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Project Management

Jira vs Monday.com: Which Work Management Tool Fits Your Team in 2026?

The issue tracker built for software teams against the visual work OS built for everyone else. Here is what each costs per person, how seats are sold, and how hard it is to move between them.

By Bill Belcamino · Last updated September 24, 2026 · Our methodologyResearched and fact-checked by the HelpCompare team
Jira logoFree (10 users), from $9.05/user/mo

Jira

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Monday.com logoFrom $9/seat/mo (3-seat min)

Monday.com

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Jira vs Monday.comVerified Sep 24, 2026
Bottom line Editorial assessment

Which is better, Jira or Monday.com?

Choose Jira if you run software development with backlogs and sprints: Standard is $9.05/user/mo on monthly billing and the free plan covers 10 users. Choose Monday.com for visual, cross-functional work that non-technical teams adopt quickly; Standard is $14/seat/mo monthly ($12 annual), sold in seat bundles from 3.

Quick verdict: On monthly billing Jira Standard is $9.05/user against $14/seat for Monday.com Standard, and Jira’s free plan covers 10 users against Monday.com’s 2 seats. Monday.com also sells paid seats in bundles (3, 5, 10, 15 and up), so odd-sized teams pay for empty seats. Jira is built for software teams: backlogs, sprints and deep workflow configuration. Monday.com is the more visual, easier-to-adopt tool for marketing, operations and cross-functional teams.
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Jira vs Monday.com: quick facts

At a glanceJiraMonday.com
CategoryProject Management
Entry priceFree (10 users), from $9.05/user/moFrom $9/seat/mo (3-seat min)
Free planYes — up to 10 usersYes — up to 2 seats

Is Jira cheaper than Monday.com?

Usually Jira. On monthly billing Jira Standard is $9.05/user/mo and Premium $18.30 for teams of 11 to 100; Monday.com is $12 (Basic), $14 (Standard) and $24 (Pro) per seat per month. Monday.com drops to $9, $12 and $19 on annual billing, but sells seats in bundles starting at 3. Jira is free for up to 10 users; Monday.com Free covers 2 seats.

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Jira vs Monday.com at a glance

CategoryJiraMonday.com
Free planYes — up to 10 usersYes — up to 2 seats
Entry paid tierStandard — $9.05/user/mo (monthly billing)Basic — $12/seat/mo monthly ($9 annual)
Mid tierPremium — $18.30/user/mo (monthly billing)Standard — $14/seat/mo monthly ($12 annual)
Upper tierEnterprise — annual billing, contact salesPro — $24/seat/mo monthly ($19 annual)
How seats are soldPer user; per-user price falls at large team sizesSeat bundles: 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100, 200+
Free plan limits10 users, 2 GB storage, 150 automation steps per month2 seats, up to 3 boards, up to 3 Docs
Moving between themJira Cloud CSV importer (about 1,500 work items per file)Jira Cloud integration syncs issues; Jira migration guide for monday dev
G2 ratingNot listed4.7/5 (17,200 reviews)

Verified September 24, 2026Prices recorded from each vendor’s own pricing page. See sources

Jira prices from atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing with monthly billing at 11–100 users (Atlassian’s calculator defaults to 300 users, where prices are lower). Monday.com prices from monday.com/pricing with monthly and yearly toggles; its yearly Standard and Pro prices were shown with a “special offer” at the time. Import paths from Atlassian’s and monday.com’s help centres. All checked September 24, 2026.

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How they actually differ

Jira is an issue tracker first: backlogs, sprints, custom issue types and workflows, with the Atlassian stack around it. Monday.com is a board-first work OS: items in columns that you shape into campaign calendars, request intake, CRM pipelines or projects.

How you are billed

Jira charges per user and gets cheaper per user at large sizes. Monday.com sells paid plans in fixed seat bundles starting at 3, so an 11-person team pays for 15 seats. Always price your exact headcount in the calculator below.

Moving work between them

Monday.com’s Jira Cloud integration can sync issues into monday.com, into Jira, or both ways, but it is not retroactive: issues created before setup must be updated to sync, and Jira limits the sync to roughly 100–150 issues every 5 minutes. Going the other way, export boards to Excel, save as CSV and use Jira’s CSV importer, which Atlassian recommends keeping to about 1,500 work items per file.

