# Akollo vs Jira: when to choose which

> Jira is the standard for tracking software work, extended with Marketplace apps. Akollo works the way Jira users expect and adds what usually sits in other tools: timesheets with approval, leave, capacity and budgets.

## Choose Akollo if

- Timesheets, leave and budgets should not need extra apps
- PMO, HR and finance work in the same product as engineering
- You want to self-host, now that Jira Data Center is closed to new customers

## Choose Jira if

- Your teams are mostly software teams on the Atlassian stack
- You rely on Marketplace apps and their integrations
- Atlassian Cloud with your chosen data region is enough

## Akollo and Jira, area by area

Akollo compared with Jira on ten areas. Jira information is from its public website, as of October 2026; features vary by plan.

| Area | Akollo | Jira |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Projects, boards and timelines | Built in: Boards, backlogs, sprints, timeline and approvals. | Built in: Boards, lists, timeline and calendars, with dependencies. |
| Time tracking and timesheets | Built in: Timesheets with approval, plus a desktop app that measures time. | Add-on: Work logging on work items; timesheets and approvals come from Marketplace apps. |
| Resource and capacity planning | Built in: Planned against available time, per team and period. | Built in: Capacity in Plans, on Premium and Enterprise. |
| Budgets and profitability | Built in: Budgets, cost rates, budget vs actual and profitability. | Add-on: Not on Jira's feature pages; Marketplace apps. |
| HR basics: people and time off | Built in: Employee records, org chart, leave requests and approvals. | No: Not on Jira's feature pages. |
| CRM: accounts and pipeline | Built in: Accounts, contacts, pipeline and activities. | No: No CRM; Salesforce is an integration. |
| AI assistant | Built in: Admins decide who uses it; it answers within each person's permissions. | Built in: Rovo, Atlassian's AI, runs as an Atlassian service. |
| Self-hosting on your own servers | Built in: Our cloud, or your own data centre or cloud account. | No: Data Center closed to new customers in March 2026; end of life March 2029. |
| Product in Turkish | Built in: Turkish, English and German, written natively. | Built in: Turkish is among the interface languages. |
| Choice of where data is stored | Built in: Self-hosted, the data stays where you install it. | Built in: Many regions, including the EU and Germany, on Standard and up. |

## Everything around the ticket, in the same product

Boards, backlogs and sprints work the way Jira users expect. The difference is what Akollo keeps next to them.

- **A timesheet that already knows the project** — The hour logged on a task is the same record the manager approves, finance prices with a cost rate and HR checks against leave. No sync between apps to break at month end.
- **Built for PMO, HR and finance too** — Capacity, leave approvals, budgets and profitability live in Akollo, with screens and terms that make sense outside engineering.
- **AI that stays inside each person's permissions** — Admins decide who can use the assistant and can set monthly limits or switch it off. It only answers with data the person could open anyway.
- **Self-hosting that is still on sale** — Atlassian has stopped selling Jira Data Center to new customers. Akollo runs in our cloud or in your own data centre or cloud account.

## When Jira is the better fit

Jira is mature, widely known and backed by a huge ecosystem. If your organisation is mostly software teams and has no need for timesheets, HR or self-hosting, it is a strong choice, and we will say so in a demo.

- You depend on Marketplace apps; Atlassian lists more than 3,000 integrations
- Your teams already use Confluence and other Atlassian products every day
- You want Atlassian Cloud in a region you choose, such as the EU or Germany

## Move from Jira with the Jira connector

Akollo connects to Jira Cloud and Jira Data Center. Run both side by side, agree what moves when, and switch one team at a time.

- **Connect Jira** — Jira Cloud connects with an email and API token, Jira Data Center with a personal access token.
- **Agree the split** — Decide which activities stay in Jira for now and which move to Akollo, project by project.
- **Review the transfer** — Work items, comments, attachments, work logs and history come across. Anything that needs a look is listed.
- **Switch on a set date** — Accept the transfer once nothing is open, then move each team over on the date you agreed.

## Questions about switching from Jira

### Will our Jira history come with us?

Yes. Work items, comments, attachments, work logs and history come across, and anything that needs a decision is listed for review before you accept the transfer.

### Can we keep Jira for some teams?

Yes. You decide which activities stay in Jira and which move to Akollo, project by project, and run both for as long as you need.

### We are on Jira Data Center. What are our options?

Atlassian says Data Center reaches end of life in March 2029 and points customers to its cloud. If you need to stay on your own servers, Akollo can be installed in your data centre.

### Do people need training?

Boards, backlogs and sprints work the way Jira users expect. Most of the learning is in what Jira did not have: timesheets, approvals and capacity.

## See your Jira projects in Akollo

Connect a test project or bring an export, and we will show it running in Akollo during the demo.

- [Book a demo](https://akollo.com/en/demo)
- [Read the docs](https://docs.akollo.com)

## Sources

Information about Jira is taken from its public website and help centre, as of October 2026. Plans and features change, so check with Jira before you decide. Product names are trademarks of their owners.

- [Jira: Features](https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/features)
- [Atlassian Support: Log time on a work item](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/log-time-on-an-issue/)
- [Atlassian Support: Plan individual capacity](https://support.atlassian.com/jira-software-cloud/docs/plan-individual-capacity-for-your-team/)
- [Atlassian Support: Atlassian-hosted LLMs](https://support.atlassian.com/organization-administration/docs/atlassian-hosted-llms/)
- [Atlassian: Migration and Data Center timeline](https://www.atlassian.com/migration)
- [Atlassian Support: Manage your language preferences](https://support.atlassian.com/atlassian-account/docs/manage-your-language-preferences/)
- [Atlassian Support: Understand data residency](https://support.atlassian.com/security-and-access-policies/docs/understand-data-residency/)
- [Atlassian Support: Export work items as CSV](https://support.atlassian.com/jira/kb/how-to-export-issues-from-jira-cloud-in-csv-format)


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