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Atlassian alternatives
The best Atlassian alternatives in project management tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 19, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to Atlassian? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in project management tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, Atlassian shipped 1 meaningful update in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 10.0 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About Atlassian
Atlassian keeps feeding the Teamwork Graph — Salesforce is the newest source agents can read.
The Inside Atlassian feed mixes research posts and AI thought leadership with a steady run of real releases, and the releases cluster on one idea: making the Teamwork Graph the context layer agents read from. Code Context brought multi-repo codebase understanding into it, a Salesforce connector now brings account, opportunity and case data, and agents already operate inside Confluence and through the Rovo MCP.
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Top 12 alternatives to Atlassian
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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Asana's agent left the app — it now answers work questions inside Slack threads.
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Tability is building the org graph its AI agents will need to act on.
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RentRedi is rebuilding around multi-property operators, with its first model-facing feature at the tenant boundary.
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Rize stops being a time tracker you query and becomes one that runs on a schedule without you.
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Resource Guru is teaching its scheduler to place work for you, not just record where you put it
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Ten release candidates in, Tracecat is stabilising the sandbox its agents run inside
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Aha! is threading one AI assistant through every product it owns, and giving it a screen of its own.
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NocoBase runs two release lines at once while the v3 client rewrite absorbs the AI work
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Plane ships a fortnightly digest, and the AI layer is where the real work is going.
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Every release now lands on the agent: what triggers it, what it can reach, what it costs.
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OpenProject settles into patch work after 17.7 shipped resource management.
Atlassian vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian (baseline) | 10.0 | 1 | teamwork-graphagentic-workflowsintegrations | Introducing the AI context engine for your entire codebase |
| Hive | 10.0 | 0 | project-managementai-proofingtime-tracking | — |
| Asana | 7.5 | 2 | ai-teammatesslackcollaborative-docs | 🎉 @mention Asana in Slack to create tasks and get answers |
| Tability | 7.5 | 1 | okr-managementstrategy-graphai-agents | Organise the Strategy Map by people, not just plans |
| RentRedi | 7.5 | 1 | property managementportfolio operationsai intake | AI Maintenance Helper: Faster, Clearer Maintenance Requests |
| Rize | 7.5 | 1 | agent-toolsetscheduled-automationmcp | August Update: Introducing the Rize Agent Toolset |
| Resource Guru | 7.5 | 2 | resource-schedulingcapacity-planningmcp | Total Hours bookings: Create bookings that adapt to schedule changes |
| Tracecat | 6.3 | 0 | security-automationagentsrelease-candidates | — |
| Aha! | 6.3 | 1 | product-managementai-assistantroadmapping | Introducing skills for Elle in Aha! software |
| NocoBase | 6.3 | 1 | low-codeai-employeesplugin-architecture | AI employee skills become plugins, scoped to Portals |
| Plane | 6.3 | 1 | project-managementai-agentswiki | Skills in Plane AI, richer Pages, Audit logs, and more | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Notion | 6.3 | 1 | ai agentsautomationworkers | AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents |
| OpenProject | 6.3 | 1 | resource managementcapacity planningpatch releases | Resource management module lands with departments and work schedules |
The 12 best Atlassian alternatives, in depth
1. Hive · velocity 10.0
Hive keeps tightening the same three seams: planned time, admin control, and AI review scope.
Over the last 30 days Hive shipped 0 meaningful updates vs Atlassian's 1. Its velocity score of 10.0/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, Hive focuses on project management, ai proofing and time tracking.
Hive has shipped fewer meaningful updates than Atlassian in the last 30 days, so weigh it on fit and feature depth rather than recent pace.
2. Asana · velocity 7.5
Asana's agent left the app — it now answers work questions inside Slack threads.
Over the last 30 days Asana shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “🎉 @mention Asana in Slack to create tasks and get answers”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, Asana focuses on ai teammates, slack and collaborative docs.
Over the last 30 days Asana has been shipping faster than Atlassian — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
3. Tability · velocity 7.5
Tability is building the org graph its AI agents will need to act on.
