Pay less for your Jira: replace it with Easy Redmine!
Easy Redmine is a powerful project management tool that offers a wider range of features than Jira, which can be quite expensive for small and medium-sized teams. In this article, we will compare the pricing of Easy Redmine with Jira and show you how it can offer a better value for your money and your team's needs.
Atlassian is canceling its Jira Server support. This forces Jira users to accept Atlassian’s preferred licensing models. Should users continue to the Cloud/Atlassian Data Center or simply look for alternatives? Is it still worth continuing with Atlassian?
Jira and Easy Redmine price comparison
In the following article, we will show you several cases in which we compare Jira and Easy Redmine’s total costs of ownership in the span of one, three, and five years.
For the purpose of our pricing comparison, we chose to use two different versions of Jira. The first version we analyzed is the standalone Jira Software, which is a project management tool offering features such as project and issue tracking, Agile boards, and customizable workflows.
The second version we examined is Jira Software with Confluence and BitBucket, which includes additional collaborative and code management features. Confluence is a web-based enterprise wiki and collaboration platform used to create, organize, and share knowledge and information within teams and organizations, while BitBucket is a code hosting and version control platform. We utilized both Jira Cloud and Data Center for the analysis.
On the other hand, we compare it to Easy Redmine, which besides Jira’s features offers a wider variety of project management tools such as Gantt charts, integrated time tracking, resource management, project tree structure, Work Breakdown Structure, and many more. For the comparison with Jira Software + Confluence + BitBucket, we use Easy Redmine + Knowledge base 2.0 + GitLab, Easy Redmine’s alternative for the aforementioned knowledge management and code repository.
Easy Redmine has many case solutions depending on the number of users and features you need, in this article we provided the most common cases that ask our clients.
Case with 150 users: Jira Software + Confluence + BitBucket vs. Easy Redmine + Knowledge base 2.0 + GitLab
Let’s have a closer look at Jira Software with Confluence and BitBucket in comparison to Easy Redmine with Knowledge Base 2.0 and GitLab TCO. The first-year cost of Easy Redmine is 31,860 Euros, while Jira Software (cloud) is 45,650 Euros and Jira Data Center (on your server) is 84,200 Euros.
As time goes by, the cost discrepancy between the two all-stack systems increases. After three years, Jira Jira Software’s (cloud) Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reaches 91,300 Euros, while Jira Data Center's TCO is significantly higher at 252,600 Euros.
On the other hand, Easy Redmine Essential remains cost-efficient with a TCO of 55,775 Euros after three years. Jira Software’s (cloud) TCO reaches 136,915 Euros after five years, while Jira Data Center's TCO is 421,000 Euros. In contrast, Easy Redmine Essential's TCO stays low at 71,719 Euros, making it a financially sound option for companies, even at full-stack configuration.
Case with 350 users: Jira Software + Confluence + BitBucket vs. Easy Redmine + Knowledge base 2.0 + GitLab
For next we'll examine the Jira Software with Confluence and BitBucket in comparison to Easy Redmine with Knowledge Base 2.0 and GitLab TCO. Pricing for a company with 350 users. Easy Redmine comes with a first-year cost of 66,080 Euros, while Jira Software’s (cloud) is 67,250 Euros and Jira Data Center (on your server) is 84,200 Euros.
As time goes on, the difference in cost between the two systems becomes more pronounced. Jira Software’s (cloud) TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) is 52,800 Euros after three years, while Jira Data Center's TCO is a staggering 252,600 Euros. Easy Redmine Essential, on the other hand, remains cost-effective with a TCO of 115,682 Euros after three years. After five years, Jira Jira Software’s (cloud) TCO is 79,200 Euros, and Jira Data Center's TCO is 421,000 Euros. Meanwhile, Easy Redmine Essential's TCO stays at 148,700 Euros even after five years.
Case with 550 users: Jira Software + Confluence + BitBucket vs. Easy Redmine + Knowledge base 2.0 + GitLab
In this case, we will analyze the Jira Software with Confluence and BitBucket in comparison to Easy Redmine with Knowledge Base 2.0 and GitLab pricing for a company with 550 users. Easy Redmine has an initial cost of 97,350 Euros in its first year, while Jira Software’s (cloud) starts at 95,250 Euros and Jira Data Center (on your server) is 150,400 Euros.
But as time progresses, the cost difference between Easy Redmine and Jira Commercial will be reversed. After three years, Jira Software (cloud) has a TCO of 190,500 Euros and Jira Data Center has a staggering TCO of 451,200 Euros. Easy Redmine Essential is the cheapest option with a TCO of 170,424 Euros after three years. After five years, Jira Software’s (cloud) TCO skyrockets to 285,750 Euros and Jira Data Center's TCO is 752,000 Euros. Easy Redmine Essential's TCO is 219,141 Euros. Quite a difference, don’t you think?
Case with 750 users: Jira Software + Confluence + BitBucket vs. Easy Redmine + Knowledge base 2.0 + GitLab (750 Users)
In the last example, we will compare the Jira Software with Confluence and BitBucket in comparison to Easy Redmine with Knowledge Base 2.0 and GitLab TCO for a large company with 750 users. The initial cost for Easy Redmine is 132,750 Euros, while Jira Software (cloud) begins at 95,250 Euros and Jira Data Center (server solution) costs 150,400 Euros.
The difference slowly decreases over time. After three years, Jira Software’s (cloud) TCO is 190,500 Euros and Jira Data Center's TCO is a hefty 451,200 Euros, Easy Redmine Essential grows slowly to a TCO of 232,397 Euros. After five years, Jira Commercial's TCO is 285,750 Euros and Jira Data Center's TCO is 752,000 Euros, compared to Easy Redmine Essential's TCO of 298,828 Euros. If we continued, Easy Redmine would become less expensive than Jira Commercial.
Conclusion 1: Atlassian's pricing policy
is disadvantageous for most companies
As we can see, the pricing policy of Atlassian, represented by Jira Software (cloud) and Jira Data Center, appears to be disadvantageous for most companies when compared to Easy Redmine. With initial costs that thanks to Atlassian’s tiering policy are usually bigger than Easy Redmine and TCO which increase significantly over time, Jira Software (cloud) and Jira Data Center are more expensive options.
Meanwhile, Easy Redmine maintains its cost-effectiveness with a much lower TCO even after several years. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that Atlassian's pricing policy is not the most favorable option for companies, making Easy Redmine a more budget-friendly choice. Why? Because when using Easy Redmine you pay for the exact number of users. This is especially visible for smaller and mid-sized teams.
Conclusion 2: Atlassian's on-premises solution
(Data Center) is extremely expensive.
The difference is even more apparent when we look at Jira Data Center. As we wrote before, Atlassian forces Jira users to accept Atlassian’s preferred licensing models with its extensive tiering policy. If you have less than 500 users, you will be paying the fixed price for the tier.
On the other hand, Easy Redmine offers a payment model per user increment. This can make a huge difference for smaller teams. Considering Easy Redmine offers more features and advanced project management tools in a single stack, it makes it a viable option for everyone looking to reduce their tooling costs.
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Jira Atlassian is ending Server support by 2024 which forces Jira users to accept Atlassian’s preferred licensing models. Should users continue to the Cloud/Atlassian Data Center or simply look for alternatives? Is it still worth continuing with Atlassian, if you have less than 500 users? Are there any alternatives that reduce the cost of software ownership? Or alternatives still offering perpetual licensing of the software?
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