6 Jira Admin add-ons which makes my Jira Administrator life simpler

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Hi fellow Jira Admins,

As Jira Admins we need additional functionality not provided in the product itself on a regular basis. For example, when we need to root cause a performance problem. Or when we need to understand why a user has no access to a particular function and so on.

To make your life easier, I compiled the following list of free add-ons which we use on a daily basis. I'm sure these could proof to be useful in your job as well.

Here is my own personal top 6 add-ons for Jira that are completely free to use:

• The JavaMelody Monitoring Plugin
  This add-on allows to monitor a number of performance related statistics

• Home Directory and DB Browser
  Can't access the log files or the database directly - this simple add-on get you the access you require to do your job

• User switcher for JIRA
  The user switcher allows you to impersonate any user in the system, just to debug that one nasty permission problem. With great power comes great responsibility

• AM Utils
  The app hence enhances your ability to create and customize workflows for specific use cases and teams.

• Quick Subtasks
  Using subtasks to ensure all i's are dotted and all t's crossed. Generate the set of subtasks at the correct moment

• Automation Lite for Jira
  Automate these routine tasks with the simple to use Automation Lite for Jira

I have elaborated on this further in the following blogpost on our site.
Top 6 FREE Jira add ons for admins in 2018

What do you think of these Jira apps? Do you have your own free Jira add-ons you use regularly and believe should be on this list? I'd love to hear your thoughts and suggestions! Leave a comment below.

Francis

[Vickey Palzor Lepcha]

Nice

[seniorandreymarkelov]

AM Utils is my favorite 😀

[Rob van den Belt]

Thanks for this great free advice! I'm already enthousiastic just reading it. Will download and try them all. Allready been using Quick Subtasks and satisfied with that.

[Alicia Pena]

Script Runner already has a Switch to different user feature under the Built-in-Scripts section.  So if you already have script runner you wouldn't need the User Switcher to JIRA add on.

[francis]

Hi @Alicia Pena

That is absolutely correct but script runner is a paying add-on while User Switcher isn't.  

[seniorandreymarkelov]

@francisActually new add-ons https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1218302/groovioli?hosting=server&tab=overview is free and currently on post functions and validators can replace scriptrunner

[francis]

Hi @Andrey Markelov - that's interesting to further investigate.
Are you planning to make it compatible with more recent versions of Jira?

[seniorandreymarkelov]

@francisdone. Can you provide few examples which plugin should cover? I will implement if it is impossible now. Into scripts here:  https://github.com/AndreyVMarkelov/jira-groovioli I will add new scripts