Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
Zoho ProjectsvsJira
Zoho Projects starts at $5/mo, 37% cheaper than Jira's $7.91/mo. Both rated 4.3/5 by users.
Zoho Projectsvs Jira
★ 4.3/5
Only in Zoho Projects
- ✦ Task Management
- ✦ Gantt Charts
- ✦ Kanban Board
✓ Free planFrom $5/mo(cheaper)Part of Zoho (100M+ users) users · est. 1996
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Jiravs Zoho Projects
★ 4.3/5
Only in Jira
- ✦ Scrum Boards
- ✦ Kanban Boards
- ✦ Sprints
✓ Free planFrom $7.91/mo(pricier)65K+ customers users · est. 2002
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Zoho Projects
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.4/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Jira
4.3/5 avg
G2 Score4.3/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
G2 Rating4.3/5
Quick Stats
Free Plan
Zoho ProjectsYes ✓
JiraYes ✓
Feature Comparison
Zoho Projects uniquely offers Task Management, Gantt Charts, Kanban Board. Jira uniquely offers Scrum Boards, Kanban Boards, Sprints. Both share 4 features including Time Tracking, Custom Fields, Reporting.
Feature
Zoho Projects
Jira
Time Tracking
✓
✓
Custom Fields
✓
✓
Reporting
✓
✓
Mobile Apps
✓
✓
Task Management
✓
✗
Gantt Charts
✓
✗
Kanban Board
✓
✗
Resource Utilization
✓
✗
Issue Tracker
✓
✗
Documents
✓
✗
Chat
✓
✗
Forums
✓
✗
Automations
✓
✗
Integrations
✓
✗
Blueprints
✓
✗
Scrum Boards
✗
✓
Kanban Boards
✗
✓
Sprints
✗
✓
Backlog Management
✗
✓
Roadmaps
✗
✓
Custom Workflows
✗
✓
Automation
✗
✓
Dashboards
✗
✓
API & Integrations
✗
✓
AI Features (Rovo)
✗
✓
Forms
✗
✓
Advanced Search (JQL)
✗
✓
Issue Assignment
✗
✓
Project Templates
✗
✓
Workflow Validators
✗
✓
Conditional Fields
✗
✓
Screen Configurations
✗
✓
Issue Linking
✗
✓
Subtask Management
✗
✓
Component Management
✗
✓
Version Management
✗
✓
Release Management
✗
✓
Deployment Tracking
✗
✓
Test Management
✗
✓
Requirement Management
✗
✓
Epic Tracking
✗
✓
Story Mapping
✗
✓
Velocity Charting
✗
✓
Burndown Charting
✗
✓
Burnup Charting
✗
✓
Control Charts
✗
✓
Cumulative Flow
✗
✓
Cycle Time
✗
✓
Lead Time
✗
✓
Issue Hierarchy
✗
✓
Project Hierarchy
✗
✓
User Profiles
✗
✓
Group Management
✗
✓
Total Features
15
42
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Zoho Projects if you need:
- ✓ Task Management
- ✓ Gantt Charts
- ✓ Kanban Board
- ✓ Resource Utilization
- ✓ Issue Tracker
Choose Jira if you need:
- ✓ Scrum Boards
- ✓ Kanban Boards
- ✓ Sprints
- ✓ Backlog Management
- ✓ Roadmaps
Pricing Comparison
Zoho Projects starts at $5/mo, 37% cheaper than Jira's $7.91/mo.
Zoho Projects Plans
Free tier available
Free
Free- • 3 users
- • 2 projects
PremiumBest Value
$5/user/mo- • Unlimited projects
- • Gantt charts
- • 20 templates
Enterprise
$10/user/mo- • 30 templates
- • Global Gantt
- • Read-only users
Jira Plans
Free tier available
Free
Free- • Up to 10 users
- • Unlimited projects
- • 2GB storage
StandardBest Value
$7.91/user/mo- • Up to 100K users
- • 250GB storage
- • AI features
Premium
$14.54/user/mo- • Cross-team planning
- • Unlimited storage
- • 99.9% SLA
Enterprise
Custom- • Up to 150 sites
- • Advanced analytics
- • 99.95% SLA
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