Migrating from Jira to Notion
Notion scores 4.7/5 on G2 — 0.4 points ahead of Jira (4.3/5). If you're making the switch, here's how to migrate your team from Jira to Notion step by step.
At a Glance
- 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
- Unmatched flexibility as an all-in-one workspace — combines docs, wikis, databases, and project management in a single tool
- Powerful relational database system allows PMs to build custom product management workflows without code, including roadmaps, backlogs, and PRDs
- Beautiful, clean interface with excellent block-based editor that makes writing product specs and documentation a pleasure
You gain with Notion
- +Gantt charts
You leave behind
- −time tracking
Migration Steps
Audit and export your current workspace
Before touching Notion, document what lives in Jira: issues, epics, and sprints, 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 Notion workspace
Create your Notion workspace and replicate your project structure using pages and databases. Notion starts at $12/user/mo/user/mo with a free tier available — budget $4.09/user/mo more per user. Run with a single pilot team before migrating everyone.
Map your workflow equivalents
Find the closest Notion equivalent for each Jira feature your team relies on. issues, epics, and sprints in Jira maps to pages and databases in Notion. Notion supports custom fields — recreate your Jira field schema here first. Gantt-style timeline views are available if your team used them in Jira. Prioritise the critical path: task creation, status tracking, and assignment.
Import your data
Notion supports CSV import for tasks and projects and has 20+ native integrations. After importing, rebuild your key automations — Notion's automation engine can replicate most rules you had in Jira. 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 pages and databases, update status, and find your board. Expect a moderate ramp — most engineers and PMs hit their stride within a week. The biggest adjustment is usually the sprint ceremony workflow.
Run Jira in parallel for two weeks
Keep Jira read-only while your team works primarily in Notion. 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 Jira, archive the workspace and make Notion the official home.
Ready to switch?
Read the full Notion review for pricing, integrations, and team fit details.