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Jira Service Management vs Stoplight

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Jira Service Management

Software

High-velocity service management

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Stoplight

Software

API design, documentation, and governance platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; Stoplight the free plan allows one project and one user
  • They diverge on capability: Jira Service Management covers Incident management, Stoplight covers API Design.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Jira Service Management and Stoplight differ
AttributeJira Service ManagementStoplight
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Cloud
Founded20022014

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Jira Service Management

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

Only in Stoplight

  • API Design
  • API Documentation
  • Governance
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Jenkins
  • Azure DevOps
  • Cloud support

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 Stoplight
  • Incident responsenot Stoplight
  • Change managementnot Stoplight
  • Asset trackingnot Stoplight

Stoplight

  • Designing and documenting OpenAPI specifications visuallynot Jira Service Management
  • Serving interactive API docs and instant mock servers from a specnot 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

Stoplight

  • The free plan allows one project and one user
  • Private projects, multi branch support and custom domains start at the Startup plan, $113 a month billed annually
  • SSO and shared style guides are Pro Team only, at $362 a month billed annually
  • Seats beyond each plan's allowance are $11 to $27 each per month depending on tier and billing period

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

Stoplight

Free
  • FreeFree
    • API design
    • Documentation
    • Community support
  • Pro$75/monthly
    • Governance
    • Advanced testing
    • Team collaboration
  • Enterprise$undefined/monthly
    • Custom deployment
    • SLA
    • Priority support

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.
Jira Service Management review

Choose Stoplight if

  • You need api design.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Cloud.
  • You also want api documentation.
Stoplight review

Questions people ask

Is Jira Service Management or Stoplight better?
Neither clearly leads. Jira Service Management starts at Free and Stoplight at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Jira Service Management or Stoplight?
Jira Service Management starts at Free and Stoplight at Free.
Does Jira Service Management or Stoplight run on more platforms?
Jira Service Management runs on Web, Ios, Android. Stoplight runs on Web, Cloud.
Can I use Jira Service Management for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
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 Stoplight is typically brought in for.
What can Jira Service Management do that Stoplight cannot?
Jira Service Management covers Incident management, Change management, Problem management, Asset management. Stoplight covers API Design, API Documentation, Governance, GitHub. Both handle Web support.
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