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Comparison

Jira vs Shortcut

On the evidence we track, Shortcut leads this comparison with a composite score of 67/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Jira61
★Shortcut67
Score
vioscaleAI score
Jira61 / 100medium · 73%
Shortcut67 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Model
Jirafreemium
Shortcutfree
Price level
Jiralow
Shortcutfree
Transparent
Jira✗
Shortcut✓
Integrations
Count
Jira4
Shortcut6
Security
Disclosure policy
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Fedramp
Jira✓
Shortcut–
Gdpr
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Hipaa
Jira–
Shortcut✓
Iso27001
Jira✓
Shortcut–
Soc2
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Jira99.9
Shortcut–
Status page
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Adoption
Stackoverflow questions
Jira16,000
Shortcut–
Release
Cadence days
Jira14
Shortcut–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Jira8 items
Shortcut7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for project management software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Tasks & subtasks
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Board / list / timeline views
JiraBoard + Gantt + calendar
ShortcutMultiple views
Planning
Gantt / timeline
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Task dependencies
Jira✓
Shortcut-
Time tracking
Jira✓
Shortcut-
Automation
Automation / rules
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Flexibility
Custom fields
Jira-
Shortcut✓
Collaboration
Docs / wiki
Jira-
Shortcut✓
Guest / client access
Jira-
Shortcut-
Insight
Dashboards & reporting
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Extensibility
Public API
Jira✓
Shortcut✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Jira

A collaborative platform where teams coordinate work and directly integrate AI agents into their planning and task execution workflows.

Independently observed

Shortcut

Leader

A project management tool that enables software teams to track work from conception to release, supporting both human and AI-driven tasks with customizable workflows and integrations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Jira

SubscriptionFree tier
  • Free-
  • Standard-
  • Premium-
  • Enterprise-
as of verify ↗

Shortcut

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Freemium model. Paid tiers start at Team level; specific pricing available on pricing page

  • FreeFree
    • Story management
    • Iteration/sprint planning
    • Kanban views
    • Reports
    • Slack integration
    • +2 more
  • Team-
    • Org-wide Roadmap
    • Customizable Workflows
    • Cross-functional team organization
    • Advanced integrations
    • Reports suite
  • Business-
    • Milestones
    • Expanded Roadmap
    • Advanced Reports
    • Multiple Teams organization
    • Multiple Workspaces
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited everything
    • Dedicated CSM support
    • Priority support
    • Volume discounts
    • SSO/SAML authentication
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
iOS
Jira✓
Shortcut✗
Android
Jira✓
Shortcut✗
CLI
Jira✓
Shortcut✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Jira✓
Shortcut✓
Self-hosted
Jira✓
Shortcut✗
On-premise
Jira✓
Shortcut✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (5)
  • Slack
  • Bitbucket
  • Cursor
  • Claude Code
  • Github

Jira

12 total - 7 not shared
  • Confluence
  • Trello
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Rovo
  • Claude
  • Atlassian Analytics
  • Codex
Independently observed

Shortcut

Leader
13 total - 8 not shared
  • GitLab
  • Figma
  • Sentry
  • FireHydrant
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Azure
  • Google
Independently observed
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