Migrating from Wrike to Jira
Jira supports 3,000+ integrations — 2,600 more than Wrike. If integration breadth is a factor in your switch from Wrike to Jira, this guide covers how to reconnect your stack after migrating.
At a Glance
- Extremely versatile work management platform — supports Gantt, Kanban, table, calendar, and workload views in a single workspace
- Powerful resource management and workload balancing with real-time capacity insights (Business plan and above)
- Built-in proofing and approval workflows for creative assets — images, videos, PDFs — making it ideal for marketing and creative teams
- Industry standard for software development teams — most PMs will encounter Jira in their career
- Deepest configurability of any project management tool with custom fields, workflows, and screens
- 3,000+ marketplace integrations covering virtually every tool in the product stack
You gain with Jira
- +roadmapping
- +sprint planning
- +backlog management
You leave behind
- −Gantt charts
Migration Steps
Audit and export your current workspace
Before touching Jira, document what lives in Wrike: projects and tasks, custom fields, automations, integrations, and team permissions. Export a full CSV backup — most tools support this from Settings → Export. Pay particular attention to any custom fields and workflow automations that your team relies on daily.
Set up your Jira workspace
Create your Jira workspace and replicate your project structure using epics, stories, and sprints. Jira starts at $7.91/user/mo/user/mo with a free tier available — $1.8900000000000006/user/mo less than your current Wrike spend. Run with a single pilot team before migrating everyone.
Map your workflow equivalents
Find the closest Jira equivalent for each Wrike feature your team relies on. projects and tasks in Wrike maps to epics, stories, and sprints in Jira. Jira supports custom fields — recreate your Wrike field schema here first. Prioritise the critical path: task creation, status tracking, and assignment.
Import your data
Jira supports CSV import for tasks and projects and has 20+ native integrations. After importing, rebuild your key automations — Jira's automation engine can replicate most rules you had in Wrike. Start with your most active project rather than importing everything at once.
Onboard your team
Run a 30-minute walkthrough covering the daily workflow: how to create epics, stories, and sprints, update status, and find your board. Jira has a steeper learning curve. Budget 2–3 weeks for full adoption and schedule follow-up sessions after week one.
Run Wrike in parallel for two weeks
Keep Wrike read-only while your team works primarily in Jira. This reduces risk and lets people reference historical context — old decisions, archived tickets, past sprint data — without slowing the migration. After two weeks with no new work going into Wrike, archive the workspace and make Jira the official home.
Ready to switch?
Read the full Jira review for pricing, integrations, and team fit details.