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JIRA Service Management vs Salesforce Service Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 29, 2025

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
6.6
JIRA Service Management streamlines workflows, cuts costs, enhances productivity, and benefits virtual teams with its cloud-based platform.
Sentiment score
6.5
Salesforce Service Cloud improves ROI through efficiency, visibility, and integration, yielding up to 50% ROI amidst varying challenges.
Salesforce Service Cloud requires significant maintenance effort to see ROI.
Lead Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Atlassian's customer service is efficient but faces challenges with time zones and technical support accessibility, relying on local partners.
Sentiment score
5.6
Salesforce Service Cloud is praised for responsiveness and community support, though premium support is recommended for complex issues.
Salesforce directly does not give you the support, and it is through the partner that you have to go, leading to some time delays.
Head Of Information Technology at SAISOFT
Unless you have premium support, assistance is restricted.
Lead Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
JIRA Service Management is scalable, flexible, and integrates well, supporting various organizations with excellent scalability ratings and licensing options.
Sentiment score
8.1
Salesforce Service Cloud is scalable, customizable, and cloud-based, enabling seamless growth and integration for enterprise-level adaptability.
It supports introducing new features or levels efficiently across our global locations, helping everyone stay informed.
R&D Engineering - Program Manager at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
Salesforce Service Cloud is the most advanced in scalability, rating around nine to ten.
Head Of Information Technology at SAISOFT
Nobody can compete with Salesforce Service Cloud's scalability.
Lead Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
JIRA Service Management is highly stable and reliable, frequently updated, with most users rating its stability between 8-9/10.
Sentiment score
7.9
Salesforce Service Cloud is stable and reliable, with rare disruptions, excellent support, and scalability when following best practices.
There should be more governance for permissions and more options for customized access without frequently involving the admin.
R&D Engineering - Program Manager at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
We rarely encounter stability issues with Salesforce Service Cloud, although when they occur, they cause significant disruption.
Lead Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Room For Improvement

JIRA Service Management struggles with integration, customization, interface usability, and lacks key features like advanced dashboards and asset management.
Salesforce Service Cloud needs UI/UX improvements, pricing adjustments, stability, better integrations, and enhanced reporting, email, and AI capabilities.
It remains one of the main barriers to using JIRA Service Management across our entire company.
GB, Development Practice - Technical Director at EJADA
JIRA's user interface needs training to understand and utilize.
R&D Engineering - Program Manager at a energy/utilities company with 501-1,000 employees
The cloud offering is easier because I don't have to manage the infrastructure.
Vice President Service Delivery at quixel
Configuring Flows in Salesforce Service Cloud is very difficult.
Assosiate Partner at Autana Business Partners
It could be better in areas such as media; it does not handle media effectively, particularly with pictures and uploads.
CTO at Glenavoo Digital
Salesforce Service Cloud should focus on simplification.
Lead Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Setup Cost

JIRA Service Management's pricing is competitive but can be costly with more users and add-ons, varying by market.
Salesforce Service Cloud's high costs can be offset by negotiating contracts, offering flexible licensing and significant functionality for large teams.
We used Jira's free version for some time.
Sr Test Lead at Emerson
The approximate licensing costs for Salesforce Service Cloud are around three hundred dollars a year per user.
Application Owner at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Salesforce Service Cloud is expensive.
Lead Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
 

Valuable Features

JIRA Service Management offers customizable dashboards, integration capabilities, and flexibility, enhancing project management and collaboration for varied needs.
Salesforce Service Cloud excels in customization, integration, automation, and scalability, offering real-time data, email management, and extensive API support.
JIRA itself is valuable for managing tickets, user stories, and pipeline.
GB, Development Practice - Technical Director at EJADA
For every task we are working on, the project manager can see the status once we update the stories mentioned.
Senior Software Engineer at Annalect
There is a detailed level of customization at the items level.
Vice President Service Delivery at quixel
Salesforce Service Cloud improved our organization with its mobile capabilities.
Application Owner at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Salesforce Service Cloud offers pre-built packages that are best in class.
Lead Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Clients gain productivity and save time with Salesforce Service Cloud.
Assosiate Partner at Autana Business Partners
 

Categories and Ranking

JIRA Service Management
Ranking in Help Desk Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
88
Ranking in other categories
IT Service Management (ITSM) (2nd)
Salesforce Service Cloud
Ranking in Help Desk Software
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (2nd), Knowledge Management Software (4th), IT Alerting and Incident Management (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 6.5%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Service Cloud is 2.0%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Help Desk Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
JIRA Service Management6.5%
Salesforce Service Cloud2.0%
Other91.5%
Help Desk Software
 

Featured Reviews

Sohaib Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Service Delivery at quixel
Comprehensive workflows and data views have supported complex teams but still need cost improvements
JIRA Service Management is costly. The pricing structure needs improvement. When I add some plugins, I have to pay the cost for every user whether they are using it or not. For smaller companies, the detailed workflow editing and the kind of details that JIRA Service Management provides would be complex. For startups and smaller companies, JIRA Service Management would be complex. The cloud offering is easier because I don't have to manage the infrastructure. There are two templates of the project: company-managed and team-managed. Team-managed is a newer feature, which is good for startup-kind companies where they don't need control over data from multiple projects displaying in one dashboard. For startups, JIRA Service Management is somewhat complex with its schemes and everything. Capacity management should be improved in terms of additional features in the next release of JIRA Service Management.
reviewer2688993 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Solutions Architect at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Leverage top-tier automation capabilities while streamlining complex naming conventions
Salesforce Service Cloud offers pre-built packages that are best in class. The automation capabilities have evolved over time, consolidating previous features into Salesforce flows. However, these work best when everything is within Salesforce Service Cloud and everyone has a license. Without an enterprise MuleSoft license, external interactions complicate automation significantly.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Performing Arts
9%
University
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise33
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise24
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Salesforce Service Cloud?
I do not have any knowledge of the cost regarding Salesforce Service Cloud.
What needs improvement with Salesforce Service Cloud?
I face challenges with Salesforce Service Cloud because it requires and is difficult to customize. It could be better in areas such as media; it does not handle media effectively, particularly with...
What is your primary use case for Salesforce Service Cloud?
I am not a user, partner, reseller, or implementer as we implemented it ourselves. We do SLA management through Salesforce Service Cloud, which is the role of Service Analytics.
 

Also Known As

JIRA Service Desk, Atlassian Jira Service Management
Service Cloud
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
Stanley Black & Decker, Coca-Cola, Activision, Wells Fargo, Spotify, Aldo, Philips, The Red Cross, Blue Shield of California, Sprouts Farmers Market, Direct Energy Solar, Inspirato, Kiva
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