If you can see it, you can solve it. That’s our mantra at Quirk, and it’s exactly why we’re excited about monday.com’s answer to the enterprise development workflow challenge: monday Dev.
Most development teams are stuck with tools that were built for projects, not organisations. While Jira dominates 86% of the development workflow market, it leaves leaders flying blind and teams working in silos. monday Dev changes that equation entirely by delivering frictionless engineering that accelerates high-quality product delivery and drives measurable business impact.
What is monday Dev?
monday Dev is the most flexible AI-powered product to plan, track, and ship software fast. With full visibility, actionable insights, and no admin bottlenecks, teams can develop with precision and stay connected to the business.
Unlike traditional development tools that focus purely on task management, monday Dev bridges the gap between what developers build and what executives need to know. Think of it as the system of work your leaders wish you had – one that aligns tools, teams, and truth so work gets tracked, blockers become visible, and decisions get made with confidence.
The Hidden Cost of Development Inefficiency
The numbers don’t lie. Industry research reveals a staggering reality:
- 40% of developers’ workweek is lost due to tool fragmentation, manual tasks, and fragile workflows
- 45% of product launches are delayed by at least one month, hurting revenue and competitiveness
- 33% of revenue is lost for products launched six months late
- Only 32% of developers’ time is spent coding with the rest consumed by debugging, meetings, and admin
These aren’t just statistics – they’re symptoms of rigid, outdated tools that cause friction at every step. High-velocity dev teams grow revenue 4-5× faster than those with low velocity, but most organisations can’t achieve this because their tools work against them, not with them.
monday Dev vs Jira: Breaking Free from Rigid Tools
Flexibility Without the Admin Overhead
While Jira offers robust functionality, it’s notoriously rigid. Teams often need dedicated Jira administrators just to configure the system to match how they actually work. monday Dev flips this on its head with intuitive flexibility that doesn’t require a computer science degree to customise.
Real Visibility, Not Theatre
Here’s where monday Dev truly shines. Every board can generate dedicated dashboards with a single click – no complex reporting tools or expensive add-ons required. Your executives get real-time insight into what’s happening, what’s blocked, and why, across functions, not just IT.
Connected, Not Siloed
The biggest pain with traditional development tools? Teams work in isolation. Sales opens a feature request, it somehow reaches the development backlog, but there’s no visibility into business impact. monday Dev connects your entire organisation around the same work, eliminating the “us versus them” mentality between development and the rest of the business.
monday Dev Features That Drive Business Impact
monday Dev organises development work across five key stages: Plan → Execute → Release → Monitor → Manage. Here’s what makes it different:
Hierarchies: See the Big Picture
Link your roadmap to epics, sprints, and tasks in one view to manage dependencies, align teams, and keep execution on track. No more switching between multiple boards to understand how team-level work connects to company objectives.
AI Daily Standup: Smarter Standups
Run efficient standups with AI task summaries, smart next steps, shuffle mode, and a built-in timer to keep updates sharp and focused. AI suggests new tasks based on priority, complexity, and developer expertise – like having a Scrum master that never sleeps.
Performance Tab: GitHub Integration That Actually Works
Unlike Jira, monday Dev visualises the connection between your sprints and GitHub without expensive third-party tools. See pull requests, review bottlenecks, and merge delays in real-time. This level of code repository visibility typically requires tools that cost more than your entire project management platform.
Sprint Capacity Planner: Realistic Planning
Plan realistic sprints with the Sprint Capacity Planner by factoring in each team member’s availability and velocity to help you spot overloads early and avoid capacity issues down the line.