Over the last 30 days Tability shipped 1 meaningful update vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “Organise the Strategy Map by people, not just plans”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, Tability focuses on okr management, strategy graph and ai agents.
Tability and Atlassian have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Tability trajectory → · Compare Atlassian vs Tability →
4. RentRedi · velocity 7.5
RentRedi is rebuilding around multi-property operators, with its first model-facing feature at the tenant boundary.
Over the last 30 days RentRedi shipped 1 meaningful update vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “AI Maintenance Helper: Faster, Clearer Maintenance Requests”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, RentRedi focuses on property management, portfolio operations and ai intake.
RentRedi and Atlassian have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full RentRedi trajectory → · Compare Atlassian vs RentRedi →
5. Rize · velocity 7.5
Rize stops being a time tracker you query and becomes one that runs on a schedule without you.
Over the last 30 days Rize shipped 1 meaningful update vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “August Update: Introducing the Rize Agent Toolset”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, Rize focuses on agent toolset, scheduled automation and mcp.
Rize and Atlassian have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
6. Resource Guru · velocity 7.5
Resource Guru is teaching its scheduler to place work for you, not just record where you put it.
Over the last 30 days Resource Guru shipped 2 meaningful updates vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “Total Hours bookings: Create bookings that adapt to schedule changes”. Its velocity score of 7.5/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, Resource Guru focuses on resource scheduling, capacity planning and mcp.
Over the last 30 days Resource Guru has been shipping faster than Atlassian — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
Full Resource Guru trajectory → · Compare Atlassian vs Resource Guru →
7. Tracecat · velocity 6.3
Ten release candidates in, Tracecat is stabilising the sandbox its agents run inside.
Over the last 30 days Tracecat shipped 0 meaningful updates vs Atlassian's 1. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, Tracecat focuses on security automation, agents and release candidates.
Tracecat has shipped fewer meaningful updates than Atlassian in the last 30 days, so weigh it on fit and feature depth rather than recent pace.
Full Tracecat trajectory → · Compare Atlassian vs Tracecat →
8. Aha! · velocity 6.3
Aha! is threading one AI assistant through every product it owns, and giving it a screen of its own.
Over the last 30 days Aha! shipped 1 meaningful update vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “Introducing skills for Elle in Aha! software”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, Aha! focuses on product management, ai assistant and roadmapping.
Aha! and Atlassian have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. NocoBase · velocity 6.3
NocoBase runs two release lines at once while the v3 client rewrite absorbs the AI work.
Over the last 30 days NocoBase shipped 1 meaningful update vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “AI employee skills become plugins, scoped to Portals”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, NocoBase focuses on low code, ai employees and plugin architecture.
NocoBase and Atlassian have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full NocoBase trajectory → · Compare Atlassian vs NocoBase →
10. Plane · velocity 6.3
Plane ships a fortnightly digest, and the AI layer is where the real work is going.
Over the last 30 days Plane shipped 1 meaningful update vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “Skills in Plane AI, richer Pages, Audit logs, and more | Jul 31, 2026”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, Plane focuses on project management, ai agents and wiki.
Plane and Atlassian have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. Notion · velocity 6.3
Every release now lands on the agent: what triggers it, what it can reach, what it costs.
Over the last 30 days Notion shipped 1 meaningful update vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, Notion focuses on ai agents, automation and workers.
Notion and Atlassian have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
12. OpenProject · velocity 6.3
OpenProject settles into patch work after 17.7 shipped resource management.
Over the last 30 days OpenProject shipped 1 meaningful update vs Atlassian's 1, most recently “Resource management module lands with departments and work schedules”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where Atlassian leans on teamwork graph, agentic workflows and integrations, OpenProject focuses on resource management, capacity planning and patch releases.
OpenProject and Atlassian have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full OpenProject trajectory → · Compare Atlassian vs OpenProject →
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to Atlassian?
The top Atlassian alternatives we currently track in project management tools are Hive, Asana, Tability, RentRedi, Rize, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of Atlassian alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare Atlassian directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with Atlassian" link to a side-by-side /compare page.