Jira

Jira is a proprietary issue tracking, project management, and workflow automation software developed by Atlassian. It provides a flexible platform for teams to plan, track, and release software, manage service requests, and organize various business tasks through customizable workflows and rich…

Key facts

First appeared
2002
Category
devops_tool
Problem solved
Jira was created to solve the problem of fragmented, inflexible, and manual processes for tracking bugs, tasks, and project progress, particularly within software development teams. It aimed to provide a centralized, customizable, and automated platform for issue and workflow management, facilitating collaboration and supporting various development methodologies.
Platforms
Web (SaaS - Jira Cloud), Windows (Self-hosted - Jira Data Center), Linux (Self-hosted - Jira Data Center)

Related technologies

Notable users

  • Square
  • NASA
  • Thousands of other companies across various industries
  • Airbnb
  • eBay
  • Atlassian itself
  • Spotify
  • Cisco