Difference between Jira align and atlas

[Muhammad Zulqarnain]

Hello Community, I am just starting with Jira products, and wanted to ask what is the difference between Jira align and Atlas. because it seems to me with different introductions, both have same goals.

[Margo Sakova - OKR Board for Jira by Oboard]

Hi @Bhanu 

Jira Align has wider functionality than just setting goals, while Atlas is focused solely on goals.
Also, Atlassian recently blended Atlas into the new Jira version. If you're leveraging Atlas, it may make sense to sign up for the beta and start with Goals at once.

Another important part is that Jira Align is an expensive enterprise product, while Goals can be used for free.

Alternatively, you can also explore more specialized marketplace apps. For instance, our app is based specifically on OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) goal-setting methodology. 

Hope that helps!

[shiva kumar Gosul]

Both are for different purpose 

Jira Align:

• Provides visibility into work at all levels of the organization
• Supports enterprise-level reporting and forecasting
• Focuses on strategic alignment and portfolio management
• Helps organizations scale agile practices across teams

• Enterprise agile planning platform

Atlassian Atlas:

• Centralizes information about projects, people, and resources

• Team collaboration and documentation platform

• Focuses on improving cross-team collaboration and transparency
• Acts as a single source of truth for organizational knowledge
• Helps teams discover and connect with each other's work

[Bhanu]

Hi @Muhammad Zulqarnain

Its a great question: Here's a high level of what they are

Jira Align is used by large Organizations for Programs, Portfolio and Enterprise Planning. It will be helpful for planning regarding the project investments, prioritizing projects, etc..

Atlas is used mostly for Collaboration and Communication about the high level summaries of the project status and goals outside of the immediate team.