The engineering project tool, now with AI that writes tickets and summaries.
Jira is the standard for software project management — sprints, epics, and issue tracking done right. In 2026 Atlassian Intelligence drafts acceptance criteria, summarises threads, and auto-triages backlog noise so teams spend less time in the tool.
Who it's for: Engineering and product teams, especially those already in the Atlassian ecosystem (Confluence, Bitbucket).
Draft ticket descriptions, summarise comment threads, and get backlog suggestions.
Flexible boards for any agile process, with automation built in.
Advanced roadmaps roll team plans up to portfolio view.
Native links to Bitbucket, GitHub, and CI for traceability.
Jira is still the right call for software teams that live in agile. The AI features are real productivity wins, not gimmicks. If you are not an engineering team, Asana or Linear will feel lighter.