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Freshservice vs JIRA Portfolio comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
6.5
Freshservice increased efficiency and reduced workload while improving SLA compliance and resource use, despite licensing cost challenges in HR.
Sentiment score
7.6
JIRA Portfolio boosts ROI by enhancing project management, collaboration, execution efficiency, and providing agile insights into team activities.
Faster resolution means the average ticket resolution time decreased by roughly twenty-five to thirty percent since alerts are automatically converted into tickets and routed to the right team.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Automation has contributed significantly, resulting in reduced resource counts, which equates to savings in money and time.
Technical support manager at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
With using Freshservice, only two technicians are needed per one shift, but without Freshservice, for the same company size, we need about four technicians per shift, so it saved money and time.
Systems Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
The tool provides tracking for projects and activities, with detailed insights into which team members worked on activities and the time invested in each task.
Subdirector of Support for Production at Servicios Electrónicos Globales -Oficial
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Freshservice support is generally efficient and professional, though complex issues and communication can sometimes pose challenges.
Sentiment score
6.4
JIRA Portfolio's support experiences vary, with users reporting both helpful interactions and delays, suggesting improvements in access and speed.
Ultimately, we saw a 77% reduction in average resolution times with a return on investment realized within 6 months.
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
However, they have improved over the period of two years.
IT & Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Their documentation is also good, making setup easy without needing frequent support requests.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The support was good with no challenges.
Delivery Leader : Digital Productivity Studio at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
We are satisfied with the support from our provider.
Subdirector of Support for Production at Servicios Electrónicos Globales -Oficial
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Freshservice scales efficiently with added licenses, supporting growth with cloud benefits, though customization and costs may limit larger enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.5
JIRA Portfolio efficiently scales for diverse team sizes, though some users find pricing and licensing complexities challenging.
As our organization has grown and ticket volume related to AWS resources increased, Freshservice handled the extra load without any performance issues.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It offers global performance with multi-region data centers to ensure faster responses while adhering to strong security and compliance standards such as GDPR and SOC 2.
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
Freshservice is easy to use for scalability.
IT manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
In terms of scalability, I would give JIRA Portfolio a ten out of ten.
Delivery Leader : Digital Productivity Studio at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Freshservice offers stable performance with minimal downtime, few issues, and reliable cloud hosting on AWS, ensuring consistent uptime.
Sentiment score
8.1
JIRA Portfolio is stable and reliable, receiving high ratings for performance, with minimal issues during cloud updates.
The service runs smoothly most of the time, and performance has been consistent even when ticket volumes and AWS alerts are high.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Freshservice is quite stable as they host it on AWS.
IT & Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Freshservice provides a stable environment for our needs.
IT manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
In comparison to Planisware, it is very stable.
Delivery Leader : Digital Productivity Studio at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Freshservice users seek improvements in reporting, automation, integrations, and customizations to enhance usability and effectiveness for larger enterprises.
JIRA users seek better reporting, integration, UI simplification, resource management, and improved dashboards with affordable add-ons.
There's limited experience with the CMDB or asset management features.
IT Technician at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Asset management can definitely be improved because it doesn't pick up every single device on the network or every single piece of information.
IT & Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Reporting is useful, but the customization is still restricted, and it would be great to build more detailed reports that combine multiple data sources, especially for cloud-related operations.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Making the report creation process faster and easier with drag-and-drop features would be beneficial.
Delivery Leader : Digital Productivity Studio at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
The setup process for JIRA Portfolio is complex.
Subdirector of Support for Production at Servicios Electrónicos Globales -Oficial
 

Setup Cost

Freshservice offers flexible, competitive pricing with tiered plans, varying costs, and value without hidden fees.
Enterprise users find JIRA's Advanced Roadmaps affordable initially, but costs increase with scaling, particularly for additional users or features.
Switching from previous ITSM tools has led to a 50% reduction in licensing costs.
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
The solution offers flat licensing and appears to be cost-effective.
IT Technician at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
The price was very comfortable for our organization to proceed with the migration from Freshdesk to Freshservice.
Technical support manager at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
It is not considered expensive in the market.
Delivery Leader : Digital Productivity Studio at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
 

