Jira Product Discovery vs. Dovetail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Jira Product Discovery
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Jira Product Discovery is a development collaboration space to help developers communicate new ideas and track their progress towards delivery. Users can record ideas and add data, feedback, and supporting insights, and build consensus and confidence in new product decisions, with integrated product discovery and delivery.
$100
per month 10 users
Dovetail
Score 8.6 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Dovetail, headquartered in Sydney, aims to enable the world to create better products and services through deep customer understanding. Dovetail states they empower 45,000+ people, from agencies to universities to Fortune 100 companies, to make sense of their customer research in one collaborative research platform.
$0
per month
Pricing
Jira Product DiscoveryDovetail
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
Professional
$15
per month
Enterprise
Contact Sales
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Jira Product DiscoveryDovetail
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing on the Professional plan.
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User Ratings
Jira Product DiscoveryDovetail
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(4 ratings)
8.4
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(3 ratings)
6.9
(22 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Jira Product DiscoveryDovetail
Likelihood to Recommend
Atlassian
It's a great tool for early stage ideation and prioritization in order to get alignment across product, design, and engineering. It works really well when teams are trying to consolidate scattered ideas into one validated pipeline. The scoring model and ability to link ideas directly to our regular Jira makes it easy to prepare for roadmap views
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Dovetail
See 1st question answer for my use case, I went into depth there for the specific use cases we have. For less appropriate (touched on this earlier) the final report is not great in dovetail. The formatting options are not great and does not look professional because of the lack of customization and layouts. For my customer we wouldn't be able to present that data as it's constructed. So we have to copy and paste all the quotes and insights to a word doc. That's ok but then it means if we want to use Dovetail as a repository of data we have to then re-import a pdf of the report into the project page.
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Pros
Atlassian
  • Timeline view of ideas and the way you can group these into different views is fantastic.
  • The ability to have connections to the main idea as sub ideas before reaching our delivery teams.
  • Admin and feature controlls are great and getting even better.
  • Recycling fields and goals from the other Atlassian products makes things easier to see and understand.
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Dovetail
  • The tagging, linking, and repository features make it simple to maintain a living library of knowledge, ensuring past work is never lost.
  • Dovetail enables our researchers and non-research partners to engage more directly with findings, fostering a stronger culture of evidence-based decision-making.
  • Dovetail makes it simple to track engagement metrics with research insights proving overall ROI.
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Cons
Atlassian
  • Advanced Reporting and Analysis: Reporting options are somewhat limited. It would be more helpful if it’s more customisable dashboards
  • better Support for cross project visibility: it is challenging to see dependencies overlaps across different projects. It could’ve been improved
  • More flexible roadmap customisations: Here customisation options are limited, formatting options could be improved
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Dovetail
  • We should have a trust indicator for our insights, as it is difficult to quickly determine when they are trustworthy or not.
  • Chatbot analysis within different data, I mostly use it with a small sample and replicate the process instead of using the chatbot for more global analysis.
  • Insight creation, the format is not always really engaging, and you can't really create a presentation from it. It does not align with some stakeholder expectations and requires us to redo the work.
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Likelihood to Renew
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Dovetail
Because we are really happy with the tool and it’s capabilities at the moment. The price increase is the main issue we can have but the features are getting better and better. It really saves a lot of time for our team and allow us to collaborate more efficiently with certain stakeholders that often did not réalise how much research we conduct. Now they can just have a look to it by themself!
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Usability
Atlassian
Jira Product Discovery is good because it offers a lot in the way of centralising processes for bug management and its intake. However, it is not going to score higher as it has limited reporting and integration features. It also isnt setup to give updates via email to case loggers which would be really good
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Dovetail
Very organized and user-friendly; however, the editing capabilities for the analysis report/insight doc could use some work. There was a recent update also causing it to be harder to find the in-project search bar and where to switch from the highlight list and highlight board view, which made the experience more challenging, especially since I was sharing my screen. Not only did it catch me off guard that it changed, but stakeholders and I were trying (on-call) to figure out how to access it and couldn't. After the call, I did more digging and finally found it, but that was after a bit of time. Outside of this and the editing for insight reports, I feel like the usability is actually very well thought out and effective.
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Reliability and Availability
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Dovetail
I’ve never had any access issues with Dovetail, so I don’t see any problems in that area.
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Performance
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Dovetail
Regarding performance, I would say it’s satisfactory. Adding data and transcriptions is really fast and efficient, and can be done in the background, so I’m never hindered by these aspects. However, all the new AI-generated features are still somewhat slow to run. It’s nothing major, but it should improve in the future.
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Support Rating
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Dovetail
My customer success manager is very responsive and has always been able to answer my questions and resolve issues quickly. The collaboration is smooth, so I have no complaints in that regard.
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Online Training
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Dovetail
The training went very well, and we co-built it to really address our needs. I also think it was beneficial to have feedback coming from someone other than myself (since I manage the tool), as it helped reinforce the points I wanted to highlight. The team’s feedback on the training was very positive.
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Alternatives Considered
Atlassian
productboard is my favorite, but that one is more Product oriented where Atlassian Jira Product Discovery seems more Dev focused so it is nice those tools compare. Azure is really nice in the UX and the way it presents the sprints and the stories in an easy manner. Atlassian Jira Product Discovery is great when creating the stories within itself and also works with productboard better than azure does currently.
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Dovetail
Dovetail is the most stakeholder-friendly research tool we've used.
Its visual insights, highlight reels, and intuitive interface make it easy for non-researchers to understand and act on customer feedback. Stakeholders can engage directly without needing deep training, making it ideal for cross-functional teams.
Compared to other tools, Dovetail offers the best balance of depth for researchers and clarity for decision-makers.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Dovetail
It’s very expensive, and we use a lot of features in beta. I think we could also be rewarded for our usage and frequent feedback on the tool.
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Scalability
Atlassian
No answers on this topic
Dovetail
Management is quite straightforward; it’s easy to change access if certain stakeholders need to use it. The repository features are accessible to all teams, making it a good entry point into the tool. The more people use it, the more powerful the tool becomes, so it seems truly scalable to me. The limits are more financial, in terms of accessing additional features.
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Return on Investment
Atlassian
  • Shared understanding of goals has increased
  • Management of large number of work items is good
  • Sometimes if we dont manage it well it can get complex and people get lost.
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Dovetail
  • Researchers and designers now spend less time digging through scattered notes or redoing similar studies. Centralizing everything in Dovetail has significantly reduced the time needed to prepare synthesis reports, align stakeholders, or onboard new teammates into past research.
  • With Dovetail, user insights are no longer abstract or anecdotal—they're traceable, searchable, and backed by real quotes. Product teams feel more confident making roadmap decisions based on what users actually need, not assumptions.
  • Dovetail has encouraged more non-designers to engage with user feedback directly. This democratization of insights helps align everyone around real user problems, which ultimately leads to better product-market fit and faster iteration loops.
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ScreenShots

Dovetail Screenshots

Screenshot of the Contacts interface, used to find, schedule, and incentivize research participants.Screenshot of a visualization of customer feedback, used to identify patterns before they become problems. Using LLM and ML techniques, Channels continuously classifies and tracks themes in large data sets like support tickets, app reviews, and feedback.Screenshot of an example of a conversational insight, available in Slack. Here, users can quickly ask questions to access automatic podcast-style updates for all related data across Dovetail in Slack and Microsoft Teams.Screenshot of the navigation and project interface, designed to makes it easy for everyone to get started and find what they need in Dovetail.