Controlling and managing a project can be very complicated, especially when it is a fairly large project and several people participate in it. Therefore, any company or group of users who want to carry out a project of this type must resort to specially designed software that allows them to keep track of everything that is done, manage pending tasks and workflow and be able to carry a follow-up of all problems and errors that appear during development. And one of the best known is Jira.
What is Jira
Jira is a web platform, owned by Atlassian, designed for this purpose, that is, to help large companies better organize their projects. Among many other features, Jira allows us to manage and distribute all the tasks of a project among the members, track errors and incidents and manage all aspects of the project through workflows.
Jira can be used for free as long as the project is less than 10 users, or paying a monthly subscription per user for larger projects.
Best alternatives to commercial Jira
Atlassian has a large number of rivals who want to make their place within the administration and project coordination platforms. The ones that we are going to see next are commercial alternatives, and most offer users free, limited versions, and subscription models with more features to realize their full potential.
Wrike
Wrike is a cloud-based collaboration and project management software that adapts to the needs of any company and type of project. This platform allows us to create all kinds of tasks and easily organize them among all the collaborators participating in the project. In this way it allows everyone to know what to do and how to organize. It also offers a complete reporting system that allows project organizers to know at all times the tasks and workflow of each collaborator.
This platform has a free, very simple modality, and several commercial payment plans that will allow companies to choose the one that best suits their needs.
We can access Wrike from the following link.
Trello
Trello is the project organization tool par excellence for many users. Among others, among its main features and advantages we find the possibility of organizing absolutely all kinds of tasks and jobs. It allows us to create different boards, to know what each user is working on and how the development of each one is going.
We can use this web platform for free, with limitations, or paying a subscription, depending on the type of project and company we are, to unlock its full potential.
We can access Trello from the following link .
Asana
This platform has been designed to allow project managers to write down ideas, tasks and reminders very easily and quickly (for example, during meetings) to subsequently organize the work. This platform allows to distribute the work among several users and keep track of what each of them is doing. In addition, it has a complete integration with the cloud, which allows coordinators to access both via mobile and from the web.
This platform allows us to use it completely free (but limited) for projects of up to 15 people, or buy a Premium model to unlock its full potential.
We can access Asana from the following link .
Github
GitHub is one of the best known platforms among programmers. Although its purpose is much more limited, from this platform we will be able to control all types of projects related to programming, collaborate with other people (both internal and external) and even keep a list of pending tasks, error control and a file versioning system to reverse any project changes that go wrong.
GitHub is owned by Microsoft, and we can use it completely free of charge with some limitations (such as number of private projects, activity per month or collaborators per project). If we need more, we can buy any of the Pro plans adapted for all types of developers
We can access GitHub from the following link .
OpenSource Alternatives to Jira
The alternatives before, although they are free, are not open source. And this often leads many companies backwards. Luckily, there are alternatives to Jira (and all of the above) that, although they can also be paid, are more reliable, open source platforms.
Redmine
Redmine is one of the most popular free and open source project administration and management alternatives we can find. This program allows users to create different projects and manage all tasks among all users who participate in these projects.
This program is completely free and open source. We can access Redmine from the following link .
GitLab
GitLab is one of the main alternatives to GitHub, designed to host and manage all types of projects related to software programming. It has a complete system of reviews, as well as a system to create lists of pending tasks, to keep track of errors and failures that may exist in the project and a system to create wikis and documentation.
The GitLab platform is open source, and allows users to use it for free. However, it also has several subscription models for those who need additional features and functions.
We can access GitLab from the following link .
Taiga.io
This is one of the most complete and fastest to use open source platforms we can find. Taiga offers us great flexibility when creating the project that we are going to carry out, with many possibilities of scalability and evolution. This platform integrates with other platforms (such as Trello and GitHub, among others) to be able to synchronize projects between them.
Taiga.io is a project management platform that we can use for free. However, it also has some payment methods so that each company or group of users can choose the one that best suits their needs without paying too much.
We can access Taiga.io from the following link .
Wekan
Also known as LibreBoard, Wekan is a collaborative tool that reminds Trello in many ways. This platform allows us to take a list of tasks to do, coordinate vacations or work with a large group of people without any coordination problem. This program allows us to keep all projects synchronized and up to date, with member assignments and lots of views to never lose sight of the most important tasks.
Wekan is completely free and open source, so users do not have to pay extra to use this tool. We can access Wekan from the following link .
Trac
Finally, Trac is also a very useful tool when coordinating projects. Thanks to it we will be able to have a complete platform for tracking and tracking errors. This tool is integrated in the cloud, so all the information we can access is available from the web, having all the data always synchronized in real time with the other collaborators. It also has an excellent platform to create our own Wiki. And all from a completely minimalist interface.
Trac is totally free, without subscription models. We can access Trac without limitations from the following link .
