Task Board vs Jira

Everything you like about Jira, with the hours attached

Jira is good at deep issue tracking built for larger software organisations. Where teams come unstuck is that heavy for small teams, and awkward to put a non-technical client in front of. Task Board puts the board, the timer and the conversations in one place.

Free for everyone you invite Your first board is free No credit card

The difference

One tool instead of a stack

The work

Name your own workflow steps per board — triage, building, review, shipped, or whatever your pipeline actually is. Drag cards between them.

  • Custom columns per board
  • Priorities, tags, custom fields
  • Board templates to start from

The hours

A timer on every task, not a second app. Start, stop, or add time by hand. Everyone on the board can see what's being worked on.

  • Floating timer across the app
  • Reports by day, person, board, tag
  • Time in each column, per task

The people

Invite your team, your clients, your contractors and your AI agents. You're never charged for any of them.

  • Full, restricted and read-only roles
  • Claude & ChatGPT over MCP
  • Email & Intercom become tasks
Honestly

When to stay where you are

Jira is better than us at deep issue tracking built for larger software organisations. If that's the reason you use it, switching will feel like a downgrade. Task Board is the better fit when the work arrives from other people, gets billed by the hour, or needs an agent working it alongside you.

Questions

Moving from Jira

Is this a Jira replacement for a big team?

Probably not. If you need sprints, epics, story points and release trains, stay where you are.

What's it better at?

Client-facing work. Your customer can be on the board for free, and time tracks against the work without a plugin.

Compare with something else: Trello · Asana · ClickUp · Monday · Toggl · Clockify · Notion · Basecamp

Try it alongside Jira

One board, a timer, and anyone you want to invite. It takes a minute to see whether it fits.

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No credit card required · Free forever for everyone you invite