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JIRA Service Management vs OpenText Service Manager [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

JIRA Service Management
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (2nd), IT Service Management (ITSM) (2nd)
OpenText Service Manager [EOL]
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

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…
MEKKAB Raouf - PeerSpot reviewer
Excellent pricing with great change management and service management capabilities
We started with version 9.3, and now we're on 9.6 with the full solution, including the CMS. They have lots of options. They propose a full solution for technology and IT service management. We are a telecom company. We are a leader in the market, and therefore, we need to have all details about our own environment and assets. So far, Micro Focus answers all our needs. I'd advise new users to go directly to the SMAX solution, the last, last version of Service Manager. If they are a technical company or information technology company with engineers and developers, they can use it on-premise. If they don't have such competence in the company, they can ask for the solution on the cloud. It is easily available on Microsoft, Amazon, or Google clouds. I'd rate the product nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Using JIRA simplifies tracking issues and updates."
"Automation capabilities allow for automatic ticket creation using monitoring tools."
"The customization is the most valuable aspect of the solution. I can customize full workflows. It's very flexible. We can use mail if we want to open requests as well."
"Compared to other solutions, Jira Service Management is really reasonable regarding price and speed."
"The most valuable features of this solution are Incident and Request Management."
"JIRA helps integrate Kanban Board features and for this reason what it does it does well."
"The flow of the reports is good."
"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."
"We can have all our requests and incidents registered in one system."
"The design has been revamped in terms of GUI. The current interface is quite easy to read."
"Sometimes, customization is simple. The version we are using now has a nice interface."
"A valuable feature for us is that we have an ordered way to handle all the cases that we can handle with the infrastructure."
"Its flexibility and ease of customization are its most valuable features."
"The workflow engine that standardizes and globalizes the process steps. It drives people through the process by standardization and automation."
"Service Manager gives us a single system where everything is centralized in one base."
"It gives us better understanding and control of service management."
 

Cons

"The solution needs to be integrated better with Office X5."
"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."
"I rate Atlassian support two out of 10. It takes a lot of time to reach them and get ahold of someone who understands my problem enough to provide a solution. Also, I live in Israel, so my work week is Sunday through Thursday, but I can only contact them from Monday to Wednesday."
"The documentation needs improving, it's difficult to find specific procedures."
"The main issue with this solution is there's no limited subscription available for plugins we only use for a few people. If we only have a team of twenty using a plugin, we still have to purchase a subscription for the whole 200 users."
"Include a split configuration in a layer part to allow cloud services to have almost full admin rights in SaaS."
"JIRA protects the end-user, but for the configuration, more rules could be added to improve the workflow."
"The search function could be improved. We have to search a certain way. There is no generic search; it is more object-oriented search."
"The solution does not interface well with other products and is difficult to implement."
"The greatest issue for us is to understand the roadmap. We want to know whether we should upgrade now or should we wait three months."
"The interface could be better."
"It needs to be easier to use for the end users because one problem we had was that we are handling different kinds of cases."
"I don't see anything lacking."
"I think the best recommendation to Micro Focus would be to increase awareness and the marketing for this product."
"Micro Focus Service Manager is not very great. It would be better if it had more features. When it comes to features, BMC tops the chart. When it comes to usage, people use BMC more."
"Service Manager would be improved with access to automation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We need a license because we have a higher number than the free part."
"I price of JIRA Service Management is reasonable."
"The price of JIRA Service Management could be reduced."
"I would suggest to always buy licenses through an Atlassian partner, so you can also rely on their expertise."
"It's not really expensive, especially when you compare to ServiceNow or other solutions, and it's not expensive to maintain."
"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."
"JSM's pricing is one of the best, starting at around $10 per user, per month, with volume discounts available."
"The price of the solution is becoming expensive and it should be reduced."
"The license is not cheap."
"Micro Focus Service Manager is a little cheaper than other options. You have to pay a monthly subscription fee."
"I pay for Service Manager on a yearly basis, and the price is reasonable - I would rate it five out of ten."
"HP Service Manager has moderate pricing."
"I would say that identify your requirements and pay for the support to implement and test those requirements, and then hope that you did a good job because the cost of their service is fairly expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
6%
Computer Software Company
24%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Performing Arts
12%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise23
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise38
 

Also Known As

JIRA Service Desk
Micro Focus Service Manager, HPE ITSM, HPE Service Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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