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Khalid Qureshi - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Architect at Afiniti.com
Real User
It comes with features beneficial to processes and workflows, but needs to be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "In Jira Service Management, the most beneficial features are process improvement, workflows, and escalations."
  • "Jira Service Management should be more user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

We use the product for our procurement processes and our service desk. We use it for our different teams working on the development side for smaller projects, as well as capital planning.

We have the solution deployed on-prem and on the cloud. We have only one team on the cloud and about 35 teams working on-prem.

What is most valuable?

In Jira Service Management, the most beneficial features are process improvement, workflows, and escalations.

What needs improvement?

Jira Service Management should be more user-friendly, like other tools. We configure different projects on these tools, so it's okay for us, but Jira could be a little more simplified for clients. Similarly, there should be licenses for frequent and infrequent users.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Jira Service Management for four to six years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is quite stable. With 30 teams on the solution, there must be more than 30 projects with multiple requests coming in, but two people are enough to handle Jira. I rate the solution's stability an eight or a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have about 1,800 employees in our organization, with more than 30 teams working on Jira. The users are all from procurement teams, finance teams, the capital planning team, the service desk, the development team, the networking team, the data center team, and the operations team as well. We are delivering tickets to our operations team. Everyone is using Jira right now. I rate the scalability of the solution a seven to eight out of ten.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is very easy. Initial deployment wouldn't take more than a week because it's not a big deal. The configuration and other tasks will definitely take some time due to discussions with teams and project configuration. One person is enough for deployment. We have two people providing support for Jira.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I rate the pricing a ten out of ten because it is very highly priced. We have paid $20,000 recently for a one-year license for our on-prem server.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We have also procured ServiceNow. Other tools like ServiceNow and monday.com provide simplified user interfaces.

What other advice do I have?

We have started moving into cloud deployment because Jira has discontinued the support for the on-prem servers. Moreover, we are moving to the cloud to reduce the cost. There are many users who are licensed for our on-prem server, but they are not using it. We have 1,800 employees, but out of 1,800, there are 1,000 employees using Jira on a daily basis. We are paying the cost per user. There should be licenses for frequent and infrequent users. For example, my manager logged in once in one quarter or after two months or one month, and we are paying $20 per user.

If they want to save money and have the ability to make workflows by themselves, they can use it for startup companies. Startup companies should instantly go to Jira because it can help them in all departments. They won't need to buy different software for different departments, so it's better to go for Jira and make workflows for each department, which will all be using the same software. That way, they can interconnect within the departments.

I rate Jira Service Management a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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IT Support Manager at MAF Retail
Real User
Anyone can set it up, and it has an automation feature that's not yet available in some competitors
Pros and Cons
  • "The automation feature in JIRA Service Management is beneficial, and that's yet to be available in ServiceNow. ServiceNow doesn't have the flexibility to automate processes."
  • "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."

What is our primary use case?

We use JIRA Service Management for any issue coming into the store and have four escalation levels. We're also using the solution for KPIs, both in the cloud and on-premise deployments, but in the server version, there are more add-ons, such as the SLA and dashboard features.

How has it helped my organization?

One of the main benefits of JIRA Service Management in my company is the SLA. I also saw improvements in problem management and request management. The solution also competes with ServiceNow ITSM, a good platform.

What is most valuable?

I find all features of JIRA Service Management valuable. It's a helpful solution, and it's necessary for my company.

The automation feature in JIRA Service Management is also beneficial, and that's yet to be available in ServiceNow. ServiceNow doesn't have the flexibility to automate processes.

What needs improvement?

I created one ticket in 2017 and followed up, but there's still no confirmation or resolution for it, and this is an area for improvement in JIRA Service Management. The ticket was about some enhancement to the customer portal that shows the assignee and SLA, but it's still not developed. The view of the customer is still limited. What would make JIRA Service Management better if the ticket had more details, such as resolution time, whether the ticket was breached, etc.

