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Better than subtasks or action items, Checklists empower you to create ToDo lists, Definition of Done, Acceptance Criteria, and QA lists on Jira issues. Integrate checklists with Jira automation, JQL, workflow validators and post functions.
Automatic PDF exports, reports and emails for Jira. Schedule customizable PDF documents as a CRON job, or generate them on issue events and workflows. Note: Automation Lite and Better PDF Exporter must also be installed for this!
| Metric | Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders | Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) |
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| Rating | 4.8 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1k | 36 |
| Active installs | 30,943+ | 1,215+ |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Listed features | 3 | 3 |
Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders and Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
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Read each app's audit: Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders audit • Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) audit
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| Keyword | Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders | Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) |
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| forms | Not ranked | #420 |
Both Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders and Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) offer a free plan. Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders lists no paid plan with a published price; Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Atlassian Marketplace; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 36 reviews) compared to Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders (4.8★ from 1,008 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Atlassian Marketplace. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (1,008 vs 36).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Atlassian Marketplace data. What it can show: Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders has 1,008 published reviews; Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) has 36 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Checklists for Jira (Free) by HeroCoders and Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!) both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Better PDF Automation for Jira (free!)" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.