Atlassian Jira vs. Microsoft System Center Service Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Atlassian Jira
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Atlassian Jira is a project management tool, featuring an interactive timeline for mapping work items, dependencies, and releases, Scrum boards for agile teams, and out-of-the-box reports and dashboards.
$9
per month per user
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft System Center Service Manager is an integrated platform that is designed for automating and adapting IT Service Management best practices to an organization’s requirements. The platform includes built-in processes for incident and problem resolution, change control and asset lifecycle management.N/A
Pricing
Atlassian JiraMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Editions & Modules
Standard
$9
per month per user
Premium
$17
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
per year
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Atlassian JiraMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsHigher volume teams may qualify buyers for a discount.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Atlassian JiraMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Considered Both Products
Atlassian Jira

No answer on this topic

Microsoft System Center Service Manager
Chose Microsoft System Center Service Manager
It has its similarities between the two from a ticketing standpoint but as a primarily Microsoft shop it is nice to have a product that was created to play along with other tools that we are using such as SCCM. We like Jira for the project management tools and Cherwell for …
Chose Microsoft System Center Service Manager
Not easy to customize, like ServiceNow, but default configuration works much more stably than SNow implementations I saw. Cannot be implemented as a service and requires underlying infrastructure. JIRA is much more lightweight, but very limited in functionality. At the same …
Features
Atlassian JiraMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Atlassian Jira
7.8
34 Ratings
1% above category average
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
-
Ratings
Task Management8.833 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management7.732 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.224 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling7.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.132 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.533 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.934 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.828 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management6.928 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration8.030 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.125 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.625 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management7.925 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management6.918 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Atlassian Jira
7.4
19 Ratings
4% below category average
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates7.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing7.712 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting7.217 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Atlassian Jira
-
Ratings
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
7.8
7 Ratings
5% below category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Service restoration00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Self-service tools00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.16 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
Atlassian Jira
-
Ratings
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
8.2
7 Ratings
1% below category average
Configuration mangement00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.77 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
Atlassian Jira
-
Ratings
Microsoft System Center Service Manager
6.7
6 Ratings
24% below category average
Change requests repository00 Ratings6.16 Ratings
Change calendar00 Ratings6.05 Ratings
Service-level management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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User Ratings
Atlassian JiraMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(221 ratings)
8.8
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(37 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(62 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(24 ratings)
8.9
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Atlassian JiraMicrosoft System Center Service Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
Atlassian
Jira facilitates software development, bug tracking, and sprints. It's ideal for structured workflows, issue management, and customer communication. However, more straightforward tools might be more efficient for highly creative, unstructured tasks or tiny, agile teams with quick visual overviews. Jira's complexity can be overkill for basic task lists.
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Microsoft
I think any organization that runs windows on their computers that is size over 50 workstations and looking for a complete package to manage their windows machines must have Microsoft System Center Service Manager, especially if they have Windows servers and VMs. The capability of managing multiple devices at ones can save a lot of time for the IT jobs.
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Pros
Atlassian
  • Integration of tools like Bitbucket, Github, etc., has made it easier to track the code changes, pull requests, and branches linked to the respective ticket.
  • The detailed tracking system in JIRA has helped the teams prioritize and understand the project tasks and issues.
  • JIRA's project tracking board helps you keep track of the project, its flow, and expectations in a structured format.
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Microsoft
  • This tool is used to track support requests among our IT staff.
  • We use this tool to automate some more routine tasks.
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Cons
Atlassian
  • The interface is not intuitive to learn for new users
  • JQL is similarly challenging for newbies
  • It's possible to accidentally move issues from one sprint to another without realizing your mistake
  • Certain issue attributes aren't available in certain view (e.g. story points from the epic overview)
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Microsoft
  • Kind of clunky.
  • Takes a lot a lot a lot of configuration.
  • There is a lot of jargon to learn to be able to use it to its full ability.
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Likelihood to Renew
Atlassian
This is because Jira Software generates a huge profit for an affordable price. Having a tool that makes team management transparent and effective is very valuable.
In addition, the renewal of Jira Software and all Atlassian tools is predictable and clear, as the prices are published on the Atlassian website and there is no pyramid of intermediaries.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Usability
Atlassian
The interface is simple and easy to use if you have some experience with it. Configuration is also logical most of the time. However, less experienced users tend to find themselves lost in some tasks - usually complex project configuration- but sometimes simple things, such as seeing why a user can't move issues in a workflow. Jira configuration requires a good amount of experience - and even experienced users often resort to documentation. It's a tool that's easy to use if you know what you're doing and where to find the proper documentation, but novice users tend to find it challenging.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Atlassian
Did not face any issues and whenever they plan maintanance they update all of us very well in advance also so in that view we are good with the product stability.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Performance
Atlassian
Performance is really good though it holds lot of data it loads quickly especially search operation also get the results very quickly as needed hence its good
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Atlassian
I have not had a chance to contact JIRA's customer support. It does offer extensive documentation, although it often feels too technical for me. There is also a JIRA training app that lets you take little lessons and quizzes on different areas (e.g., JIRA basics, agile). I did find it a helpful way to teach myself.
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Microsoft
The customer support service is excellent. They help from start/deployment through to any time later on. They responded quickly and resolved our issues professionally and in no time.
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In-Person Training
Atlassian
Had received training from our own internal user so it was good and also very easy to understand topics and many tasks in the UI are self explanatory and we can do by our own
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Atlassian
One of their strong points i stheir documentation. Almost all of the basic set up needed within JIRA is available online through atlassian and its easy to find and very precise. The more critical issues need to be addressed as well and hence the rating of 8 instead of a 9.
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Atlassian
Take your time implementing Jira. Make sure you understand how you want to handle your projects and workflows. Investing more time in the implementation can pay off in a long run. It basically took us 5 days to define and implement correctly, but that meant smooth sailing later on.
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Microsoft
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Alternatives Considered
Atlassian
monday.com cannot be integrated with CI/CD tools, whereas Atlassian Jira integrates with CI/CD tools seamlessly. Atlassian Jira has strong Agile and Scrum support. Coming to monday.com, it has basic agile functionality. But Atlassian Jira has a complex UI, and monday.com has an intuitive, drag-and-drop interface. Overall, Atlassian Jira provides features like Agile project management, DevOps integration, and customizable workflows.
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Microsoft
We selected MCSM because it is a solid product that we could use very quickly, compared to other tools there is a lot more effort for integration into the infrastructure, costing time and money. We implemented the tool very quickly and since it integrates with other Microsoft products, it was very easy to get up and running.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Atlassian
Product is rellay good but pricing part I am not aware
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Atlassian
Atlassian Jira is highly stable and good with its performance and its has all the required scalability features as business needs
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Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Atlassian
  • Atlassian Jira's robust workflow automation has boosted team efficiency, shortening delivery cycles and driving a positive ROI through improved project management.
  • Its advanced reporting and integration capabilities have enabled data-driven decisions, aligning operations with key business objectives.
  • However, the steep learning curve can delay adoption, potentially hindering short-term ROI.
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Microsoft
  • Save a world of time when imaging
  • Save a world of time with patch management
  • Provides decent reports to get a snapshot quickly
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