Bugzilla VS Jira
As of 4 November 2026, Jira is named by 13,822 companies and Bugzilla by 171; Bugzilla skews to companies under 200 people (52% vs 48%), Jira to companies over 1,000 (25% vs 25%).
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Bugzilla's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Jira rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Bugzilla: 2–200 employees
- 52%
- Jira: 2–200 employees
- 48%
- Bugzilla: 1,000+ employees
- 25%
- Jira: 1,000+ employees
- 25%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 3.1 · 4.6
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 0
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Bugzilla | share | Jira | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 3 | 2% | 300 | 2% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 15 | 9% | 1,020 | 7% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 43 | 25% | 2,210 | 16% | Bugzilla |
| 51-200 employees | 31 | 18% | 3,348 | 24% | Jira |
| 201-500 employees | 19 | 11% | 2,055 | 15% | Jira |
| 501-1000 employees | 18 | 11% | 1,377 | 10% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 24 | 14% | 1,907 | 14% | even |
| 5001-10000 employees | 2 | 1% | 532 | 4% | Jira |
| 10,001+ employees | 16 | 9% | 1,073 | 8% | even |
| Segment | Bugzilla | share | Jira | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology & software | 102 | 60% | 5,973 | 43% | Bugzilla |
| Business & finance services | 30 | 18% | 3,037 | 22% | Jira |
| Manufacturing & industry | 13 | 8% | 1,564 | 11% | Jira |
| Media & content | 6 | 4% | 559 | 4% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 5 | 3% | 365 | 3% | even |
| Property & construction | 5 | 3% | 245 | 2% | even |
| Automotive | 3 | 2% | 177 | 1% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 3 | 2% | 393 | 3% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 2 | 1% | 353 | 3% | even |
| Commerce & trade | 1 | 1% | 513 | 4% | Jira |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 1 | 1% | 243 | 2% | even |
| Health care | – | – | 243 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Bugzilla | share | Jira | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 53% | 7,575 | 55% | Jira |
| India | 26 | 15% | 383 | 3% | Bugzilla |
| United Kingdom | 13 | 8% | 936 | 7% | even |
| France | 6 | 4% | 429 | 3% | even |
| Germany | 3 | 2% | 1,021 | 7% | Jira |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Australia | 2 | 1% | 237 | 2% | even |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Canada | 2 | 1% | 370 | 3% | even |
| Czechia | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| MY | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Poland | – | – | 213 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | – | – | 185 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Netherlands | – | – | 185 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Spain | – | – | 157 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Switzerland | – | – | 131 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Bugzilla | share | Jira | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | 531 | 73% | 22,766 | 28% | Bugzilla |
| Quality, safety & environment | 36 | 5% | 1,105 | 1% | Bugzilla |
| Engineering (non-software) | 24 | 3% | 5,936 | 7% | Jira |
| IT operations & business systems | 15 | 2% | 12,458 | 15% | Jira |
| Marketing & communications | 3 | 0% | 855 | 1% | even |
| Product, program & project management | 3 | 0% | 14,896 | 18% | Jira |
| Education & training | 2 | 0% | 133 | 0% | even |
| Design & UX | 1 | 0% | 807 | 1% | even |
| Hospitality and food service | 1 | 0% | 71 | 0% | even |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 1 | 0% | 222 | 0% | even |
| Sales | 1 | 0% | 661 | 1% | even |
| Skilled trades and field service | 1 | 0% | 221 | 0% | even |
| Unclassified | 1 | 0% | 175 | 0% | even |
| Data & AI | – | – | 3,080 | 4% | outside top 12 |
| Customer service & success | – | – | 2,335 | 3% | outside top 12 |
| General management & consulting | – | – | 702 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Finance & accounting | – | – | 585 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Legal, compliance & risk | – | – | 440 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Arts media and entertainment | – | – | 437 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Human resources | – | – | 414 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Administration & office | – | – | 354 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Business development & strategy | – | – | 200 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Construction and civil | – | – | 131 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Manufacturing and production | – | – | 109 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Procurement and purchasing | – | – | 92 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Facilities cleaning and security | – | – | 86 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Healthcare clinical | – | – | 69 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Travel, leisure & events | – | – | 41 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Research and science | – | – | 40 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Public safety and protective services | – | – | 15 | 0% | outside top 12 |
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Jira is named by 13,822 companies in job postings and Bugzilla by 171; 224 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/bugzilla-vs-jira)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Bugzilla vs Jira: questions
Which is more used, Bugzilla or Jira?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Jira (13,822) over Bugzilla (171). By website-and-DNS footprint, Jira (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Bugzilla?
52% of Bugzilla companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for Jira. 25% of Bugzilla companies have over 1,000 employees, against 25% for Jira.
Do companies run both?
224 companies name both in their postings, usually Bugzilla in marketing and Jira in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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