project management software · Tool Face-Off

Wrike vs Jira

Quick answer

Wrike is the smoother pick for cross-functional teams who want visual project management out of the box. Jira is the undisputed king for software development teams who live and breathe agile.

Wrike

Flexible work management for teams who hate spreadsheets

3.8★

Our pick

Jira

The dev team's war room, turbocharged

4.1★

Free Plan

Yes – up to 5 users

Yes – up to 10 users

Starting Paid Price

~$10/user/mo (Team plan)

~$8.15/user/mo (Standard)

Enterprise Pricing

Custom (Pinnacle tier)

Custom (Enterprise tier)

Agile Boards

Basic Kanban & Gantt

Scrum + Kanban, sprints, backlog

Gantt Charts

Built-in, interactive

Via Roadmaps (higher tiers)

Automation

200–1,500 actions/mo (plan-dependent)

500–∞ actions/mo (plan-dependent)

Native Time Tracking

Yes, built-in

No – needs plugin/add-on

Integrations

400+ integrations

3,000+ via Atlassian Marketplace

Custom Workflows

Yes, visual workflow builder

Yes, highly granular statuses & rules

Bug & Issue Tracking

Generic task tracking

Purpose-built, industry standard

Learning Curve

Moderate – days to onboard

Steep – weeks to master

Best-Fit Team

Marketing, ops, PMO, mixed teams

Software & engineering teams

Wrike

Pricing★★★½☆

Support★★★★☆

Features★★★★☆

Reporting★★★★☆

Ease of Use★★★★½

Integrations★★★★☆

Agile/Dev Support★★½☆☆

Jira

Pricing★★★★☆

Support★★★½☆

Features★★★★★

Reporting★★★★½

Ease of Use★★½☆☆

Integrations★★★★½

Agile/Dev Support★★★★★

Worth knowing

Jira's Marketplace has 3,000+ apps — you can customize it into almost anything, for better or worse.
Wrike's Gantt chart is genuinely drag-and-drop and available on lower tiers; Jira's Roadmaps require Premium.
Jira's free tier supports 10 users vs Wrike's 5, making it friendlier for small dev squads on a budget.
Wrike includes native time tracking and proofing tools that Jira requires paid add-ons to replicate.
Atlassian (Jira's parent) also owns Confluence and Trello, making ecosystem lock-in very real but also very convenient.

Jira is named after 'Gojira' — the Japanese name for Godzilla. Which tracks, because configuring a Jira workflow from scratch can feel like a kaiju attack on your afternoon.

If you want

You run a software or engineering team doing sprints

Jira's sprint planning, backlog grooming, and bug tracking are purpose-built for devs and have no real rival.

→ Pick Jira

If you want

You manage cross-functional or non-technical teams

Wrike's intuitive views (Gantt, boards, dashboards) and built-in time tracking make it far less painful for non-developers.

→ Pick Wrike

If you want

You want the most generous free tier for a small team

Jira's free plan covers 10 users with solid features — double Wrike's free-tier headcount.

→ Pick Jira