# Compared with other regex fields

> Oktul Regex Field beside RegEx & Picker Fields and Custom Fields Suite, one capability per row, with what each row means and where it is documented.
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> Documentation for Oktul Regex Field for Jira, for Jira Cloud, by Oktul: https://oktul.com/docs/plugins/regex-field/compare/

Regex Field beside other Jira Cloud fields that check a value against a pattern. A tick means
everything in the row's definition; a partial cell names what is missing. Each app links to the
Marketplace listing it was checked against.

| Capability | Oktul Regex Field for Jira (Oktul) | [RegEx & Picker Fields](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1237076/regex-custom-fields) (MOY Apps) | [Custom Fields Suite](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1224654/multilevel-select-for-jira-cascading-select-custom-field) (Appsvio) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | Yes | No | No |
| Runs on Atlassian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fills itself in from the form | Yes | No | Partly: A separate read-only field |
| Formats as you type | Yes | No | No |
| Rich text with rules | Yes | No | No |
| Works on the customer portal | Yes | Yes | Yes |

Checked on 21.10.2026 against each product's published documentation and its Marketplace listing. A dash means the feature is in neither. If a row no longer matches what an app does, write to hello@oktul.com and we will check it again.

## What each row means

Each definition links to the page that documents it.

- **Free:** Free on the Atlassian Marketplace at every site size, with every feature and no paid edition. How Regex Field does it: https://oktul.com/docs/plugins/regex-field/
- **Runs on Atlassian:** A badge Atlassian grants on the Marketplace listing, one app at a time, to apps that store data only inside Atlassian and declare no external hosts. How Regex Field does it: https://oktul.com/docs/plugins/regex-field/privacy/#4-where-the-data-is-stored
- **Fills itself in from the form:** The field opens filled in from the person, the date, the space and other fields on the form, and follows those fields as people type. How Regex Field does it: https://oktul.com/docs/plugins/regex-field/prefill/
- **Formats as you type:** Characters the rules refuse cannot be typed, and fixed characters such as dashes or a country code are added for the person. How Regex Field does it: https://oktul.com/docs/plugins/regex-field/configure/#input-single-line-only
- **Rich text with rules:** A rich text field in Atlassian's own editor, whose plain text is checked against a length, the allowed characters or a pattern. How Regex Field does it: https://oktul.com/docs/plugins/regex-field/configure/
- **Works on the customer portal:** Customers fill the field in when they raise a request on a Jira Service Management portal, and the rules apply there too. How Regex Field does it: https://oktul.com/docs/plugins/regex-field/prefill/#where-it-fills-in

## Related

- [Configure the field's rules](../configure/)
- [Fill fields dynamically](../prefill/)

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