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24 alternatives to Work Item Essentials

Essential Kanban metrics to help improve your Jira workflow

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Work Item Essentials launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Zenkit – Productivity app of List, Kanban, Spreadsheet and Calendar▲264

   The perfect multi-project management tool, whether you use Agile, traditional, or both methodologies! Project success begins here.

   2016 · zenkit.com · its alternatives →

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   Kanban charts - Jira Cloud App▲11

   Aging work in progress, Cycle time scatter plot and more

   2024 · balkanski.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Budget Kanban▲296

   Easily manage project finances using kanban boards

   2024 · budgetkanban.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   KANBANSI▲66

   A team collaboration app for keeping track of important data

   2019 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Offline-First Personal Kanban▲108

   A virtual offline Kanban Board for your personal projects and work flows.

   2020 · personalkanban.js.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kanban Tool▲86

   Seamless time-tracking & visual project-management tool

   2014 · kanbantool.com · its alternatives →

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   Ora▲322

   Agile task management, kanban, scrum, sprints and timers

   2017 · ora.pm · its alternatives →

8. 8
   AStime▲440

   Time-tracking app with a project management tool

   2023 · airesult.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Kanban Flow Metrics for Jira Cloud App

   Kanban, Lead Time, Cycle Time, Flow Metrics

   Jan 2026 · marketplace.atlassian.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Kanban Tasks▲220

    Shared Kanban Boards for Teams in Google Workspace

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Kyugo 2.0▲271

    Time is your superpower, visualize your day your way

    2024 · app.kyugo.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tasks by HelpSpace▲64

    Organize your daily todos in neat Kanban boards

    2023 · helpspace.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Worklog Reminder for JIRA▲75

    Search issues and track time of tasks you have worked on

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Time Tracking for Jira by Standuply▲172

    AI time tracking & resource planning for workload insights

    2024 · marketplace.atlassian.com · its alternatives →

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    I made Kanban board and browser extension for job application tracking▲19

    2021 · profilehunt.net · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Thinker▲168

    Whiteboard and Kanban for productivity

    2024 · thinkerapp.org · its alternatives →

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    OKR for Jira▲115

    Align your daily work to the company strategy with OKRs

    2021 · marketplace.atlassian.com · its alternatives →

18. 18KK
    KanRails – Kanban Workflow Management▲21

    2020 · kanrails.com · its alternatives →

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    Jira Time Tracker by Remoty▲198

    Hassle-free time tracking

    2023 · remoty.dev · its alternatives →

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    NextTask.co.uk▲107

    Task automation for all of us

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Stacks Beta▲189

    Your personal kanban to do and project manager

    2020 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    KanbanTab▲135

    An ideal default tab to help you efficiently organize tasks

    2021 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lackid▲71

    Free yourself from the long flat list of product backlog

    2018 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Work Timers by Ora▲90

    Track billable time for clients or for productivity insights

    2023 · ora.pm · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →