Software · head to head
Jira Service Management vs Subframe
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; Subframe the free plan is capped at 1 project, 10 pages, and 2 prototypes with limited AI usage and only 24 hour version history, versus unlimited AI on the $29 per editor per month Pro plan, as of August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Jira Service Management and Subframe actually diverge.
| Attribute | Jira Service Management | Subframe |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2002 | Unknown |
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 Subframe
Nothing recorded that Jira Service Management does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Jira Service Management
- IT service managementnot Subframe
- Incident responsenot Subframe
- Change managementnot Subframe
- Asset trackingnot Subframe
Subframe
No use cases recorded yet. See the Subframe review.
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
Subframe
- The free plan is capped at 1 project, 10 pages, and 2 prototypes with limited AI usage and only 24 hour version history, versus unlimited AI on the $29 per editor per month Pro plan, as of August 2026.
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
Subframe
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Subframe review.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Jira Service Management or Subframe better?
- Neither clearly leads. Jira Service Management starts at Free and Subframe at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Jira Service Management or Subframe?
- Jira Service Management starts at Free and Subframe at Free.
- Does Jira Service Management or Subframe run on more platforms?
- Jira Service Management runs on Web, Ios, Android. Subframe runs on Web.
- 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 Subframe is typically brought in for.
- What can Jira Service Management do that Subframe cannot?
- Jira Service Management covers Incident management, Change management, Problem management, Asset management.
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