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BMC FootPrints Service Core vs JIRA Service Management 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

BMC FootPrints Service Core
Ranking in Help Desk Software
31st
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
30th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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
86
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of BMC FootPrints Service Core is 1.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 9.1%, down from 12.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1765752 - PeerSpot reviewer
A flexible, comprehensive, integrated IT service and asset management platform with good technical support
We use BMC FootPrints Service Core to manage network issues, infrastructure issues, software issues, and ERP. We also use it to manage our facility. So, we do some work orders and also use it as an extra ticketing system Technical support is good. It would be better if it were more…
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Technical support is good."
"Implemented system-wide process for approving and tracking "employee move" requests for over 15,000 employees."
"​Ability to auto-generate email messages, process email messages, and approvals."
"Having a one stop shop for linked assets and tickets has improved end user adoption and led to a reduction in phone/email tickets."
"The discovery feature is very flexible."
"We have found the reports and the lockdown on a ticket valuable, so only one person can update issues."
"It has helped the help desk team. We get our tickets in and are able to support our customers, the end-users, with this solution."
"We can track issues easier and run reports on issues to see if there are patterns."
"Simplicity is a key aspect. It is not hard to use."
"The query language and the ability to create views of the data are very useful."
"The most valuable feature of JIRA Service Management is a plugin we are using for the front end for simple user forms."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"The most valuable features of this solution are Incident and Request Management."
"I like the history, the dimensioning, and how I can configure a space based on my preferences or the project circumstances."
"This solution has helped us a great deal in project management tracking and forecasting."
"Everyone knows how to use it, so there's no need to teach new members."
 

Cons

"It would be better if it were more user-friendly. The reporting part in the version we have is a little complicated. It takes too long to build and report. It would also be better if there were another way to manage notifications."
"It would be nice if they added the ability to go directly to a form via a deep link URL."
"Hyphens are not allowed in the quick search bar. This has created a problem in our environment where we use hyphens in our asset names."
"The pricing could be a little lower and the product should cover more iTel versions."
"Reporting could be improved along with the option to create more fine tuned reports and to create specific fields for each type of ticket."
"The workflow should be made to be more user-friendly. It should also have more granular scalability."
"We need more customizable reporting functionality. We could also use more collaboration of service desk tickets. This will allow for two departments to share the same information, track the progress of the total task scope no matter how complex the request is."
"It is pretty clunky and not very intuitive. Even though I have used it for many years, I don't think it is a very good ITSM platform in general. In the telecom space, a lot of telco providers use this solution, but from my perspective, it is not very user friendly. It is a bit more laborious. There are still too many human touchpoints. There can be a little bit more automation. It would also be good to integrate it with other tools. Integration is quite difficult, especially in the telco space."
"I would like to see improvement in the ability to filter completed tasks."
"The interface could be made easier to use."
"When you raise a ticket with Jira, there's no ability to see your other JIRA tickets."
"​SaaS version for large organizations (more than 2000 users) is not available."
"JIRA protects the end-user, but for the configuration, more rules could be added to improve the workflow."
"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 customizations in Jira could be improved by being simplified. They are currently very complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution has good pricing."
"The licensing for FootPrints is a perpetual license with an annual support fee."
"Cost was on par with other service desk products, and well below Remedy, while still being a BMC product."
"Our costs are well over $250,000."
"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."
"JIRA Service Desk has different pricing as it is based on agents. On average, the price is about $300 per agent."
"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 the solution is becoming expensive and it should be reduced."
"Actually in Iran we don't have copyright or intellectual property, so we can use JIRA for free."
"The cost has recently increased. It might be around $20 to $25 per user license."
"I price of JIRA Service Management is reasonable."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Also Known As

FootPrints Service Core
JIRA Service Desk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Cast & Crew
mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
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