Jira Alternative

Jira Without the Jira Tax

Sprint planning that doesn't need an admin manual.

No credit card required
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AI agent kanban board with status columns

Jira was built for enterprise engineering teams in 2002. If you're a startup, a non-dev team, or simply allergic to 45-minute 'board configuration' sessions — you deserve better. Taskpend gives you sprint planning power with the simplicity of a to-do list.

Why switch

What Taskpend does that Jira doesn't

01 - 3D KANBAN

Nested Sprint Backlogs — Not Flat Issue Lists

Break epics into stories, stories into subtasks, subtasks into checklist items — all in one infinitely nestable tree. No more jumping between 'Epic View' and 'Board View' to understand your backlog.

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Kanban board with nested tasks
02 - NESTING GANTT

Scrum Board with Subtasks That Actually Work

It's like Jira plans, but easy to use works on every project with sub tasks, with infinte nesting and zooming in. and everything is 1 click away from spreadsheet / kanban view with status columns, assignees, and due dates. It's the Jira plans jira wished it had, where subtasks are first-class citizens, not hidden behind the need to open multiple windows

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Gantt timeline for sprint planning
03 - DIRECT CODE EXECUTION

AI-Powered Task Execution to mark tasks off the list in an instance.

Tasks that reached your planning can already be excuted directly via top of the art AI code agents. Modern teams have executed code waiting for review without lifting a finger. Review, confirm PR — done. Your sprint planning & execution just got 10x

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AI executing and breaking down tasks

Feature comparison

Taskpend vs Jira

Feature
Taskpend
Jira
Infinite nesting (epics → stories → subtasks)
Limited depth
New AI Native product
15+ years, on maintenance
Modern API & MCP with native Gmail, slack, jira, claude integrations
Fragmented ecosystem
Setup timeMinutesDays + endless ongoing tax
Kanban / Scrum board
Gantt / Roadmap view
Basic timeline; cross-project Plans need Premium, and a PHD to prepare
AI task breakdown
Simple subtasks planning, not full project.
Non-technical team friendly
Built for engineers
Admin learning curveGentleSteep
Marketplace & integrations ecosystemA handful, growing5,000+ Marketplace apps
Enterprise compliance (SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA)No formal program yetMature compliance program
Free tier
10 users max

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Start for free. No credit card required. Import your existing tasks in minutes.

One task, many places

Mirror a task into any project and it stays in sync everywhere.

Six views, zero re-entry

Outliner, Kanban, Table, Gantt, Document and AI Execution chat — all on the same tasks.

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