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JIRA Service Management vs TOPdesk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 29, 2025

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
6.8
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TOPdesk
Ranking in Help Desk Software
17th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
14th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 6.5%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TOPdesk is 2.0%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Help Desk Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
JIRA Service Management6.5%
TOPdesk2.0%
Other91.5%
Help Desk Software
 

Q&A Highlights

it_user231321 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 28, 2015
 

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.
Martina Peneva - PeerSpot reviewer
People Technology Lead at Scandinavian Tobacco Group
Implement service management changes while addressing UI improvements
Topdesk's user interface makes it easy to handle requests and escalate them to other groups or reassign them when working on a single ticket. Additionally, the service management tool in HR allows for a change in delivering services, replacing email communication with ticket raising. The knowledge library enables the local HR to store and share relevant information and frequently asked cases, enhancing collaboration. The ticket system also facilitates escalating cases to other involved departments. IT, HR, and some other teams primarily use this system.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a good experience."
"One of the best things about JIRA is that it searches for answers while questions are being typed so some tickets do not need to be submitted."
"It makes the IT department more transparent and helps the employees."
"Automation capabilities allow for automatic ticket creation using monitoring tools."
"The product is not lacking anything that a QA will want to use."
"Using JIRA simplifies tracking issues and updates."
"The simplicity is good for our clients. The price is good."
"JSM's best feature is the integration with other Jira products."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the incident management module."
"This solution has provided me with a well-defined process and interaction, compared to my previous tool, GLPI."
"When it comes to implementing new features, they listen to what their customers want via a suggestion forum that they have."
"Its ITSM approach is quite useful."
"The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is its ease of use if you have implemented it in the right way. If you're not implementing it in the right way, then it's very difficult."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"TOPdesk is overall very stable."
"Change management is the most critical feature."
 

Cons

"If I need a new feature, JIRA requires me to pay for all users when only specific people use that add-on. I should not have to pay for everyone, so this is an area for improvement."
"There should be better connections with access management. They should improve the connectivity."
"JIRA Service Management is costly."
"Jira Service Management is expensive and not worth the money compared to monday.com."
"It has change management and incident management, but CMDB is not there. It's also not as user-friendly as ServiceNow."
"The support we received was not fully provided at that time."
"An AI feature that enables automation and alerts for users can be an improvement."
"The reporting function of this solution, particularly the filters in the portal, could be improved."
"The solution should be made more user-friendly."
"An operator is also a user but requires creating two different records."
"Change management implementation, facility management, and making reservations on assets can be improved."
"One of the disadvantages of TOPdesk is the reporting tool. It is very poor and not in real-time. You do not always receive the correct information."
"All companies have processes that need to be adjusted. When you have a change, you need to name it, and many companies have a set of changes you can use. It would be helpful if there were more space in TOPdesk to name the change or use metadata to record the kinds of changes."
"The solution's change management could be better."
"It is time-consuming to add new users."
"This solution is modular so you only buy what you need, but I prefer what some companies are doing where they include everything in the package."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of JIRA Service Management could be reduced."
"JIRA Service Desk has different pricing as it is based on agents. On average, the price is about $300 per agent."
"We have an annual license with JIRA Service Management, but it is billed monthly."
"Licensing can become quite expensive."
"The cost has recently increased. It might be around $20 to $25 per user license."
"On a scale of one to five, with one being really high and five being good, I would rate the price of this solution as a four."
"I price of JIRA Service Management is reasonable."
"Actually in Iran we don't have copyright or intellectual property, so we can use JIRA for free."
"The cost of the solution on a yearly basis is $20,000. Technical support is not extra. It's included in the yearly cost. Updates are also included. The solution is good at keeping its product up to date."
"There are three fee options to choose from for a company and these options compared to market prices are very high. For example, if I use one of the first options for 10 assets, then it costs 20,000 Euros. If you went to competitors, then you pay less."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and not expensive."
"Compared to other products in this segment, I think that they are priced well and not too expensive."
"The solution is inexpensive compared to competitors."
"TOPdesk's pricing is cheaper than Jira's."
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Answers from the Community

it_user231321 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
May 28, 2015
May 28, 2015
@Dirk - Have you made a final decision about moving to JIRA? Anything you can share with the community? Thanks!
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it_user214275 - PeerSpot reviewer
Server Support Analyst at a government with 51-200 employees
Apr 29, 2015
Here we use BMC Remedy but this software is very expensive and involves 6 months or more of training. You may want to consider JIRA which seems to be low cost and you can obtain a free trial package. Please see link: http://blogs.atlassian.com/2015/01/top-5-reasons-choose-jira-service-desk-competition/ for more information. Top Desk seems to be very large such as BMC Remedy. See link: http://www.topdesk.com/us/ for a free trial. I would test each one out and see which one performs the best through ease of use. With 5,000 personnel to support, you want something that works, cost less, and is easy to use.
it_user221322 - PeerSpot reviewer
Commercial Account Executive at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Apr 29, 2015
Hi Russell I don't have any experience with Jira help desk. So my help is limited Jira is an "help desk" and top desk is an service management solution. Huge difference in the two solutions. But it depends of the need which tool are best for them Good luck Br Thomas Sendt fra min iPhone
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Computer Software Company
13%
Educational Organization
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Healthcare Company
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 Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TOPdesk?
The solution's pricing is reasonable and not expensive.
What needs improvement with TOPdesk?
From a UI perspective, there is room for improvement, as some tasks like creating or moving a knowledge item within the library require many steps instead of simple actions like drag and drop. This...
What is your primary use case for TOPdesk?
I use Topdesk to change the way we deliver our services in HR to the business. Instead of writing an email to a particular person or visiting their desk, I ask employees to raise a ticket for servi...
 

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
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