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JIRA vs Kanban Tool System Properties Comparison

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SystemsJIRA  Xexclude from comparisonKanban Tool  Xexclude from comparison
DescriptionBug tracking and project planning tool available as cloud service and as commercial tool.Kanban Tool is a web-based project management tool based on Kanban.
CategoryProject Planning, ranked #3
Issue Management, ranked #2
Project Planning, ranked #65
DeveloperAtlassianShore Labs
Websiteatlassian.com/­software/­jirakanbantool.com
Technical documentationconfluence.atlassian.com/­display/­JIRA/­JIRA+Documentationkanbantool.com/­support/­introduction
Social network pages
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Twitter19,115followers
Facebook1,715likes
Google+301followers
LinkedIn81followers
Twitter1,737followers
Initial release20022009
LicenseCommercial
Web-based service (SaaS)
Commercial
Web-based service (SaaS)
Web-based architectureyesyes
Programming languageJava
Operating systemsLinux
Solaris
Windows
Mobile appsnoAndroid
APIyesJava, RESTyes
Multi-useryesyes
User rolesyesno
Authentication mechanismPassword
LDAP
Password
SAML
NotificationsEmailEmail
RSS feeds
Project Planning Properties
Hierarchical tasksSupport for parent-child relationships of tasksyesno
Recurring tasksSupport for definition of tasks that occur repeatedlynono
Milestone trackingMilestones indicate the completion of major deliverables, normally by completing a set of tasksnono
Task dependenciesDependencies between tasks are logical relationships that restrict the sequence of task executions, e.g. one task must be completed before another task can startyesvia "issue linking"no
Critical path managementThe critical path method calculates the set of tasks that cannot be delayed without increasing the project's duration, taking into account task dependenciesnono
Critical chain managementThe critical chain method expands the critical path method by additionally taking resource constraints into accountnono
Gantt chartsBar chart to visualize a project's tasks and milestones scheduleyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
PERT chartsNetwork diagrams according to Program Evaluation Review Techniquenono
BaselinesSupport for creating and using snapshots of a project's plan in terms of cost, scope and schedule nono
Resource managementSupport for managing a project's human and/or non-human resourcesnono
Resource levelingSupport for optimizing the allocation of a project's resourcesnono
Time trackingSupport for estimating and monitoring the time spent on a project's tasksyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsyes
Cost trackingSupport for monitoring a project's expensesyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
Earned value managementSupport for tracking a project's performance and progress via earned value measurementsnono
Risk managementSupport for identifying and keeping track of project risks and risk-related activitiesyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
Scrum supportSupport for typical Scrum techniques such as sprints, backlogs and burn-down chartsyeswith JIRA Agile add-onno
Kanban supportSupport for typical Kanban techniques such as visualization of tasks on boards using cardsyeswith JIRA Agile add-onyes
Project portfolio management Support for collectively managing a set of current or proposed projects, e.g. by evaluation and prioritization of projectsyesavailable via 3rd-party pluginsno
Issue Management Properties
Hierarchical issuesyes
Custom fieldsyes
Custom workflowsyes
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