Jigit - GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps integration for Jira

Supported Git Providers and Feature Comparison

Supported Git providers

Provider

Cloud support

Notes

Gerrit Code Review

Available

Full support. Configure via Jigit admin page > Gerrit tab.

GitHub Cloud

Available

Supports Personal Access Token (PAT) and GitHub App authentication.

GitLab Cloud

Roadmap

On our roadmap. Migrated configurations from Data Center are preserved in Cloud with an Unsupported status and will activate automatically when support is added.

Azure DevOps

Not available

We recommend Azure DevOps for Jira, which is purpose-built for Azure DevOps and Jira Cloud integration.

If you use Azure DevOps and are migrating to Jira Cloud, see the Azure DevOps for Jira documentation for setup instructions. Your Azure DevOps configurations will be preserved during Jigit migration but will not be active.

Feature comparison: Data Center vs Cloud

The table below summarises which Data Center features are available in Jigit Cloud today, which are planned, and which are not applicable to the Cloud environment.

Feature

Data Center

Cloud

Notes

Pull request indexation

Yes

Yes

PRs linked to Jira work items appear in the Jigit Development panel on the issue view.

Branch indexation

Yes

Yes

Branches linked to Jira issues appear in the Jigit Development panel.

Commit indexation

Yes

Not available

Cloud does not support commit-only indexation. Integrations migrated from DC with commits-only enabled are imported as disabled; enabling branches or PRs will reactivate them.

Gerrit code review

Yes

Yes

Gerrit changes appear in the Gerrit tab in the Jira issue Activity section.

GitHub Cloud via PAT

Yes

Yes

Personal Access Token connection works the same as DC.

GitHub App authentication

Yes

Yes

Recommended for GitHub Cloud connections.

GitLab Cloud

Yes

Roadmap

Configurations preserved on migration; will activate when support is added.

Azure DevOps

Yes

Not available

Use Azure DevOps for Jira instead.

Webhooks

Yes

In progress

Webhook settings are carried over during migration, but the webhook URL on your Git provider must be updated to point to the new Cloud endpoint after migration.

Smart commits

Yes

Not available

Smart commits (e.g. #PROJ-123 #resolve) are a Data Center feature and are not supported in Jigit Cloud.

Create / link branch from Jira

Yes

Roadmap

Only linking branches directly from a Jira issue is supported in Jigit Cloud at this time.

Create / link code review from Jira

Yes

Not available

Creating or linking code reviews from Jira is not supported in Jigit Cloud at this time.

GitHub Dependabot alerts

Yes

Not available

Dependabot alert configurations are project-level in DC and have no equivalent in Jigit Cloud.

Activity report

Yes

Not available

The Git activity report is a Data Center feature with no equivalent in Cloud at this time.

Project-level configuration

Yes

Roadmap

Cloud uses global-level configuration only. Project-level configs from DC are migrated to global scope.

User-level Git credentials

Yes

Yes

Jira users can manage their own Git connection credentials via Profile > Jigit Git Connections.

Cloud Migration Assistant (CMA)

Coming soon

Coming soon

Automated migration via Atlassian CMA is implemented but not yet available. See Jigit - Migrating from Data Center to Cloud.

Manual JSON migration

Coming soon

Available

Export JSON from DC admin, import in Cloud admin Migration tab. See Jigit - Migrating from Data Center to Cloud.

For any questions regarding supported functionality, please contact us via our Support Portal.


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