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 Productboard if pMs who will stay on Free at $0 (50 Spark credits / month) while they open a first Features grid, then Plus at $19/maker/month yearly ($25 monthly) when they need 250 credits / maker — not Business $59
Productboard
hosted Features grid
Best for
Jira A timeline you start at a public $
Productboard A features grid you start at a public $
Free plan
Jira $0 · free forever for 10 users
Productboard $0 · monthly and $0 annual. 50 credits / month, pooled across the workspace
Lowest paid
Jira Standard $8.48/user/mo
Productboard Credit top-ups $5/mo
Next step up
Jira Premium $15.56/user/mo
Productboard Plus $25/mo
Runs where
Jira Hosted
Productboard Hosted
Watch out
Jira Free stops at 10 users
Productboard The $19 / $59 annual cells are per maker / month
Last checked
Jira 2026-10-23 · atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing
Productboard 2026-10-23 · support.productboard.com/hc/en-us/articles
Which one, then?
Pick Productboard if
pMs who will stay on Free at $0 (50 Spark credits / month) while they open a first Features grid, then Plus at $19/maker/month yearly ($25 monthly) when they need 250 credits / maker — not Business $59 yearly unless they need 500 credits / maker.
Read the Productboard page