Top GitHub and Jira integrations

The article discusses GitHub and Jira integrations, explaining that Jira is an issue tracking tool used for agile development while GitHub allows developers to share codebases among team members. It highlights the native Atlassian integration between GitHub and Jira, which offers automatic synchronization of pull requests, deployments, branches, builds, and commits in Jira. The integration also displays relevant Jira information in GitHub issues and pull requests. However, it mentions that reviews for this native integration show mixed feelings due to potential bugs and missing features. As an alternative, the article suggests using third-party services like Exalate, Hevo Data, automate.io, Zapier, and Unito for more customized integrations between GitHub and Jira.