Editorial assessment

Pros & cons

Jira

Pros

  • Cheaper per user on monthly billing ($9.05 vs $14 for Standard)
  • Free plan covers 10 users
  • Backlogs, sprints and deeply configurable workflows
  • Per-user billing with no bundle rounding

Cons

  • Configuration overhead; someone has to own the setup
  • Feels heavy for non-technical teams
  • Enterprise requires annual billing and a sales call
  • Free plan limited to 150 automation steps a month

Monday.com

Pros

  • Visual boards non-technical teams adopt quickly
  • Flexible enough for marketing, ops and CRM-style work
  • Jira Cloud integration for teams that keep both
  • Strong review base (4.7/5 from 17,200 G2 reviews)

Cons

  • Seat bundles mean paying for unused seats
  • Free plan covers only 2 seats
  • More expensive per seat on monthly billing
  • Less suited to sprint-based software development
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Cost calculator: what does your team actually pay?

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List prices checked September 24, 2026. Jira prices are monthly billing for teams of 11–100 users. Monday.com seats are rounded up to its published seat bundles; annual options are shown at the prices on its yearly toggle. Taxes and promotions not included.

Choose Jira if…

You run software development with backlogs and sprints, you want per-user billing with no seat bundles, or a free plan for up to 10 people.

Choose Monday.com if…

Your work is cross-functional or non-technical, you want a visual tool people adopt without training, and your headcount sits close to one of Monday.com’s seat bundles.

Total cost over time

Uses your selections above. Estimate excludes add-ons, overages, and negotiated discounts.

Ready to choose?

Both have free plans: Jira for up to 10 users, Monday.com for 2 seats. Run one real project in each before you commit.

See Jira pricing See Monday.com pricing
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Jira vs Monday.com: security, offline & remote work

How Jira and Monday.com compare on compliance reports, sign-in controls, offline access and the setup details that matter for remote, hybrid and in-office teams. Every value links to the vendor page it came from.

What we checkedJiraMonday.com
Security & compliance
SOC 2 reportSOC 2 Type IIsourceSOC 2 Type IIsource
ISO/IEC 27001CertifiedsourceCertifiedsource
Other certificationsISO/IEC 27018, FedRAMP Moderate, CSA STAR, TISAX, C5, IRAPsourceISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27032, ISO/IEC 27701, CSA STAR, TX-RAMP, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 3source
HIPAA (BAA)BAA availableStandardsourceBAA availableEnterprisesource
GDPR data processing agreementDPA offeredsourceDPA offeredsource
Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC)YesAny plan with Atlassian Guard Standard (add-on); included in EnterprisesourceYesEnterprisesource
SCIM user provisioningYesAny plan with Atlassian Guard Standard (add-on); included in EnterprisesourceYesEnterprisesource
Two-factor authenticationYesEnforcement: All plans (managed accounts)sourceYesEnforcement: All planssource
Admin audit logYesAny plan with Atlassian Guard Standard (add-on); included in EnterprisesourceYesEnterprisesource
Data residency choicesAustralia, Canada, EU, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, UK, USStandardsourceUS, EU, Australiasource
EncryptionAES-256 full-disk encryption at rest; TLS 1.2+ in transitsourceAES-256 at rest; TLS 1.3 (minimum TLS 1.2) in transitsource
Self-hosting optionNot publishedCloud onlysource
Offline access
Offline modeNot documentedPartialThe mobile apps work offline: Android can create, rename, delete and move items and change column values, iOS can change column values, and changes upload once you reconnect.source
Desktop appsBrowser onlysourceWindows, macOSsource
Mobile appsiOS, AndroidsourceiOS, Androidsource
Offline limits—Mobile apps only; about 70% of board actions, with fewer supported on iOS than Androidsource
Remote, hybrid & in-office
IP allowlistingYesPremiumsourceYesEnterprisesource
Device & session controlsYesAny plan with Atlassian Guard Standard (add-on); included in EnterpriseMobile app management policies for the Jira Cloud iOS and Android apps via Atlassian Guard Standard.sourceYesSession duration (automatic log-out), a Panic Button that locks down the account, and tenant-level restrictions on which monday.com accounts can be reached from your network.source
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What this means for your team

