Taskiter vs Jira
A Jira alternative when you track time and bill clients
Taskiter combines tasks and sprints with working time, timesheet approval, project finance and a client portal. Hours, rates and client reports are in one product.
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What you get with Taskiter
Tasks, time, hour approval, finances, the client portal, AI and MCP work in one product on the same data.
| What you gain | In Taskiter |
|---|---|
| PriceYou start for free, and on paid plans you pay per person per month. | Free at $0: up to 3 people, 2 projects and 1,000 tasks. Pro $9.99 and Business $19.99 per person per month. |
| Tasks and sprintsYou plan work and track time in the same task. | Tasks, Kanban board, backlog, sprints and epics on every plan. |
| Work timeEvery hour has context: task, sprint and project. | A timer started from the task, a weekly timesheet and team time records on every plan. |
| Hour approval and period settlementOnce a period is closed, approved hours no longer change. | Hour approval, period settlement and locking of settled time on the Business plan. Timesheets on every plan. |
| Project financesYou see the margin during the project, not only after it ends. | Rates, labour cost, budget and project margin in real time, from the Pro plan. |
| Client portalYour client checks progress on their own, and you write fewer reports. | A client portal with sprint progress, released changes and requests, without access to the workspace, on the Business plan. |
| Guardian AIAI helps you plan the week and points out risks, and you decide on changes. | Guardian AI from the Pro plan, with a monthly AI budget in USD. You approve changes proposed by AI after a preview. |
| MCP and AI agentsAI assistants work on your tasks within your permissions. | An MCP server for AI assistants (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) on every plan. |
| GitHubThe task status changes together with the pull request. | GitHub integration: pull requests on the task and automatic statuses, on the Business plan. |
| Polish and English interface, data in the EUYour team works in Polish or English, and company data stays in the European Union. | Interface in Polish and English. Data and uploaded files stored in the EU. |
Price
You start for free, and on paid plans you pay per person per month.
Free at $0: up to 3 people, 2 projects and 1,000 tasks. Pro $9.99 and Business $19.99 per person per month.
Tasks and sprints
You plan work and track time in the same task.
Tasks, Kanban board, backlog, sprints and epics on every plan.
Work time
Every hour has context: task, sprint and project.
A timer started from the task, a weekly timesheet and team time records on every plan.
Hour approval and period settlement
Once a period is closed, approved hours no longer change.
Hour approval, period settlement and locking of settled time on the Business plan. Timesheets on every plan.
Project finances
You see the margin during the project, not only after it ends.
Rates, labour cost, budget and project margin in real time, from the Pro plan.
Client portal
Your client checks progress on their own, and you write fewer reports.
A client portal with sprint progress, released changes and requests, without access to the workspace, on the Business plan.
Guardian AI
AI helps you plan the week and points out risks, and you decide on changes.
Guardian AI from the Pro plan, with a monthly AI budget in USD. You approve changes proposed by AI after a preview.
MCP and AI agents
AI assistants work on your tasks within your permissions.
An MCP server for AI assistants (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) on every plan.
GitHub
The task status changes together with the pull request.
GitHub integration: pull requests on the task and automatic statuses, on the Business plan.
Polish and English interface, data in the EU
Your team works in Polish or English, and company data stays in the European Union.
Interface in Polish and English. Data and uploaded files stored in the EU.
Why teams switch
Three things you get with Taskiter
Fit
When Taskiter is the better fit
What your team gains
- Working time, timesheet approval and project finance are part of the product.
- Your client follows progress and released changes in a portal, without an account in your tool.
- Guardian AI and the MCP server work on the same tasks, and a person approves the changes.
- Polish and English interface, with company data and files in the EU.
Jira strengths
- A large ecosystem: more than 7,000 apps in Atlassian Marketplace.
- Built-in time logging and estimates on the work item.
For comparison: Jira
- Free plan for up to 10 people. Standard, Premium and Enterprise are billed per person; the USD price depends on the number of people and the billing period.
Migration
Moving your data from Jira
You export your data to a CSV file and upload it in the import wizard. Before anything is saved, you see a preview and a dry-run report.
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Export from Jira to a CSV file
Jira exports search results to CSV (all or current fields), Word and XML.
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Upload the file in the import wizard
The wizard recognises the encoding, the separator and the Jira export, then suggests a column mapping.
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People, statuses and target project
People are matched by email address, and you choose statuses and the project in the wizard.
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Preview and dry run
Before saving, you see a report: how many items will be imported and what needs fixing.
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Import with the option to undo
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is time tracking part of Taskiter?
Yes. The timer, timesheets and project finance are part of Taskiter. Timesheet approval and period settlement are on the Business plan, rates and margin from the Pro plan.
How do I move projects from Jira?
You export your data from Jira to a CSV file and upload it in the Taskiter CSV import wizard, which recognises the Jira export and suggests a column mapping.
Does Taskiter support sprints and a backlog like Jira?
Yes. Sprints, backlog, epics and the Kanban board are on every plan, with a burndown chart and team velocity.
How does AI work in Taskiter?
Guardian AI is available from the Pro plan with a monthly budget in USD. You approve changes proposed by AI after a preview. The MCP server for AI assistants is on every plan.
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Create an account and bring over one project. Try Business features without Guardian AI for 7 days, for 3 people, 2 projects, and 1,000 tasks, with no payment card required.
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