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JIRA Service Management vs PagerDuty Operations Cloud comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
6.6
JIRA Service Management streamlines workflows, cuts costs, enhances productivity, and benefits virtual teams with its cloud-based platform.
Sentiment score
7.6
PagerDuty Operations Cloud boosts efficiency and uptime, improves incident handling, reduces fatigue, and enhances customer service, meeting SLAs.
The escalation was not possible at all before, which led to the L1 team being under too much stress.
Software Developer at Webspruce
The automated system efficiently monitors the infrastructure and notifies us about problems, benefiting both our customers and the bank's reputation.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
Time to respond, time to initiate, and time to mitigate are key metrics influenced positively.
Lead Platform at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Atlassian's customer service is efficient but faces challenges with time zones and technical support accessibility, relying on local partners.
Sentiment score
7.9
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is lauded for prompt, knowledgeable customer service and efficient issue resolution, earning high user satisfaction.
we have never had an issue when reaching out to someone in customer service
Senior Cloud Operations Engineer at IMO Health
I have not needed to contact the customer support of PagerDuty Operations Cloud, as they provided thorough knowledge transfer once they handed over the services.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
usually, they respond and help us fix issues during integration.
Software Developer at Webspruce
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
JIRA Service Management is scalable, flexible, and integrates well, supporting various organizations with excellent scalability ratings and licensing options.
Sentiment score
7.6
PagerDuty Operations Cloud offers scalable, seamless expansion with flexible billing and integration, supporting large user bases effectively.
It supports introducing new features or levels efficiently across our global locations, helping everyone stay informed.
R&D Engineering - Program Manager at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
The product was highly scalable, with no limits on the number of applications or event routing rules.
Sr Director - Global Support APJ at HashiCorp
The scalability of PagerDuty Operations Cloud is very good, and it can handle increasing traffic as our organization expands without any issues.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is scalable; we can easily add teams, manage tags, and create teams.
Software Developer at Webspruce
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
JIRA Service Management is highly stable and reliable, frequently updated, with most users rating its stability between 8-9/10.
Sentiment score
8.4
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is highly reliable, with rare issues quickly resolved, ensuring stable and efficient alert management.
There should be more governance for permissions and more options for customized access without frequently involving the admin.
R&D Engineering - Program Manager at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
We have never experienced any downtime or latency issues from PagerDuty Operations Cloud.
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

JIRA Service Management struggles with integration, customization, interface usability, and lacks key features like advanced dashboards and asset management.
PagerDuty needs better date/time functions, UI clarity, integrations, scheduling, app reliability, escalation policies, multilingual support, and pricing.
JIRA's user interface needs training to understand and utilize.
R&D Engineering - Program Manager at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
It remains one of the main barriers to using JIRA Service Management across our entire company.
GB, Development Practice - Technical Director at EJADA
We need to consider which AI tool would be most suitable for our project.
Database Administrator at a retailer with 10,001+ employees
It would be useful to have a way to define all configurations in code that is similar to how Terraform operates.
Sr Director - Global Support APJ at HashiCorp
Once a user acknowledges the alert, it may be unnecessary to continue calling again and again, as it distracts from their work on resolving the issue.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
We could make that line more expressive to show who will get escalated if someone misses.
Software Developer at Webspruce
 

Setup Cost

JIRA Service Management's pricing is competitive but can be costly with more users and add-ons, varying by market.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud is competitively priced, but costs vary by features and users, offering value despite possible licensing limits.
We used Jira's free version for some time.
Sr Test Lead at Emerson
We have been using PagerDuty Operations Cloud for several years, so our pricing and cost have definitely increased over time, especially as we have hired additional engineers.
Senior Cloud Operations Engineer at IMO Health
Pricing, setup cost, and licensing were not my headaches, and the organization already provided me with everything set up.
Digital Specialist Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

JIRA Service Management offers customizable dashboards, integration capabilities, and flexibility, enhancing project management and collaboration for varied needs.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud streamlines incident management with automation, integration, and mobile features, enhancing efficiency and service reliability.
JIRA itself is valuable for managing tickets, user stories, and pipeline.
GB, Development Practice - Technical Director at EJADA
For every task we are working on, the project manager can see the status once we update the stories mentioned.
Senior Software Engineer at Annalect
It is beneficial if someone is on vacation since others can follow up on the tickets.
Senior Technical Analyst at Allianz
It integrates with multiple applications and is highly customizable, with policies, escalation procedures, and an event routing tool that ensures contacting the right person.
Sr Director - Global Support APJ at HashiCorp
In addition to those features, I also find the integration and reporting aspects of PagerDuty Operations Cloud valuable, as it records all triggered calls and incidents, enabling us to analyze patterns and identify the times when systems go down, thus assisting us in understanding and addressing the underlying causes.
Senior Business Application Analyst (Product Team) at Kotak Mahindra Bank
Before, setting up everything was very difficult. Now, we don't have to think about it. We can simply set it up in PagerDuty and it works.
Software Developer at Webspruce
 

Categories and Ranking

JIRA Service Management
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (2nd), IT Service Management (ITSM) (2nd)
PagerDuty Operations Cloud
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
45
Ranking in other categories
Process Automation (11th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (1st), AIOps (14th), Critical Event Management (CEM) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Systems Management solutions, they serve different purposes. JIRA Service Management is designed for IT Service Management (ITSM) and holds a mindshare of 8.0%, down 11.5% compared to last year.
PagerDuty Operations Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on IT Alerting and Incident Management, holds 17.3% mindshare, down 24.6% since last year.
IT Service Management (ITSM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
JIRA Service Management8.0%
ServiceNow17.8%
BMC Helix ITSM6.5%
Other67.7%
IT Service Management (ITSM)
IT Alerting and Incident Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
PagerDuty Operations Cloud17.3%
Opsgenie10.9%
Rootly8.5%
Other63.3%
IT Alerting and Incident Management
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Hempreet Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Digital Specialist Engineer at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
On-call automation has reduced downtime and has enabled faster incident response at scale
Even though PagerDuty Operations Cloud is a strong platform, many things can be improved. Analytic and reporting depth can be improved with better depth. Noise suppression and alert grouping robustness can be improved because sometimes the grouping becomes vague and somewhat unclear. Usability can improve, and user interface and user experience can improve because it becomes quite complex for new users. Integration and ecosystem limitations can be improved, as well as cost because for small or mid-sized organizations, it would become quite expensive to pay for this solution. Complexity for smaller teams or simpler needs can also improve. I think we can have richer analytics, and the reporting dashboards can improve. More robust noise suppression can help us. Native support for alert attachment can help us. A simpler user interface and user experience can be implemented, and pricing tiers and models should be more favorable. Accessible documents and easier onboarding can help a lot.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Performing Arts
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise25
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PagerDuty?
I do not have any information regarding the pricing, setup cost, or licensing, as those details are managed by the organizational leadership.
What needs improvement with PagerDuty?
I would suggest that the calling service could be adjusted since if a system goes down, the user receives continuous calls, which can be overwhelming. Once a user acknowledges the alert, it may be ...
What is your primary use case for PagerDuty?
My main use case for PagerDuty Operations Cloud is to set up alerts for any failures, such as when one server is down, a particular service is down, or when APIs are not responding due to technical...
 

Also Known As

JIRA Service Desk, Atlassian Jira Service Management
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
40% of the Fortune 100 TrustPagerDuty. Customers include: Slack, Intuit, Zendesk, Panasonic, Pinterest, Airbnb, eHarmony, McKesson, Comcast
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