Wondering the differences between Tuleap and Jira? Right to the point: Tuleap provides more capabilities, so it is more than a Jira alternative. Tuleap is an integrated, full-featured agile and DevOps platform, while Jira Software only covers part of software teams’ needs.
More than an alternative to Jira
NATIVE CAPABILITIES AND FEATURES
In short, Jira Software simply cannot do everything Tuleap can on its own. Tuleap is the alternative to Jira Software plus other Atlassian tools.
Extending Jira’s native capabilities relies on plugins. And plugins come with a price: they are costly to maintain, secure, and upgrade. Add Jira Align, Bitbucket, Confluence, Bamboo… and costs quickly explode.
Tuleap comes with everything in one package. Enterprise Agile Planning, project management, issue tracking, Git, automated and manual testing, collaborative documents. One product. One platform. All in a single product.
| Tuleap | Jira Software | |
|---|---|---|
| Program Management – SAFe | ✔ | ✔ |
| Agile for teams (Scrum, Kanban, hybrid) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Issue Tracking & Project Management | ✔ | ✖ |
| Software Development | ✔ | ✖ |
| Collaborative Document | ✔ | ✖ |
| Test Management | ✔ | ✖ |
In short, Tuleap is a powerful alternative to Jira, designed for organizations that need scalability, traceability, and real collaboration.
Availability
| Tuleap | Jira Software | |
|---|---|---|
| On-premise | ✔ | ✖ |
| Cloud (mutualized) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Cloud (dedicated) | ✔ | ✔ |
By the way, Tuleap is Open Source. Jira is proprietary
Open source is not ideology, it’s pragmatism. It means sustainability, transparency, and freedom. Open source software delivers concrete benefits for enterprises .
With Tuleap, your data stays yours. No vendor lock-in. No surprises when licenses end. That’s the difference with a proprietary tool.
How to migrate from Jira Software to Tuleap?
We provide dedicated plugins to migrate your data from Jira to Tuleap. Two options:
Either way, you save time.
5 good reasons to choose an integrated tool like Tuleap over Jira
- Unified solution: full application lifecycle in one platform.
- Better collaboration: one shared workspace for all roles.
- Traceability & compliance: critical for regulated industries.
- Customization & scalability: adapt the tool to your processes.
- Lower total cost of ownership: fewer tools, fewer licenses.
Jira is a solid issue tracker. Tuleap is a complete ALM. And yes, there’s even a free Community Edition.
