ActiveCollab
8.2#38 in project management toolsFrom $11 a monthAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitActiveCollab vs Jira
What both publish
| Fact | ActiveCollab | Jira |
|---|---|---|
| Automation rules | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2006 | 2002 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Guest access | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | The About page lists an ActiveCollab, Inc. office in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. | Sydney, Australia and San Francisco, California |
| Integrations | The maker lists Google Drive, Dropbox, QuickBooks, Stripe, PayPal, Slack, Zapier, webhooks, an API, and an MCP server among its integrations and connected tools. | Jira has more than 3,000 Marketplace apps and integrations including GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Figma, and Miro. |
| Paid from | 3.5 | 7.91 |
| Security | The cloud service uses separate databases and filesystem locations for each customer instance, SSL-only connections, AES256 transmission encryption, replicated infrastructure, and regular on-site and off-site backups. | Jira supports customizable permissions, Premium IP allowlisting, SAML SSO and SCIM through Atlassian Guard, TLS 1.2+ in transit, and AES-256 encryption at rest. |
| Support | The maker offers help guides, live chat, and email support, with customer care available every workday from 8 AM to 10 PM CET. | The Free plan includes Community Support, while Jira Cloud Premium includes 24/7 Premium Support. |
| Time tracking | Users can track time on tasks and projects, use a stopwatch, and review individual or team timesheets. | Yes |
ActiveCollab plans
- Plus$15 a month
- Pro$11 a month
- Pro+ (Get Paid)$17 a month
- 100+ seats$3.50 a month
- Self-Hosted—
Jira plans
- FreeFree
- Data Center—
- EnterprisePriced on request
- Premium—
- Standard—
Pick ActiveCollab if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick Jira if…
Software, product, marketing, operations, and other project teams; Organizations that need configurable workflows and many integrations; Small groups that remain within the Free tier's 10-user ceiling