AI Sprint Summary: Automated Retrospectives
Get an AI-powered snapshot of sprint performance covering velocity, unplanned work, and accuracy, plus insights to optimise future sprints. Automatic sprint retrospectives save hours of manual analysis and deliver actionable recommendations.
monday Dev vs monday Work Management
Many teams wonder about the difference between monday Dev and monday Work Management. Here’s the breakdown:
Use monday Work Management when:
- You need portfolio-level project management
- Resource allocation planning is critical
- Teams work primarily in waterfall methodologies
Use monday Dev when:
- You’re managing software development workflows
- Teams work in agile/scrum methodologies
- You need GitHub/GitLab integration
- Development teams need sprint planning and retrospectives
Use both when:
- You have hybrid portfolios (waterfall projects with agile development components)
- You want enterprise-wide visibility across different work methodologies
monday Dev Pricing and Value
monday Dev offers transparent, scalable pricing without the licensing complexity that plagues traditional enterprise tools. You get enterprise-grade functionality from Pro accounts onwards with no artificial limitations based on seat count.
More importantly, teams report significant time savings:
- 20-30 fewer clicks per daily standup
- Automated sprint retrospectives save hours of manual analysis
- Real-time GitHub visibility eliminates constant context switching
- Sprint Capacity Planner prevents overcommitment and burnout
Is monday Dev Right for Your Team?
monday Dev works particularly well for:
Software companies (SMB to mid-market): Teams tired of Jira’s rigidity who need flexibility without sacrificing functionality.
Enterprise non-software companies: Organisations with development teams that need to connect their work to broader business objectives.
Growing teams: Companies scaling their development operations who need tools that grow with them, not against them.
Frequently Asked Questions About monday dev
monday Dev offers a free trial, but it’s not permanently free. Pricing starts with Pro plans that include enterprise-grade functionality without artificial seat limitations. Unlike traditional development tools, you get full dashboard and reporting capabilities from day one.
monday Dev is specifically designed for software development teams working in agile methodologies, with features like sprint planning, GitHub integration, and burndown charts. monday Work Management focuses on broader project management with portfolio-level visibility and resource allocation. Many enterprises use both for hybrid workflows.
Yes, monday Dev is positioned as a direct Jira alternative. With Jira dominating 86% of the development workflow market, monday Dev offers the flexibility and ease of use that rigid tools like Jira lack. Teams report significant time savings and improved visibility when switching.
monday Dev offers transparent pricing without the complex licensing and expensive add-ons that Jira requires. You get enterprise-grade functionality from Pro accounts onwards, whereas Jira often requires additional tools for basic reporting and integrations.
Yes, monday Dev has native GitHub integration that visualises pull requests, review bottlenecks, and merge delays directly in your sprint boards. This level of code repository visibility typically requires expensive third-party tools with other platforms.
Key enterprise features include Hierarchies (connecting initiatives to tasks), Performance Tab (GitHub integration), AI-powered Daily Standups, automated Sprint Insights, and real-time dashboards. These features provide executive-level visibility without additional administrative overhead.
Absolutely. monday Dev’s strength is connecting development teams with the broader organisation. Sales, marketing, and executive teams can track development progress and understand business impact without needing technical expertise.
monday.com uses monday Dev internally with 500+ R&D employees across 70+ teams to build their $10 billion platform. The tool is enterprise-ready and offers features that many established competitors lack, particularly around AI-powered insights and organisational connectivity.
monday Dev works particularly well for software companies (SMB to mid-market) and enterprise non-software companies with development teams. Growing companies scaling their development operations find it grows with them rather than against them.
monday Dev Benefits: The Bottom Line
The real benefit isn’t just better development workflow management – it’s organisational alignment. When your development tools reflect how your business actually functions, several things happen:
- Leaders get trustworthy reporting they can actually use
- Work stops getting duplicated, dropped, or delayed
- “Agile” becomes reality, not theatre
- Cross-functional collaboration becomes natural, not forced
At monday.com themselves, over 500 R&D employees across 70+ teams use monday Dev to build the platform. If it’s good enough for a $10 billion SaaS company, it’s probably mature enough for your needs.
Book Your Free Consultation
Not sure which plan is right for your team? Book a complimentary 15-minute discovery call with our monday Dev specialists. We’ll help you understand exactly what you need and how to set it up for success.
Quirk is a certified monday.com partner helping Australian businesses implement work management systems that actually work. We believe if you can see it, you can solve it.
