Linear & Shortcut are both significantly better. Linear isn't even in the same realm as Jira in quality and productivity; its like comparing Excel to Jira, yeah you can make Excel work but you'd be out of your mind to use it for something like project management. Similarly, with the advent of Linear; you'd be out of your mind to greenfield on Jira. Why not spin up OracleSQL and write your app in C++ while you're at it?
Gitlab & Github issues is also pretty solid. Lightweight, but it works for what it does.
Asana is another decent competitor, though I don't tend to recommend them for project management. Its there though.
I've organized some small software teams using Notion. Its surprisingly functional. The big downside is the lack of universal structure or a decent API to even build your own analytics against; great for the ICs, but not great for managers.
Gitlab & Github issues is also pretty solid. Lightweight, but it works for what it does.
Asana is another decent competitor, though I don't tend to recommend them for project management. Its there though.
I've organized some small software teams using Notion. Its surprisingly functional. The big downside is the lack of universal structure or a decent API to even build your own analytics against; great for the ICs, but not great for managers.