tool and we use it a lot.

I would recommend JIRA. Compare all the tools for bug and task management. After that, you'll see that JIRA is by far the best.

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Senior Quality Control Engineer at Link Development
Vendor
Good at connecting things together but the process should be easier to customize
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable aspect of this solution is its ability to connect everything together."
  • "I have to go through a lot of processes to consider it done. I have to log in then change the logins and make it interesting. It's not so good for testing."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for JIRA is for entering user stories into the login books.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable aspect of this solution is its ability to connect everything together. 

It also has good stability. 

What needs improvement?

I have to go through a lot of processes to consider it done. I have to log in then change the logins and make it interesting. There shouldn't be the need to go through this. The process should be improved. 

It's not so good for testing.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using JIRA for ten years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It has good stability until now. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

You can scale with it. 

We have around 35 users. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I haven't needed their support. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously worked with TFS.

There are a lot of similarities between the two. Especially in terms of working in the same field, tracking issues, and tracking bugs.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend JIRA to somebody considering it. I love working with it. 

I would rate it a seven out of ten. In the next release, they should make the process easier to be customized.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Technical QA Lead in HPE NGA Synchronizer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Vendor
Boards, backlog, and filters are useful in QA and Git integration makes finding specific fixes easier
Pros and Cons
  • "For QA, the most interesting for me are boards, backlog, and filters."
  • "Grid: It is really strange that there is no possibility to edit an item in the grid. You need to go inside, and even then, not all items are editable, so you need to switch to edit mode. That's too many clicks and switches."

What is most valuable?

For QA, the most interesting for me are boards, backlog, and filters.

How has it helped my organization?

We finally started to use Git integration, so it is easy now to find a fix of a specific issue.

What needs improvement?

Filters: I never use a simple filter because it is not enough. When I have a complex filter and switch to simple, the switch is impossible. Also, even with complex filters, not all searches are possible.

Grid: It is really strange that there is no possibility to edit an item in the grid. You need to go inside, and even then, not all items are editable, so you need to switch to edit mode. That's too many clicks and switches.

Make the product more user-friendly. It should be easy even for a person on his first day: to edit items, to select several items, to copy items. The product should be for people.

For how long have I used the solution?

Two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Not yet.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Not yet.

How are customer service and technical support?

Haven't used it.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Yes, I've used HPE Agile Manager. I switched because I switched the company I work for, and the new one works with JIRA.

How was the initial setup?

I didn't install it, I only use the web interface.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Not my area of responsibility.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Not my area of responsibility.

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Technical Test Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
It provides us with a view of historic changes that are recorded, but it needs to improve its QA.

Valuable Features:

  1. "Start watching this issue" which sends updates to a user who has subscribed to this JIRA when there are changes made
  2. It provides us with a view of historic changes that are recorded
  3. It allows universal searches, even across multiple projects in JIRA, when we want to find the JIRA where a keyword was referenced

Improvements to My Organization:

We use this as a primary tool to record all requirements and changes. This product is absolutely easy to use and does its job perfectly. 

Room for Improvement:

My opinion of this product is that it is quite complete - from a QA standpoint.

Use of Solution:

I've used it for four years. We have this integrated with SpiraTest, so all incidents raised in SpiraTest are replicated over to JIRA and vice-versa.

Other Solutions Considered:

JIRA was the solution we used throughout. It had no competition.

Other Advice:

This is a good product, and I would back it every time.

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CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Scalable, good functionality, and well structured
Pros and Cons
  • "We have found the structure, functionality, and how Jira handles the tickets most valuable."
  • "The performance could be improved in the future."

What is our primary use case?

We using this solution to handling all of our development and support tickets.

What is most valuable?

We have found the structure, functionality, and how Jira handles the tickets most valuable.

What needs improvement?

The performance could be improved in the future.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have had some issues with stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good for what we are using it for. We have approximately 20 people using the solution in my organization and we plan to increase usage.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support could be more responsive.

What about the implementation team?

We have one technician handling the deployment of Jira in my organization.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is a monthly license required for this solution and it is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Jira an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Test Architect
Real User
Stable solution with a variety of use cases
Pros and Cons
  • "We have the best community to support any problems that we have."
  • "The pricing is quite high."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use cases for this product are project management, customer relationship management, internal management, and collaboration.

What is most valuable?

It's an open API. We also have the best community to support any problems that we have.

What needs improvement?

Cost could be improved. The pricing is quite high. I could also see there being a need for improvements in software product management, project planning, and DevOps. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Jira for six years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product is used on a daily basis by 2,000 people. However, it is not easy to scale. 

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support could be made more efficient and localized. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was somewhere in the middle. Not very simple; not very complex. 

What about the implementation team?

We worked with consultants and deployment took us two months. All maintenance has been handled by vendors from outside of the organization. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Technial Lead at a transportation company with 1-10 employees
Real User
Easy to customize but it's not very stable
Pros and Cons
  • "It's an open-sourced product that is easy to customize."
  • "Stability is an area of concern and it needs improvement, otherwise, it's a good product."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Jira for tracking and management.

What is most valuable?

It's an open-sourced product that is easy to customize.

What needs improvement?

Stability is an area of concern and it needs improvement, otherwise, it's a good product.

In the next release, it should be more stable and have more APIs to integrate more plugins with it.

For how long have I used the solution?

The first time that I used Jira was in 2011. 

I am using the older version that was released in 2019.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's not a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The number of users is in the hundreds.

We will not likely continue using this product. Our customers are evaluating other solutions that are more stable and scalable.

How are customer service and technical support?

We have not contacted technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously, we did not use another product.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward. 

The migration took a week to complete.

What other advice do I have?

Depending on the use cases, I would either recommend Jira or not.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
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