Jira alternative: Lonca vs Jira
Short answer: if your software team needs sprints, issue tracking and cross-project planning, Jira is far deeper. For non-engineering teams that want task tracking in the same app as team chat, voice calls and customer messages, Lonca is the better fit.
At a glance
| Feature | Lonca | Jira |
|---|---|---|
| Price per user per month | Starter $9 (up to 5 users) · Professional $19 · Enterprise $39 | Standard ≈$8 · Premium ≈$14.50 |
| Free plan | No; 14-day free trial | Yes; up to 10 users |
| Task boards (Kanban, list, calendar) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gantt / timeline | ✓ In every plan with Tasks, Starter included, at no extra cost | Project timeline included; cross-project planning (Plans) on Premium and Enterprise only |
| Internal team chat (channels, DMs, threads) | ✓ | Not listed on the pricing page |
| Voice calls and screen sharing | ✓ | Not listed on the pricing page |
| Customer inbox (Instagram, Messenger, Telegram, email…) | Yes (Professional and Enterprise) | Separate product: Jira Service Management |
| CRM (contact and company cards, timeline) | Yes (Professional and Enterprise) | Not listed on the pricing page |
When to choose Jira
- Your software team works with sprints, backlogs and releases.
- You need to plan several teams' work in one plan, with dependencies.
- You already use the Atlassian ecosystem (Confluence, Bitbucket).
When to choose Lonca
- Your team also talks to customers and you want a customer inbox and CRM next to your tasks.
- You don't want to split team chat, voice calls and tasks across separate tools.
- You want to turn a message into a task in one click and track it on a board.
- You don't want to upgrade just to get a Gantt view: in Lonca, Gantt is included in every plan with Tasks at no extra cost.
Jira pricing and features were taken from atlassian.com/software/jira/pricing and official help pages in October 2026. Check the official page for current details.