What are the best Jira alternatives in 2026?

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The closest Project Management alternatives to Jira are Trello ($6/mo), Todoist ($7/mo), ClickUp ($10/mo). Trello is the cheapest at $6/month versus $8.15/month for Jira. 8 of them ship a free plan.

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We track 13 Project Management tools, and every price below is verified against the vendor's public pricing page — no estimates, no affiliate ordering. Alternatives are ranked by transparent published pricing first, then by entry price.

Small engineering team wanting modern UX? Pick Linear. Cross-functional team? Asana or ClickUp. Simple kanban? Trello (free tier).

Entry price alone rarely decides a migration: check the per-seat step-ups, the Users caps, and how often each vendor has raised prices before switching away from Jira.

Best Jira alternatives by entry price

#ToolEntry priceFree plan
1Trello$6/moYes
2Todoist$7/moYes
3ClickUp$10/moYes
4Linear$12/moYes
5Wrike$12/moYes
6Monday.com$12/mo—
7Smartsheet$12/mo—
8Asana$13.49/moYes
9Teamwork$13.99/moYes
10Basecamp$15/moYes

Answer generated from SaaS Price Hub's daily-verified pricing tracker. Last updated October 4, 2026.

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