Everything they charge extra for,
we include.
Jira teams spend $5–25/user/month on plugins just to get Gantt charts, time tracking, advanced reports, and workflow automation. Zoho locks features behind its Enterprise tier. We build it all in.
Jira Standard $7.91/user/mo + $5–25 in plugins
Jira Premium $14.54/user/mo + $5–25 in plugins
Zoho Enterprise $9/user/mo Features locked by plan
Vetri Team Plan
$12/user/mo Everything included. No add-ons. No surprises.
Included
Paid add-on
Not available
Core Project Management
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Kanban board
List view with bulk operations
Custom workflows & statuses Enterprise only
Custom fields Enterprise only
Subtasks & epics
Gantt Charts & Planning
Jira has no native Gantt chart. Teams pay $1–5/user/mo for plugins like BigGantt, Structure.Gantt, or Advanced Roadmaps (requires Premium upgrade).
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Interactive Gantt chart
ADD-ON
Enterprise only
All 4 dependency types (FS/FF/SS/SF)
ADD-ON
Enterprise only
Critical path analysis
ADD-ON
Enterprise only
Baseline comparison —
Resource allocation view
ADD-ON
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Portfolio Gantt (cross-project)
ADD-ON
Enterprise only
Milestones & releases
Time Tracking
Jira’s built-in time tracking is minimal. Most teams purchase Tempo Timesheets ($10/user/mo) or Everhour for approvals, billing, and reporting.
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Time estimation (per ticket)
Actual hours logging
Time reports by project/user
ADD-ON
Reporting & Analytics
Jira’s built-in reports are limited. Teams commonly purchase eazyBI ($15–25/user/mo) or Power BI Connector for advanced analytics.
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Built-in reports (burndown, velocity, aging) Basic only
Custom report builder
ADD-ON
Enterprise only
Dashboard builder (drag-and-drop)
ADD-ON
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Portfolio health dashboard
ADD-ON
Enterprise only
Scheduled report delivery (PDF/CSV)
ADD-ON
—
BI connectors (Power BI, Tableau)
ADD-ON
—
Analytics REST API (CSV/JSON export)
ADD-ON
—
Automation & Workflows
Jira Free allows 100 automation runs/month. Standard allows 1,700. Many teams purchase ScriptRunner ($1–4/user/mo) for advanced automation.
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Workflow transition rules
Required fields per transition
ADD-ON
—
Role-restricted transitions
ADD-ON
Enterprise only
WIP limits on columns
ADD-ON
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Integrations
Jira’s Slack and GitHub integrations are free, but calendar sync, cloud storage, and messaging channels require paid plugins.
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Slack (commands + interactive) —
GitHub (auto-link, PR status, branch)
GitLab integration
ADD-ON
—
Microsoft Teams
ADD-ON
—
Discord notifications — —
Google Drive / OneDrive file picker
ADD-ON
ADD-ON
Calendar sync (Google, Outlook)
ADD-ON
ADD-ON
WhatsApp / SMS notifications
ADD-ON
ADD-ON
Email-to-bug
Generic outgoing webhooks —
Collaboration
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Threaded comments
@Mentions with autocomplete
Comment types (decision/blocker) — —
Emoji reactions on comments —
Ticket watchers / subscriptions
Views & Navigation
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Calendar view
Command palette (Cmd+K) — —
Full keyboard navigation — —
Saved views (filter + sort + columns) Enterprise only
Swimlanes on kanban —
Card age indicator — —
Todos & Checklists
Jira has no native todo or checklist system. Teams use Confluence or third-party plugins.
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Personal & project todos —
Ticket checklists (nested)
ADD-ON
ADD-ON
Recurring todos — —
Promote todo to ticket — —
AI Features
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Duplicate detection on submit — —
Auto-categorization — —
Changelog summarization — —
Platform
Feature Vetri Jira Zoho
Self-hostable (Docker) — —
Offline PWA — —
Import wizard (Jira, Zoho, CSV) Basic only —
API access
Realtime sync (WebSocket) —
Stop paying for features that should be standard.
A 50-person team on Jira Premium with common plugins pays $975–1,975/month in add-ons alone. That’s $12,000–24,000/year for features we include on every plan.
Pricing data sourced April 2026. Jira: Standard $7.91/user/mo, Premium $14.54/user/mo. Zoho Projects: Premium $5/user/mo, Enterprise $10/user/mo. Plugin prices from Atlassian Marketplace.