What I want to see in JIRA Service Management in the next release is related to add-on features, where if I need a new feature, JIRA requires me to pay for all users when only specific people use that add-on. If only a few users need the reporting feature in JIRA Service Management, I should not have to pay for everyone. I should only pay for the specific users who require reporting.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've worked with JIRA Service Management since 2012, so that's ten years or more.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

One to two times a year, my company faces some JIRA Service Management stability issues, though it isn't entirely because of the solution. The problems sometimes arise from storage or hosting, which means my company should upgrade the version, and that's it.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability-wise, I'd rate JIRA Service Management eight out of ten. I see a lot of improvement on the cloud version that isn't available on the on-premise or server version, and I know that JIRA no longer sells the server license.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support for JIRA Service Management is good and answers on time. The support team also gives sufficient information about the issues, so I'd give support a nine out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

Anyone can set up JIRA Service Management. It's not complicated.

My company started with JIRA Cloud and then moved to JIRA Service Management. It took around six months to migrate from the old version to the new version because my company tried to use all features of JIRA Service Management first.

My company installed a new version or instance, then migrated the tickets from the old server to the new server. What took time wasn't the installation, but the process of rebuilding and enhancing workflows, configuring automation, and customization to meet different requirements.

What about the implementation team?

I initially asked for help from one partner in deploying and configuring JIRA Service Management, and then my company managed everything afterward. One or two others did remote sessions to help with scripting during the deployment.

What was our ROI?

There's ROI from JIRA Service Management. The solution decreased the emails and calls we received about issues, so we require all users to log everything in JIRA Service Management. We use the platform in all departments, such as Finance, HR, and Procurement. We even use JIRA Service Management for any workflow, even those needing approval or escalation, because we get ROI from it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

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.

What other advice do I have?

My company has JIRA Service Management both on the cloud and on-premises.

I'm using the latest version of JIRA Service Management in the cloud, but I can't recall if the server version is 7 or 8.

The solution doesn't require maintenance after deployment. Still, my company has a maintenance contract with the vendor if the need for script customization arises, but for maintaining workflows, that's managed by my company.

The company has around two thousand agents on JIRA Service Management, but the number of customers is three thousand to four thousand. The number of users increases daily, but my team only gives them the customer view, so my company's current usage is enough.

I'd recommend JIRA Service Management to others.

My rating for the solution is eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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AbhishekSingh10 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Lead at PureSoftware Ltd
Real User
Easy to maintain and use with good reliability
Pros and Cons
  • "It scales well."
  • "The deployment can be a bit complex, especially for those who are not technical."

What is our primary use case?

Jira Service Management was a plugin and was not a completely different tool. Earlier, it was just a plugin for regulation. Later, they introduced it as a different tool. Earlier it was known as Jira Service Desk, and now they introduce it as Jira Service Management, a different tool.

If you have a product-based organization, then people used to use it for interacting with the client and getting the requests from the client. If it's internal, there could be a Help desk, IT service desk, or finance service desk, wherever you have to exchange the request between agents and the user base. You have to pay the license only for the agents, not all users. People can create their tickets free of cost. There, you get the portal, and any number of users can create their tickets, and only agents need a license to resolve their tickets and work on their tickets.

How has it helped my organization?

Earlier, people used to communicate using email. For a single complaint or for any single task, you are sending so much mail in a chain. If you have to search for any single item in that chain, you go into the first email to figure out where it started, how it started, what the resolution was, and what the discussion was. If you are using Jira Service Management, you can search for the tickets within seconds, and you get the whole history of that issue. It's much easier. There's more clarity.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature they offer is not to build in cost for every user. It's free of cost for your clients. It's free of cost for your internal users. Only, you have to pay the license for people who are going to work on it. If I take the example of an HR Help Desk, if it's an organization of 10,000 people, then 9950 people can log tickets free of cost, and only 50 people need a license to resolve their ticket, if it's a team of 50 people in HR.

The solution is stable.

It scales well. 

What needs improvement?

Feature-wise, they are improving day by day. I cannot ask for any single feature. We have to worry about how they are increasing their price. Atlassian will increase the price by 5% for most of the tools. It's getting expensive. 

The deployment can be a bit complex, especially for those who are not technical. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for seven years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

You can scale the solution whether it is deployed to the cloud or the data center. 

While we might have up to 5,200 people using the solution, we do not require that many licenses, as only those dealing with the tickets are required to be licensed. 

