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Switching from Jira to Monday.com

Monday.com’s Jira Cloud integration syncs issues into monday.com, but it is not retroactive and moves roughly 100–150 issues every 5 minutes. For a full move, export Jira to CSV and import into monday.com, or follow monday.com’s Jira-to-monday dev guide.

Quick verdict: Move to Monday.com when most of the people using the tool are not engineers and a visual board they will actually update matters more than sprints and custom workflows.

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Switching Cost & Friction Estimator

Most buyers only budget for the new subscription. This estimates the hidden labor, data-cleanup, and retraining cost of actually making the switch.

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Estimate assumes: 1 hour of data-mapping/cleaning labor per 2,000 records, a blended $75/hr ops rate, tiered migration & cleaning tooling fees, and 4 hours of retraining per seat at a $45/hr fully-loaded rate.

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    Why teams move from Jira to Monday.com

    Easier adoption

    Visual boards that marketing, operations and leadership use without training.

    Flexible boards

    The same tool runs projects, request intake and CRM-style pipelines.

    Keep Jira running alongside

    Two-way sync lets engineering stay in Jira during the transition.

    How the migration actually works

    Monday.com documents two paths: the Jira Cloud integration (sync one way or both ways, only for issues created or updated after setup) and a Jira-to-monday dev migration that runs through its Jira integration project by project.

    StepWhat you do
    1Map projects to boardsDecide which Jira projects become which monday.com boards and how statuses map to columns.
    2Buy the right seat bundlePaid plans come in bundles of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 and up; count everyone who needs a seat.
    3Connect the Jira Cloud integrationSet sync direction per board: into monday.com, into Jira, or both.
    4Trigger the sync for old issuesThe integration is not retroactive; bulk-update existing issues (about 100 at a time) so they sync.
    5Rebuild automations and viewsRecreate board automations, dashboards and Gantt or timeline views.
    6Run both in parallel, then switchKeep the sync on until the team works in monday.com, then retire the Jira projects.

    What this path doesn’t do for you:

    Jira workflows, custom issue types, sprints and permission schemes do not convert. The sync handles issues created or updated after setup, at about 100–150 issues every 5 minutes.

    Pricing side by side

    PlanJiraMonday.com
    Free planUp to 10 usersUp to 2 seats
    Entry paid planStandard $9.05/user/mo (monthly)Basic $12/seat/mo monthly ($9 annual)
    Next tierPremium $18.30/user/mo (monthly)Standard $14/seat/mo monthly ($12 annual)
    Seat modelPer userBundles of 3, 5, 10, 15, 20+
    Import path inCSV importer, ~1,500 work items per fileJira Cloud integration (sync), Excel import

    Prices checked on each vendor’s own pricing page on September 24, 2026.

    Feature parity check

    CapabilityJiraMonday.com
    Sprints and backlogsCore featureAvailable in monday dev
    Seat modelPer userSeat bundles
    Free plan10 users2 seats
    Visual boardsBoard viewCore feature
    Price (monthly billing)$9.05/user Standard$14/seat Standard

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    Security & access: what changes when you switch

    Security, offline and access rules that differ between Jira and Monday.com. Rows where both tools are the same (4) are left out; the full side-by-side is on each tool’s page: Jira, Monday.com.

    What changesJira (today)Monday.com (after)
    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
    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 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
    Offline limits—Mobile apps only; about 70% of board actions, with fewer supported on iOS than Androidsource
    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
    Editorial assessment

    Before you cut over

    • Set up single sign-on in Monday.com on Enterprise before you invite the team, so accounts are created through your identity provider rather than by hand.
    • Monday.com adds offline access (partial): install the desktop or mobile app for staff who work on the move.

    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

    Does monday.com import Jira history?

    The Jira Cloud integration is not retroactive; issues created before setup must be updated before they sync.

    How fast does the Jira sync run?

    Jira limits it to roughly 100–150 issues every 5 minutes, per monday.com’s documentation.

    Will Monday.com cost more than Jira?

    On monthly billing, usually: Standard is $14/seat against $9.05/user for Jira Standard, and seats come in bundles.

    Sources

    Prices on this page were recorded from each vendor’s own pricing page on the date shown at the top of the page. Vendors change pricing often — check the live source before you buy.

    Every figure is also in our open dataset (JSON and CSV, CC BY 4.0), with its source page and verification date. See how we research pricing.

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