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JIRA Service Management vs Vtiger CRM 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:
 

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)
Vtiger CRM
Ranking in Help Desk Software
45th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
CRM (31st), Sales Force Automation (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 6.3%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vtiger CRM is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Help Desk Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
JIRA Service Management6.3%
Vtiger CRM0.7%
Other93.0%
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.
Valdi Venter - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner | Director of Operations at Expert Technology Solutions
A modular, easy-to-use solution that needs to improve support and include automation
There are one or two annoying things. For example, if you make a drop-down list of something, it doesn't automatically alphabetize the drop-down list. You have to manually go and drag items up and down and alphabetize them yourself. That's annoying. If you have five items in the drop-down list or if you have a hundred, it's just pathetic. It makes no sense that you have to do that because I've never seen it not work before in any other system that I've ever worked with. If you make a list of things, most solutions automatically put it in an alphabetized order. Or it'll put it in date order, but there is some order. It doesn't just go randomly in the order you create them. For example, I might load about 20 neighborhoods into a drop-down list, starting at "a" and ending at "z." But I might miss one of the "b's" and two of the "c's," so I add them, but they are added after the "z." Then I have to go to the bottom of the list, click on the one that starts with "b," and drag it all the way up to the "b's." That's just a pain in the butt.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of JIRA Service Management is a plugin we are using for the front end for simple user forms."
"I like the history, the dimensioning, and how I can configure a space based on my preferences or the project circumstances."
"The basic configuration and the basic abilities provided are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"The dashboards in Jira have been the most useful feature."
"It scales well."
"With JIRA Service Management, tracking requests is better, because users contact us through tickets, and we are also able to ask for feedback from the users more easily, for example, if our service was good, or if they have any issues with the solution."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its SLA, which everybody wants when it comes to a service-based offering."
"With Jira Service Desk, the simplicity of setting up a quick form and getting the service desk running quickly is very helpful."
"The most valuable feature of Vtiger CRM is automation."
"Very flexible and customizable; we appreciate being able to host it locally with direct access to the backend."
"The most valuable feature of Vtiger CRM is automation."
"The fact that we can build our own modules on the solution is really quite attractive, and it's not overly complex."
 

Cons

"Jira Service Management should be more user-friendly."
"Usability needs improvement. To configure it, you need to be well versed in Jira administration. It's not very intuitive."
"You can use different plug-ins for JIRA Service Desk to add some functionality, but these plug-ins are very expensive."
"In-built chat is missing in JIRA Service Management."
"The initial setup is very complex."
"I think the performance can be better."
"It would be better if it had capabilities to connect to mobile applications (e.g., Whatsapp)"
"It is pretty complex to move between the test environment and the production environment."
"The mobile design could improve in Vtiger CRM. It could be more user-friendly."
"If you make a drop-down list of something, it doesn't automatically alphabetize the drop-down list. You have to manually go and drag items up and down and alphabetize them yourself."
"The mobile design could improve in Vtiger CRM. It could be more user-friendly."
"The charts and graphs available out of the box are pretty outdated, and you're a little limited in how you can present information on the dashboard without adding modules."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"On a scale of one to five, where five is a good price and one is high, I would rate this solution as a three. It isn't cheap but it's not ridiculous."
"Jira Service Management has affordable license fees. It's $12 a month per person."
"It is one of the premium products on the market, but it is very costly, especially in the Indian market."
"The price of the solution is becoming expensive and it should be reduced."
"We have an annual license with JIRA Service Management, but it is billed monthly."
"I price of JIRA Service Management is reasonable."
"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."
"I rate Service Management four out of 10 for affordability. The price could be better, especially for companies using more than one Atlassian product. It's suitable for SMBs that can afford it. I don't think there's another tool that's both better and cheaper. All help desk tools are relatively expensive."
"The price doesn't change when you add users. It's a flat fee, and that's attractive."
"We are using the free open-source version of Vtiger CRM."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Retailer
21%
Construction Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise33
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with JIRA Service Management?
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Also Known As

JIRA Service Desk, Atlassian Jira Service Management
Vtiger Sales CRM, Vtiger All-In-One CRM, Vtiger Help Desk
 

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Sample Customers

mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
Contus, eLobe, Breezway, Milky Way Ventures, GB Advisors
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