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Hornbill Systems Supportworks vs JIRA Service Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Hornbill Systems Supportworks
Ranking in Help Desk Software
35th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
34th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
JIRA Service Management
Ranking in Help Desk Software
2nd
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of Hornbill Systems Supportworks is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 9.1%, down from 12.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1262703 - PeerSpot reviewer
Excels in call logging and call flows but is limited in terms of scalability
I'd advise others to map their processes out before starting with the solution. Hornbill has recently generated a new version of its product and it meets some of the requirements that we would have been looking for. It's a bit more scalable, a bit more responsive to a customer-focused model for support, and they've improved a lot of things like process flow and self-service. In terms of rating the solution, it's difficult to grade. It really depends on the size of the organization that's trying to use it as that tool. One of the reasons why we're looking to shift is because we've grown quite a bit over the years that we've had it, which makes it difficult for it to meet our demands. However, for an organization the size of what we were when we started our journey with it, I'd rate it ten out of ten. Where we are now, with our company size and needs, I'd rate it six out of ten.
Karim Yousef - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficiently track and document projects with seamless tool integration
We are a management warehouse that provides services to different customers in different sectors. Primarily, we serve the banking sector and the military sector. We manage all the software delivery projects through tools such as JIRA Service Management or TFS Confluence is a great tool for…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution's business process flow is quite strong. Its reporting is quite good. The standard, basic ITSM functionality like call logging and call flow, for example, are areas the solution really excels in."
"The SLA, speed, the comments from agents' side, and the dashboard for agents are the most valuable features."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its SLA, which everybody wants when it comes to a service-based offering."
"The most valuable feature of JIRA Service Management is a plugin we are using for the front end for simple user forms."
"We can track, monitor, and get all the details we need from the end-user's point of view for any service request."
"Jira Service Management has a workflow feature you can configure for your specific requirements. It also lets you efficiently manage service requests with team members."
"The most valuable feature of Jira is that it is free of cost, which is a significant advantage."
"Jira gets the basics right in terms of the product backlog and a scrum board teams can use to manage sprint backlogs."
 

Cons

"It's worked well for us for a significant period of time. However, we are kind-of outgrowing it at the moment. We're struggling a bit with making it meet our requirements."
"Integration could be improved."
"JSD has some analytics, but it's pretty much basic and simple dashboards. There's no mobile application for JSD. It really would benefit from better implementation with other vendors. We're heavily reliant on some external marketplace applications."
"JIRA Service Management could include more AI features."
"The search function could be improved. We have to search a certain way. There is no generic search; it is more object-oriented search."
"The documentation needs improving, it's difficult to find specific procedures."
"The licensing model could be improved."
"The performance in cloud service management could be improved."
"Lacks an interface where the customer can report issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our organization pays about $40,000 annually. There are ongoing consultancy costs and if we want to change anything, we're charged a day rate. Other than that, there are no other extra costs involved in working with the solution."
"It depends on the number of users but it starts at $20 per month per user. I would rate them a three out of five for pricing."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price. It's competitively priced."
"The price of the solution is becoming expensive and it should be reduced."
"I am using the free version, but my clients are paying for it. When they start, they evaluate it for 30 days, and after seeing the value, they move to its paid version."
"The price of JIRA Service Management could be reduced."
"On a scale of one to five, where five is a good price and one is high, I would rate this solution as a three. It isn't cheap but it's not ridiculous."
"The license we use is on a yearly basis. As a Solution Partner, we were using the free one and were using the free plugins. We were also giving our own plugins to the Atlassian Solution Partners for free. We don't pay anything to Atlassian."
"We need a license because we have a higher number than the free part."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Also Known As

Supportworks
JIRA Service Desk
 

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Sample Customers

Aylesbury Vale District Council
mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
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