I’m trying to connect my Jira instance with Power BI to create some dashboards and reports. I need to pull data from our Jira projects but I’m not sure which connector would work best for this setup.
Has anyone here used Power BI with Jira before? I’m looking for reliable options that can handle regular data syncing without too many issues. It would be great if the connector supports custom fields and different project types.
I’ve seen a few options online but I’d rather get recommendations from people who actually used them in real projects. What has worked well for you? Any connectors I should avoid?
Been using this combo for two years now. The native Jira connector in Power BI works fine for most stuff. Setup’s easy through Get Data - handles basic project data, issues, and timestamps without issues. Custom fields work too, though you might need some column mapping depending on your Jira setup. Heads up: refresh times get brutal with large projects that have thousands of issues. I filter by date ranges and specific project keys to keep things manageable. The connector supports JQL queries so you’ve got decent control over what data you pull. Some teams go straight to REST API calls through Power Query for complex stuff, but that needs more technical know-how and upkeep. Native connector’s been solid for our reporting though.
We switched to Alpha Serve’s Power BI Connector for Jira about six months ago and it’s been a game changer. The built-in connector kept timing out on our larger instances and data refresh was a mess. Alpha Serve handles custom fields way better and only pulls changed data instead of everything - saves tons of time. Setup took maybe 20 minutes and hasn’t given us trouble since. Cost’s reasonable compared to all the time we wasted fixing refresh failures. Their support is quick to respond when you run into setup issues. Works with both cloud and server instances too.
the built-in one’s pretty slow. I’ve had better luck with third-party tools like EazyBI - it connects directly and handles custom fields really well. Costs extra but it’s worth it if you do complex reporting regularly.