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Jira Align vs ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.3
Jira Align improved clarity, productivity, and ROI, despite concerns over pricing, with a noted negative return by one user.
Sentiment score
8.1
ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management boosts ROI by enhancing collaboration, improving insights, and reducing costs through effective integration and planning.
 

Customer Service

No sentiment score available
Sentiment score
6.7
ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management support is praised for effectiveness, though some users desire faster response times and personalized assistance.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
Jira Align scales well, integrates with Jira, supports large teams, but poses adaptation challenges for non-technical users.
Sentiment score
7.6
ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management is scalable, customizable, and ideal for large enterprises, despite occasional hosting performance issues.
 

Stability Issues

No sentiment score available
Sentiment score
8.1
ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management is highly stable, with responsive support despite occasional slow performance during large tasks or customizations.
 

Room For Improvement

ServiceNow's Strategic Portfolio Management needs better usability, integration, reporting, and support, with room for enhanced automation and Agile features.
 

Setup Cost

Jira Align is costly, with pricing based on user count and needs, more suitable for enterprise-scale than smaller companies.
ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management is pricey and complex, often benefiting larger enterprises more than medium-sized companies.
 

Valuable Features

ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management offers user-friendly, integrated project management with Agile features and comprehensive demand, resource, and analytics tools.
 

Categories and Ranking

Jira Align
Ranking in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (9th), Value Stream Management Software (1st)
ServiceNow Strategic Portfo...
Ranking in Enterprise Agile Planning Tools
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Project Portfolio Management (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Enterprise Agile Planning Tools category, the mindshare of Jira Align is 4.5%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management is 5.0%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Tonia Spight-Sokoya - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly with good documentation and the ability to integrate with other third arty vendors
I am really focused on identity access management and getting access to the vendors. Right now, I'm setting up vendor access through Azure. You can do that or with the IAM. Sometimes we have to create several different types of access because we have vaulted databases. We have the Unix databases, I have MySQL, and we have Mongo, where I get access to those user classes or to the databases in the host group. Those are all different access scenario forms that I submit after I do the configuration in the form with the security team. I need clarity on the IAM. I'm not clear on PAM eighter. Is there a form that they have to submit to get access to the internal cyber-risk teams to get their access for people to be able to use the tool on the Confluence side? Do they have to send some kind of form to the operation's security or enterprise security? To be able to get the access for privileged access, do they need to be working on projects that have vaulted databases? I still need to figure out how that works. Other companies that are competitors of Jira and Confluence, are able to create their active directories for the vendors that don't come in internally. They only do access through the cloud and through third-party, two-factor identification. That's something I was wondering if that was already implemented in the packages, the package for Confluence. It would be nice to have that right in the solution.
Srinivasa Neelapu - PeerSpot reviewer
Strategies and goals are aligned with demands and partners, making it a strategic approach for the enterprise but the finance part needs improvement
SPM is definitely strong for project management, but its finance capabilities are not as robust. While there is a separate Financial Management product, it would be beneficial to have more out-of-the-box support for finance integrations within SPM. I’m not suggesting replacing systems like SAP for finance, but there should be better support for financial integrations. Currently, connecting to SaaS solutions is complicated, and getting into detailed financial calculations is challenging. Forecasting is manageable, but handling actual financials is not as straightforward. The finance area needs improvement, specifically making finance application integrations easier. Generic finance capabilities should be more user-friendly and integrated into SPM. Although they have started this journey, it hasn’t been fully released yet. There seems to be a roadmap, and once complete, it will be very useful. Additionally, incorporating a Q&A feature for entire strategies or project demands and enhancing text analytics within SPM would be beneficial.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
28%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Insurance Company
5%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
10%
Healthcare Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Jira Align?
I joined the company because they had a large project, and as a startup company, they needed to scale up efficiently. My task was to review the current baseline, assess the team's capabilities, and...
What needs improvement with Jira Align?
The platform's communication features could be more robust for better team integration.
What is your primary use case for Jira Align?
We use Jira Align for business strategies, collaboration, and reporting. The solution allows us to manage the various products and features delivered on that platform.
What do you like most about ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
We mainly use the solution to support operations and align our ITSM operations with our business goals. This involves coordinating between our application development, support teams, and network en...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
The pricing is average. They always have some extra options to add. I rate the product’s pricing a six out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management?
If we have enough information, we can address issues from the cloud to the top level of the organization. This allows us to see if our resources are being allocated properly from an executive persp...
 

Also Known As

AgileCraft
IT Business Management, ServiceNow IT Business Management Suite, ServiceNow ITBM Suite, ServiceNow ITBM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Anthem, nielsen, Homeland Security, NCR, dimension data
Proximus, UNT SYSTEM, SAP SuccessFactors
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