Jira's job,
without Jira's week one.
Boards, sprints, releases, subtasks and issue links: set up in the time it takes to name the project, and wired to the conversations the work came from.
The bug report is already written. It's in the channel
Someone describes the problem in chat, in the words that actually explain it. Re-typing that into a tracker is how detail gets lost. Roomie files it from the message: title, description, the right project, the right person, and a link back to the thread.
- Filed from a message, a mail, or a support conversation
- The reporter keeps getting status without asking for it
- Nobody has to remember to copy the context across
A board that tells you where the trouble is
Columns have no fill, so the cards are the thing you read. Done collapses to a rail, because finished work shouldn't take a third of the screen. Blocked is a column of its own, the point of a board is to make a stuck ticket impossible to miss.
- Priority reads as an arrow, a word and a hue, so it survives greyscale
- Labels, points, assignee and subtask progress on the card itself
- Filters and sort persist per person, per board
Enough process to run a client project
Sprints, releases and ticket types for the teams that need them, and none of it in the way of the teams that don't.
Boards and lists over one set of tickets
The board and the list are two views of the same work, with the same filters. Switching doesn't mean re-doing your setup.
Sprints with a goal, not just dates
A sprint carries a written goal and a segmented progress bar, so “are we going to make it” is answerable at a glance.
Subtasks and linked issues
Break a ticket down, or mark one as blocking another. The board shows the blockage rather than hiding it in a comment.
Ticket types you define
Bug, Defect, Change Request: per project, named the way your client's contract names them.
Releases
Group what shipped, generate the note from the done column, and keep the record of which sprint carried it.
Import from a spreadsheet
Bring an existing backlog in from Excel with a template, a validated preview, and an error report you can re-upload.
Roomie tasks vs Jira
Jira wins on depth. If you need workflow rules with conditions and validators, use Jira. We'd rather say that than sell you a migration you regret.
We don't have a query language, and we're not planning one. Saved filtered views cover what most teams used JQL for.
Free for 3 users, then $2 per user a month (NPR 250 · eSewa, FonePay, Khalti). Every feature on this page included.
Self-hostingTasks & ticketing, answered
Does Roomie support sprints and releases?
Yes. A project has boards, sprints with a goal and dates, and releases. The project sidebar shows the current sprint, the backlog and upcoming releases, and each has its own progress.
Can I define my own ticket types and workflow?
Yes. Ticket types (bug, story, change request or your own) and workflow states are set per project, and you can add custom fields to tickets.
Are subtasks and linked issues supported?
Yes. A ticket can have subtasks with their own status and assignee, shown as a progress bar on the parent, and tickets can be linked to each other as related or blocking.
Can I import tasks from a spreadsheet?
Yes. Roomie provides an Excel template per project; you upload it, review a validated preview with any errors flagged, and import.
What does it cost compared with Jira?
Roomie is free for up to 3 users. After that it is $2 per user per month (NPR 250 in Nepal), and that one price covers every part of the workspace. There is no separate charge for this.
The rest of the workspace
Every one of these is included, and they all know about each other.
A PM, sales rep or marketer that asks, then acts
Team chatThreads, huddles, and messages that become tickets
Custom domain emailUnlimited mailboxes on your own domain
CRMDeals, a shared inbox, quotes and invoices
Virtual officeSee who's around and walk up to them
Customer supportAn embeddable widget and a shared inbox
Website builderShip a site and a blog on your own domain
Wiki & docsSpaces, pages and live co-editing
AI that read your workAnswers with sources, from every surface
Coding agentReads your repo, shows the diff, runs the check
MCP for AI agentsConnect Claude or ChatGPT to the workspace
Start with one board and a real sprint
Import the backlog from a spreadsheet, or start empty. Free for three people.