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ConnectWise PSA vs JIRA Service Management comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 1, 2024

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

ConnectWise PSA
Ranking in Help Desk Software
20th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Business Management Software (1st), Professional Services Automation (PSA) (2nd)
JIRA Service Management
Ranking in Help Desk Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
IT Service Management (ITSM) (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Help Desk Software category, the mindshare of ConnectWise PSA is 2.2%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of JIRA Service Management is 9.7%, down from 12.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

JonMcWilliams - PeerSpot reviewer
Very useful for ticketing and billing purposes
In this case, we have the ability to fire on tasks. An email can be sent, and it is being received into the Kaseya tool or Autotask. Autotask then can parse the email appropriately and route it based on the rules that we set up. In that sense, it's very dynamic, and I can immediately identify which client is making a support request. It can route it to the appropriate queue and then send out the appropriate notifications. As work is done on the ticket, you can also notify the person requesting support or other pre-designated contacts so that they're kept in the loop. ConnectWise PSA is making its updates, and its integration with Office 365 has been really good. I like the fact that the solution integrates with IT Glue. ConnectWise PSA is making improvements, and it's a little bit more dynamic. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We're using the solution for ticketing and billing, and those features are useful."
"The initial setup isn't too difficult."
"I also like ConnectWise's ability to set up queries. I can set up all these different queries that look for specific things and end up with a list of results, like feedback from the client or the ticket status."
"It's a pretty simple web interface. The rules engine was really easy to set up, and it ingests emails very well."
"The search function is really good. To have a single place where we have the account information stored is probably most valuable."
"It's a nice ticketing system."
"The ease of reporting is valuable. We have a weekly management meeting, and we gather numbers from ConnectWise in preparation for that. It is helpful for measuring how we're doing in our performance."
"Contains every feature that a VAR or MSP would want."
"Transparency of the system helps both internal and external persons involved."
"We have found the issue type feature particularly valuable, as it provides an out-of-the-box solution that aligns with our needs."
"I find the Kanban chart where we put each story in to be the most valuable feature. We use the Kanban chart to revise the project every morning in our five-minute meeting."
"In Jira Service Management, the most beneficial features are process improvement, workflows, and escalations."
"It has improved our work in a number of ways. First, it has made everything much faster. Before Jira Service Management, it could take weeks to resolve a ticket."
"It is much more controlled and allows for different kinds of customization that we can plan and implement based on the project requirements."
"The SLA, speed, the comments from agents' side, and the dashboard for agents are the most valuable features."
"Jira gets the basics right in terms of the product backlog and a scrum board teams can use to manage sprint backlogs."
 

Cons

"If you've got 40 tickets that come in, that get generated, that don't get properly tagged with the company, you can't just check them all and reassign them to another company. You have to individually reassign each one of those tickets to a new company."
"The tracking inventory or the way it tracks the products is not very good."
"All other ticket systems can search previous tickets, whether they were homegrown in Oracle or something else. I'm talking about searching the actual contents of the discussions in the ticket. In ConnectWise, you can only search the summaries. It's ridiculous."
"It would be nice if ConnectWise gave us more flexibility when using customized fields in the interface. You can set up a user-defined field, but those don't port over to tables. It's really inconvenient."
"A lot of times, it'll take a couple of moments for things to go through. If you're not patient about it, it may seem like things aren't working."
"Their reporting options aren't great. BrightGauge was something that we added on, and that enhanced the experience."
"ConnectWise PSA’s graphical interface is a little old."
"The custom reporting needs to be improved."
"Jira Service Management is expensive and not worth the money compared to monday.com."
"I feel that Atlassian isn't really interested in fixing everything because if they did, the partners that are developing the fixes and features would not have a place in the market."
"During the updates, when another version gets released, whatever I am tracking at that time gets lost and I have to type it all over again."
"Every time there's a problem with JIRA Service Management, you have to have a look at how to solve it, and there's always a feature request or the feature request on the solution is too large and the development cycles are too slow."
"JSM's ability to handle large volumes of emails isn't great."
"At times you will need add-ons or additional software, so built-in features would be helpful."
"JIRA protects the end-user, but for the configuration, more rules could be added to improve the workflow."
"The initial setup is very complex."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I have one monthly license for all of the ConnectWise products I use, and it's $85 per user."
"The pricing of ConnectWise Manage is reasonable."
"We're paying $940 a month for 14 users."
"There are some different add-ons and benefits that are optional and come at an additional cost."
"The cost can be the main barrier. It's not a solution for a three person company. It just isn't going to be cost effective. Because ConnectWise Manage does have everything there, the licensing is a little bit restrictive as far as how they want to granularly assign licenses rather than having more of an all-inclusive package."
"The pricing is not based on my clients so much as it is on how many people I have accessing the system, and I think it's pretty good."
"The price for JIRA Service Management is reasonable and cheaper than other ITSM solutions, but the licensing model is different, so you cannot compare it with other solutions. Overall, the pricing for the solution is acceptable."
"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."
"Costs are about $50 per user per year. JIRA is sold in user tiers of 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 2000, 10,000, and unlimited users. It is bad when you have 51 users then the price is based on that 100 user tier. Users at 100 will be the most cost effective."
"On a scale of one to five, with one being really high and five being good, I would rate the price of this solution as a four."
"Buying a software solution is only a half part of the solution (or even less). You need to optimize usage of the software by hiring professionals who will help you to make the most of the software, especially in the beginning."
"I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, where one is low price, and ten is high price. It's competitively priced."
"The license we use is on a yearly basis. As a Solution Partner, we were using the free one and were using the free plugins. We were also giving our own plugins to the Atlassian Solution Partners for free. We don't pay anything to Atlassian."
"Jira Service Management has affordable license fees. It's $12 a month per person."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
32%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Retailer
5%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ConnectWise Manage?
In our case, the solution is priced out by the user we have in the system. The pricing is not based on my clients so much as it is on how many people I have accessing the system, and I think it's p...
What needs improvement with ConnectWise Manage?
The technical support of ConnectWise PSA is not very good.
 

Also Known As

ConnectWise Manage
JIRA Service Desk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

IT Connexx, High Standards Technology Inc, Solvere One, MyIT, ConnectWise, Simpatico Systems, Fred IT Group, ECS, OneStop, K2 Technologies, Clark Integrated Technologies, Jmark, Geek on Wheels
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