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Gavin Marais

Benoni Pharmacy Services

21 June 2026

Healthcare · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Solid choice for our Cape Town business

Epics roll into roadmaps the stakeholders actually open. JQL answers any question about the work, once learned. The ticket trail has saved us in three client disputes.

Pros

The agile standard toolset

Cons

Workflow sprawl needs an owner

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Ayanda Van der Merwe

Product Manager · Winelands Studios Holdings

11 June 2026

Media & Marketing · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Mixed feelings after 10 years

Powerful software that breeds configuration. Workflow sprawl is real, someone must own the pruning.

Pros

Audit grade ticket trails; roadmaps stakeholders read

Cons

Settings buried in layers

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Denise Molefe

IT Manager

9 June 2026

Media & Marketing · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Good but not perfect for our Worcester team

Deep and dependable, rarely delightful. Cloud performance has good days and patient days. Dashboards show blockers before they become slips.

Cons

Cloud has patient days

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Palesa Nkosi

Zambezi Hardware Supplies

7 June 2026

Retail · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Doing okay for our 40 person setup

Deep and dependable, rarely delightful. Workflow sprawl is real, someone must own the pruning. The marketplace has an app for every gap we found.

Pros

Audit grade ticket trails

Cons

Tier boundaries jump the bill

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Kavitha Mabaso

Founder

6 June 2026

Healthcare · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Doing okay for our 30 person setup

After 3 years we run well on it and prune it quarterly.

Pros

Free for teams up to ten

Cons

Tier boundaries jump the bill

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Elna Ferreira

Project Manager · Summit Trading

1 June 2026

Retail · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Doing okay for our 12 person setup

After 5 years we run well on it and prune it quarterly. Costs step up sharply as the team crosses tier boundaries. Marketplace apps solve gaps at per user prices that stack.

Pros

The agile standard toolset

Cons

Alien vocabulary for non dev teams

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Yusuf Rikhotso

Product Owner · Durban Consulting Solutions

31 May 2026

Financial Services · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Solid choice for our Centurion business

Our Pietermaritzburg fintech passes audits on the ticket trail alone. Dashboards show blockers before they become slips.

Pros

Roadmaps stakeholders read

Cons

Tier boundaries jump the bill

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Kevin Chauke

Product Manager

19 May 2026

Financial Services · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Mostly happy in Somerset West, a few gripes

Powerful software that breeds configuration. The admin interface hides settings in archaeological layers.

Pros

Free for teams up to ten; client visible boards with permissions

Cons

Alien vocabulary for non dev teams

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Kobus Botha

Project Manager

10 May 2026

South Africa Used for 2+ years

The free tier carried our startup team

Custom workflows model our compliance steps exactly, sign offs and all.

Cons

Workflow sprawl needs an owner

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Kavitha Sebola

Project Manager · Sebola Consulting SA

5 May 2026

Financial Services · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Decent fit for a 160 person company

Great for engineering, a translation project for everyone else. Cloud performance has good days and patient days.

Pros

Audit grade ticket trails

Cons

Settings buried in layers

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Rajesh Gumede

Delivery Manager · Umhlanga Consulting Services

4 April 2026

Technology · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Our 25 dev shop runs releases through it

Our Richards Bay fintech passes audits on the ticket trail alone. JQL answers any question about the work, once learned.

Pros

Velocity and sprint metrics

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Marius Booysen

Founder · Booysen Print Supplies

29 March 2026

Media & Marketing · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Mostly happy in Mbombela, a few gripes

Great for engineering, a translation project for everyone else. Costs step up sharply as the team crosses tier boundaries.

Pros

Roadmaps stakeholders read; the agile standard toolset

Cons

Workflow sprawl needs an owner

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Jaco Jacobs

Jacobs Attorneys SA

11 March 2026

Legal · 201–500 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Automation trimmed our admin toil

Automation moves tickets, assigns reviewers and nags politely so we do not. JQL answers any question about the work, once learned. The industry standard because it earned it.

Pros

The agile standard toolset

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Emma Erasmus

Product Owner

9 March 2026

South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Good but not perfect for our Midrand team

The standard, with the standard complaints. Cloud performance has good days and patient days. Marketplace apps solve gaps at per user prices that stack.

Pros

Client visible boards with permissions

Cons

Tier boundaries jump the bill

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Keabetswe Singh

Product Manager · Springs Supplies

20 February 2026

Retail · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Solid choice for our Sandton business

Custom workflows model our compliance steps exactly, sign offs and all. JQL answers any question about the work, once learned. The industry standard because it earned it.

Pros

Free for teams up to ten; roadmaps stakeholders read

Cons

Settings buried in layers

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Ashwin Ramjee

Head of Engineering · Ramjee Couriers

20 February 2026

Logistics · 201–500 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Serving our Sandton operation well

Client transparency improved the day we shared the board. The mobile app handles approvals and comments adequately.

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Kavitha Barnard

Head of Engineering · Upington Medical

12 February 2026

Healthcare · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Doing okay for our 18 person setup

Great for engineering, a translation project for everyone else. Cloud performance has good days and patient days. The marketplace has an app for every gap we found.

Pros

Confluence and repo integration; automation trims admin

Cons

Tier boundaries jump the bill

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Brian Brown

Development Manager · Marula Hardware SA

18 January 2026

Retail · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Serving our Richards Bay operation well

Backlog grooming became a real practice once the tickets had one home.

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Karin Khumalo

IT Manager · Bateleur Consulting Works

16 January 2026

Financial Services · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

No complaints after 2 years

Custom workflows model our compliance steps exactly, sign offs and all. JQL answers any question about the work, once learned. It scales from startup board to enterprise programme.

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Anele Baloyi

Head of Engineering

22 December 2025

Technology · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Frustrating experience for our 18 person team

Marketing tried it for a quarter and staged a walkout. The apps we relied on doubled the per user cost. We moved the non dev teams out and peace returned.

Cons

Configuration managed us