We're using the product quite extensively.

How are customer service and support?

Technical support has been helpful. I have found some bugs in the past, and they did a good job in helping us deal with them.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I am aware of ServiceNow as well. The UI is not as user-friendly, and it costs more. 

How was the initial setup?

I cannot say it's too easy to set up. It is moderate for a technical user, and for a non-technical user, it will be a bit difficult. There are many things you have to configure. You have to configure the permissions and notifications for customers and agents differently. You have to set up the portal and many more things. 

The deployment will not take too long if it's on the cloud. The infrastructure is already ready for you. Since the server is closed, you only have the option of the data center if it's a data center. However, if you are going to deploy it in a data center, then obviously, it'll take more time.

You only need one person if you are deploying on a cloud and two or three people if you are deploying on a data center. If you are deploying on Linux, you may need someone well-versed in Linux. The cloud is an easy, fast deployment as you can do it in a few clicks. The data center takes more people and time. 

What about the implementation team?

You cannot do it own. There are requirements the IT team is used to manage various items, including SSL licensing certificates. You have to get SSL certificates from them. The infrastructure is usually managed by IT, and you must host your instance there, so you need help from them. The implementation is usually a combination of two teams, both IT and non-IT.

What was our ROI?

We have witnessed an ROI. The solution has paid for itself.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

You can choose either monthly or yearly licensing. The cost has recently increased. It might be around $20 to $25 per user license. 

You have three types of plans: standard, basic, and premium. If you need to configure it more, you have to use some plugins from the Atlassian Marketplace. For those, you have to pay whatever they may cost.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a customer and end-user.

We use a few Jira tools across the organization. 

It is one of the best tools in the market right now. If you are looking for any service management tool, then you have to go for it. It's easy to maintain and easy to use. The user interface is very good. 

If you are in a client-based organization, your client will find it more useful as you can integrate with Confluence, and then you can deflect the users to the knowledge parts. You can create your own knowledge information on Confluence, and, without creating tickets, you can redirect your client or user to Confluence.

From there, they can get the information they need. It saves a lot of time for the IT team and empowers the users to do things by themselves. They do not have to follow up. They do not have to create a ticket.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Sai Durga - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr.Software Engineer at Xoriant
MSP
Reasonably priced with good script customization and an easy setup
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is pretty easy."
  • "I'd like to update the dashboard so that more features are available."

What is our primary use case?

On a daily basis, we're working on migration activity. Apart from the migration activity, we're working with the modifications and workflows for particular people who need to approve activities - those who are doing user management and customization. We are doing some scripts on the create screen as well. Whenever there is an approval, it may require setting some features that hide things automatically or some features that need to be filled automatically. We have Lambda in the AWS. In Lambda functions, all the fields in JSON format need to be triggered in Jira. 

What is most valuable?

I like Scriprunner. Whatever is not possible, we can make it possible through Scriptrunner. We can customize the scripts, et cetera.

The initial setup is pretty easy.

What needs improvement?

While I really like Scriptrunner, there are behaviors we don't have in the cloud. In the cloud version, we need to do scripts and evaluators only. We don't have behaviors in the cloud. They need to do some updates in the cloud in future releases.

For example, we have ten custom fields in the data center create screen. If you select the first custom field, it will drop-down automatically the following nine custom fields that need to be changed. Any unwanted fields need to be hidden automatically. When we use the behavior, it is in the data center server version. However, working on the cloud version, we don't have that behavior feature in Scriptrunner. We must go with the validators if we need to write any scripts in the cloud. 

Basically, the cloud and the server aren't identical. They work in slightly different ways and the new cloud isn't the same as the server.

I'd like to update the dashboard so that more features are available. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for the last five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is okay. We do get bugs. However, we can figure it out. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. You can add users. 

We have a license for 10,000 users. However, only 8,000 people are using it. If users are not using it for 15 days, we'll remove them.

How are customer service and support?

I work on technical support. We have low priority, medium priority, hybrid, and critical tickets. The simple tickets we'll assign to junior-level people if we have any. If the bandwidth is less, then we'll take the tickets. If bandwidth is more, then we'll assign the tickets to the lower-level people. However, in general, we deal with support queries. 

