Jellyfish vs. minware
Jellyfish ushered in a new era of engineering analytics with automated time tracking. However, their focus on business stakeholders has left engineers in the lurch with little to improve developer experience or help those building software day-to-day.
We’re here to fill the gaps and empower everyone who builds software to achieve efficient and predictable delivery from start to finish.
Full Lifecycle Visibility
Jellyfish does a good job of telling you what people were supposed to be working on to allocate time after the fact. This is important (especially for financial reporting), but doesn’t tell the full story because it ignores whether time was used efficiently and overlooks major parts of the software development lifecycle.
minware measures overhead at every stage to help engineering and product teams drive end-to-end efficiency and predictability.
Read more about the productivity stack >Stage
Overhead Metrics
minware
Jellyfish
All Time
- Non-Dev Time
- Meetings
Dev Time
- DevOps/DORA
- Flow Efficiency
- Context Switching
Task Time
- Unticketed Time
- Churn/Revert Time
- Over Estimate Time
Tickets
- Rollover
- Incomplete
- Late Additions
Sprints
- Bugs
- Unplanned Tasks
- Tech Debt Fixes
Roadmap
- Scope Creep
- Planning Issues
- Failed Projects
Planned Roadmap Delivery
Actions Speak Louder Than Dashboards
Jellyfish’s reports are very retrospective in nature. They tell you what happened, but you’re on your own figuring out how to get better.
minware’s step-by-step scorecard shows you exactly what engineers, scrum masters, and product owners should improve next across the entire software development process.
Read more about our scorecard >Actionability Level
minware
Jellyfish
1. Metrics
2. Benchmarks
3. Configurable Alerts
4. Prioritized Scorecard
5. Automated Intervention
Who It’s For
Jellyfish’s message is clear: their product is for senior engineering leaders and business stakeholders, not the people who actually create software.
We believe that metrics should serve those building the software, including engineers, scrum masters, and product owners, all of whom are an important part of the process.
Job Role
minware
Jellyfish
Engineers
Scrum Masters
Product Owners
Managers
Senior Software Leaders
CEOs, Board, Executive Team
Zero-Effort Setup
Jellyfish’s setup process is notoriously difficult compared to other engineering analytics platforms. You have to change your Jira practices to do everything their way, which can be a lot of work.
We’ve invested heavily in making minware work out-of-the box with fully automated configuration and no process changes. All you need to do is hook up version control and ticketing systems with a few clicks.
No story points? No sprints? No tickets in PRs? No Org Chart? Different usernames in Git/Jira? Crazy ticket statuses? No problem, we’ll figure it out.
Setup Difficulty
minware
Jellyfish
Intensive (Weeks)
Self-Service (Hours)
Zero Effort
Why Choose Jellyfish over minware?
This question may be the opposite of what you were expecting.
Jellyfish has been around longer – five years to be exact – so you probably heard their name first, and may even have friends who are using their software or a recommendation from your accountant.
We heard about Jellyfish a few years ago too. After thoroughly evaluating it and seeing the gaps, we decided to dedicate years of our lives and much of our own money to starting minware.
As the saying goes, “Nobody gets fired for buying IBM.” If this statement appeals to you, or if you still have an aol.com email address, then Jellyfish might be a better choice. If not:
(If you want a deeper dive into minware right away, check out our Report Walkthrough, which is a 30-minute read.)
