Atlassian Bamboo vs. Atlassian Jira

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Atlassian Bamboo
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Australian company Atlassian offers Bamboo, a continuous integration server.
$1,200
1 remote agent
Atlassian Jira
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Atlassian Jira is a project management tool, featuring an interactive timeline for mapping work items, dependencies, and releases, Scrum boards for agile teams, and out-of-the-box reports and dashboards.
$9
per month per user
Pricing
Atlassian BambooAtlassian Jira
Editions & Modules
1 Remote Agent
$1200
5 Remote Agents
$3200
10 Remote Agents
$5840
25 Remote Agents
$11,600
100 Remote Agents
$23,280
250 Remote Agents
$58,160
500 Remote Agents
$87,280
1000 Remote Agents
$133,840
2000 Remote Agents
$187,380
Standard
$9
per month per user
Premium
$17
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Atlassian BambooAtlassian Jira
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsHigher volume teams may qualify buyers for a discount.
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Community Pulse
Atlassian BambooAtlassian Jira
Considered Both Products
Atlassian Bamboo
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
We selected Bamboo because its capabilities to integrate with other Atlassian products specially Jira Software, Bitbucket and in some useful scenarios with Confluence. Also, we found these pros important for us: great user interface, easily agent deployment, Docker …
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
Bamboo's ability to integrate with Bitbucket and Jira (the other two key systems we use) pretty much sealed the deal on our decision to choose Bamboo over other alternatives. Being able to map every build result back to the relevant code changes and Jira issues are just too …
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
Bamboo is great tool when compared to the open-source alternative Jenkins, with mainly the same functionality in both it really shines with its integration of the Atlassian product line. Jenkins works really well with a huge community of users and plenty of plugins that are …
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
We chose Bamboo over Jenkins for 2 reasons - one, for its tight integration amongst all the products in the tool suite. We find explicit value in the traceability from JIRA issues all the way down to the Bamboo build that was triggered by the check in of those issues. The …
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
Bamboo has these advantages while Asana does not:
  • Easy to configure
  • Easy to use
  • Clean UI and easy permission controls
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
We selected bamboo after a thorough review process, we considered the following aspects:
  • Ease of use, cost, scalability, plugins, setup and maintenance, community and product support
  • Made sure it integrated with JIRA and Confluence
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
I use bamboo because it is mandated as the CI/CD solution to use across the organization that I work for. If I were working on my own project, I would almost certainly use a free solution like Travis CI or just spin up my own build servers using Docker, AWS, or something like …
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
Bamboo won solely based on the fact we were "all-in" with Atlassian. TeamCity is now in the process of taking over as we transition off of Bamboo, and I think TeamCity stacks up nice against Bamboo thus far (too soon to tell).
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
Bamboo integrates directly with our bug system (JIRA) and source control system (Bitbucket). It allows us to get what we need to done without worrying about how it works with our other systems.
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
Bamboo is hands-down the best of these options if you rely on other products of Atlassian origin. Bamboo is not just built for teams, but teams-of-teams and teams of many workers. It has the administrative features you need to manage and maintain CI at scale. Enterprise model …
Chose Atlassian Bamboo
I didn't select Bamboo. I mentioned how it compared in other parts of this review, but to summarize:

  • Pros: easier to use and cleaner UI
Atlassian Jira
Chose Atlassian Jira
Personally we used an in house solution previously and with that system there was a better integration to our source code system and issues could be directly entered by customers whereas our enterprise policy does not allow that with JIRA, instead we integrate to Salesforce as …
Features
Atlassian BambooAtlassian Jira
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Atlassian Bamboo
-
Ratings
Atlassian Jira
7.8
34 Ratings
1% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings8.833 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings7.732 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings7.224 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings7.831 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.132 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings8.533 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.934 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings7.828 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings6.928 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings8.030 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings7.125 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings7.625 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.918 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Atlassian Bamboo
-
Ratings
Atlassian Jira
7.4
19 Ratings
4% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings7.416 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings7.712 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings7.217 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings7.415 Ratings
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User Ratings
Atlassian BambooAtlassian Jira
Likelihood to Recommend
6.3
(24 ratings)
8.4
(221 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(37 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(5 ratings)
7.8
(62 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.3
(6 ratings)
8.0
(24 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(9 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Atlassian BambooAtlassian Jira
Likelihood to Recommend
Atlassian
If you value integration over cost, Bamboo is clearly the way to go. It offers tight integration to the rest of the Atlassian suite, and when you need traceability from issue to build, Atlassian is the right way to go. However, if you find yourself needing to save on costs, you may consider taking an approach of rolling your own build system with open source alternatives, such as Jenkins, if you don't [mind] putting in a little extra elbow grease.
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Atlassian
Jira facilitates software development, bug tracking, and sprints. It's ideal for structured workflows, issue management, and customer communication. However, more straightforward tools might be more efficient for highly creative, unstructured tasks or tiny, agile teams with quick visual overviews. Jira's complexity can be overkill for basic task lists.
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Pros
Atlassian
  • Levels of granularity. Organization has many projects that have many build plans that have many jobs that have many tasks, etc. And branch builds allow source control branches to be built separately.
  • Versatility. I can use bamboo to manage my Java, node, or .NET build plans. I can use it to spin up Windows or Linux build agents, or install it on a Mac to build there as well.
