Jira is Atlassian's issue and project tracker, used mostly by software teams to manage bugs, backlogs and sprints. Atlassian names Sydney, Australia as its global headquarters. It's also known as Atlassian Jira, Jira Software and Jira Cloud. The European alternatives that replace it best are YouTrack (Netherlands) for software teams that want a Jira-style tracker, OpenProject (Germany) for teams that want planning software they can self-host and Easy8 (Czech Republic) for organisations leaving Jira Data Center for on-premises software.
European alternatives
10
From 9 countries
Keep data in Europe
9
By default, no setting needed
With a free plan
6
No time limit
Open source
3
Can run on your own servers
Jira alternatives from Europe, compared
Best first for someone replacing Jira. Headcount and founding year come from LeadWave's database; prices, hosting and G2 ratings from each company's own pages and G2, checked in November 2026.
JetBrains issue tracker with agile boards and help desk
Issue tracking, agile boards, a knowledge base and a help desk from JetBrains, free for up to 10 users. Runs in JetBrains' cloud, with EU data centres to choose from, or on your own server.
Compared with Jira: The closest like-for-like swap: issues, agile boards, time tracking and a help desk. Free up to 10 users; EU data centres or your own server. Smaller app ecosystem than Jira.
Import wizard brings in Jira projects and can keep importing continuously.
Open-source project management, cloud or self-hosted
Open-source project management with Gantt charts, agile boards, work packages, time tracking and wikis. The Community edition is free to self-host; paid plans add enterprise features, support and EU cloud hosting.
Compared with Jira: Open source and free to self-host, which suits teams leaving Jira Data Center. Stronger on Gantt and classic plans; agile boards are simpler than Jira's. Paid cloud in the EU.
Jira Migrator imports from Jira Data Center 10 and 11; Cloud not yet.
Teams that want planning software they can self-host
3. Easy8
Redmine-based project management, cloud or on-premises
Formerly Easy Redmine: project management built on Redmine, with agile boards, Gantt charts, resource planning, time tracking and a help desk. Runs on-premises or in an EU cloud; cloud plans need 10+ users.
Compared with Jira: Redmine-based suite you run on your own servers or in an EU cloud. Adds Gantt, resource planning and a help desk; cloud plans need at least 10 users.
Jira import run as a service: projects, tasks, time, users, sprints.
Organisations leaving Jira Data Center for on-premises software
4. Tuleap
Open-source ALM: trackers, agile, requirements and tests
Open-source application lifecycle management from Enalean: configurable trackers, scrum and kanban, requirements, test management and Git. Runs on-premises or in Enalean's cloud in French data centres. Aimed at regulated engineering teams.
Compared with Jira: Open-source ALM with configurable trackers, requirements and test management, built for traceability in regulated industries. More setup than Jira. Free to self-host; Enalean's cloud is in France, prices on request.
Regulated engineering teams needing traceability and self-hosting
5. Taiga
Open-source scrum and kanban for agile teams
Open-source agile project management with backlogs, sprints, kanban boards, epics and issues. It can be self-hosted for free; the hosted cloud runs in a Madrid data centre and is priced per account.
Compared with Jira: Open-source scrum and kanban with backlogs, sprints and epics. Simpler than Jira, with fewer workflow options. Free to self-host; the cloud is priced per account and hosted in Madrid.
Importer covers Jira Server up to version 8.3.5 only.
Agile teams that want a simple open-source scrum tool
6. Planio
Hosted Redmine with Git, help desk and team chat
A managed version of the open-source Redmine issue tracker, with Git and Subversion hosting, a help desk, wikis and time tracking. Data sits in German data centres. Plans are priced per account, not per user.
Compared with Jira: Managed Redmine with Git and Subversion hosting, wikis and a help desk, priced per account rather than per user. Plainer interface than Jira; data in German data centres.
Dev teams that want Redmine without running servers
7. Superthread
Boards, sprints and docs with pay-what-you-want pricing
Project management with boards, sprints, docs and AI agents in one workspace, hosted in London. Small teams choose their own price per user.
Compared with Jira: A lighter tracker with boards, sprints and docs for small product teams, hosted in London. Pay-what-you-want pricing from $3 per user. Far less configurable than Jira.
