AllScrum vs Jira at a glance
Teams that want a Scrum board running today, without a setup project
Software teams, often in larger organizations, that need configurable workflows, reporting and integrations
| Feature | AllScrum | Jira |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Included: Minutes, nothing to configure | Limited or on a paid plan: Templates, then configuration |
| Sprints and backlog | Included: Built in, with story points | Included: Built in, with story points |
| Burndown and reports | Included: Burndown and velocity | Included: Burndown, velocity and more |
| AI assistant | Included: Ask AI, on every account | Limited or on a paid plan: Rovo, on paid plans |
| API and AI connections | Included: REST API, and MCP for Claude and ChatGPT | Included: REST API and MCP |
| Kanban board | Included: Lanes you name yourself | Included: Scrum and Kanban boards |
| Timeline or Gantt | Included: Timeline of sprints and due dates | Included: Timeline view |
| Time tracking | Not available: Not available | Limited or on a paid plan: Basic time logging |
| Custom fields and workflows | Limited or on a paid plan: Ready-made automation rules; no custom fields | Included: Extensive, plus automation |
| Phone | Included: Installable web app, works offline | Included: iOS and Android apps |
| Free plan | Included: Free account | Included: Up to 10 users |
- Included
- Limited or on a paid plan
- Not available
Information about other tools comes from their public websites and was checked on October 19, 2026. Plans and prices change, so check Jira pricing for the latest. Product names are trademarks of their owners.
Pros and cons
Both tools are good at different things. Here is where each one shines, and where it falls short.
AllScrum
Pros
- A working board the moment you name a project
- Sprints, backlog, story points and burndown without configuration
- Epics group related tasks across the board, backlog and sprints
- Ready-made automation rules: assign, unassign, set fields, flag overdue work and notify people
- Ask AI about your board, brainstorm, and have it draft tasks you confirm
- Connect Claude or ChatGPT through MCP, or automate with the REST API
- Import from Jira, Trello, Asana and Zoho Projects; export to CSV or JSON
- Keyboard shortcuts: N to add, Ctrl K to search, hold Ctrl for quick actions
- Works on phones and offline, with changes syncing when you reconnect
- Passkeys and two-factor sign-in for every account
Cons
- No Gantt chart: the timeline shows sprints and dated work over twelve weeks
- No time tracking or timesheets
- No custom fields; automation is a set of ready-made rules, not a rule builder
- No app store apps: you install it from the browser
- No integrations marketplace: connect other tools through the REST API
- Ask AI has a monthly allowance per person
Jira
Pros
- Deep, configurable workflows for almost any process
- Detailed agile reports, including velocity
- Large marketplace of apps and integrations
- Built for scale, with enterprise admin and permission controls
Cons
- Takes time to set up and to learn, especially for non-technical teammates
- Configuration often needs an admin to keep it tidy
- Many options a small team will never use
Which one should you pick?
Choose Jira if
You run many teams on shared, customized workflows, need detailed agile reporting, or rely on Atlassian’s app marketplace.
Choose AllScrum if
You want sprints, a backlog and a burndown working today, your team includes people who find Jira heavy, or you mostly need a fast board with an AI assistant that knows it.
Not sure? The board on the home page is a live demo. Drag a few cards, try the shortcuts and see if it feels right, no account needed.
Switching from Jira
AllScrum imports from Jira, so moving a team over takes minutes:
- Open Import on your dashboard or in a workspace and choose Jira. Connect Jira Cloud with your site, email and an API token, and pick the projects to bring along.
- Pick what comes along: which projects, their names and keys, which lane each status goes to, and which account each person is.
- Import. Tasks arrive with their descriptions, comments, priorities, due dates and assignees, and work that was finished long ago goes straight to the archive.
- Invite your team by email, or share the whole workspace with a team at once, then plan the first sprint from the backlog.
Changed your mind later? Owners and admins can export a project or a whole workspace to CSV or JSON at any time.
Incident postmortem in AllScrum
AllScrum includes a structured incident postmortem workflow in Meetings: a shared report, chronological incident timeline, team observations, and Draft → Review → Published status. Keep the review alongside its corrective tasks, with optional named guest contributions and Ask AI summaries and task proposals.
If reviewing outages and following up on reliability work is part of your process, explore the incident postmortem workflow and template when evaluating AllScrum.