Valuable Features

Freshservice enhances IT operations with user-friendly features, seamless integrations, automation, and efficient asset management, boosting productivity and SLA compliance.
JIRA Portfolio offers integration, customization, and ease of use for effective project management and team progress tracking.
The most valuable features include ticket routing, automation in triage, data control, and flat licensing.
IT Technician at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Incident management is very helpful, and the system is straightforward, making it easy to use for our enterprise-level company.
IT manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Overall, Freshservice provides cutting-edge AI automation for agents and end-users, effortless no-code workflows and ITIL-aligned operations, robust asset, incident, change, problem, and major incident management backed by the live CMDB, unified service desk with self-service and multi-channel support, and strong analytics reporting features, making it a powerful tool for any IT function.
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
The reporting feature is comprehensive and easy to use, which aids in planning and forecasting.
Delivery Leader : Digital Productivity Studio at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
The cloud accessibility and quick task creation capabilities make collaborating with the tool a great feature for working with my team.
Subdirector of Support for Production at Servicios Electrónicos Globales -Oficial
 

Categories and Ranking

Freshservice
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (6th), Project Management Software (10th), Cloud Management (10th), IT Asset Management (4th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (4th), Configuration Management Databases (5th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (9th), AI IT Support (4th)
JIRA Portfolio
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Agile Planning Tools (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

RF
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
Automation and AI have transformed our service delivery and have made IT support faster and more efficient
I always keep up with Freshservice's roadmaps and new features. Freshservice has been very good at listening to feedback and adding those feature requests into their next iterations. I wish they would offer more granular data export options for utilizing in Power BI, along with predictive analytics for capacity planning and SLA breaches to enable more proactive support management and reduce firefighting. While the dashboards are effective, some users find custom reporting limited compared to ServiceNow or Jira. I would also appreciate deeper integrations, especially for niche apps requiring development coding work to enable advanced orchestration. Native integrations for DevOps pipelines such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins, along with stronger API flexibility for complex workflows, would enhance functionality. Although the CMDB and asset management are solid, they do lack advanced dependency mapping compared to other enterprise tools. My wishlist includes automated impact analysis for changes and improved visualization of asset relationships, enabling quicker resolutions from an agent's perspective when alerts come in. I acknowledge that Device42 may enhance this, but it is an extra cost beyond what we already pay. While Freddy AI is excellent for triage and suggestions, some users desire more proactive automation, such as predictive ticket routing based on historical patterns and AI-driven capacity forecasting. Lastly, the pricing tiers might seem rigid for mid-sized teams, so a more granular add-on option for features such as Device42 or pay-per-use for orchestration workflows could be beneficial.
Gus Mtz - PeerSpot reviewer
Subdirector of Support for Production at Servicios Electrónicos Globales -Oficial
Collaborative features improve task management and project tracking
All the business areas are comfortable with JIRA Portfolio. JIRA Portfolio has many features that we have not yet explored or utilized fully, but the power of JIRA Portfolio at this moment for the several areas in the business has been a very comfortable experience. The cloud accessibility and quick task creation capabilities make collaborating with the tool a great feature for working with my team. Users can assign tasks to one or two people who can collaborate and document their work. That feature is amazing in terms of collaboration. While the tool does not currently support meetings, if JIRA Portfolio incorporates meeting functionality in the future, it would greatly enhance the process, especially for tasks requiring teams from different areas.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
10%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise33
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Freshservice?
I do not have any experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing, as it was assigned to the infrastructure team.
What needs improvement with Freshservice?
Freshservice has an AI agent that needs improvement for finding knowledge base articles. When issues or incidents are received in Freshservice, new users should be able to receive direct help from ...
What is your primary use case for Freshservice?
Freshservice is used to redirect ticket handling and acknowledge tickets and incidents received. Tickets are redirected with their short description and subject line in Freshservice, which allows f...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JIRA Portfolio?
I am part of the delivery team and am not exposed to the commercial information. However, from what I understand, JIRA is competitively priced. It is not considered expensive in the market.
What needs improvement with JIRA Portfolio?
The setup process for JIRA Portfolio is complex.
What is your primary use case for JIRA Portfolio?
We are using all the tools of Google, but not as a collaboration. We are using JIRA Portfolio for making the process of authorization in this process, for change control, and for software delivery....
 

Also Known As

Flint
Portfolio for JIRA
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Western Carriers, Judson University, Golf Canada, Travix, Proxama, Paymentez, Ready Auto Transport
Rosetta Stone, Sprint, UBS, Workday, Expedia, J.P. Morgan
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