Helpshift vs. Jira Service Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Helpshift
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Helpshift is a help desk software deployed as an in-application SDK to provide users with in-app service.
$150
per month Issue
Jira Service Management
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Jira Service Management (formerly Jira Service Desk, now including features from the former Mindville Insight, acquired by Atlassian in June 2020) is a service desk software that is purpose-built for IT, service, and support teams. The software provides everything IT and support teams need out-of-the-box for service request, incident, problem and change management. Jira Service Management integrates seamlessly with Jira Software so that IT and development teams can work better together. Users…
$0
per month
Pricing
HelpshiftJira Service Management
Editions & Modules
Starter
$150.00
per month Issue
Enterprise
Please contact Helpshift
per month Issue
Growth
Please contact Helpshift
per month Issue
Free
$0
per month
Standard
$20
per agent/per month
Premium
$40
per agent/per month
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HelpshiftJira Service Management
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFlexible Consumption-Based Pricing for Your Changing Needs. Only pay for the number of issues created each month. An issue is a customer problem or inquiry that is directed to an agent or a bot. Customers with greater usage receive a reduced per issue price. All packages come with 1,000 issues per month to get you started.
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Community Pulse
HelpshiftJira Service Management
Features
HelpshiftJira Service Management
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
6.4
Ratings
23% below category average
Jira Service Management
8.2
Ratings
1% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets5.50 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Expert directory3.60 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications6.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation4.50 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Service restoration00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Self-service tools00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
5.0
Ratings
44% below category average
Jira Service Management
-
Ratings
External knowledge base1.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
4.5
Ratings
53% below category average
Jira Service Management
-
Ratings
Customer portal5.50 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR2.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support2.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration4.50 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM asset management
Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Jira Service Management
10.0
Ratings
20% above category average
Configuration mangement00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Asset management dashboard00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Change management
Comparison of Change management features of Product A and Product B
Helpshift
-
Ratings
Jira Service Management
7.2
Ratings
15% below category average
Change requests repository00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Change calendar00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Service-level management00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
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User Ratings
HelpshiftJira Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HelpshiftJira Service Management
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need a good way for players to send in support tickets that propagates in real-time, Helpshift would be a service I'd recommend.
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Great to manage your issues in a clear and centralised way. If your development teams work with Jira, it will all naturally come together. Great way to manage the issues from end to end. - Very flexible if you have people who understands the set up and is able to configure it for your needs - Maybe not the best if you want something with very easy set up
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Pros
  • FAQ
  • triggers by Google extensions
  • customer service
  • chat priority
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  • Highly configurable Notification Scheme, allowing free customization on who receives notifications and when
  • Ability to add extra features through the highly diverse Atlassian Marketplace.
  • Simple and highly customizable ticket interface. The Software can be almost completely branded in every aspect to represent your organization.
  • Integration with Jira Software allows support tickets to be moved into other Log Term projects as necessary.
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Cons
  • The look could do with a bit of an upgrade. It's not a very big deal and isn't hard on the eyes but could probably be a bit more vibrant (or allow for customization).
  • Better mobile support would be great. At the moment, it's very hard to try and do tickets from a phone.
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  • Some of the built-in functions and workflows are surprisingly limited given the fact that you can customize a lot with JQL. These limited areas do not allow you to use JQL. For instance, the built-in notifications are lacking. They have one that is great-- "notify on critical ticket creation"-- EXCEPT that it does not allow you to notify a group or anything, only individual users.
  • The ticket interface is a little odd for agents. Changing the status is not a simple drop down from unassigned to open to in progress to pending, etc. There are a couple of tabs ("investigate", "pending", "workflow") where you can change the status in different ways. Maybe I am just not used to this way of doing it, but I feel like it could be simplified.
  • It can get complicated deleting/changing some of the out-of-the-box fields and rules, because you never know what will break workflows or other automated/built-in features.
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Usability
Helpshift is really easy to use and set up. We enjoy the automation to automatically route certain issues to different smart folders. There's just a lot of flexibility in the functionality to make things work for our team in the best way. I didn't give it a 10/10 just because we need SMS/Apple Business Chat and Helpshift doesn't yet offer that. They also don't currently support social media channels but they are working on releasing that soon.
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I have given this rating because, in my opinion, I don't see any downsides of Jira until now. We can customise workflows based on the project needs, including task workflows. Jira is very extensible, which is one of its most important features.
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Support Rating
The few times we've had to contact them, they were courteous and gave us the information we needed swiftly.
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I gave JIRA a 9 rating since for me JIRA works according to its purpose. Since there is a customer portal, our clients can leave a comment or communicate with us using the PR ticket that way it is easier for us to also request any additional information we need for our investigation.
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Alternatives Considered
Helpshift is reasonably priced and has great analytics and capabilities and is very user-friendly. We had a hard time with Intercom about 2 years ago when we tried to implement them because their analytics were very minimal and wouldn't track what we needed it to. We haven't gone with Zendesk because we've heard from multiple people that their customer support was sub-standard
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We chose Jira Service Management due to its easy integrations with the rest of the Atlassian tools, as we have also invested in those. For the price, the ability to add or remove agents, and the cost being reflected in that, it was an excellent medium for us. For the foreseeable future, I do not see us moving off this platform.
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Return on Investment
  • The ability to properly organize and delegate work to customer service representatives has been a very positive ROI after using Helpshift.
  • The customer service reps are much happier with this system over the previous system of a general company email address and other CS software tools.
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  • It has allowed us to take on a larger volume of work at a faster pace.
  • We have established best practices with the tool that we have taught and sold to clients.
  • It has allowed for further collaboration with a larger team.
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ScreenShots

Jira Service Management Screenshots

Screenshot of Drive IT best practices with ITIL-ready templates. Get everything your IT teams need out of the box for service request, incident, problem, and change management.Screenshot of Get an ITIL certified service desk. Everything your IT teams need out-of-the-box for service request, incident, problem, and change management. Jira Service Desk is PinkVERIFY™ certified.Screenshot of Deliver a better service experience. Customers or employees can submit requests with an easy-to-use help center and add Confluence to Jira Service Desk to get an integrated knowledge base. Machine learning intelligently recommends the right service and learns from every interaction, so answers are easy to find.Screenshot of Stay in the loop with developers. y linking Jira Service Desk with Jira Software, IT and developer teams can collaborate on one platform to fix incidents faster and push changes with confidence.Screenshot of Deliver on SLA's. Nail your Service Level Agreements, every time. Your agents get a simple queue so they get the important things done first. Configure and get going in minutes.Screenshot of Automate those repetitive tasks. Is your team stuck in gear with repetitive tasks or missing priority requests? Setup automations so your agents can focus on solving the important stuff and help lighten the workload.