Aha!

Good product for strategy and roadmap planning

Comments: Good product and one of the best SAS solutions in the product strategy space. Hoping the new service model they are adopting doesn't alienate existing customers but time will tell.

Pros:

Ease of use, thoughtful design, ability to manage backlog of ideas and promote to a roadmap and subsequently JIRA for execution

Cons:

The service model that Aha! is evolving towards is self-service unless you subscribe to their Enterprise+ licensing tier and meet a certain minimum number of seats. Disappointing to not get the same level of service commitment that the company provided in their early days but they claim a "lean" servicing model per my recent discussions with their Customer Success department.

Never going back to Jira

Comments: Fantastic overall. So impressed with the product, as well as the service. Would definitely recommend.

Pros:

Very powerful software, and almost no learning curve compared to Jira. So much more intuitive despite having a ton of advanced capabilities. I especially love how easy it is to share information with non-users, without having to manually update spreadsheets or slide decks.

Cons:

The Roadmaps pricing is a bit steep, but the Develop pricing is affordable enough that it makes up for it.

Alternatives Considered: Trello

Reasons for Choosing Aha!: Tired of Jira's illogical UX and unnecessary complexity.

Switched From: Jira

Reasons for Switching to Aha!: Aha! was more flexible in terms of which software development methodologies we could practice; Trello was too purpose-built for Kanban and Linear was too specific to Scrum.

Not worth

Pros:

It was simple to use, but this is only thing i can say.

Cons:

Sorry, but I did not like this program at all. It was not my cup of tea.

Simple light tool for requirements management

Comments: A very light tool that works as intended for requirements management.

Pros:

A simple light tool for requirement elicitation and management.

Cons:

Any user can enter requirements, comment on requirements and track the progress.

Powerful and customizable solution for PMs with a steep learning curve

Pros:

Aha Ideas provides flexibility, security, and automation, allowing us to interact with customers at scale in a fashion that fits our business. Aha Roadmaps+ offers a very compelling product planning tool that integrates directly with our Jira instance. Aha regularly updates both products with new and compelling features. Aha also reaches out on a regular basis to check in, showcase new things, and troubleshoot any issues we're having.

Cons:

The seat-based licensing model prevents us from fully adopting Aha Roadmaps as our standard planning tool. Doing so would require our program managers, engineering managers, and designers to have paid seats. Also, as with other highly customizable tools, it's very confusing for the uninitiated. We've had to create extensive internal documentation for onboarding new product managers. Finally, we've been asking for a SOC2 report for years, Aha hasn't been willing to undertake this (ISO27001 is not equivalent).