Patra
Manage Jira tickets and project activity from Slack with natural-language requests.
About Patra
Patra is a natural-language Jira assistant that works inside Slack. Teams can mention the bot in a channel or thread to create Jira tickets, assign them with Slack @mentions, set status and labels, request ticket details, and ask questions about project activity without opening Jira. Thread-based creation can carry the surrounding discussion into a new issue, which is useful when a task emerges during collaboration. Patra also presents Jira analytics and ticket links in Slack, supporting status checks, comparisons, and retrospectives in the same workspace where the conversation occurs. It works with Jira Software and Jira Service Desk. Pricing is interaction-based: a 30-day trial includes 1,000 credits without a credit card, followed by credit purchases at $10 for 200 credits, with one credit used per interaction and credits scoped to a Slack workspace. Patra is currently not accepting new installs, so access is limited even though the product pages still describe the workflow and pricing.
Best for
Best use cases
A task emerges in a Slack thread and needs to become an assigned Jira ticket with the discussion context.
A teammate needs to change a ticket status or add a label without interrupting the Slack conversation.
A retrospective needs ticket counts, period comparisons, and links to relevant Jira issues.
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Compared with opening Jira for every change, Patra keeps common ticket actions inside Slack.
Unlike rigid command syntax, Patra accepts natural-language requests and Slack @mentions.
Its credit-based pricing ties cost to interactions rather than listing a recurring seat price.
Features
Create contextual Jira tickets
Mention Patra in an existing Slack thread to turn the discussion into a Jira ticket with the relevant context and an assignee.
Manage ticket details from Slack
Use natural-language requests and @mentions to assign work, set a Jira status, add labels, and retrieve ticket details without leaving Slack.
Review Jira activity and metrics
Ask Patra for ticket counts, period comparisons, related issues, and ticket links to support progress checks and retrospectives in Slack.
Pros
- Keeps common Jira creation, assignment, status, and lookup actions inside Slack conversations.
- Creates tickets from existing threads so the issue can retain relevant discussion context.
- Supports Jira Software and Jira Service Desk while returning activity insights and ticket links in Slack.
Cons
- New installs are currently closed, so teams without existing access cannot start through the normal installation flow.
- The workflow depends on both Slack and Jira, making it a narrow fit for teams using other chat or issue-tracking systems.
- Each interaction consumes a credit, so frequent bot use increases the number of credit packs a workspace must purchase.
Pricing Plans
Credit pack
- 200 credits
- 1 credit per interaction
- Credits apply per Slack workspace
- Priority support
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Patra's official website.