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HaloITSM vs JIRA Service Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 5, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

HaloITSM
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
24th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
JIRA Service Management
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of HaloITSM is 2.0%, down from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 7.0%, down from 10.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
JIRA Service Management7.0%
HaloITSM2.0%
Other91.0%
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

Abhilash Sherkane - PeerSpot reviewer
Practitioner - Service Management at Peristent Systems
An affordable and scalable solution that provides an excellent UI and many out-of-the-box integration capabilities
The product’s UI is very good. The tool’s performance is very good. The overall performance of the tool and the navigation is fast. It is very responsive. It has a lot of out-of-the-box integration capabilities with some of the common tools that we want to integrate. If something is not available out of the box, creating or configuring a new integration on HaloITSM is easier compared to other tools.
Sohaib Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Service Delivery at quixel
Comprehensive workflows and data views have supported complex teams but still need cost improvements
JIRA Service Management is costly. The pricing structure needs improvement. When I add some plugins, I have to pay the cost for every user whether they are using it or not. For smaller companies, the detailed workflow editing and the kind of details that JIRA Service Management provides would be complex. For startups and smaller companies, JIRA Service Management would be complex. The cloud offering is easier because I don't have to manage the infrastructure. There are two templates of the project: company-managed and team-managed. Team-managed is a newer feature, which is good for startup-kind companies where they don't need control over data from multiple projects displaying in one dashboard. For startups, JIRA Service Management is somewhat complex with its schemes and everything. Capacity management should be improved in terms of additional features in the next release of JIRA Service Management.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable aspect is that is is codeless."
"The product’s UI is very good."
"The solution's initial setup process was quite straightforward... I rate the technical support a nine and a half out of ten."
"With Jira Service Desk, the simplicity of setting up a quick form and getting the service desk running quickly is very helpful."
"Our service desk is completely automated using Jira for everyone in the organization."
"The basic configuration and the basic abilities provided are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"I'm mainly working in the ITSM module of JIRA Service Management, and the integration between the system incident and how you can link all the records to the change makes it quite powerful."
"There are two things that I value very much about this product. One is the service levels management – the SLA agreement management part of it – and knowledge management."
"Jira is becoming quite popular and is well supported."
"It helps with time management and team management of the new tasks."
"I like the history, the dimensioning, and how I can configure a space based on my preferences or the project circumstances."
 

Cons

"There are no improvements needed. There is very little that HALO has not already built that is not on its roadmap."
"The product does not have its own orchestration engine."
"The solution's integration part needs to improve...In the future release of the solution, I expect to see certain changes in the programming of the solution. A customer of the solution should be able to customize it as per their need."
"We have to worry about how they are increasing their price. Atlassian will increase the price by 5% for most of the tools. It's getting expensive."
"Probably the biggest downside is that you are locked into that model and you have to accept what you signed up for."
"They need to work on the speed of Jira."
"It would be useful to be able to link tickets across different gantt charts in Jira and Confluence."
"From the customer side, it's not friendly used compared to other competitors, like ServiceNow or BMC."
"The interface could be made easier to use."
"I feel that Atlassian isn't really interested in fixing everything because if they did, the partners that are developing the fixes and features would not have a place in the market."
"The reporting function of this solution, particularly the filters in the portal, could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's $69 per user per month. Only administrators need a license, and there is no limit to the number of endpoints."
"The product’s pricing is competitive and less complicated."
"The solution's pricing model is good. Also, they still follow the old concurrent licensing method."
"We may upgrade the license that we have. The license that we currently have is good for 500 agents, and it's not full yet."
"JSM's pricing is one of the best, starting at around $10 per user, per month, with volume discounts available."
"I would suggest to always buy licenses through an Atlassian partner, so you can also rely on their expertise."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price. It's competitively priced."
"Actually in Iran we don't have copyright or intellectual property, so we can use JIRA for free."
"But about the plugins, I found one plug-in — its name is Actionable Metric I think — and it is $3000. That is very expensive for users in Iran."
"We need a license because we have a higher number than the free part."
"JIRA Service Desk has different pricing as it is based on agents. On average, the price is about $300 per agent."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
11%
Government
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise34
 

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Also Known As

NetHelpDesk
JIRA Service Desk, Atlassian Jira Service Management
 

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Sample Customers

Innocent Drinks, SKY TV, Sports Direct, Suzuki, Siemens, NHS, Cardiff City Council, Atos, AO.com, Ambitious about Autism, SEPA, York University etc.
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