JiravsMonday.com

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Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Mobile

Security

Integrations

JiraMonday.com

Signals Comparison

Performance

Jira

Painfully slow with multi-second page loads(9/10)
Third-party plugins cause thread exhaustion(8/10)

Monday.com

Large boards become extremely slow(9/10)

Usability

Jira

Steep learning curve with overwhelming complexity(8/10)
UI updates break workflows and frustrate users(7/10)
Overkill for simple project management(6/10)
JQL query language has steep learning curve(6/10)

Monday.com

Steep learning curve with overwhelming features(7/10)
Mobile app is difficult to use(6/10)
No real task dependencies for Gantt charts(7/10)
Cancellation triggers daily warning banners for entire team(6/10)

Pricing

Jira

Free tier hard-capped at 10 users with sudden billing(8/10)
Marketplace apps add significant hidden costs(7/10)

Monday.com

Minimum 3-seat requirement forces overpaying(8/10)
Users must be added in increments of 5(8/10)
Automation and integration limits quickly exceeded(7/10)
AI add-on costs $200/month extra(6/10)

Reliability

Jira

Recurring bugs and reliability issues(7/10)

Monday.com

Automations sometimes fail silently(8/10)
Enterprise users report data loss from bugs(9/10)

Support

Jira

Premium support restricted to higher tiers(6/10)

Monday.com

Basic plan support feels like free tier(7/10)

Pricing Comparison

Jira

Free

Users: Up to 10 users (hard cap)

Storage: 2GB

Limits: 2GB storage fills quickly, basic roadmaps only, community support only

HARD CAP at 10 users - adding 11th user forces immediate payment for all. No advanced roadmaps, no premium support, limited automations

Standard

Popular

$8.15/mo

Users: Up to 35,000 users

Storage: 250GB

Limits: No advanced roadmaps, no sandbox, no IP allowlisting, no guaranteed SLA

Many advanced features require Marketplace apps (additional cost). Storage can fill with attachments. Support limited to business hours.

Premium

$16/mo

Users: Up to 35,000 users

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No data residency control, no cross-product insights, no enterprise admin features

Significant price jump from Standard (nearly 2x). Enterprise features like SAML SSO and org insights still require Enterprise tier.

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual commitment, pricing negotiation required

Contact sales for pricing - typically $15-25+/user/year depending on scale. Implementation, migration, and training costs extra. Annual commitment required.

Monday.com

Free

Users: Up to 2 users

Storage: 500MB

Limits: 3 board limit makes it useless for teams, no way to upgrade individual features

No automations, no integrations, no Timeline/Calendar views, no reporting, extremely limited for any real work

Basic

$9/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users (3-seat minimum)

Storage: 5GB

Limits: Still no automation capabilities, very limited views, must buy in increments of 5 users after minimum

No automations or integrations at all, no Timeline or Calendar views, support quality is poor, AI features limited

Standard

Popular

$12/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 250GB (overages: $0.10/GB/month)

Limits: Automation caps force upgrades, no time tracking, no formula columns, no workload view

250 automation limit exhausts quickly for active teams, storage overages add up, AI add-on is $200/month extra if you need more credits, many advanced reporting features missing

Pro

$19/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 1TB

Limits: Price jump from Standard is significant (58% increase), still missing enterprise governance features

Still no enterprise features like SSO, granular permissions, advanced security. Team of 10 = $2,280/year, team of 25 = $5,700/year

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Custom

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires annual contract, pricing negotiation necessary, significant implementation investment

Pricing not published - expect $24-30+ per seat. 200-seat deployment starts at ~$96k/year base, but add-ons (Guardian, Premium Support) push to $139k+. Implementation services $15-50k, data migration $5-15k, training extra. Budget 5-10 hours monthly maintenance.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Jira	Monday.com
Usability
Scrum boards
Board-based visual workflows
Kanban boards
Sprint planning
Backlog management
Timeline/Gantt view Standard plan+, lacks true dependencies
JQL search Powerful but steep learning curve
Roadmaps Advanced roadmaps on Premium only
Automations 100 free, 1700 Standard, unlimited Premium
Task dependencies No proper dependency linking for critical path
Time tracking Basic built-in, advanced via Marketplace
Offline mode No offline support
AI features 500 credits/month, add-on $200/month for more
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration
Integrations
Integrations Large marketplace, some paid
Git integration GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab
API access All plans
Customization
Custom workflows Very powerful but complex
Mobile
Mobile app Available but described as clumsy
Mobile apps iOS and Android available
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only
Audit logs Standard and above
Pricing
Free plan Hard cap at 10 users

