Skip to content
Planet RoadmapPlanet Roadmap
Sign InGet Started
A simpler Jira alternative

Looking for a Jira alternative?

Teams leave Jira for the same reasons: it is complex to set up and administer, the interface feels heavy for everyday work, and per-user pricing keeps climbing as you grow. Planet Roadmap gives you sprints, a backlog, and roadmaps that work out of the box — with flat-rate pricing and a built-in feedback portal.

Start FreeView Pricing

Why teams leave Jira

Setup in minutes, not weeks

Jira is powerful, but standing up boards, workflows, schemes, and permissions usually means a dedicated admin and hours of configuration. Planet Roadmap ships sensible defaults — create a project, add tasks, and start your first sprint in under five minutes.

A faster, calmer interface

Daily standups, sprint planning, and backlog grooming should be quick. Planet Roadmap keeps the screen focused on the work instead of nested menus and configuration panels, so your team spends less time navigating the tool and more time shipping.

One tool instead of three

With Jira you often add Jira Product Discovery for ideation and a separate tool like Canny or Productboard for public feedback. Planet Roadmap bundles sprints, roadmaps, a public voting portal, and OKR tracking in a single flat-rate subscription.

Planet Roadmap vs Jira

An honest side-by-side — including the areas where Jira is still the stronger choice.

CapabilityPlanet RoadmapJira
Sprints & backlog
Kanban & Scrum boards
Burndown & velocity charts
Gantt / timeline views
Built-in public roadmap
Public feedback & voting portal
Native OKR tracking
Works without an admin to set it up
Flat-rate pricing (not per-user)
Deep workflow customization
Large app/plugin marketplace
Enterprise governance (advanced SSO, audit, data residency)

Comparison reflects publicly available product information as of June 2026. Jira features and limits vary by plan; check atlassian.com for the latest details.

A pricing model that does not punish growth

Jira

Jira Cloud bills per user. The Free plan caps you at 10 users, and once you grow past it every additional seat increases your monthly bill. Ideation lives in a separate product (Jira Product Discovery) with its own per-user subscription, so stakeholder access and cross-functional tooling add up quickly as the organization scales.

Planet Roadmap

Planet Roadmap uses flat-rate plans. The Pro plan is $49/month (billed annually) and includes 10 team members, unlimited projects, sprints, OKR tracking, and a public feedback portal — with extra seats at just $4/month. There is a permanent free tier and a $19/month Starter plan, so your bill stays predictable as your team and your community grow.

Where Jira is still the better choice

We would rather be straight with you. Planet Roadmap is not trying to replace Jira for every team — if any of these matter most to you, Jira is likely the right call.

Deep workflow customization — Jira lets large organizations model intricate, multi-team processes with custom statuses, schemes, and automation rules that go well beyond what a focused tool offers.
A massive ecosystem — the Atlassian Marketplace has thousands of apps and integrations, and Jira connects tightly with Confluence, Bitbucket, and the wider Atlassian suite.
Enterprise governance — advanced SSO, granular permissions, audit logging, and data-residency controls are mature and battle-tested for very large, compliance-heavy organizations.

Moving your data from Jira is straightforward

You will not have to start from scratch. Jira can export your issues to CSV (use Export Excel CSV (all fields) to keep descriptions, statuses, and custom fields), and Planet Roadmap includes a built-in CSV importer that maps your columns to projects, tasks, statuses, and tags. Projects map one-to-one, issues become tasks, epics become parent tasks, and sprints recreate cleanly in our Sprint and Timeline views. Most teams finish the move in under an hour.

Read the step-by-step Jira migration guide

Frequently asked questions

Is Planet Roadmap a true Jira alternative for agile teams?
Yes. Planet Roadmap covers the core agile workflow most teams use Jira for: a backlog, Kanban and Scrum boards, sprints with burndown and velocity charts, and Gantt/timeline views. It adds a public roadmap, a feedback voting portal, and OKR tracking on top. Where Jira pulls ahead is highly customized enterprise workflows and its plugin marketplace — if you depend on those, Jira may still be the better fit.
How is the pricing different from Jira?
Jira bills per user, so your cost scales with every person you add. Planet Roadmap uses flat-rate plans with generous seat caps — the Pro plan is $49/month (billed annually) and includes 10 team members, with additional seats at $4/month. There is also a permanent free tier and a $19/month Starter plan.
Can I import my data from Jira?
Yes. Jira lets you export your issues to CSV (Export Excel CSV, all fields), and Planet Roadmap has a built-in CSV importer that maps columns to projects, tasks, statuses, and tags. Most teams complete the move in under an hour. See our step-by-step Jira migration guide for the full process.
What does Jira do better than Planet Roadmap?
Honestly, a few things. Jira offers deeper workflow customization, a far larger app marketplace, tight integration with the rest of the Atlassian suite, and mature enterprise governance features. Planet Roadmap intentionally trades that depth for speed and simplicity.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Planet Roadmap has a permanent free tier that includes one project, a public feedback portal, Kanban and List views, and basic task management — no credit card required. Paid plans add sprints, OKRs, Gantt views, and more.

Try Planet Roadmap free

Set up your workspace and start your first sprint in under five minutes. Free plan available — no credit card required.

Try Planet Roadmap Free

Or see the full feature-by-feature comparison