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Jira
Universally complained about, universally still installed.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — Anthropic has not replaced it
Anthropic's version overlaps, but does not finish the project mgmt job, so this one still earns its $8/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- AI writes tickets; it does not replace the system of record. Anthropic, February 24, 2025 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 1 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: GitHub Projects.
- What the call is worth $96/yr
- $8/mo at the entry paid tier — $96 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Anthropic
- Since
- February 24, 2025
- List price
- $8/mo
- Per year
- $96
The backstory
Jira is the system of record for engineering work at most companies of scale — permissions, audit trails, reporting, integrations, and years of accumulated process. AI made writing and grooming tickets faster, which Atlassian shipped as Rovo. Nothing about the wave threatens the underlying position.
Escape hatches
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Linear Faster, more opinionated.
linear.app open_in_new G 
GitHub Projects Free with your repos.
github.com open_in_new1 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.