I have years of experience with Jira and have a good level of knowledge. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We had ticketing systems from ServiceNow and YouTrack. Compared to Jira, the tools are not very good. For example, if you take the workflow only in the Jira, the workflow will be simple. However, with the other tools, workflows can be a bit complex. They need to write some Java code, for example. There is some complexity. They are also not that economical compared to Jira in terms of pricing. 

How was the initial setup?

It is not complicated to set up. It's pretty straightforward. I can set everything up in about two hours. However, if any customization is needed in the database, it will take some time. It depends on the customization and the client as well. 

Some clients don't want any customized as well. They want only a simple setup. What we'll do is we'll install a server. We'll do the project's setup, explain everything, and show the server customer the base we have. Based on the blueprints, we'll create data servers, et cetera, and they'll use the simple workflow.

Going forward, they'll learn how to use Jira by doing. Once they know Jira, they'll ask for the customization part. 

What about the implementation team?

We can handle the initial setup.

What was our ROI?

It is worth the money; however, if a company has budget complications, they should start with a standard version. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Jira is very good. 

We have a standard basic version. We also have premium plans we have in Jira. The cost depends on the plan. It also depends on the number of users and plugins. 

A basic plan will charge $10 per user. A more premium plan will charge $18 per user.

What other advice do I have?

We are Atlassian partners.

We have a cloud version, and we have a data center as well. In the cloud, we are doing migration activities. In the coming next two years, when it comes to the server, there is no support and therefore, we're planning to completely move to migrate to the cloud.

If you are using this software for the first time, I would suggest the use of the cloud instead of a data center server. I prefer to use the cloud due to the fact that, in the coming two years, the server won't have that much support. Everyone is moving to the cloud and it's developing daily. The automation is inbuilt in the cloud compared to the server as well. Of course, for automation, you will have to pay.

We do find the cloud more secure and there are updates happening day by day. It's becoming more robust.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. If they improved their API integrations, I would rate it higher. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Anna Virtsan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at UkrSibbank
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Centralized, user-friendly, and admin-friendly system
Pros and Cons
  • "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."
  • "There is room for improvement in support."

What is our primary use case?

We needed a centralized, user-friendly, and admin-friendly system for our help desk. We had multiple systems and teams that needed to be deployed for this system. For example, we had a development system, a first-line help desk team that was available 24/7, and an escalation process. The first line, second line, and third line might be a local partner or so. We even automated the process for the external partner of our company. So when our first line escalated to the second line of support and the second line couldn't resolve the issue according to the process, it went to the partner. And the partner saw all the history on the tickets. It was a really nice solution.

How has it helped my organization?

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. But with the notifications and reminders that Jira Service Management provides, we have reduced the time spent on tickets from a couple of weeks to just two to three days.

It has definitely saved us time for really usual stuff, for example, a laptop that doesn't work properly and you require the first-line service desk to address the problem. Previously, it could take up to a week to get it resolved because we didn't have a centralized, automated system for control, monitoring, and reminders, particularly for the first-line managers. Also, there was no escalation process in place. We were using a basic, free, open system without any escalation features, and we received notifications through email, but those were only generated upon ticket creation.

What needs improvement?

There is room for improvement in support. We had one or two cases of not really nice responses from the partner.

So, there is room for improvement in terms of response time.

For how long have I used the solution?

In the end of 2021, I implemented a Jira help desk solution in an aviation company.

I worked with a user and a project manager who implemented this solution for about a year. We had a project, then about a year of usage only as a user.

I used it last seven months ago because then I switched jobs. And before that, if we are talking about Jira Service Management, it was implemented at the end of 2021. So it was, like, four months of projects. 

It was really easy to set up, and it was really clear for the help desk managers and for the end-users to set the workflow and the business process of the tickets for the help desk. Like, from the box, we used the box solution. It was perfect. I used it six months ago.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is a stable solution. It is an online solution so it is easy to maintain. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

In terms of scalability, Jira covered all our demands. I would rate the scalability a nine out of ten. 

