We performed a comparison between JIRA Service Management and OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Some of the most valuable features are simplicity, ease of configuration, and ease of customization."
"One of the main advantages of JIRA is that it can be customized for our solutions. I live in Iran and we translated some parts of it into Persian and customized it with extra features. We hid other features to customize it right to the point. We provide this solution for our customers."
"Easily integrates with other tools."
"I like the precise ticket management capabilities. JIRA Service Management is easy to use as well."
"With Jira Service Desk, the simplicity of setting up a quick form and getting the service desk running quickly is very helpful."
"We use JIRA Service Management for tracking purposes, planning, and execution."
"The most valuable features of this solution are Incident and Request Management."
"The platform is easy to use."
"The tool is very easy to use."
"This is a cordless application that can be used throughout any organization."
"It offers a range of tools for sales and configuration. It's like a business process improvement platform, suitable for various lines of business operations."
"The most valuable features of Micro Focus Service Management Automation X (SMAX) are that it is user-friendly, easy to configure, and adaptable."
"From the customer side, it's not friendly used compared to other competitors, like ServiceNow or BMC. It's also not fully ITSM management if you compare it with ServiceNow or BMC. They have a full model of ITSM. In BMC they have TrueSight, they have Discovery, which helps IT to discover IT equipment with a serial number, with the specs, capacity of the server."
"It has change management and incident management, but CMDB is not there. It's also not as user-friendly as ServiceNow."
"When you raise a ticket with Jira, there's no ability to see your other JIRA tickets."
"Every time there's a problem with JIRA Service Management, you have to have a look at how to solve it, and there's always a feature request or the feature request on the solution is too large and the development cycles are too slow."
"The initial setup of JIRA Service Management can be complex for new users. There is a lot of configuration."
"With Jira, we were unable to implement time-based automation in its ticketing system. We would like a feature where we can define tickets based on severity, then tickets are automatically escalated to the next level after a set period of time if they go unanswered."
"The reporting function of this solution, particularly the filters in the portal, could be improved."
"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."
"The initial setup of Micro Focus Service Management Automation X (SMAX) is complicated, but once it is set up the configuration is straightforward to adapt to the users' or customers' needs."
"The contract management feature can be improved."
"The solution lacks sufficient documentation."
"The product's connectivity with third-party products is an area of concern where improvements are required."
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JIRA Service Management is ranked 2nd in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 73 reviews while OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) is ranked 16th in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 4 reviews. JIRA Service Management is rated 8.2, while OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of JIRA Service Management writes "Customizable, stable, and integrates well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) writes "Offers a range of tools for sales and configuration that can be used in banks and telecom companies". JIRA Service Management is most compared with ServiceNow, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, Freshdesk, BMC Helix ITSM and Salesforce Service Cloud, whereas OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) is most compared with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, Ivanti Neurons for ITSM and Clarity SM. See our JIRA Service Management vs. OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) report.
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