“Using OKR methodology in Oboard feels fluid and smooth. There are lots of OKR tools, but Oboard gave us the simplicity and flexibility we needed. And it makes it so easy to manage everything within the Atlassian ecosystem!”
Oboard vs. Atlassian Goals
Compare side by side, and choose the one that fits you best
Strategic Reports
Oboard
Atlassian
Executive OKR & KPI Dashboards
Both export filtered lists, but Oboard adds customizable dashboards that can be exported to PDF or Confluence.
Hierarchy Alignment View
Both apps can filter displayed metrics, but Oboard also lets you add custom data columns for additional context.
Strategy Map
Goals offer no structural overview. Oboard’s Strategy Map visualizes your entire OKR hierarchy.
OKRs Roadmap
Goals lack a timeline. Oboard maps cross-project goals and tasks on a single roadmap.
Performance Report
Goals lack detailed reporting. Oboard features a customizable, real-time Performance Report for teams and individuals.
OKR & KPI management
Automatic Score Updates Based on Jira Statuses
Oboard auto-syncs progress from Jira status; Goals can only do manual updates.
Custom Weights
Goals calculate total progress with simple averages. Oboard allows custom weighting.
Manual Progress Updates
Both tools support manual progress updates for objectives and metrics.
Advanced Metric Types
Goals restrict metrics to "Start-to-Target." Oboard offers flexible formats, custom units, and milestones for precise tracking.
Customizable Strategy Elements
Goals enforce a fixed structure. Oboard offers fully customizable hierarchies.
Check-ins and Notifications
Progress Update Feed with Individual Check-ins
Both provide check-in feeds for metrics.
Custom Check-In Schedules & Notifications
Goals force monthly check-ins. Oboard allows custom schedules.
Organization Management
Company Structure Reflection
Goals cannot segment departments, causing information overload. Oboard can fully mirror your org structure.
Advanced Access Permissions
Goals rely on broad Jira permissions. Oboard adds granular security controls, keeping sensitive strategies private.
Executive OKR & KPI Dashboards
Both Atlassian Goals and Oboard allow you to export a filtered list of goals in a file. In addition, Oboard provides robust Custom Dashboards with multiple views that can be exported to PDF and embedded in Confluence.
Hierarchy Alignment View
Both platforms allow you to filter Objectives by owner, team, deadline, and tags. However, only Oboard lets you add and remove columns to display more data fields (either Jira default or custom) and provide better context.
Strategy Map
Atlassian Goals does not have any tool that lets you quickly navigate through the entire structure of your Objectives. Oboard provides a Strategy Map that allows you to plan and track OKRs and KPIs at all levels.
OKRs Roadmap
Atlassian Goals lacks a timeline view. Oboard’s OKR Roadmap maps goals and tasks across multiple Jira spaces/projects onto a single timeline, instantly showing if your delivery schedule is realistic.
Performance Report
Atlassian Goals does not have an easily customizable report that lets you easily see the performance of individuals and teams across various projects and timeframes. Oboard has a dedicated Performance Report tool that is updated in real time.
Automatic Score Updates Based on Jira Statuses
Atlassian Goals does not allow you to automatically calculate the OKR score based on the statuses of the connected Jira work items. Oboard calculates the score based both on the statuses of contributing work items or via API.
Custom Weights
Both platforms allow you to filter Objectives by owner, team, deadline, and tags. However, only Oboard lets you add and remove columns to display more data fields (either Jira default or custom) and provide better context.
Manual Progress Updates
Both Atlassian Goals and Oboard allow you to quickly update your Objectives or Metrics with manually entered data.
Advanced Metric Types
Atlassian Goals only allows you to track metrics in the “Start => Target” format and supports only a limited set of units (mostly currencies). Oboard delivers precise tracking with multiple metric formats and lets you set up milestones and thresholds that better reflect your business realities.
Customizable Strategy Elements
Atlassian Goals relies on a fixed structure of Goals and Success Measures. Oboard offers customizable strategy elements that let you arrange areas of focus, KRs, KPIs, initiatives, etc. in whatever order best fits your workflow.
Progress Update Feed with Individual Check-ins
Both Atlassian Goals and Oboard allow users to view a Check-in feed with progress updates on the organization’s goals.
Custom Check-In Schedules & Notifications
Atlassian Goals enforces a standard monthly check-in cycle, assuming every part of your business moves at the same speed. Oboard lets you set custom schedules for different levels or even different Objectives, so engineering can track weekly progress while leadership updates quarterly strategy without unnecessary noise.
Support for Multiple Company Hierarchies
Atlassian Goals does not allow you to properly divide your department into teams, which can easily lead to information overload. Oboard directly reflects your company’s organizational structure, allowing you to easily set up permissions, priorities, and access levels for everyone in a couple of clicks.
Advanced Access Permissions
Atlassian Goals ties your strategic security to broad Jira permissions, exposing leadership plans to the whole team. Oboard offers a dedicated security layer with granular controls both on workspace (public and private) and user (from reader to admin) levels.
Why Choose Oboard?
Oboard is #1 OKR & KPI app for Jira connecting strategy, performance and daily work inside Atlassian ecosystem and beyond
What our customers say about us?
“With Oboard, we created one standard for presenting progress across business areas. It gave us visibility and removed the noise. OKRs help us focus on what really matters, especially when resources and time are limited. Now we have one place to manage it all. It simplified the process, made our goals visible across teams, and turned alignment into something we could act on immediately...”
“Before Oboard, we spent hundreds of hours manually collecting updates and building progress reports. Moreover, data quickly became outdated, and everyone felt confused. Now, we can see the whole picture, from strategic company goals to daily tasks in Jira in one place, with the progress updated automatically. It took enormous pressure from the Engineering team and helped them focus on impactful work...”
“Oboard was simpler than other OKR tools and the automatic integration with Jira made things much easier. Other companies can integrate with Jira but it’s not as easy...”
“Oboard made it much easier for us to connect daily work to strategic company goals without overwhelming the team. It fit right into Jira, saved us hundreds of hours, and supported the internal cultural shift from just delivering projects to driving real outcomes. We started simple, built momentum, and now we see a significant improvement in team focus and alignment...”
