Sure, Jira is awesome.

But have you considered these open source alternatives?

They are free, self-hostable and community-driven.

Check by yourself: Plane , Taiga .

So is Plane

Issue tracking and project management
★ 39.5K Issue tracking Project management License: AGPL-3.0
Meet Plane, an open-source project management tool to track issues, run sprints cycles, and manage product roadmaps without the chaos of managing the tool itself.
So is Taiga

Project management tool
★ 1.8K Project management License: Multiplaform
Agile project management made easy, intuitive and effective.