Jira alternative

A Jira alternative you can start the same day

Planner.day is a Jira alternative that a team can start using the same day, with no scheme, permission or workflow configuration first. Tasks link to GitHub issues, branches and pull requests with per-member attribution, a built-in MCP server with 43 tools lets an assistant operate the board under your permissions, and customer feedback with a public voting roadmap is in the same subscription. Basic is ₹500 per user per month, billed in rupees with a GST invoice.

Start free Planner.day vs Jira

Five things to ask of any Jira replacement

  1. How long before the first real task?

    The same day. Per-list statuses, priorities, custom fields, subtasks five levels deep and initiatives above projects give a team structure to grow into, without a configuration project before work starts.

  2. Does engineering keep its links to the code?

    Tasks connect to GitHub issues, branches and pull requests with commit and pull request tracking. Writes use each member’s own token, so an action is attributed to the person who took it rather than to a shared bot account.

  3. What exactly can your AI assistant do, and under whose permissions?

    Planner.day ships an MCP server with 43 tools. An assistant can create tasks, change status and read analytics through a real protocol, under the same permission checks as a person.

  4. Where does customer feedback go?

    Into the same system. An embeddable widget, a triage queue and a public voting roadmap are included, and the reporter is emailed automatically when the work ships.

  5. What will you actually pay each month?

    Basic is ₹500 per user per month and Pro is ₹1,000 with the full feature set, charged in rupees with a GST invoice.

GitHub work, credited to the person who did it

Planner.day connects to GitHub in two layers. A business token reads issues, branches, commits and pull requests for the workspace. Each member connects their own token for writes, so when someone opens a branch or an issue from a task, GitHub records their name rather than a shared bot account.

Every linked task shows its branches, commits and pull requests as they move, so the task is an honest picture of where the code is. Engineers keep working in GitHub; the board keeps up on its own.

How Planner.day lines up against Jira

Planner.day compared with Jira
Capability Planner.day Jira
Entry price per user ₹500 $8.48 list price, about ₹810 converted
MCP server for AI assistants Built in, 43 tools, scoped per token Atlassian Rovo MCP server
Customer feedback widget Built in A separate product in the suite
Public voting roadmap Built in Not bundled
GitHub issues, branches, pull requests Built in, per-member attribution Yes
Whiteboards Built in, with AI diagrams Through Confluence
Billing Rupees, GST invoice US dollars

Jira pricing checked on 25 October 2026. Published prices change, so check theirs before deciding. The full comparison is on Planner.day vs Jira.

Switching from Jira, step by step

  1. Start free

    Create a workspace on the free plan and look around before you move anything.

  2. Shape the work

    Create a space per team and a list per project, each with the statuses it actually uses.

  3. Connect GitHub

    Each member links their own token, so issues, branches and pull requests are attributed to them.

  4. Connect your assistant

    Add Planner.day as an MCP server in Claude or any MCP client, with a token scoped to what it may do.

Jira alternative questions

Is Planner.day a good Jira alternative?

Planner.day is a Jira alternative that a team can start using the same day, with no scheme, permission or workflow configuration first. Tasks link to GitHub issues, branches and pull requests with per-member attribution, a built-in MCP server with 43 tools lets an assistant operate the board under your permissions, and customer feedback with a public voting roadmap is in the same subscription. Basic is ₹500 per user per month, billed in rupees with a GST invoice.

Does Planner.day work with GitHub like Jira does?

Yes. Tasks link to GitHub issues, branches and pull requests with commit and pull request tracking, and writes use each member’s own token so actions are attributed to the person.

Is Planner.day cheaper than Jira?

Planner.day Basic is ₹500 per user per month. Jira Standard lists at $8.48, roughly ₹810 once converted. Planner.day is billed in rupees with a GST invoice.