Signals Comparison

Performance

Jira

Painfully slow with multi-second page loads(9/10)
Third-party plugins cause thread exhaustion(8/10)

Monday.com

Large boards become extremely slow(9/10)

Usability

Jira

Steep learning curve with overwhelming complexity(8/10)
UI updates break workflows and frustrate users(7/10)
Overkill for simple project management(6/10)
JQL query language has steep learning curve(6/10)

Monday.com

Steep learning curve with overwhelming features(7/10)
Mobile app is difficult to use(6/10)
No real task dependencies for Gantt charts(7/10)
Cancellation triggers daily warning banners for entire team(6/10)

Pricing

Jira

Free tier hard-capped at 10 users with sudden billing(8/10)
Marketplace apps add significant hidden costs(7/10)

Monday.com

Minimum 3-seat requirement forces overpaying(8/10)
Users must be added in increments of 5(8/10)
Automation and integration limits quickly exceeded(7/10)
AI add-on costs $200/month extra(6/10)

Reliability

Jira

Recurring bugs and reliability issues(7/10)

Monday.com

Automations sometimes fail silently(8/10)
Enterprise users report data loss from bugs(9/10)

Support

Jira

Premium support restricted to higher tiers(6/10)

Monday.com

Basic plan support feels like free tier(7/10)

Pricing Comparison

Jira

Free

Users: Up to 10 users (hard cap)

Storage: 2GB

Limits: 2GB storage fills quickly, basic roadmaps only, community support only

HARD CAP at 10 users - adding 11th user forces immediate payment for all. No advanced roadmaps, no premium support, limited automations

Standard

Popular

$8.15/mo

Users: Up to 35,000 users

Storage: 250GB

Limits: No advanced roadmaps, no sandbox, no IP allowlisting, no guaranteed SLA

Many advanced features require Marketplace apps (additional cost). Storage can fill with attachments. Support limited to business hours.

Premium

$16/mo

Users: Up to 35,000 users

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: No data residency control, no cross-product insights, no enterprise admin features

Significant price jump from Standard (nearly 2x). Enterprise features like SAML SSO and org insights still require Enterprise tier.

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Unlimited

Storage: Unlimited

Limits: Annual commitment, pricing negotiation required

Contact sales for pricing - typically $15-25+/user/year depending on scale. Implementation, migration, and training costs extra. Annual commitment required.

Monday.com

Free

Users: Up to 2 users

Storage: 500MB

Limits: 3 board limit makes it useless for teams, no way to upgrade individual features

No automations, no integrations, no Timeline/Calendar views, no reporting, extremely limited for any real work

Basic

$9/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users (3-seat minimum)

Storage: 5GB

Limits: Still no automation capabilities, very limited views, must buy in increments of 5 users after minimum

No automations or integrations at all, no Timeline or Calendar views, support quality is poor, AI features limited

Standard

Popular

$12/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 250GB (overages: $0.10/GB/month)

Limits: Automation caps force upgrades, no time tracking, no formula columns, no workload view

250 automation limit exhausts quickly for active teams, storage overages add up, AI add-on is $200/month extra if you need more credits, many advanced reporting features missing

Pro

$19/mo

Users: Minimum 3 users

Storage: 1TB

Limits: Price jump from Standard is significant (58% increase), still missing enterprise governance features

Still no enterprise features like SSO, granular permissions, advanced security. Team of 10 = $2,280/year, team of 25 = $5,700/year

Enterprise

$0/yr

Users: Custom

Storage: Custom

Limits: Requires annual contract, pricing negotiation necessary, significant implementation investment

Feature Comparison

Feature	Jira	Monday.com
Usability
Scrum boards
Board-based visual workflows
Kanban boards
Sprint planning
Backlog management
Timeline/Gantt view Standard plan+, lacks true dependencies
JQL search Powerful but steep learning curve
Roadmaps Advanced roadmaps on Premium only
Automations 100 free, 1700 Standard, unlimited Premium
Task dependencies No proper dependency linking for critical path
Time tracking Basic built-in, advanced via Marketplace
Offline mode No offline support
AI features 500 credits/month, add-on $200/month for more
Collaboration
Real-time collaboration
Integrations
Integrations Large marketplace, some paid
Git integration GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab
API access All plans
Customization
Custom workflows Very powerful but complex
Mobile
Mobile app Available but described as clumsy
Mobile apps iOS and Android available
Security
SSO/SAML Enterprise only
Audit logs Standard and above
Pricing
Free plan Hard cap at 10 users