Small product and agency teams wanting tasks and docs
8. Businessmap
Kanban and portfolio management for larger organisations
Kanban-based work and portfolio management, formerly called Kanbanize: multi-level boards, OKRs, flow metrics, automation rules and Jira sync. Sold as one plan through sales. EU customers' data is stored in Dublin or Frankfurt.
Compared with Jira: Kanban and portfolio management for scaling flow across many teams, with a Jira integration that creates cards from issues. Sold through sales only; EU data in Dublin or Frankfurt.
Documents migrating existing boards from Jira.
Headquarters
Sofia, Bulgaria
Founded
2011
Employees
36
Funding raised
$729.7K
Your data
In Europe
Price
On request
Free plan
No
Best for
Organisations scaling kanban across many teams and portfolios
9. Teamhood
Kanban, Gantt and workload planning for project teams
Project and portfolio management that combines kanban boards, Gantt timelines and workload views across many projects. One paid plan, minimum three users, hosted on Microsoft Azure in EU regions.
Compared with Jira: Kanban boards with Gantt and workload views across projects; suits mixed engineering and project teams more than pure issue tracking. Hosted on Azure in the EU, from €11 per user.
Scrum tool for software teams with a product backlog, sprint planning, a task board, burndown charts and time tracking. Made by a small Danish company.
Compared with Jira: A much smaller tool than Jira: backlog, sprint board, burndown charts and time tracking for a few Scrum teams. From $7.50 per user; hosting location not published.
Headquarters
Copenhagen, Denmark
Founded
2009
Employees
1–10
Your data
Not stated
Price
From $7.50/user/month, billed yearly
Free plan
No
Best for
Small Scrum teams that want a plain backlog and board
Why look for a European alternative to Jira?
Jira is headquartered in Sydney, Australia and owned by Atlassian (Australia). These are the reasons buyers in Europe most often give for looking elsewhere:
Atlassian stopped selling Jira Data Center to new customers on March 30, 2026, and Data Center becomes read-only after March 28, 2029, so teams that must self-host need another tool.
Jira Cloud runs on AWS. Keeping data in the EU (Frankfurt and Dublin) is possible on the Standard, Premium and Enterprise plans, not on Free.
Atlassian is headquartered in Australia, so EU data storage does not make the vendor European.
How this list was made
A company counts as European if it's headquartered in Europe: the EU, the EEA, Switzerland, the UK, or elsewhere in geographic Europe, never Russia or Belarus. Headquarters means where it's run from, not a registered office. Companies founded in Europe but headquartered elsewhere today are listed separately, and a non-European owner is always named.
Each company was checked against its own legal notice, pricing page and data-processing terms, and its G2 page. Headcount, funding and founding year come from LeadWave's database of SaaS companies. No company paid to be listed or ranked.
It depends on what you use Jira for. YouTrack (Netherlands) for software teams that want a Jira-style tracker, OpenProject (Germany) for teams that want planning software they can self-host and Easy8 (Czech Republic) for organisations leaving Jira Data Center for on-premises software. All 10 on this page are headquartered in Europe; the table compares their hosting, prices and G2 ratings.
YouTrack, OpenProject, Tuleap, Taiga, Planio and Superthread have a free plan with no time limit.
YouTrack, OpenProject, Easy8, Tuleap, Taiga, Planio, Superthread, Businessmap and Teamhood store customer data in Europe by default.
Yes: OpenProject, Tuleap and Taiga. Open-source tools can also be self-hosted on your own servers in Europe.
YouTrack, OpenProject, Easy8, Taiga, Superthread and Businessmap document an import from Jira; the details are under each one below.
No. Jira is made by Atlassian, which lists Sydney, Australia as its global headquarters. Atlassian has offices in Europe, but its head office is not there.
Yes, on paid cloud plans. Jira's data residency setting lets Standard, Premium and Enterprise customers keep data in the EU (AWS Frankfurt and Dublin) or in Germany only (Frankfurt).
Only as an existing Data Center customer. New Data Center subscriptions stopped on March 30, 2026, and Data Center products become read-only after March 28, 2029. OpenProject, Tuleap, Taiga, Easy8 and YouTrack can all run on your own servers.
