Jira app or eazyBI Cloud?
eazyBI for Jira
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Data import from Jira is part of several eazyBI products, including
- eazyBI app for Jira Cloud – a Business Intelligence tool designed to integrate smoothly into Jira.
- eazyBI Cloud – a web-based, self-service Business Intelligence solution in the cloud, unrelated to Atlassian.
If Jira is your primary data source, use the eazyBI app for Jira Cloud from the Atlassian Marketplace. Although the functionality of the eazyBI app for Jira Cloud and eazyBI Cloud is similar (the same Business Intelligence tool at their core), the Jira integration on eazyBI Cloud has limitations. Please see the list of main differences below.
Here is the list of main differences between the two eazyBI products–eazyBI for Jira Cloud and eazyBI Cloud:
| eazyBI app for Jira Cloud | eazyBI Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
Subscription | According to the Atlassian Marketplace app licensing policy, the app license has to match the highest Jira application tier. You may have as many eazyBI accounts as you need on your Jira instance. You can create Template accounts to share unified metrics, reports, and dashboards across various accounts. | Has subscription plans based on report creators and viewers. You can have multiple accounts, each with its own subscription and separate plan. Each eazyBI account has its own subscription plan. |
User management | The user management is linked to the Jira users, and all Jira users can use eazyBI. You can assign a specific set of Jira users or user groups to a specific eazyBI account/s in your eazyBI for Jira app. | New users in the eazyBI account are invited via email. eazyBI account users are not related to Jira. |
Data import from Jira | You can import data from the Jira site where the eazyBI app is installed. The imported data volume is not limited. | You can import data from Jira Cloud or Data Center (if it is accessible from the internet); however, only one Jira can be a data source for an account. The imported data volume is limited based on the subscription plan. |
Data from Jira apps | You can import data from several Jira apps. | Data from Jira apps is not supported. |
Jira custom field import | eazyBI automatically recognizes Jira standard custom field types and several custom fields from Jira and Jira apps. Additional fields can be added through advanced settings that are globally available to eazyBI accounts. You can add new account-specific calculated fields or global JavaScript calculated fields that are shared among accounts. | Jira standard custom field types are recognized automatically. Other custom field types, like scripted fields, are not supported. You can add new account-specific JavaScript calculated fields. |
Data sources | Allows data import from various sources, including SQL, REST API, and files, with no limit on the number of other data sources per account. | Allows data import from various sources, including SQL, REST API, and files, with limited data sources and data volume, depending on the subscription plan. |
Data residency | Site administrators can change the data residency region for imported data in eazyBI. | Cannot change the default storage of imported data. |
Sharing and embedding reports | With the eazyBI app for Jira, reports and dashboards can be embedded in Jira dashboards as gadgets, Confluence pages as macros, and the JSM portal. These reports have additional and useful preferences and are instantly and easily accessible to Jira users according to specified access rights. You can also share your reports with non-Jira users by using public access tokens. | You can embed reports and dashboards as an iframe in any web page if your subscription plan allows it. Publishing reports in Jira dashboards, Confluence pages, and JSM portal using gadgets and macros is not supported. |
Customizations | Through the eazyBi site settings, you can adjust specific technical parameters and enable additional functionality. For example, enable incremental data import for User and Report admin roles so they can refresh data before meetings. Here is a list of all Site settings for Cloud. | No customization options. |