Choose your scope.
Choose a space, a saved Jira filter or a JQL query. Set the dates and report time zone, then check which work items are included.
Issue history.
Ready for review.
Export Jira issue history to Excel or CSV. Compare before and after, and see who changed each field and when.
Free for up to 10 Jira users. See pricing.
Your Jira
selectionBefore and
afterExcel and
CSV
From selection to export
in three steps.
Choose work items and dates, review their field history, and download the changes you need.
Find the changes.
Review the available history. Filter by field, author, or before/after value.
Download your report.
Download an Excel file or CSV ZIP with report details and any gaps clearly marked. Save a report preset for next time.
A clear row
for each change.
Choose a field to filter this compact preview. Download the matching files generated by the app from the same synthetic data.
Field change historyAugust 2026 · UTC
| Work item | Changed | Changed by | Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPS-101 | 2026-08-05 09:15:00 UTC | Alex Morgan | Status | To Do | In Progress |
| OPS-101 | 2026-08-05 09:15:00 UTC | Alex Morgan | Assignee | Mia Chen | |
| OPS-101 | 2026-08-08 14:30:00 UTC | Mia Chen | Due date | 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-22 |
| OPS-102 | 2026-08-12 10:05:00 UTC | Alex Morgan | Customer tier | Standard | Enterprise |
| OPS-102 | 2026-08-16 11:45:00 UTC | Release automation | Priority | Medium | High |
| OPS-101 | 2026-08-20 08:00:00 UTC | Mia Chen | Status | In Progress | Done |
| OPS-102 | 2026-08-21 13:00:00 UTC | Legacy field | =SUM(1,2) |
3 work items checked · 2 with matching changes · August
2026
Synthetic example · generated by History Steward · no connection to your Jira site
Know what your export covers.
Each export includes the query, date range and report details, so you can see what the rows cover.
The work items you selected
Use a space, saved filter or JQL query to select the work items you can access. The date range limits the export to changes that happened during that period. Historical JQL operators remain supported.
See when results are incomplete
If some history is missing, access is unavailable or a limit is reached, the report is marked Partial. You’ll see the reason before exporting. Details of work items you can no longer access are excluded.
Values as Jira stores them
Before and After preserve the values returned by Jira history. IDs and value metadata help distinguish an empty value from a value Jira didn’t provide.
Know what
to expect.
What the report includes, what it leaves out, and how to get started.
Can I export several work items at once?
Yes. Choose a space, saved Jira filter or JQL query, then check the selection. Each run can include up to 1,000 work items and 100,000 field changes; other processing limits may stop it earlier. Narrow the selection or explicitly export a partial result. See the report limits.
What is in the Excel and CSV files?
Excel contains a Changes sheet and a Scope sheet with report details. CSV downloads as a ZIP containing changes.csv and scope.json. Both formats include one row per field change, with before and after values and technical metadata.
Are issues and work items the same thing?
Jira Cloud now calls issues work items. History Steward exports their field change history, including changes to tasks, bugs, stories and other work item types. Older Jira documentation may also call a space a project.
Can I export history from before installation?
Yes, when Jira still provides it and you have access. History Steward reads existing field history; it does not need to have been installed when a change happened.
Is this the same as the Jira audit log?
No. This report covers field changes on selected work items. It does not export the site administration audit log, comments or worklogs, and it cannot recover deleted work items.
Can it reconstruct last month’s search results?
No. JQL runs when you check the selection and can contain historical operators such as WAS or CHANGED. The report does not reconstruct the full membership of a space or search result at an earlier date.
Does it run on a schedule?
No. Start each report yourself and keep the tab open. Report presets save your settings; relative periods such as Last month update when you use the preset or load history again.
How is the app priced?
Sites with up to 10 Jira users are free. Larger sites use cumulative monthly rates based on their Jira user count. All features are included. See the full pricing table.
Pricing
Free for sites with up to 10 Jira users. A site with 100 users costs $35 per month.
All features are included: Excel and CSV exports, custom fields, filters and private report presets. Monthly prices are in USD, excluding tax.
See monthly rates
| Jira users | Per user in this range | Monthly total at range maximum |
|---|---|---|
| 1–10 | Free | $0 |
| 11–50 | $0.35 | $17.50 |
| 51–100 | $0.35 | $35.00 |
| 101–250 | $0.25 | $72.50 |
| 251–500 | $0.20 | $122.50 |
| 501–1,000 | $0.20 | $222.50 |
| 1,001–2,500 | $0.10 | $372.50 |
| 2,501–5,000 | $0.05 | $497.50 |
| 5,001–7,500 | $0.05 | $622.50 |
| 7,501–10,000 | $0.05 | $747.50 |
| 10,001+ | $0.05 | $747.50 + $0.05 per user above 10,000 |
Each rate applies only to users in that range. The free tier applies only to sites with 10 users or fewer. On larger sites, the first 100 users cost $0.35 each, including the first 10. For example, 11 users cost $3.85 per month and 101 users cost $35.25.
Pricing uses the Jira user count for your app subscription, not the number of people who open History Steward. Your Atlassian Marketplace order determines the final charge.
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