We performed a comparison between JIRA Service Management and OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Jira lets us customize the workflow to meet our requirements. The email and alert features are also handy."
"Easy to use and user-friendly."
"JIRA Service Management is a very user-friendly solution."
"The dashboards are nicely laid out."
"Allows customized processes for our service contracts."
"The most valuable features of JIRA Service Management are the service level agreement or management, and the ticketing system. Additionally, there are frequent updates that provide improvements."
"The links between the help desk and Jira issues and between Confluence and Jira issues are most valuable. I can write requirements in Confluence and link them to user stories in Jira and test cases. I can see my test coverage and all that kind of stuff. The integration between these three is very useful. It is pretty customizable, and it integrates well. There are a lot of add-ins and a lot of connectors to third-party products. In my last company, we used Test Royal for managing all the tests, and it integrated perfectly with that. For any issue or bug, we could see what tests have been run and the complete history of the tests."
"It scales well."
"This is a cordless application that can be used throughout any organization."
"The tool is very easy to use."
"OpenText Service Management Automation X provides valuable features such as topic analytics for incident and problem management. It also includes natural language processing for analyzing technical descriptions. Additionally, it features a virtual chatbot capable of processing natural language to interact effectively with end users. This service enhances customer support and is not subject to the limitations often found in offerings from other vendors."
"The most valuable features of Micro Focus Service Management Automation X (SMAX) are that it is user-friendly, easy to configure, and adaptable."
"It offers a range of tools for sales and configuration. It's like a business process improvement platform, suitable for various lines of business operations."
"When you raise a ticket with Jira, there's no ability to see your other JIRA tickets."
"The deployment can be a bit complex, especially for those who are not technical."
"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."
"From the customer side, it's not friendly used compared to other competitors, like ServiceNow or BMC. It's also not fully ITSM management if you compare it with ServiceNow or BMC. They have a full model of ITSM. In BMC they have TrueSight, they have Discovery, which helps IT to discover IT equipment with a serial number, with the specs, capacity of the server."
"I think the performance can be better."
"The customizations in Jira could be improved by being simplified. They are currently very complex."
"With Jira, we were unable to implement time-based automation in its ticketing system. We would like a feature where we can define tickets based on severity, then tickets are automatically escalated to the next level after a set period of time if they go unanswered."
"There should be better connections with access management. They should improve the connectivity."
"The solution lacks sufficient documentation."
"The contract management feature can be improved."
"The product's connectivity with third-party products is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The initial setup of Micro Focus Service Management Automation X (SMAX) is complicated, but once it is set up the configuration is straightforward to adapt to the users' or customers' needs."
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JIRA Service Management is ranked 2nd in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 73 reviews while OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) is ranked 16th in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 5 reviews. JIRA Service Management is rated 8.2, while OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of JIRA Service Management writes "Customizable, stable, and integrates well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) writes "Offers a range of tools for sales and configuration that can be used in banks and telecom companies". JIRA Service Management is most compared with ServiceNow, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, Freshdesk, BMC Helix ITSM and Salesforce Service Cloud, whereas OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) is most compared with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, Ivanti Neurons for ITSM and Clarity SM. See our JIRA Service Management vs. OpenText Service Management Automation X (SMAX) report.
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