Jira alternative
Bridge Work or Jira?
Bridge Work is a Jira alternative for agencies and consultancies that deliver work to clients. Each team has its own workflow statuses and planned cycles, and tasks can carry sub-tasks, relations, custom fields and SLA policies. Client requests, versioned deliverables and sign-off approvals are built in, and the same task is where Bridge Time logs hours. Bridge Work imports tasks and projects from Jira.
Bridge Work and Jira, side by side
Jira is an issue and project tracking tool from Atlassian. This comparison describes it in general terms, from what it says about itself, as of . Check Jira’s own site for its current features and prices.
| Capability | Bridge Work | Jira |
|---|---|---|
| Issues and workflows | Tasks in each team’s workflow statuses, with custom fields | Issues in configurable workflows |
| Planning | Projects and planned cycles; plans and baselines in Bridge Project | Sprints, boards and roadmaps |
| Client requests and approvals | A request queue, deliverables and sign-off approvals | Through other Atlassian products or add-ons |
| Time tracking and invoicing | Bridge Time, on the same task | Through add-ons |
| Clients and the books | One shared record with Bridge CRM and Bridge Finance | Separate products, connected by integrations |
| Moving your data | Imports Jira tasks and projects, with Undo for 30 days | Exports to CSV and other formats |
Choose Bridge Work if
- Your work is for clients, and you want requests, deliverables and approvals built in
- You want hours, the plan and the invoice on the same task
- You want one platform instead of a tracker plus add-ons
Jira may suit you better if
- You run large software engineering programmes shaped around Jira
- You depend on the Atlassian ecosystem and its add-ons
Moving from Jira
Can I move from Jira to Bridge Work?
Yes. Bridge Work imports tasks and projects from Jira, by connecting to it or uploading its export, and maps statuses, people, labels and sprints before anything is written. An import can be undone for 30 days.
Can I log time against a Jira issue without moving?
Yes. Connect Jira in Bridge Time’s Connected apps and type @ in a time entry to tag the issue.
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