Issue tracking
Reduce Jira costs without losing access.
On a typical 80-person Jira workspace, SeatMap.AI finds ~20 ghost seats — $160/mo · $1,920/yr — that you're paying for and nobody is using.
Avg seat price
$8/mo
Typical ghost rate
25%
Reclaimed / yr
$1,920
How SeatMap.AI flags a ghost Jira seat
- No ticket activity 60+ days
- Project admin without project assignment
- Bot accounts billed as users
Jira alternatives compared
If your audit shows Jira is over-licensed for what you use, these are common downgrade or replacement targets.
| Tool | Per seat / mo | Notes | Savings vs Jira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jira | $8 | Your current bill | — |
| Linear | $8 | Faster UX, modern stack | — |
| GitHub Issues | $0 | Bundled with GitHub | +$7,680/yr |
Savings assume swapping 80 seats. The smarter play is usually to keep Jira for active users and reclaim the dead seats — that's what SeatMap.AI does.
Frequently asked
How does Jira's tier pricing affect savings?
Jira drops in price per seat as you scale, but ghost seats still count. Reclaiming them often pushes you down a tier.
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