Pick Jira if
small teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10 users) while they open a first Timeline, then Standard at $8.48/user/month when the 11th user or the paid automation pack is required.
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Our take
Pick Jira if small teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10 users) while they open a first Timeline, then Standard at $8.48/user/month when the 11th user or the paid automation pack is required. Pick monday.com if tiny teams who will stay on Free at $0 (up to 2 seats) while they open a first Main table, then the printed Basic yearly tile when a third seat is required.
Best for
Jira A timeline you start at a public $
monday.com A board you start at a public $
Free plan
Jira $0 · free forever for 10 users
monday.com $0 · free forever. Up to 2 seats
Lowest paid
Jira Standard $8.48/user/mo
monday.com Basic $12/user/mo
Next step up
Jira Premium $15.56/user/mo
monday.com Standard $14/user/mo
Runs where
Jira Hosted
monday.com Hosted
Watch out
Jira Free stops at 10 users
monday.com Free stops at 2 seats
Last checked
Jira 2026-10-23 · atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing
monday.com 2026-10-23 · monday.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick monday.com if
tiny teams who will stay on Free at $0 (up to 2 seats) while they open a first Main table, then the printed Basic yearly tile when a third seat is required.
Read the monday.com page