Jira Roadmap Tool – Create Jira Roadmaps Views Without a Plugin

Yes, because Visor offers a bi-directional Jira integration and a Gantt chart view, you can use Visor as a Jira roadmap tool. Unlike Jira roadmap plug-ins, Visor is a standalone app that you can give anyone access to (even if they don’t have access to your Jira instance).

Visor also offers a Jira spreadsheet, filtering, formatting, and other helpful Jira visualization features.

No, Visor is not a Jira roadmap plugin. It is an app that has a two-way integration with Jira. This is beneficial as you can create roadmaps using live Jira data with the power of a fully fledged visualization tool.

You also don’t need to pay for licenses for everyone in your Jira instance, only those who will create Jira roadmaps in Visor. This applies to sharing, too. Creating Jira roadmaps in Visor means you can share them with anyone, regardless of whether they have a Jira license.

Yes, you can easily import multiple Jira projects into Visor using our JQL importer. Then, you can add all or some of these projects to a Gantt chart view in Visor to create a Jira roadmap that includes multiple or all of your Jira projects.

This makes Visor a great tool for visualizing multiple Jira projects on a single roadmap and for doing project portfolio management.

Yes, you can create roadmaps in Visor that are focused on epics rather than other issue types or levels in the issue hierarchy. You can apply these settings on the fly as required or create multiple versions of the same roadmap that show varying levels of detail.

The choice is yours, as Visor has the flexibility and robustness to accommodate all your Jira roadmapping scenarios.

You can easily and securely share the Jira roadmaps you create in Visor using direct email invites and sharing links you can use repeatedly. You can create invites or share links with different permission levels (such as editor or viewer).

People do not need Jira access or knowledge of how to use Jira to view or collaborate on Jira roadmaps created in Visor. This makes it an ideal tool for creating and sharing Jira roadmaps with a wide range of stakeholders, both inside and outside your organization.

No, because Visor is an app rather than a Jira plugin, you do not need a Jira license to view, edit, or comment on Jira roadmaps created in Visor.

This makes Visor a cost-effective method for sharing your roadmaps with stakeholders who don’t have Jira, and limiting licenses to those users who actually use a Jira roadmap tool instead of paying for licenses for all users in your Jira instance (as you would do when using a Jira roadmap plugin).

Visor offers a Gantt view, allowing you to make a Jira Gantt chart or Jira Roadmap.

Historically, Gantt charts are used to show more detailed project plans, while roadmaps are for more high-level strategy work. Because Visor offers filtering and formatting, you can visualize the nitty-gritty details in one Jira Gantt Roadmap and then zoom out in another Jira Gantt Roadmap.

Visor offers Custom Views, which allow you to visualize the same Jira data in different ways. So, making many different Jira Gantts and Jira Roadmaps is very easy. You can also decide who gets access to what.

Atlassian offers two built-in Jira Roadmaps: Timeline and Advanced Roadmaps.

Timeline is free but doesn’t allow you to pull one more than one epic, visualize subtasks, along with other limitations. Advanced Roadmaps is available with Atlassian Jira’s Premium plan (or higher). Both of these options make sharing roadmaps with other Jira users easy, but you may encounter challenges sharing with non-Jira users.

Visor is not a built-in Atlassian Jira Roadmap, but because Visor syncs with nested Jira data, you can create Jira Roadmaps that stay accurate and that you can share with whoever you want.

Yes, Visor gives you the option of adding milestones to Gantt charts and roadmaps. As you may already know, you can’t add milestones directly in Jira. Therefore, connecting Visor to your Jira data gives you a way of creating Jira roadmaps that include milestones.

Visor is totally free to get started with. You can create a Jira Roadmap and Jira Gantt chart for free with Visor. To see what’s included in our free and paid plans, check out our pricing page.

Visor allows you to create Jira Roadmaps that you can share with anyone — even non-Jira users. Also, has fewer free limitations than Jira’s free Timeline Roadmap option has.

Visor offers a Jira integration, along with a HubSpot and Salesforce integration.

With Visor, you can combine data from your SaaS apps in one spreadsheet. For instance, if you want a Jira Salesforce integration, you can pull in data from both of these apps and work with them in one spreadsheet.

We wrote an in-depth blog post comparing Jira Timeline vs. Advanced Roadmaps. There are limitations for both of these options. Jira Timeline is free, but doesn’t allow you to import multiple epics of visualize subtasks. Advanced Roadmaps requires at least a Premium Jira subscription and is best for sharing roadmaps with fellow Jira users.

Visor’s free plan, on the other hand, does not have any of these limitations.

If you have any more questions, they may be answered in our Knowledge Base. Otherwise feel free to reach out to us. Our email is support@visor.us. We’d love to hear from you!