Windshift
by Windshift · Self-hosted, open-source Jira alternative for work management
54.8 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Windshift is self-hosted work management positioned as a Jira replacement. It covers projects, work items, custom fields, workflows, boards, backlogs and sprints, plus test case management, test runs, time tracking, customer portals and Git integrations. It ships as a single ~70MB download under AGPL v3 and imports issues, comments, attachments, worklogs and assets from Jira Cloud and Data Center.
- Best for
- Teams leaving Jira who want work, test and time tracking running on their own servers.
- Pricing
- The self-hosted edition is free with unlimited users and workspaces; a Pro edition at $8 per user per month is announced as coming soon.
- Runs on
- macOSLinuxSelf-hosted
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Free self-hosted core, unlimited users and workspaces
- Imports Jira projects, boards, sprints, fields and assets
- Work, test, time tracking and customer portals in one system
- AGPL v3, ~70MB download, quick start stated as under 5 min
Trade-offs
- Pro features (SAML, SCIM, audit logging) are announced but not released
- You provide and pay for hosting and operations yourself
- Git integrations cover GitHub, Gitea and Forgejo only
- No hosted edition; downloading and self-hosting is the only route
Pricing
Published plans from Windshift’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.
| Plan | Monthly | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Windshift Free | — |
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| Windshift Pro | $8per user |
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 55 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 65 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 100 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 65 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 25 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 65 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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