We didn't use all the possible settings for the solution, but it still scaled well to our 1200 users. We didn't have any stability problems with Jira, so it gets a ten out of ten from me.

How are customer service and support?

We had some problems with our partner's tech support.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

How was the initial setup?

I would rate my experience with the initial setup an eight out of ten, where one being difficult and ten being easy to set up. It took a bit longer than we planned because of the partner.

What about the implementation team?

I had a project manager, a business analyst, and four other people on my team for deploying and maintaining the solution. We also had the head of support and the first-line support manager who tested everything for us.

Overall, the project took about four months, but that included deploying all the processes, levels of escalation, and other things. So it was super easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It wasn't the cheapest solution out there. It could have been a bit cheaper, but the user experience and overall capabilities of Jira make it worth the price.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We have another team working on those tools, for example, Trellix and Symantec Data Loss Prevention. We have a range of information solutions used in an ongoing project, and it's only in the planning and feasibility stage for DLP. So, I have worked with a bunch of them.

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend Jira. It's a great solution, but like any other IT tool, it's important to have well-defined processes in place before you implement it. If your processes are not well-defined, Jira won't be able to help you as much.

Overall, I would rate the solution a ten out of ten. It was a great experience for both our first-line help desk managers and our end users. The interface is super easy to use, and the analytics features are really helpful. We were also able to deploy Symantec Data Protection 2 in Jira, which was a great addition.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Assistant Manager at NAVER Corp
Real User
It lets you configure workflows and manage requests; it has a dashboard for monitoring
Pros and Cons
  • "Jira Service Management has a workflow feature you can configure for your specific requirements. It also lets you efficiently manage service requests with team members."
  • "What needs to be added in Jira Service Management is the user screen. You'll find it very weird if this is your first time using the solution. The user-friendliness of its interface needs improvement."

What is our primary use case?

Here in Korea, there's high demand for eCommerce solutions or platforms. You'll see fifty percent of products on eCommerce platforms or follow an eCommerce model. Some companies even own eCommerce platforms. For example, a clothing company wants to sell products online and uses online services. Usually, companies want to build platforms, so my company goes ahead and helps build the platforms, and Jira Service Management helps in the process.

Another use case relates to training solutions, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic. A company wants a training platform for its employees. For example, a rental company with thirty thousand service staff or installers must train employees frequently or regularly, so my company does the application development for online training solutions.

My company also uses Jira Service Management in platform-enhancing projects. For example, a company wants to enhance CRM or ERP, manage or improve hiring, do cost management, etc.

Jira Service Management is a generic solution that helps in project management and application development projects.

What is most valuable?

Jira Service Management has three features I found valuable. First, it has a workflow feature that you can configure for your specific requirements. For example, you can configure your workflows for service management, especially if you want to utilize it for a service desk. This is beneficial if your company provides services to customers where customers or users have questions, complaints, or troubleshooting requests. Through Jira Service Management, you can receive service requests and handle the requests within your organization or company as long as you configure and apply service management processes through the solution. This would still depend on your company's process. It's different from one company to another.

Another feature of Jira Service Management I like is that it lets you efficiently manage service requests with team members or employees. Team members can access and handle designated service requests, add answers, check the history, etc.

Jira Service Management also has a dashboard that helps you handle service requests well. Dashboards provide monitoring information, such as the number of service requests, which customers need information on, who's handling the service request, what's the status, and the priority levels of the requests. You can get service request statistics on the dashboard.

I also like that Jira Service Management has several feature sets you can configure. You can add columns and configure screens containing the information you want, such as customer name, environment, etc. The solution is flexible, which I also find valuable.

What needs improvement?

What's missing in Jira Service Management is the user screen. You'll find it very weird if you've never used the solution before. You won't instantly understand how to use it. It's not too difficult to grasp, but first-time users would think that Jira Service Management is a weird solution. The user-friendliness of its interface needs improvement.

There's a pro and a con to adding user screens because some people might lose product visibility if a user screen is added, but I want Jira to develop a way to add user screens to Jira Service Management.

For how long have I used the solution?

