--- title: "In Parallel vs Project Trackers Alone | In Parallel" description: "Jira, Asana, and Linear track the tickets someone remembers to file. In Parallel records what was actually decided in meetings, with owners and sources, alongside your tracker." url: https://www.in-parallel.com/compare/project-trackers --- Comparison # In Parallel vs project trackers alone A project tracker is only as current as the last person who remembered to update it. The decisions that move the work happen in meetings — and never make it back to the board. In short Jira, Asana and Linear show only what someone remembered to file, and most decisions made in meetings never reach them. In Parallel does not replace your tracker. It sits alongside as the shared-context layer, capturing decisions, owners and risks from meetings, surfacing cross-team dependencies and tracing each one to its source meeting. Updated 22 October 2026 [Get started](https://www.in-parallel.ai/) [Book a demo](https://www.in-parallel.com/demo) Project trackers alone - Reflect only what someone manually filed - Decisions made in meetings never reach the board - Priorities go stale between planning sessions - Cross-team dependencies live in people’s heads - Built for tasks, blind to the conversation In Parallel + your tracker - Decisions captured from meetings, with status and owner - Workspace pages updated after each meeting - Risks and open questions stay open until resolved - Cross-team dependencies surfaced automatically - Captures the conversation, not just the ticket ## In Parallel is not a tracker replacement Keep Jira, Asana, or Linear. In Parallel sits alongside them as the shared-context layer: it records what was actually decided in meetings, with owners and status, so the team can check the board against the decisions behind it. ## The gap trackers can’t close 95% of decisions made in meetings never reach an execution system. A tracker can’t file a ticket for a decision it never heard. In Parallel hears every meeting, extracts the signal, and puts it on record — so the decisions behind the work are written down, with owners, even when nobody filed a ticket. ## Dependencies you would otherwise miss The riskiest dependencies are the ones raised in passing and never logged. In Parallel surfaces cross-team blockers from the conversation and connects them across initiatives before they stall delivery. FAQ ## Common questions **Does In Parallel replace Jira, Asana, or Linear?** No — it sits alongside them. In Parallel records what was decided in meetings, with owners and sources, so your tracker can be checked against the decisions behind it. **Why is a project tracker not enough on its own?** A tracker only reflects what someone manually files. 95% of decisions made in meetings never reach an execution system, so the tracker drifts from reality. In Parallel closes that gap. **How does it surface cross-team dependencies?** It extracts dependencies from the conversation — including the ones raised in passing and never logged — and connects them across initiatives before they stall delivery. Keep exploring [In Parallel Pages](https://www.in-parallel.com/pages) | [Surface cross-team dependencies](https://www.in-parallel.com/use-cases/cross-team-dependencies) | [Pages updated from meetings vs manual plans](https://www.in-parallel.com/compare/manual-plans) ## Start with your next meeting. Bring your team in. Use every surface, including every other team's. From €29 per user per month, billed monthly, no commitment. [Get started](https://www.in-parallel.ai/) [Book a demo](https://www.in-parallel.com/demo) 30-minute demo. We'll show you how meeting signals become a shared record of decisions, owners and risks.