Starting a new projectConfiguration comes first
Issue types, schemes, screens, and workflows make Jira powerful, and they need administering before a project feels right.
A modern Jira alternative
Powerful project management, built to work as one.
Kanera gives technical, client, and internal teams a complete project system with boards, reusable workspace structure, reporting, notes, automation, and integrations.
Why teams look for a Jira alternative.
Built around software delivery
Backlogs, sprints, releases, and velocity serve engineering. Client, operations, and internal teams often need a simpler shape.
The self-managed path is closing
New Jira Data Center sales ended March 30, 2026, and Atlassian lists end of life as March 28, 2029.
What changes when you move from Jira.
Comes with you
- Boards, editable tables, and bulk changes
- Assignees, labels, statuses as lists, custom fields, and dependencies
- Comments, mentions, and attachments beside the work
- Issue keys, statuses, users, dates, and fields, mapped from a Jira CSV
Kanera adds
- Standalone or shared boards, without schemes to administer
- Gantt Timeline with critical paths across boards in My Cards and Team Cards
- Up next: one ranked queue per person across projects
- Nested notes, and self-hosting with no Kanera per-seat fee
Stays with Jira
- Sprints, backlogs, releases, and velocity reports
- The Atlassian Marketplace and Confluence integration
- SAML, SCIM, native apps, and a native Jira importer
Jira vs Kanera, feature by feature.
All 28 rows of the full comparison, reduced to marks. The comparison explains every one, with sources checked August 11, 2026.
- Included
- Partial or plan-gated
- Not available
Views & Planning
| Feature | Jira | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Timeline, Gantt, and dependencies | Included | Included |
| Board view | Included | Included |
| Table view | Included | Included |
| Calendar view | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Overview, health, and cross-project visibility | Included | Included |
| Personal and team priority queues | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
Cards & Work
| Feature | Jira | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Work item detail | Included | Included |
| Custom fields | Included | Included |
| Checklists | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Bulk editing | Included | Included |
Structure & Workflow
| Feature | Jira | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Independent projects | Included | Included |
| Shared structure | Included | Included |
| Automation | Included | Included |
| Reporting | Included | Included |
| One-way board syncing | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
Collaboration & Access
| Feature | Jira | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Collaboration | Included | Included |
| External access | Partial or plan-gated | Partial or plan-gated |
| Notes and context | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Notifications | Included | Included |
Data & Migration
| Feature | Jira | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| API and webhooks | Included | Included |
| AI integration | Included | Partial or plan-gated |
| Deployment | Partial or plan-gated | Included |
| Import and export | Included | Partial or plan-gated |
Where each tool draws the line
| Feature | Jira | Kanera |
|---|---|---|
| Time tracking and workload | Included | Partial or plan-gated |
| Request forms | Included | Not available |
| Sign-in and provisioning | Partial or plan-gated | Partial or plan-gated |
| Apps and offline use | Included | Partial or plan-gated |
| Interface languages | Included | Included |
Moving from Jira.
Import a Jira CSV directly and map repeated labels or comments, issue keys, statuses, users, dates, and custom fields. History and attachments need separate treatment.
- Upload and analyzeKanera reads the export and previews every column before anything is created.
- Map the structureCreate, reuse, or skip each list, label, and custom field.
- Match the peopleMap each source assignee to someone with access, or leave them unmapped.
- Review, then confirmA summary shows every mapping and skipped card. Only confirming creates data.
Choose Kanera for powerful, connected project execution.
Competitor details are dated and sourced. Review the official sources in the direct comparison.
- Your work is project-led rather than issue-system-led
- The team wants one clear model for planning and delivery
- Cross-project reporting, notes, automation, and integrations matter
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