Comparison

Trello vs Jira

Two Atlassian trackers: boards for any kind of work, or project management for organisations.

A third optionDocket is a third option if you ship your own apps: a Kanban board that already knows about releases, launches and the App Store.

Docket on iPhone

Docket's Focus dashboard: today's pick, quick add buttons, ideas, what ships next and what to fix

A project's Plan tab in Docket: the next release, shipped versions, posts and nominations

Facts checked on 11 November 2026.

How they differ

Trello is a board, list and card tracker for individuals and teams, with an inbox and a planner. Jira is project management software for teams and organisations, with roadmaps, reports and approvals.

Or pick Docket

Docket is a third option if you ship your own apps: a Kanban board that already knows about releases, launches and the App Store.

Docket is a release tracker for developers who ship their own apps. It keeps tasks, releases with a pre-ship checklist, a launch calendar and app ideas for every project, syncs with App Store Connect, and includes an MCP server and a CLI for coding agents.

Side by side

	Docket	Trello	Jira
Built for	one developer shipping several apps	individuals and teams organising any kind of work on boards	teams and organisations that plan and track work together
Where it runs	Mac, iPhone and iPad, as a native app	web, desktop and mobile apps	the cloud, with a mobile app for iPhone and iPad
Releases	versions from planned to shipped, each with the same pre-ship checklist	boards, cards, checklists and due dates you shape yourself	work items, roadmaps, reports and approval flows
Launch planning	blog posts, launches, featuring nominations and in-app events on one calendar with your releases	a planner that puts cards on your calendar	roadmaps and templates for campaigns and programmes
Connects to	App Store Connect: your apps, in-app events and featuring nominations	Power-Ups and integrations for the tools a team already uses	Atlassian's own products, such as Confluence and Loom
How you pay	free with one project; Docket Pro is a subscription for unlimited projects, iCloud sync, and the MCP server and CLI	a free plan for individuals and small teams; unlimited boards, AI features and more automation need a paid plan billed per user	a free plan, with Standard, Premium and Enterprise plans above it

What Trello is

Trello is a task tracker built on boards, lists and cards. It has an inbox that captures to-dos from email and chat, a planner tied to your calendar, automation, integrations called Power-Ups, and an MCP server for AI tools.

What Jira is

Jira is Atlassian's project management software for teams, from engineering to marketing. It plans and tracks work with roadmaps, reports, forms and approvals, and connects coding agents through an MCP server and a CLI.

Questions

Which is better, Trello or Jira?

Trello is a board, list and card tracker for individuals and teams, with an inbox and a planner. Jira is project management software for teams and organisations, with roadmaps, reports and approvals. Docket is a third option if you ship your own apps: a Kanban board that already knows about releases, launches and the App Store.

What is the difference between Trello and Jira?

Trello is built for individuals and teams organising any kind of work on boards. Jira is built for teams and organisations that plan and track work together.

Is there an alternative to both Trello and Jira?

Yes. Docket is built for one developer shipping several apps. Docket is a third option if you ship your own apps: a Kanban board that already knows about releases, launches and the App Store.

More comparisons

We make Docket. What we say about Trello and Jira comes from their own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Trello's own site and pricing page, Trello on the App Store, Jira's own site, Jira Cloud on the App Store. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@onedevshop.com. Each name belongs to its owner, and Docket is not affiliated with either.

Docket

Built by an indie developer, for indie developers

Docket is on the App Store, for Mac, iPhone and iPad.