Clarity SM vs JIRA Service Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Clarity SM
Ranking in Help Desk Software
22nd
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
107
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
JIRA Service Management
Ranking in Help Desk Software
2nd
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the IT Service Management (ITSM) category, the market share of Clarity SM is 1.3% and it increased by 38.7% compared to the previous year. The market share of JIRA Service Management is 11.9% and it decreased by 12.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Service Management (ITSM)
Unique Categories:
Help Desk Software
1.0%
 

Featured Reviews

TS
Feb 26, 2020
Stable with a straightforward setup, but overall quite expensive
We're using an older version of the solution. It's my understanding that in the 17.2 version there is a completely different customer portal. I would recommend the solution, even though we are leaving it behind. I know another big company in Poland, which is an insurance company. They use this product and they've upgraded to the latest version. They have good knowledge and good experience with this product and they are using also the CMDB and the knowledge database, which is more of the product than we use. They are quite satisfied with the results they get from it. I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
II
Dec 22, 2022
Anyone can set it up, and it has an automation feature that's not yet available in some competitors
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool itself is valuable as a result of all its features combined. Therefore, I have found that there is no feature more valuable than another."
"It has allowed us to be more efficient in our problem and change management processes and procedures."
"It has a good GUI interface."
"Scalability is very good. We have scaled to more users and more functionality."
"Self-service interface means people can check their own tickets."
"Being able to specify event rules and SLAs that can help to automate some of the processes that people are doing manually is valuable."
"Our users access it via the web. We have external and internal sources, and we're now introducing the mobile app portion so our computer engineers can respond to tickets remotely."
"XFlow (Temperature) and Service Point together provided an extremely user-friendly and collaborative experience to the point of making it easy for all users of the product, whether end-users or analysts."
"Two features I like about Jira are its ticketing system and its compatibility with Confluence. Also, the Knowledge Base is one of the more valuable features that would really benefit us."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it is user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of JIRA Service Management is a plugin we are using for the front end for simple user forms."
"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."
"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."
"This solution has helped us a great deal in project management tracking and forecasting."
"The customization is the most valuable aspect of the solution. I can customize full workflows. It's very flexible. We can use mail if we want to open requests as well."
"It makes the IT department more transparent and helps the employees."
 

Cons

"We just upgraded about a year and half ago and it was painful. We had the testing of the dev environment, and then testing of the production environment, so it was two weekends out of my life. And stuff broke."
"The cost of this solution is too high, which is why we're leaving."
"​We would like to see them revamp, or rework, a lot of their configuration management database structures. We hear that is on the horizon."
"The user interface is just boring. I'd like to see a more interactive UI, from the end-user perspective, and from the analyst's perspective. I would like a product that looks like it was developed maybe in 2015, or at least 2012."
"Right now, you have to create the Scoreboards individually for roles or users. If they could separate that functionality, and create the scoreboards separately, and then just link scoreboards to roles and users - that way you could reuse the same ones - that would be a huge benefit. I know, because they're a nightmare to manage at times."
"​Compared to some of the other products, I think we are bit behind​.​"
"On permissions, there are options to do groups and options to do roles. What is practical, you have to pick one or the other, for both read and write permissions."
"I would also like to see a simpler reporting tool. They went from one fairly robust, very complex, reporting tool - it was great - and then they went to another one that was also fairly complex and robust. That's a great tool for people who are report writers, but for the average person who just wants to get a quick little report, it's like handing somebody a chainsaw because they have to break some toothpicks in half."
"The performance in cloud service management could be improved."
"In the Turkish market, the biggest problem is that they are looking for a server type of solution, but when it comes to Jira Service Management, Atlassian is a remote type of license. There are just two different options, data center and cloud."
"I would like to see improvement in the ability to filter completed tasks."
"When you raise a ticket with Jira, there's no ability to see your other JIRA tickets."
"We have a lot of add-ons, however, instead of the add-ons, for example, cloning could be better."
"JIRA Service Management could improve the forms. When you complete the form for the ticket, for example, to have more information given to the team. If they needed this information, you can give it to them. They need to add additional information for a better understanding of the whole picture of the issue or problem."
"Jira Service Management should be more user-friendly."
"Integration possibilities with other products that are not Atlassian would be helpful. Support should also provide separate installation guides for each product even though they are easy to install."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I don't see anyone other than large companies being able to afford this system."
"Clarity offers a perpetual license. Customers purchase the license once and then pay for maintenance. CA provides a subscription model as well. Both models are available for our customers."
"Pricing is simple, as it’s per concurrent analysts."
"There is a subscripted needed to use Clarity SM. The price of the solution could be less expensive. ServiceNow is less expensive and BMC Helix is priced similar to Clarity SM."
"I think pricing of this model is suitable for growing corporations."
"The pricing is based on a subscription model."
"The solution is quite reasonable compared to other solutions in the market."
"It is a bit expensive, but you definitely get what you pay for. It is worth it!"
"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."
"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."
"But about the plugins, I found one plug-in — its name is Actionable Metric I think — and it is $3000. That is very expensive for users in Iran."
"This is pricey solution. Should we move to using all cloud solutions in our business, we may move to different tools that have multiple functionality versus having a solution for each area. This would be too pricey and we would need to replace Jira with a different solution that also offers other features."
"It's not really expensive, especially when you compare to ServiceNow or other solutions, and it's not expensive to maintain."
"JIRA Service Desk has different pricing as it is based on agents. On average, the price is about $300 per agent."
"Actually in Iran we don't have copyright or intellectual property, so we can use JIRA for free."
"JSM's pricing is one of the best, starting at around $10 per user, per month, with volume discounts available."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Clarity SM?
It is the most stable product in the market.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Clarity SM?
The solution is quite reasonable compared to other solutions in the market.
What needs improvement with Clarity SM?
They should enhance the service desk manager's service point function to be more customizable. Presently, there are so many limitations in this particular UI. Thus, similar to the existing UI, they...
What do you like most about JIRA Service Management?
JIRA Service Management is a very user-friendly solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for JIRA Service Management?
It is one of the premium products on the market, but it is very costly, especially in the Indian market. Smaller organizations cannot afford it. We pay monthly licensing costs. We only have to pay ...
 

Also Known As

CA Service Desk Manager, Clarity Service Management, CA Service Management, Unicenter Service Desk, CA SDM, CA Service Catalog, CA Business Service Insight
JIRA Service Desk
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Banco G&T Continental City of Perth, FEMSA, Fujitsu, Manpower, Muslim Commercial Bank - MCB, Punjab National Bank, Santa Clara County Social Services, Stefanini
mgm technology partners, Telestream, Build.com, Zend Technologies, OfficeDrop, PGS Software, American Diabetes Association, NEPTUNE Canada
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