  • Audit reports: both publish a SOC 2 report, and Jira and Monday.com also hold ISO/IEC 27001. Ask each vendor for the report under NDA before you sign; security reviews usually want the latest one.
  • Single sign-on: Jira includes it on Any plan with Atlassian Guard Standard (add-on); included in Enterprise; Monday.com includes it on Enterprise. If your team signs in through Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or Google, price the plan that includes SSO, not the entry plan.
  • Health data: Jira and Monday.com will sign a HIPAA business associate agreement (Jira: Standard; Monday.com: Enterprise).
  • Working offline: Monday.com works offline only in part; Jira doesn’t document an offline mode. Details are in the Offline mode row above.
  • Office-only access: Jira can restrict sign-ins to approved IP ranges on Premium; Monday.com can restrict sign-ins to approved IP ranges on Enterprise. That suits an office network or a company VPN; fully remote teams need a VPN for it to work.
  • Where your data lives: Jira lets you choose Australia, Canada, EU, Germany, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, UK, US on Standard; Monday.com lets you choose US, EU, Australia. This matters for teams hiring across the EU, UK or Australia.

Jira: worth knowing

  • RemoteEven with an IP allowlist, some Jira/Confluence information (such as notification details and Smart Links) stays visible to users outside the allowed ranges. source
  • SecurityOn the Jira pricing page, Guard Standard (SSO, SCIM, AD sync) is marked 'Requires Atlassian Guard Standard subscription' on Free, Standard and Premium and 'Included' on Enterprise. source
  • OfflineAtlassian's public tracker lists an offline mode for the Jira Cloud Android and iOS apps as an unresolved suggestion. source

Monday.com: worth knowing

  • Officemonday.com's IP restrictions are designed to limit account access to users on the office network or a specific VPN. source
  • RemoteIP restrictions also apply to the mobile app, so staff outside allowed IPs cannot log in from phones. source
  • RemoteAn account's data region is set automatically from the location of the first user who opens it; a different region needs a new account. source
  • OfflineOffline edits made on mobile overwrite a colleague's changes to the same item when you reconnect. source

Checked September 19, 2026 against each vendor’s own trust center, help docs and app pages. Hover or tap “source” to see the exact wording we relied on. “Not published” means we could not find the vendor saying it on its own site; it doesn’t mean the feature is missing. Plan names are the lowest plan the vendor says includes the feature. Security · Offline · Remote vs office · Download the data

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Jira cheaper than Monday.com?

Usually. On monthly billing Jira Standard is $9.05/user/mo against $14/seat/mo for Monday.com Standard, and Jira has no seat bundles. Monday.com Basic is $9/seat/mo on annual billing. Prices checked September 24, 2026.

Does Monday.com have a minimum number of seats?

Paid Monday.com plans are sold in seat bundles: 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 100 and 200+. The Free plan covers up to 2 seats.

Can Monday.com import from Jira?

Monday.com’s Jira Cloud integration syncs issues one way or both ways, but only for issues created or updated after setup, at roughly 100–150 issues every 5 minutes. monday.com also publishes a Jira-to-monday dev migration guide.

Can Jira import from Monday.com?

Through CSV. Export boards to Excel, save as CSV, and a Jira admin imports it; Atlassian recommends about 1,500 work items per file.

Which is better for software teams?

Jira. Backlogs, sprints and configurable workflows are its core; Monday.com is stronger for visual, cross-functional work.

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Editorial assessment

When to Buy — and When to Walk Away

Every “best project management tool” listicle tells you why to buy. Here’s the other half: the specific conditions under which Jira or Monday.com is the wrong purchase for your team.

Jira

Buy Jira if:

  • You run sprints and backlogs
  • You want a free plan for up to 10 users
  • You want per-user billing

Do NOT buy Jira if:

  • Your team is mostly non-technical
  • Nobody will own the configuration
  • You want a visual board tool out of the box

Monday.com

Buy Monday.com if:

  • Your work is cross-functional
  • You want fast adoption with little training
  • Your headcount matches a seat bundle

Do NOT buy Monday.com if:

  • You run sprint-based software development
  • Your team size falls between bundles
  • You want the lowest monthly per-seat price

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Every pricing fact, rating, AI billing model and switching guide we hold on each tool, on one page, with the date each figure was last verified.

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