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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Atlassian Jira

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAtlassian Jira is a project management tool, featuring an interactive timeline for mapping work items, dependencies, and releases, Scrum boards for agile teams, and out-of-the-box reports and dashboards.

    $9

    per month per user

    Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AOpenText™ Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) (formerly Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management) combines workflows and data to align investments with strategy. Top-down and bottom-up analytics power this strategic portfolio and project management tool.N/A
    Pricing
    Atlassian JiraMicro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $9
    per month per user
    Premium
    $17
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Atlassian JiraMicro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsHigher volume teams may qualify buyers for a discount.
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    Community Pulse
    Atlassian JiraMicro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)
    Considered Both Products
    Atlassian
    Chose Atlassian Jira
    We replaced our HP PMM because old fasioned design and inflexible structure. We used HP PPM at least ten years, reporting, task management and project management was not easy. Also intergration to other systems was not easy. And Jira Software well suits to agile teams. Other …
    Incentivized
    OpenText
    Chose Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)
    The vision of supporting DevOps, complementary functionalities with other software products of Micro Focus, native support for agile/waterfall methodologies made Micro Focus to be evaluated as more valuable against other PPM products. The complementary functionality with the …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    101 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    89 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    98 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    51 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    70 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Atlassian JiraMicro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Atlassian Jira and OpenText Project and Portfolio Management
    Feature
    Atlassian Jira
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    22% above category average
    OpenText Project and Portfolio Management
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts9.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management9.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Atlassian Jira and OpenText Project and Portfolio Management
    Feature
    Atlassian Jira
    9.9
    2 Ratings
    27% above category average
    OpenText Project and Portfolio Management
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing9.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Microsoft Project Server
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Atlassian JiraMicro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (190 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (35 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (31 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    5.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (23 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.7
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Atlassian JiraMicro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Atlassian
    Jira facilitates software development, bug tracking, and sprints. It's ideal for structured workflows, issue management, and customer communication. However, more straightforward tools might be more efficient for highly creative, unstructured tasks or tiny, agile teams with quick visual overviews. Jira's complexity can be overkill for basic task lists.
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    OpenText
    For Project Management, Micro Focus PPM includes all most every feature you need. You can manage your projects using work plans, project health, resource assignments, actuals, and costs. Additionally, you can get required approvals with workflows like sponsor approval or CR approvals. However, at project costing we need to make customizations due to lack of several outsource costs on it.
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    Pros
    Atlassian
    • Integration of tools like Bitbucket, Github, etc., has made it easier to track the code changes, pull requests, and branches linked to the respective ticket.
    • The detailed tracking system in JIRA has helped the teams prioritize and understand the project tasks and issues.
    • JIRA's project tracking board helps you keep track of the project, its flow, and expectations in a structured format.
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    OpenText
    • Easy to manage tasks among project's stakeholders
    • Satifying resource management capabilities
    • Complete dashboard (fully customizable screens and integrations)
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    Cons
    Atlassian
    • The interface is not intuitive to learn for new users
    • JQL is similarly challenging for newbies
    • It's possible to accidentally move issues from one sprint to another without realizing your mistake
    • Certain issue attributes aren't available in certain view (e.g. story points from the epic overview)
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    OpenText
    • User Interface needs lot of improvement
    • Too many clicks required to do the job
    • Report creation is horrible
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Atlassian
    This is because Jira Software generates a huge profit for an affordable price. Having a tool that makes team management transparent and effective is very valuable.
    In addition, the renewal of Jira Software and all Atlassian tools is predictable and clear, as the prices are published on the Atlassian website and there is no pyramid of intermediaries.
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    OpenText
    We have many business processes using it along with our project management staff.
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    Usability
    Atlassian
    The interface is simple and easy to use if you have some experience with it. Configuration is also logical most of the time. However, less experienced users tend to find themselves lost in some tasks - usually complex project configuration- but sometimes simple things, such as seeing why a user can't move issues in a workflow. Jira configuration requires a good amount of experience - and even experienced users often resort to documentation. It's a tool that's easy to use if you know what you're doing and where to find the proper documentation, but novice users tend to find it challenging.
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    OpenText
    I would like to give 10 but there are lots thing to improve such as difficult to customize report, agile project integration with alm tool, custom financial an dynamic cost /benefit group type, dynamic project indicator and kpi. However it is because of standard already bundle as out of the box feature.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Atlassian
    Did not face any issues and whenever they plan maintanance they update all of us very well in advance also so in that view we are good with the product stability.
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    OpenText
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    Performance
    Atlassian
    Performance is really good though it holds lot of data it loads quickly especially search operation also get the results very quickly as needed hence its good
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    OpenText
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    Support Rating
    Atlassian
    I have not had a chance to contact JIRA's customer support. It does offer extensive documentation, although it often feels too technical for me. There is also a JIRA training app that lets you take little lessons and quizzes on different areas (e.g., JIRA basics, agile). I did find it a helpful way to teach myself.
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    OpenText
    We have a Change Management Team for internal support of Micro Focus PPM. So, they give close and quick support to our problems. They contact product support when it is necessary. They regularly upgrade the product. Generally, I can say that there is a good support for this product.
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    In-Person Training
    Atlassian
    Had received training from our own internal user so it was good and also very easy to understand topics and many tasks in the UI are self explanatory and we can do by our own
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    OpenText
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    Online Training
    Atlassian
    One of their strong points i stheir documentation. Almost all of the basic set up needed within JIRA is available online through atlassian and its easy to find and very precise. The more critical issues need to be addressed as well and hence the rating of 8 instead of a 9.
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    OpenText
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    Implementation Rating
    Atlassian
    Take your time implementing Jira. Make sure you understand how you want to handle your projects and workflows. Investing more time in the implementation can pay off in a long run. It basically took us 5 days to define and implement correctly, but that meant smooth sailing later on.
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    OpenText
    phase based delivery and working closely with business and vendor resources are vital
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    Alternatives Considered
    Atlassian
    monday.com cannot be integrated with CI/CD tools, whereas Atlassian Jira integrates with CI/CD tools seamlessly. Atlassian Jira has strong Agile and Scrum support. Coming to monday.com, it has basic agile functionality. But Atlassian Jira has a complex UI, and monday.com has an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface. Overall, Atlassian Jira provides features like Agile project management, DevOps integration, and customizable workflows.
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    OpenText
    HP PPM was more economical than Carasoft. HP PPM was more robust than the Microsoft product
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Atlassian
    Product is rellay good but pricing part I am not aware
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    OpenText
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    Scalability
    Atlassian
    Atlassian Jira is highly stable and good with its performance and its has all the required scalability features as business needs
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    OpenText
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    Return on Investment
    Atlassian
    • Atlassian Jira's robust workflow automation has boosted team efficiency, shortening delivery cycles and driving a positive ROI through improved project management.
    • Its advanced reporting and integration capabilities have enabled data-driven decisions, aligning operations with key business objectives.
    • However, the steep learning curve can delay adoption, potentially hindering short-term ROI.
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    OpenText
    • More Streamlined
    • Leadership is very informed now
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