Side-by-side comparison
Power Scripts for Jira provides versatile automation capabilities and gives you the power to extend Jira functionality with simple scripts.
Connect Jira to any external data source: SQL databases, LDAP directories, CRMs and more. Elements Connect is the all-in-one connector that display the right data directly in your issues, so your teams stop wasting time hunting for information.
| Metric | Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation | Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 4.8 ★ | 4.7 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 302 | 169 |
| Active installs | 1,804+ | 2,681+ |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Pricing | From $0/yr | From $0/yr |
| Pricing tiers | 6 tiers | 6 tiers |
On the measured data here, Power Scripts leads on more dimensions (2 vs 0). Pick Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
Listed entry pricing: Power Scripts at From $0/yr, Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) at From $0/yr. See the plans table for what each tier includes.
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Read each app's audit: Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation audit • Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) audit
| Field | Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation | Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) |
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| Listed features | 3 | 3 |
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| Keyword | Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation | Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) |
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| forms | Not ranked | #223 |
| form | Not ranked | #335 |
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Both Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation and Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) offer a free plan. Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation lists no paid plan with a published price; Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) 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.
Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation (4.8★, 302 reviews) and Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) (4.7★, 169 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 4.7★). 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; Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (302 vs 169).
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: Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation has 302 published reviews; Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) has 169 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Power Scripts - Jira Workflow Automation and Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira) 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 Elements Connect (external data fields for Jira)" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.