Help Desk Software
Jira Service Management review
Atlassian's ITSM and service desk tool with incident, change and asset management, also used for internal support teams.
Jira Service Management at a glance
- Category
- Help Desk Software
- Starting price
- Free up to 3 agents; Standard $25 per agent/month (1 to 15 agents, monthly)
- Pricing model
- per agent, graduated bands
- Public pricing
- Yes
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Yes
- Contract
- Monthly or annual
- G2 rating
- 4.3 (989 reviews)
- Founded
- 2002
- Headquarters
- Sydney, Australia (Atlassian; secondary US hub in San Francisco)
- Employees
- 13,813 (2025)
- Funding or owner
- Public company (NASDAQ: TEAM)
- Integrations
- Jira, Confluence, Assets
Who Jira Service Management is for
Choose Jira Service Management if
- IT teams that already run Jira and need ITSM workflows.
- Small IT teams of up to 3 agents who can use the free plan.
Look elsewhere if
- Customer-facing ecommerce support teams wanting a simple inbox.
- Non-technical teams, G2 reviewers cite a steep learning curve.
Jira Service Management pricing
| Plan | Price | Unit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | up to 3 agents | 2 GB storage, no Assets, no virtual service agent |
| Standard | $25.00 / $18.75 / $12.55 | per agent/month, monthly bands 1-15 / 16-100 / 101-250 | Annual priced by agent band, e.g. $3,750 for 11 to 15 agents |
| Premium | $57.30 / $49.95 / $33.25 | per agent/month, monthly bands | Virtual service agent, AIOps, change and problem management, 99.9% uptime SLA |
| Enterprise | $168,500/year for 201 to 300 agents | annual only | Includes Guard Standard, 99.95% SLA |
The oft-quoted $20 per agent comes from the calculator default of 75 agents, not a list price. Annual is cheaper only past a crossover point per band.
What Jira Service Management really costs
- Per seat per month
- $25.00 per agent on Standard (first 15 agents, monthly billing)
- Billing
- Monthly and annual.
- Annual discount
- Not a flat percent; annual is priced by agent band and only beats monthly past a crossover point.
- 20 users per year
- Standard monthly graduated: 15 x $25.00 + 5 x $18.75 = $468.75 per month, $5,625 per year; annual band price for 20 agents not captured.
- Add-ons
- Atlassian Guard Standard (SSO/SCIM): USD 30 flat for 1 to 10 users, USD 4.00 per user for 11 to 250; Rovo credits $0.01 each above allowance; Automation $0.50 per 1,000 steps above allowance; Assets $0.02 per object per month above allowance; Virtual service agent $0.30 per assisted conversation above 1,000/month.
- Recent price change
- Oct 2024: consumption pricing, Assets overage cut from $0.05 to $0.02 per object. Usage meters billing starts 3 Dec 2026. Sold only inside Service Collection (undated).
Cheaper per seat than Jira Service Management
Freshservice$19 per agent per month billed annually (Starter)
Zendesk$19 per agent (Support Team, annual); $55 on Suite Team.
Freshdesk$19 per agent (Growth, annual)
Jira Service Management features by buying criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Ticket automation and routing | Automation steps metered; Premium 6,500 steps per user per month. |
| AI agents and assistance | Virtual service agent and AIOps on Premium; Rovo credits metered. |
| Reporting and SLA tracking | Analytics and Data Lake on Enterprise. |
| Pricing model | Per agent in graduated bands plus metered usage from 3 Dec 2026. |
| Target company size | Small IT teams (free) to large enterprise (Enterprise from 201 agents) |
What reviewers say about Jira Service Management
Praised for
- Solid SLA tracking and issue management.
- Customizable workflows and automation.
Common complaints
- Steep learning curve.
- Complex setup and interface.
Themes paraphrased from public reviews on G2 and similar sites, not quotes.
What most Jira Service Management reviews leave out
- Bands are graduated: first 15 agents cost more each than agents 16 to 100.
- SSO and SCIM need Atlassian Guard Standard on Free, Standard and Premium, billed per Atlassian user in the org (USD 30 flat for 1 to 10, USD 4.00 per user for 11 to 250)
- Usage meters (Rovo credits, automation, Assets, virtual agent) start billing 3 December 2026 above included allowances.
- Data Center has no published price and end of life is 28 March 2029.
- JSM can no longer be bought alone, only inside Service Collection.
Jira Service Management alternatives
- FreshserviceIT teams that need a help desk and CMDB first and license tracking second.$19 per agent per month, billed annually
- ZendeskSupport teams that want a broad omnichannel suite with a regional data hosting option.$19 per agent/month billed annually (Support Team)
- FreshdeskSMB support teams wanting low entry price and SAML SSO on every plan.$19 per agent/month billed annually (Growth)
Salesforce Service CloudLarge support organizations already on Salesforce CRM.$25 per user/month (Starter Suite)
Zoho DeskSmall teams that want a free 3-agent start.Free edition (3 users); paid from INR 420 per user/month billed annually (price shown in INR on the vendor site; no USD price confirmed)
FrontTeams that work out of shared email addresses and need internal comments and assignment.$25 per seat/month billed annually (Starter, up to 10 seats)
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from Jira Service Management's own pricing, product or documentation pages, G2 and company records, checked on October 24, 2026. Unknown values are left out instead of estimated.