sovara

sovara replaces Atlassian's Jira and Confluence with a single platform for project management, issue tracking, and knowledge documentation. Built by Swiss company rready, it targets organizations seeking data sovereignty and cost predictability.

The platform handles the same workflows as Jira and Confluence but with European hosting options. You can deploy it on sovereign cloud infrastructure in Switzerland or the EU, or run it fully on-premise. This matters for organizations under GDPR or those wanting to avoid US Cloud Act exposure.

Key capabilities include: • Project management with configurable workflows, custom fields, and board views • Issue tracking with audit trails and role-based permissions
• Knowledge management with rich-text editing and work item linking • AI agents that automate task routing, priority setting, and workflow execution • Native integrations with GitLab, SAP, Microsoft, and other enterprise tools

sovara costs up to 30% less than Atlassian's offerings, with multi-year price guarantees that protect against the annual increases Atlassian has implemented since 2019. Features that require paid plugins in Jira come built into sovara, including Groovy scripting, test management, and multi-domain SSO.

The platform proved its migration capabilities at BMW, where rready moved over 100,000 records in a single project. For organizations running Atlassian Data Center, this becomes urgent since support ends in March 2029.

rready operates under Swiss jurisdiction with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification. The company has built workflow software for over a decade, serving 40+ enterprise customers including BMW, Implenia, and TetraPak.