I started using Jira Service Management in 2014. I've been using it for eight years now.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, Jira Service Management is a nine out of ten because it's been stable for eight years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Jira Service Management is very scalable, so I'd rate its scalability as nine out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

My rating for Jira Service Management technical support is eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

I find the initial setup for Jira Service Management very convenient. Ten minutes is enough for me to set it up. In terms of users becoming familiar with the solution, it would take one week. The total time to deploy Jira Service Management is one to two weeks; setup-wise, it's eight out of ten.

How you set up and deploy Jira Service Management depends on your needs. Sometimes you need to set the solution up with a CI/CD pipeline to streamline it. You must gather your requirements and look into your project scope, particularly application feature sets and development list. Once you have the requirements, you can drill down into the development list, break down the sub-functional list, and then identify the software design.

From the software design perspective, you need to break it down into functionalities, and once you have your functionality list, you can assign that to developers and designers. The designers and developers can work via scrum or sprint. My company practices both. People will then develop the software based on the application functionality list and perform some tests.

The QA department will then do an API test and test the user interface and feature sets. Staging, verifying, and validating requirements will also occur before the software is deployed into a production environment.

What was our ROI?

As Jira Service Management lets you enjoy efficiency and more visibility compared to other solutions, you can consequently save money, so there's ROI from the solution. Still, at first, there were some deductions.

ROI-wise, it's a seven out of ten.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Jira Service Management has affordable license fees. It's $12 a month per person. If you need support, you need to email Atlassian. Atlassian doesn't provide premium-level support that requires additional payment. My company doesn't need it anyway.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a heavy Jira and Confluence user and have a lot of information on system integration projects. My company used ALM solutions ten years back, but not now. I'm looking for other solutions that provide quick delivery for digital transformation projects, as that's what companies search for nowadays.

Confluence, like Jira Service Management, is from Atlassian. Atlassian provides several solutions, such as service management and application lifecycle management (ALM) solutions.

I use several solutions, such as Jira Service Management, Jira Work Management, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Trello.

My company uses Jira Service Management heavily for sixty projects.

My company is a service integration company, so for some customers, Jira Service Management is deployed on the cloud, while for some, it's deployed on-premises. My company builds CI/CD pipelines for customers with data centers. My company utilizes Jira Service Management heavily in both AWS and Azure. The solution is deployed on Azure or AWS, depending on the customer's requirement.

Three people train users on the software. It's not difficult to set up Jira Service Management. The difficulty occurs when users have no familiarity with managing the solution. A small software development team sometimes doesn't want to use Jira Service Management.

When the solution is up, it doesn't require maintenance. If it's just a feature upgrade, it doesn't need maintenance. However, sometimes, my company needs maintenance and support because the project is continuously evolving, so there's a need to make some changes. For example, you need to change your workflow or the dashboard. Atlassian maintains the software. It's Atlassian's responsibility. My company has three engineers for ALM maintenance, rather than Jira Service Management maintenance. The three engineers support customers.

My rating for Jira Service Management is nine out of ten.

My company is a Jira customer.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
PeerSpot user
Real User
The basics are solid, but I'd like to see improvements in advanced queries, UI performance, and support for collaborative editing
Pros and Cons
  • "Jira gets the basics right in terms of the product backlog and a scrum board teams can use to manage sprint backlogs."
  • "The queries are weak and lack advanced functionality. You can do rudimentary queries, but you can't aggregate. You can't filter for a lot of things that would be useful, so you need to use plugins to write writing advanced queries. I run into problems when working with different organizations because they always have restrictions on what kind of plugins they allow."

What is our primary use case?

Currently, I'm not working with an organization that is using Jira, but my previous clients have used it. The last client had 15,000 licensed users, of which about 7,000 or 8,000 were active. I'm not sure how many of those were using it on a daily basis, but I'm guessing it was about a third.

What is most valuable?

Jira gets the basics right in terms of the Product Backlog and a Scrum Board that Scrum Teams can use to manage Sprint Backlogs.

What needs improvement?