  • Bamboo integrates with other Atlassian products like Bitbucket, Stash, JIRA, etc. If a company commits to the entire Atlassian stack then work can be tracked through the whole development lifecycle which is really useful.
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Atlassian
  • Integration of tools like Bitbucket, Github, etc., has made it easier to track the code changes, pull requests, and branches linked to the respective ticket.
  • The detailed tracking system in JIRA has helped the teams prioritize and understand the project tasks and issues.
  • JIRA's project tracking board helps you keep track of the project, its flow, and expectations in a structured format.
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Cons
Atlassian
  • Extremely hard barrier to entry for non-backend developers
  • Blackbox makes it hard to customize functionality
  • The inability to add features without breaking core functionality
  • No cloud solution
  • Tasks cannot be put in if/else statements
  • No clear right way to form build plans
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Atlassian
  • The interface is not intuitive to learn for new users
  • JQL is similarly challenging for newbies
  • It's possible to accidentally move issues from one sprint to another without realizing your mistake
  • Certain issue attributes aren't available in certain view (e.g. story points from the epic overview)
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Likelihood to Renew
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
This is because Jira Software generates a huge profit for an affordable price. Having a tool that makes team management transparent and effective is very valuable.
In addition, the renewal of Jira Software and all Atlassian tools is predictable and clear, as the prices are published on the Atlassian website and there is no pyramid of intermediaries.
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Usability
Atlassian
Bamboo offers solid usability for teams looking for an integrated, scalable CI/CD solution, especially those using Atlassian tools. Its interface is intuitive for existing Atlassian users, and its focus on deployment automation makes it a strong option for continuous delivery. However, its complexity and cost may pose challenges for small teams or those new to CI/CD. Overall, Bamboo’s usability shines in environments where ease of integration and streamlined workflows are prioritized. Still, it may require more effort for teams unfamiliar with its setup or without dedicated resources.
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Atlassian
The interface is simple and easy to use if you have some experience with it. Configuration is also logical most of the time. However, less experienced users tend to find themselves lost in some tasks - usually complex project configuration- but sometimes simple things, such as seeing why a user can't move issues in a workflow. Jira configuration requires a good amount of experience - and even experienced users often resort to documentation. It's a tool that's easy to use if you know what you're doing and where to find the proper documentation, but novice users tend to find it challenging.
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Reliability and Availability
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Did not face any issues and whenever they plan maintanance they update all of us very well in advance also so in that view we are good with the product stability.
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Performance
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Performance is really good though it holds lot of data it loads quickly especially search operation also get the results very quickly as needed hence its good
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Support Rating
Atlassian
Bamboo is a fairly small product but having said that it was fairly easy to get assistance. Especially for the small to easy things. Anything large or fairly complex was an issue finding detailed answers for. This caused a lot of trial and error on our part to try to find a solution.
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Atlassian
I have not had a chance to contact JIRA's customer support. It does offer extensive documentation, although it often feels too technical for me. There is also a JIRA training app that lets you take little lessons and quizzes on different areas (e.g., JIRA basics, agile). I did find it a helpful way to teach myself.
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In-Person Training
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Had received training from our own internal user so it was good and also very easy to understand topics and many tasks in the UI are self explanatory and we can do by our own
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Online Training
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
One of their strong points i stheir documentation. Almost all of the basic set up needed within JIRA is available online through atlassian and its easy to find and very precise. The more critical issues need to be addressed as well and hence the rating of 8 instead of a 9.
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Implementation Rating
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Take your time implementing Jira. Make sure you understand how you want to handle your projects and workflows. Investing more time in the implementation can pay off in a long run. It basically took us 5 days to define and implement correctly, but that meant smooth sailing later on.
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Alternatives Considered
Atlassian
We selected Bamboo because its capabilities to integrate with other Atlassian products specially Jira Software, Bitbucket and in some useful scenarios with Confluence. Also, we found these pros important for us: great user interface, easily agent deployment, Docker compability, simply to maintain / manage, and straightforwardly integration with different notification platforms
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Atlassian
monday.com cannot be integrated with CI/CD tools, whereas Atlassian Jira integrates with CI/CD tools seamlessly. Atlassian Jira has strong Agile and Scrum support. Coming to monday.com, it has basic agile functionality. But Atlassian Jira has a complex UI, and monday.com has an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface. Overall, Atlassian Jira provides features like Agile project management, DevOps integration, and customizable workflows.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Product is rellay good but pricing part I am not aware
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Scalability
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Atlassian
Atlassian Jira is highly stable and good with its performance and its has all the required scalability features as business needs
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Return on Investment
Atlassian
  • It helped us achieve the Continuous Deployment and Continuous Integration goals for our applications, a huge milestone that saved a lot of time for developers in making the builds and deployments and saved time for QA in running the automated tests.
  • Helped with DevOps: we moved the formal approval from the email to the system and allowed the approver to actually push the button for the production deployments.
  • Biggest positive impact of using Bamboo is that it improved our response time to customers and increased the frequency of our deliveries to them.
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Atlassian
  • Atlassian Jira's robust workflow automation has boosted team efficiency, shortening delivery cycles and driving a positive ROI through improved project management.
  • Its advanced reporting and integration capabilities have enabled data-driven decisions, aligning operations with key business objectives.
  • However, the steep learning curve can delay adoption, potentially hindering short-term ROI.
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