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JIRA Service Management vs Zoho Desk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 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
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
IT Service Management (ITSM) (2nd)
Zoho Desk
Ranking in Help Desk Software
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 10.2%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Desk is 2.7%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Help Desk Software
 

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…
Babatunde-Olugbode - PeerSpot reviewer
End-to-end solution to manage customer support tickets and consolidate all communication channels into one platform
For me, the valuable features are related to customer engagement because I want to ensure I don't miss any customer inquiries, no matter the channel. For example, I haven't seen any other platform that consolidates all channels into one console. That's a valuable feature to me. Then there's the pricing, which is better than Zendesk. Zendesk charges in USD per user, per month, whereas Zoho let us pay in Naira (Nigerian currency). Zoho can also identify user locations, letting you leverage existing reviews. These are valuable features that many organizations have adopted Zoho Desk for. We can download the mobile app to see requests and respond from anywhere. It is one of the most improved applications and widely integrated systems I've worked with. You can virtually integrate it with almost anything, like Microsoft Teams and other data applications. The marketplace lets you find native integrations. For example, we have an organization that uses multiple systems and wants to ensure agents don't log in to multiple platforms to see emails. They have a native integration system that takes care of that and works seamlessly.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This service management solution has a good user interface. It helps improve your IT request requirements and makes tracking requests easier."
"The SLA, speed, the comments from agents' side, and the dashboard for agents are the most valuable features."
"Jira Service Management has a workflow feature you can configure for your specific requirements. It also lets you efficiently manage service requests with team members."
"There are two things that I value very much about this product. One is the service levels management – the SLA agreement management part of it – and knowledge management."
"JIRA Service Management is a very user-friendly solution."
"It helps with time management and team management of the new tasks."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its SLA, which everybody wants when it comes to a service-based offering."
"This is the most complete and versatile enterprise task management product and issue tracker."
"The tool has made support very flexible and strong. We can use chat boxes and auto-responses. If someone creates a ticket, it will be created in Zoho Desk's ticket module. We can get emails and respond to them within the product. We don't need a support email product to manage emails. We can easily manage it within Zoho Desk. The tool's interface is good since it updated the layout three months ago and the current interface is more effective."
"The product is quite stable."
"It is a highly scalable solution. You can easily add more users through the portal within seconds."
"Good at capturing online inquiries has portal functionality, and is very good at managing inbound customer inquiries."
"Zoho Desk offers a wide range of features that allow integration with different systems, enhancing ease of use."
"The tool's UI is very user-friendly. The solution's workflow is flexible and we can create our workflows. We can assign and create groups with the tool. We are also able to control the privileges with the tool."
"The most valuable features are that it's user-friendly, you can customize it the way you want it, and it is very easy to use. You don't need anybody else to configure it."
"The product provides communication features like chats and calls."
 

Cons

"Integration could be improved."
"The support we received was not fully provided at that time."
"Integration possibilities with other products that are not Atlassian would be helpful. Support should also provide separate installation guides for each product even though they are easy to install."
"The interface could be made easier to use."
"JSD has some analytics, but it's pretty much basic and simple dashboards. There's no mobile application for JSD. It really would benefit from better implementation with other vendors. We're heavily reliant on some external marketplace applications."
"The performance in cloud service management could be improved."
"The solution needs to be integrated better with Office X5."
"There is room for improvement in the user interface and the queues."
"There is room for improvement in terms of integration."
"Zoho Desk lacks lookup fields for the layouts."
"There is room for improvement with the pricing."
"Sometimes support is available according to their time slots and they can't fulfill everything I need them to. They give us a time slot but it's not always enough."
"The main concern is the pricing of Zoho Desk, as I consider it to be on the expensive side."
"Zoho Desk needs to be enhanced to support IT service management policies."
"The solution could improve its stability and scalability."
"The customization of modules and some blueprint in the solution are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"It depends on the number of users but it starts at $20 per month per user. I would rate them a three out of five for pricing."
"Licensing can become quite expensive."
"The price of JIRA Service Management could be reduced."
"The price of the solution is becoming expensive and it should be reduced."
"It costs around $150 to $200 per user."
"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."
"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."
"For what it does, it's quite cheap."
"The solution is relatively cheap. However, there are additional licensing fees involved."
"Zoho Desk is a cost-effective solution."
"The pricing is better than Zendesk. Zendesk charges in USD per user per month, whereas Zoho let us pay in Naira (Nigerian currency)."
"Zoho Desk's cost is pretty much okay."
"The solution costs INR 8400 per user."
"The product costs $10 to $25 per user per month."
"Regarding pricing, it's 35 USD per user a year and 45 USD per user a month. Under the price, I have access to all Zoho products since it all falls under Zoho One's package."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Educational Organization
59%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Media Company
3%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Zoho Desk?
The most valuable features of Zoho Desk are archiving queries and analytics.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoho Desk?
The price point is a concern. The licensing model is quite easy, however, the pricing issue remains the main concern.
What needs improvement with Zoho Desk?
The main concern is the pricing of Zoho Desk, as I consider it to be on the expensive side.
 

Also Known As

JIRA Service Desk
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Sample Customers

mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
Intel, Sears, Daimler, Essilor, Aon Hewitt, Shop Your Way, CoffeeRocket
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