The queries are weak and lack advanced functionality. You can do rudimentary queries, but you can't aggregate. You can't filter a lot of things that would be useful, so you need to use plugins to write writing advanced queries. I run into problems when working with different organizations because they always have restrictions on what kind of plugins they allow.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Jira for around 14 years, and Jira Service Management specifically for about half a year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Jira is fairly stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The user interface becomes sluggish when there are many items in the database, especially large Product Backlogs. I've had page-load times of more than 30 seconds on modern clients. That's just unacceptable. A lot of things are processed through the user interface when it might be smarter to process them through the backend. It tends to be quite slow because it's a JavaScript user interface with a lot of dynamic processing, and a lot of it is run sequentially, single-threaded. For this reason, Jira especially benefits from modern browsers with a fast JavaScript engine, such as Chrome or Edge, and of CPUs specifically optimized for dynamic website processing, such as the Apple M series.

How are customer service and support?

Atlassian support is excellent. I contacted support once directly because I was using a free license on a pet project, and I had to log in again, or they would deactivate my account. I logged in to prevent that from happening, but it still was deactivated, so I contacted them. They took care of it. 

Most of my work is with internal IT departments who administer Jira as an on-premise installation. They provide internal support to users, and my invoke Atlassian as a second level on their behalf. The on-premise installations often have lousy support. They tend to be over-bureaucratized IT departments that don't care much about user needs. It's just the kind of environment that brings that out.

How was the initial setup?

I rate Jira 10 out of 10 for ease of setup. The setup is handled centrally by an administrator. I also use the Atlassian software as a service, so the setup is negligible. It's ready to go out of the box, unless by all means you want to host it yourself.

What was our ROI?

We never calculated the return on investment. Jira is useful when your teams are virtual and distributed across several sites or when there are many items, especially when they need to be tracked for compliance reasons. Software like this is always useful in those cases. It may be less valuable if everyone is in the same place and there are only few larger items to handle, in an environment that gives more leeway in terms of compliance.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The license is based on the number of users. Jira gets costly when scaling up to high numbers of users. At a certain point, it might be more cost-effective to create a custom solution or use something else. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Jira Service Management seven out of 10. The basics are good, but I'd like to see improvements in user-interface performance and scalability. Querying functionality is also limited. It would be nice if Jira allowed more advanced queries. The user interface doesn't lend itself to working concurrently, with multiple users having a conversation and using the system concurrently. Those are areas for improvement. I would rate it a 10 if it had those. But it does not.

Before deploying Jira, I recommend researching the product to see if it meets your needs. Jira fits a very wide range of needs. But there are a few situations where it is not optimal, or needs to be used in an augmented way. For example, it shouldn't be used to support Scrum events directly, because the user interface doesn't lend itself to working concurrently. You need to update frequently to see changes made by others, and actions are generally sequential. If I need a solution, e.g., for a Daily Scrum, I'd much rather use something like Mural or Miro, and then have it interface with Jira. While Jira can ultimately still be used in these scenarios, as the backend, it benefits from some kind of digital whiteboard on the UI end that allows people to work concurrently with it.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
PeerSpot user
NagarajuPadidam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director at DTN
Real User
Good integration with other JIRA products but struggles with large volumes of email
Pros and Cons
  • "JSM's best feature is the integration with other Jira products."
  • "JSM's ability to handle large volumes of emails isn't great."

What is our primary use case?

I mainly use JSM to pick solutions for customers, for email to case, and for self-service tickets.

What is most valuable?

JSM's best feature is the integration with other Jira products.

What needs improvement?

JSM's ability to handle large volumes of emails isn't great. Its SLA management is also very primitive and should be made more robust. In the next release, JSM should include the ability to send single emails to large enterprise organizations rather than each individual receiving a separate message. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using JIRA Service Management (JSM) for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The cloud version is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

JSM's cloud version is scalable, but you need to be cautious with the on-prem version since you will be onboarding thousands of additional customers to support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I previously used Salesforce Service Cloud and BCM software.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward, but the software doesn't give any help, so you have to use third-party tools like script and SLA management tools.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

JSM's pricing is one of the best, starting at around $10 per user, per month, with volume discounts available.

What other advice do I have?

I advise anybody looking into JSM to ensure they get their workflows right and plan strategically about how they want to integrate their standard product with JSM. They should also stay away from the on-prem version. I would give JSM a rating of seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
PeerSpot user
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