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Ivanti Service Desk [EOL] vs JIRA Service Management comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Ivanti Service Desk [EOL]
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
JIRA Service Management
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (2nd), IT Service Management (ITSM) (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

Sayed Munir - PeerSpot reviewer
Beneficial connectors, useful service requests, and setup straightforward
I previously used ManageEngine. I switched because the Ivanti Service Desk has a lot of integrations and connectors which are beneficial. There are a lot of minute details where Ivanti Service Desk has an advantage over ManageEngine. For example, in ManageEngine ITSM we cannot integrate it with Oracle ERP. However, in Ivanti Service Desk we can integrate it with ERP solutions to fit in the user details, and other required objects we want. That's one of the biggest differentiators. Additionally, Ivanti Service Desk gives a lot of customization while in ManageEngine a lot of elements are hardcoded. We cannot customize it up to the minute level.
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

"It is highly configurable with PinkVERIFY status."
"The initial setup was quite simple; installing just took a few minutes."
"The tool supports a lot of standard reporting KPIs."
"Incident management and service request management features are the most valuable."
"Ivanti offers us the flexibility to transform it from purely an internal IT tool to something we can use across multiple departments. There's now a queue of departments waiting to onboard and get their processes built. The flexibility within the workflow is excellent."
"Incident management is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of the Ivanti Service Desk are service requests and incident management."
"The best feature is that SLAs are automatically tracked, so when we breach something, we can set up email escalations as well."
"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."
"We use JIRA Service Management for tracking purposes, planning, and execution."
"It helps with time management and team management of the new tasks."
"We get software developed faster."
"This solution has helped us a great deal in project management tracking and forecasting."
"I like the precise ticket management capabilities. JIRA Service Management is easy to use as well."
"Everyone knows how to use it, so there's no need to teach new members."
"The customer portal with connection with our knowledge base has been most valuable."
 

Cons

"The mobile service is minimal and doesn't provide sufficient capabilities."
"You have limited ability to customize how Ivanti renders. It's a fairly strict design that doesn't offer you much freedom to alter the rigid, two-column layout on the screen. You can choose between one column or two, but that's about it. The presentation is probably the biggest weakness."
"The interface can be improved. It can be made more interactive for self-service users."
"The administrative side of it could be a little more intuitive. This is the side that you use to do customizations. It is very customizable, but it could be a bit more intuitive and user-friendly. Their support can also be better in terms of response time. Currently, their response time is a little slow."
"You must be very technical to configure it."
"The documentation for migration which includes migration from one version to another or cloud to on-premises is not available in detail. There is no proper planning on metadata updates. I am not able to do the data movement with the package push."
"Ivanti Service Desk could improve the GUI because it is not as good as other solutions, such as BMC or ServiceNow. If Ivanti Service Desk works on the GUI and makes it more user-friendly, and its content more attractive it might help the solution in the long run."
"When we need to implement changes, it usually takes two to three days to happen, making it a very time-consuming process."
"What needs to be added in Jira Service Management is the user screen. You'll find it very weird if this is your first time using the solution. The user-friendliness of its interface needs improvement."
"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."
"Usability needs improvement. To configure it, you need to be well versed in Jira administration. It's not very intuitive."
"The interface could be made easier to use."
"There is no notification regarding language upgrades."
"Instability happens sometimes - although not frequently."
"Jira Service Management could improve by offering more control similar to Monday.com, such as easier automations, file addition, and sharing with different people."
"An improvement they could add is a better management dashboard. We only use the dashboard for the administration mode. We have a dashboard that reports the state of bugs or requirements. However, customers can only view requests that they made. We are not able to share a dashboard with our manager level customers to show them all of the requests in a quick dashboard."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is free for us because we are an associate partner for the product."
"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."
"It's not really expensive, especially when you compare to ServiceNow or other solutions, and it's not expensive to maintain."
"I would suggest to always buy licenses through an Atlassian partner, so you can also rely on their expertise."
"The cost has recently increased. It might be around $20 to $25 per user license."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price. It's competitively priced."
"Do not forget to calculate add-on costs. These cost a percentage of the JIRA purchasing costs and are based on the number of JIRA users."
"Jira Service Management has affordable license fees. It's $12 a month per person."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
19%
Healthcare Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
8%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Ivanti Service Desk ?
The tool supports a lot of standard reporting KPIs.
What needs improvement with Ivanti Service Desk ?
The documentation for migration which includes migration from one version to another or cloud to on-premises is not available in detail. There is no proper planning on metadata updates. I am not ab...
What is your primary use case for Ivanti Service Desk ?
Basically, we use it for service management from the financial side of things.
 

Also Known As

No data available
JIRA Service Desk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

MBDA, Coates Hire, Perth & Kinross Council, Oil States International Inc., London Borough of Lambeth, Avon IM&T Consortium, Diagonal Consulting
mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
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