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Clarity SM vs JIRA Service Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

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:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
8.5
Clarity SM yields satisfactory ROI; larger organizations benefit more, but simpler tasks might incur unnecessary costs, with limited data available.
Sentiment score
7.0
JIRA Service Management boosts efficiency and productivity, centralizes requests, and delivers significant ROI, benefiting virtual teams and compliance.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Clarity SM's customer and technical support receives mixed reviews, praised for knowledge but criticized for inconsistent and slow resolutions.
Sentiment score
6.5
Atlassian support is generally helpful but faces challenges like time zone delays, and users suggest adding local partner assistance.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.1
Clarity SM efficiently scales for thousands, adapting to various environments and processes, proving reliable for large enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.5
JIRA Service Management scales well for small to medium organizations, with high adaptability but some limitations in larger settings.
It supports introducing new features or levels efficiently across our global locations, helping everyone stay informed.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Clarity SM offers stable performance with improved reliability, though larger deployments face challenges; system configuration is crucial.
Sentiment score
7.8
JIRA Service Management is stable and reliable with infrequent issues, typically receiving stability ratings of eight to nine.
There should be more governance for permissions and more options for customized access without frequently involving the admin.
 

Room For Improvement

Clarity SM requires updates in scalability, UI modernization, integration, reporting, mobile experience, customization, stability, and comprehensive documentation.
JIRA Service Management needs better email integration, customization, third-party support, and enhanced project management, UI, and mobile features.
JIRA's user interface needs training to understand and utilize.
It remains one of the main barriers to using JIRA Service Management across our entire company.
We need to consider which AI tool would be most suitable for our project.
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers find Clarity SM pricing competitive but express concerns about cost management and prefer its flexible licensing models.
JIRA Service Management's pricing is competitive but can be costly for larger enterprises with additional fees and potential annual increases.
 

Valuable Features

Clarity SM offers robust ticket management, seamless integration, customization, automation, and ITSM support, enhancing security, scalability, and user satisfaction.
JIRA Service Management offers customization, integration, and user-friendly features that enhance efficiency and streamline project and service management.
For every task we are working on, the project manager can see the status once we update the stories mentioned.
JIRA itself is valuable for managing tickets, user stories, and pipeline.
The query language and the ability to create views of the data are very useful.
 

Categories and Ranking

Clarity SM
Ranking in Help Desk Software
25th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
27th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
107
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
7.0
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the mindshare of Clarity SM is 1.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 8.8%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
JIRA Service Management8.8%
Clarity SM1.2%
Other90.0%
IT Service Management (ITSM)
 

Featured Reviews

Türker Kara - PeerSpot reviewer
Quite good back-end architecture for end users but the API is very, very bad
Our company uses the solution for system, program, service request, change, and knowledge-based management.  We perform CMD authorizations and use a lot of integrations for our in-house or third-party applications. We also use Salesforce automations and Microsoft orchestrations.  We have about…
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…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Performing Arts
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise66
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise33
 

Also Known As

CA Service Desk Manager, Clarity Service Management, CA Service Management, Unicenter Service Desk, CA SDM, CA Service Catalog, CA Business Service Insight
JIRA Service Desk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Banco G&T Continental City of Perth, FEMSA, Fujitsu, Manpower, Muslim Commercial Bank - MCB, Punjab National Bank, Santa Clara County Social Services, Stefanini
mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
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