Jira alternative

A Jira alternative your whole team will use.

Boards that work for engineering and everyone around it. Standups and sprint reviews recorded, with Lilly AI turning them into follow-ups you accept in a click.

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At a glance.

The short version. Details on Jira are from its public pricing page.

FeatureJiraBOO Workspace
Built forSoftware teamsAny team
Pricing modelPer userFlat bands, then per seat past 20
A team of 5Free up to 10 users$12/mo flat (Standard)
Kanban, table and calendar views
Docs linked to tasksWith ConfluenceBuilt in
Built-in meeting notetaker
Standup and sprint follow-upsDrafted by Lilly AI
Recurring meetings carry open items

Why teams look for a Jira alternative

Jira is the standard for software teams, and it earns that. Deep workflows, issue types, and integrations with the whole developer toolchain.

The friction usually shows up around engineering:

  • Everyone else avoids it. Product, design, marketing and ops find Jira heavy, so their work ends up in other tools.
  • Docs are a separate product. Specs and plans typically live in Confluence.
  • Meetings aren't captured. Standups and sprint reviews produce decisions that someone has to turn into tickets by hand.

How BOO Workspace is different

One workspace for every team. Boards with custom statuses and fields work for sprints and for everything around them, in kanban, table, calendar or planner views. See it for software teams.

Docs built in. Documents sit inside boards, and tasks created in a doc land on the board automatically.

Standups that produce tickets. A notetaker joins Google Meet, Zoom or Teams calls. Lilly AI drafts each follow-up with a proposed owner and due date, and recurring meetings carry open items forward.

Flat pricing. One price for up to 5 people, another for 6 to 20. See pricing.

When Jira is the better fit

Large engineering organisations with complex release workflows, heavy developer integrations, or compliance needs around issue tracking should stay on Jira.

When BOO Workspace is the better fit

If you are a small product team, or the people around engineering have never really adopted Jira, BOO Workspace puts everyone on the same boards. Start a 30-day Pro trial.

Good to know.

Can engineering teams use BOO Workspace instead of Jira?

For many small teams, yes. Boards support custom statuses, fields and planner views for sprint work, and recurring standups and sprint reviews carry open items forward. If you depend on Jira's deep developer integrations or complex workflow schemes, Jira is stronger there.

Jira is free for small teams. Why pay for BOO Workspace?

Jira's free plan covers up to 10 users for issue tracking. BOO Workspace includes docs, a meeting notetaker and AI follow-ups in one place, so you're not adding separate tools for those.

Does BOO Workspace record standups?

Yes. The notetaker joins Google Meet, Zoom or Teams calls, and Lilly AI drafts follow-ups with a proposed owner and due date. Nothing is created until you accept it.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Every new organisation starts on a 30-day Pro trial with no card required.

Details about Jira come from its public website, checked 24 September 2026. Plans and features change, so check their site before you decide. Product names are trademarks of their owners.

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