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Grasshopper vs Jira Service Management

Grasshopper logo

Grasshopper

Software

The entrepreneur's phone system

From
On request
Rated
-
Jira Service Management logo

Jira Service Management

Software

High-velocity service management

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Jira Service Management has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Grasshopper available only in the USA and Canada; the site returns a not available in your region error outside those countries; Jira Service Management the vendor's own pricing page as captured by the Internet Archive on 28 December 2021 named four tiers, Free, Standard, Premium, and Enterprise; the Free tier caps at 3 agents per site with one site, five major incidents per month, and unlimited alerts capped at 100 emails and 200 SMS per day, while Standard, Premium, and Enterprise each cap at 5,000 agents per site, with Enterprise adding unlimited sites and requiring a Confluence subscription for some features; per-figure dollar pricing was not shown on this capture, only per-agent pricing structure

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Grasshopper and Jira Service Management actually diverge.

Attributes where Grasshopper and Jira Service Management differ
AttributeGrasshopperJira Service Management
Starting priceOn requestFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown2002

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Grasshopper

Nothing recorded that Jira Service Management does not also cover.

Only in Jira Service Management

  • Incident management
  • Change management
  • Problem management
  • Asset management
  • Knowledge management
  • SLAs
  • Jira Software
  • Confluence

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Grasshopper

No use cases recorded yet. See the Grasshopper review.

Jira Service Management

  • IT service managementnot Grasshopper
  • Incident responsenot Grasshopper
  • Change managementnot Grasshopper
  • Asset trackingnot Grasshopper

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Grasshopper

  • Available only in the USA and Canada; the site returns a not available in your region error outside those countries
  • Plans start at $14/month only under a promotional discount of up to $75 off select plans, meaning the advertised entry price is not the standing rate

Jira Service Management

  • The vendor's own pricing page as captured by the Internet Archive on 28 December 2021 named four tiers, Free, Standard, Premium, and Enterprise; the Free tier caps at 3 agents per site with one site, five major incidents per month, and unlimited alerts capped at 100 emails and 200 SMS per day, while Standard, Premium, and Enterprise each cap at 5,000 agents per site, with Enterprise adding unlimited sites and requiring a Confluence subscription for some features; per-figure dollar pricing was not shown on this capture, only per-agent pricing structure

Pricing, plan by plan

Grasshopper

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Grasshopper review.

Jira Service Management

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 3 agents
    • Ticket management
    • Knowledge base
  • Standard$20/month
    • Unlimited customers
    • 250 agents
    • 20 GB storage
  • Premium$45/month
    • Advanced incident management
    • Asset management
    • Change management
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Unlimited sites
    • 24/7 support
    • Data residency

Which should you pick?

Choose Grasshopper if

Nothing in the data separates Grasshopper from Jira Service Management on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Choose Jira Service Management if

  • You need incident management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want change management.

Questions people ask

Is Grasshopper or Jira Service Management better?
Neither clearly leads. Grasshopper starts at On request and Jira Service Management at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Grasshopper or Jira Service Management?
Jira Service Management has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Grasshopper and Free for Jira Service Management.
Does Grasshopper or Jira Service Management run on more platforms?
Grasshopper runs on Web. Jira Service Management runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Jira Service Management for free?
Yes. Jira Service Management has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Grasshopper starts at On request.
What can Grasshopper do that Jira Service Management cannot?
Jira Service Management covers Incident management, Change management, Problem management, Asset management.

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