Source: InfoWorld (original coverage dated July 2019)
What Is Anaxi?
Anaxi is a project management tool designed specifically for software engineering teams who work across multiple code hosting and issue-tracking platforms. Rather than switching between browser tabs or separate apps for GitHub, Bitbucket, and Jira, Anaxi surfaces all of that data inside a single, unified interface.
The announcement covered here marked the addition of Bitbucket support to the Anaxi app, expanding its existing integrations with GitHub, GitHub Enterprise, and Jira.
Supported Platforms and Clients
Anaxi integrates with the following development and project management platforms:
- GitHub – public repositories and organizations
- GitHub Enterprise – self-hosted GitHub installations
- Bitbucket – Atlassian’s Git hosting service
- Jira – Atlassian’s issue and project tracking platform
At the time of the announcement, Anaxi client applications were available for:
- macOS (Mac App Store)
- Windows (Microsoft Store)
- iOS / iPhone (Apple App Store)
- Android (listed as in development at the time)
- Web (via the Anaxi website)
Key Features
Anaxi is built around a few core principles aimed at reducing context-switching and improving visibility for individual engineers and team leads alike.
Consolidated Project Views
Anaxi aggregates pull requests, issues, and project status from GitHub, Bitbucket, and Jira into a single dashboard. Users can get a high-level overview of project health and then drill down to individual items without leaving the app.
Bidirectional Sync
Actions taken within Anaxi — such as commenting on an issue or updating a pull request — are written back to the originating platform (GitHub, Bitbucket, or Jira). Changes made natively in those platforms are also reflected in Anaxi, keeping all views in sync regardless of where team members are working.
No Data Duplication
For security and data governance, Anaxi connects directly to the source platforms rather than copying or storing data on its own servers. This means your code, issues, and project data remain in GitHub, Bitbucket, or Jira — Anaxi acts as a read/write interface on top of the original sources.
Personalized Without Affecting Teammates
Individual users can configure their own views and workflows within Anaxi without those customizations affecting other team members. This makes it suitable for adoption by individual engineers even if their broader team is not fully using the tool.
Where to Get Anaxi
At the time of publication, Anaxi was available through the following channels:
- Atlassian Marketplace – making it easily discoverable for teams already using Jira or Bitbucket
- Mac App Store – for macOS users
- Microsoft Store – for Windows users
- Apple App Store – for iPhone and iPad users
- Anaxi website – with a free trial available
Who Should Consider Anaxi?
Anaxi is best suited for engineering teams or individual developers who regularly work across more than one of the supported platforms — for example, a team that tracks issues in Jira while hosting code in both GitHub and Bitbucket, or an engineer who needs to monitor pull requests across multiple repositories simultaneously.
By reducing context-switching between separate web interfaces, Anaxi aims to give engineers faster access to the status information they need without disrupting existing workflows on the underlying platforms.
Note: This article is based on coverage from July 2019. Product availability, features, and pricing may have changed. Verify current details on the Anaxi website or the Atlassian Marketplace.