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| Dimension | Deskpro | Jira Service Management |
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Per-agent tiered Cloud subscription with three public displayed rates, plan-specific minimum agent counts, a 14-day trial, and usage-priced communication services · $39 per agent per month for Team with a five-agent minimum; the primary page does not state the currency code, payment timing, or contract term for this displayed rate · A 14-day Deskpro Cloud trial requires no credit card. Official help states that the Cloud trial supports up to ten agents and that usage-credit functions such as Voice may require sales activation. Full profile |
Atlassian retains Free, Standard, Premium, and Enterprise plan names for Jira Service Management, but new commercial access is packaged in Service Collection. The current route shows USD 20 per agent per month for Service Collection Standard and USD 51.42 per agent per month for Service Collection Premium in the captured monthly state; Enterprise requires annual billing and sales contact. These are bundle prices and are not allocated to Jira Service Management alone.
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| Source check | 98/100 | 98/100 |
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| Category buying score | 84Higher category-fit score | 81 |
| Rank | #1 | #3 |
| Context | Customer Service & Support / Help Desk Software | Customer Service & Support / Help Desk Software |
| Ticket intake and resolution | 87Native call-to-ticket tools resolve voice requests in the same platform as chat and email, though voice communication triggers extra per-call and Twilio carrier costs. | 86Multi-channel intake combined with configurable request types, workflows, queues, approvals, and automation supports intake-through-resolution handling for service requests. |
| Routing and service-level control | 88Queues, round robin, shifts, escalations, and SLA workflows provide concrete routing and service-level controls for assigned work. | 84Supports response and resolution SLA tracking with custom service calendars, with advanced routing and escalation controls limited to higher editions. |
| Agent productivity and collaboration | 81Deskpro combines omnichannel ticketing, customer timelines, integrations, mobile apps, and reporting, which can support agent productivity, but the supplied facts do not show all shortcut, macro, or UI details needed to score it higher. | 84The product includes queues, workflows, approvals, automation, REST APIs, webhooks, and Marketplace extensibility, which supports agent work and team collaboration in one service environment. |
| Self-service and customer context | 83Help Centers with knowledge and community plus customer and organization timelines connect self-service content to ongoing ticket context, with multibrand depth expanding on higher plans. | 80Integrates self-service via Confluence portals, but lacks standalone assets or customer-context database functionality within the base Jira Service Management application. |
| Integrations, security, and governance | 83Includes a robust catalog of apps, custom API access, and webhooks, though a deployment sandbox for risk-free changes is restricted to the Enterprise tier. | 78REST APIs, webhooks, Forge applications, Marketplace extensibility, and Slack or Teams channels support integration, while Enterprise identity controls strengthen governance and SSO or provisioning outside Enterprise may need Atlassian Guard. |
| Reporting and service quality | 89Built-in report volume, DPQL customization, live dashboards, CSAT, and report permissions give service-quality measurement that buyers can scope by role. | 80The product includes dashboards, custom reports, SLA metrics, and operational views, which supports operational reporting, but the facts do not establish the same reporting depth across all editions. |
| Usability, vendor support, and total cost | 68A 14-day no-card trial lowers evaluation friction, but five-to-twenty-five agent minimums, unspecified currency and commitment on list rates, Voice per-call plus Twilio charges, and higher-plan gates for AI and enterprise services raise total-cost planning burden. | 66Presents significant TCO complexity since buyers must purchase the wider Service Collection bundle, with no standalone Jira Service Management pricing available. |
| Full profile | Full profile | Full profile |
Comparison summary
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Research basis
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