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Jira Service Management vs Referral Rock

Jira Service Management logo

Jira Service Management

Customer Support

High-velocity service management

From
Free
Rated
-
Referral Rock logo

Referral Rock

Affiliate Marketing

Referral marketing software for any business

From
$200/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Jira Service Management has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: 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; Referral Rock there is one paid tier at $250 a month and no free plan, only a 14 day trial
  • They diverge on capability: Jira Service Management covers Incident management, Referral Rock covers Multi-program support.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Jira Service Management and Referral Rock differ
AttributeJira Service ManagementReferral Rock
Starting priceFree$200/month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryCustomer SupportAffiliate Marketing
Founded20022014

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

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 Jira Service Management

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

Only in Referral Rock

  • Multi-program support
  • Customizable rewards
  • Automated workflows
  • Engagement widgets
  • Detailed analytics
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Jira Service Management

  • IT service managementnot Referral Rock
  • Incident responsenot Referral Rock
  • Change managementnot Referral Rock
  • Asset trackingnot Referral Rock

Referral Rock

  • affiliate marketing managementnot Jira Service Management
  • Workflow automationnot Jira Service Management
  • Reportingnot Jira Service Management

Where each one falls short

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

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

Referral Rock

  • There is one paid tier at $250 a month and no free plan, only a 14 day trial
  • The plan includes 10,000 base members and a further 10,000 costs $125 a month
  • Each additional referral program is $100 a month
  • Extra users and extra recruiters are sold in blocks of 10 at $50 a month each
  • Rewards are limited to coupons, pay-as-you-go gift cards or custom rewards

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Referral Rock

$200/month
  • Starter$200/month
    • 500 members
    • Unlimited programs
    • Basic integrations

Which should you pick?

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.

Choose Referral Rock if

  • You need multi-program support.
  • You also want customizable rewards.

Questions people ask

Is Jira Service Management or Referral Rock better?
Neither clearly leads. Jira Service Management starts at Free and Referral Rock at $200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Jira Service Management or Referral Rock?
Jira Service Management has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Jira Service Management and $200/month for Referral Rock.
Does Jira Service Management or Referral Rock run on more platforms?
Jira Service Management runs on Web, Ios, Android. Referral Rock runs on Web.
Can I use Jira Service Management for free?
Yes. Jira Service Management has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Referral Rock starts at $200/month.
What is Jira Service Management best used for?
Jira Service Management is most often used for it service management, incident response, change management, asset tracking. Of those, it service management and incident response are not what Referral Rock is typically brought in for.
What can Jira Service Management do that Referral Rock cannot?
Jira Service Management covers Incident management, Change management, Problem management, Asset management. Referral Rock covers Multi-program support, Customizable rewards, Automated workflows, Engagement widgets. Both handle Web support.

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