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JIRA Service Management vs Samanage comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

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

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
83
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Samanage
Ranking in Help Desk Software
22nd
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
21st
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
IT Asset Management (14th), License Management (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 10.9%, down from 12.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Samanage is 0.9%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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…
Moldir Shynggys - PeerSpot reviewer
Great filtering feature and a good analytics dashboard
Samanage is our ticketing system and users email us with their issues which we're then able to prioritize. We are customers of Samanage The best feature of Samanage is filtering. It also allows us to create a solution for recurring issues. It's like having a stack overflow in the company. I like…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Jira is that it is free of cost, which is a significant advantage."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"This is the most complete and versatile enterprise task management product and issue tracker."
"The tool's stability is very good."
"I'm mainly working in the ITSM module of JIRA Service Management, and the integration between the system incident and how you can link all the records to the change makes it quite powerful."
"It makes the IT department more transparent and helps the employees."
"Reporting and easy export to Excel spreadsheets."
"We have found the issue type feature particularly valuable, as it provides an out-of-the-box solution that aligns with our needs."
"The solution has a great filtering feature."
"The best part is the ability to keep records, especially incident records. It's easy to use the tool to store data and monitor it."
 

Cons

"As a consultant, I have used the support. Some of the support I have received has been good and other times it could improve."
"The search function could be improved. We have to search a certain way. There is no generic search; it is more object-oriented search."
"They need to work on the speed of Jira."
"An AI feature that enables automation and alerts for users can be an improvement."
"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."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in the user interface and the queues."
"JIRA Service Management should make reporting easier. I would like something integrated with DevOps tools."
"The system shuts down about once a month which is frustrating."
"The setting up process is not quite easy. It's quite difficult."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's not really expensive, especially when you compare to ServiceNow or other solutions, and it's not expensive to maintain."
"For the people like us, the lower the price, the better. But when compared to other competitors, I think it's Jira's price is okay."
"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 for JIRA Service Management is reasonable and cheaper than other ITSM solutions, but the licensing model is different, so you cannot compare it with other solutions. Overall, the pricing for the solution is acceptable."
"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 JIRA Service Management could be reduced."
"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."
"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."
"It is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Construction Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about JIRA Service Management?
JIRA Service Management is a very user-friendly solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JIRA Service Management?
While JIRA Service Management saves time, direct cost savings are challenging due to licensing fees. Currently, it costs around $150 to $200 per user, a significant expense, especially given the la...
What do you like most about Samanage?
The best part is the ability to keep records, especially incident records. It's easy to use the tool to store data and monitor it.
What needs improvement with Samanage?
We mainly use it for incident logging. We'd like to add service request functionality, but we don't have the knowledge to configure the requests and the workflows properly. We'd like to integrate o...
What is your primary use case for Samanage?
I use it for incident recording based on your inventory.
 

Also Known As

JIRA Service Desk
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Sample Customers

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