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IT service management · November 2026 Edition
Jira Service Management vs ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Two of fourteen models named Jira Service Management first on the direct prompt; zero named ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus. Both were named by all fourteen models and Jira Service Management carries 67 labels and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus 49, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
First-choice share23%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%8%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels6749A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Jira Service Management reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Freshservice was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Freshservice vs Jira Service Management · Freshservice vs ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus · Jira Service Management vs InvGate Service Management
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the IT service management page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Jira Service ManagementFirst choices, of fourteen modelsManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Direct20
Paraphrase20
Comparative00
Budget-constrained85
Scale-constrained20
Negative004 against Jira Service Management · 4 against ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Jira Service Management and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus were named in the same answer 119 times, of the 386 answers naming Jira Service Management and the 136 naming ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus. In those answers ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus took the first choice nine times and Jira Service Management nineteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Jira Service Management and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | | |
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | | |
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Jira Service Management ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Jira Service Management on the left and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Jira Service Management and ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus stood in it.
Jira Service Management first, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus an alternative
2 of 14 modelsManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallJira Service Management, TeamDynamix alternatives: Freshservice, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Kimi K2InvGate Service Management, Jira Service Management alternatives: Freshservice, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, TeamDynamix
Neither was the first choice, one was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5Freshservice alternatives: HaloITSM, InvGate Service Management, Jira Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, TOPdesk, TeamDynamix
GPT-5.4 miniFreshservice alternatives: Jira Service Management
Gemini 3.5 FlashFreshservice alternatives: HaloITSM, Jira Service Management, TeamDynamix
Perplexity SonarFreshservice alternatives: InvGate Service Management, Jira Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Grok 4.20Freshservice alternatives: Jira Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, Zendesk ITSM
DeepSeek V4 FlashFreshservice alternatives: HaloITSM, InvGate Service Management, Jira Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Llama 4 MaverickFreshservice alternatives: InvGate Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, Zendesk ITSM
Qwen 3.7 FlashFreshservice alternatives: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM, Jira Service Management
GLM 4.7 FlashXFreshservice, InvGate Service Management alternatives: HaloITSM, Jira Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, SysAid
MiniMax M2.5InvGate Service Management, TeamDynamix alternatives: Freshservice, Jira Service Management, ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
GPT-6 LunaFreshservice alternatives: Jira Service Management, ServiceNow ITSM
Muse Glimmer 30BFreshservice alternatives: Jira Service Management, TeamDynamix
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Jira Service Management leads by seven points.
Jira Service Management16%#2 of 17ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus9%#3 of 17Mid-marketThe figures above
Jira Service Management leads by fifteen points.
Jira Service Management23%#2 of 12ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus8%#3 of 12Enterprise
Jira Service Management leads by eight points.
Jira Service Management9%#2 of 8ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus2%#7 of 8What the models said about Jira Service Management
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Can feel overly developer-centric, and teams without Atlassian experience often find the initial configuration steep” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“TeamDynamix ITSM and JIRA Service Management stand out for their balance of ease of use, scalability, and strong mid-market support.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“InvGate Service Management or Jira Service Management offer the best balance of capability, scalability, and total cost of ownership” Kimi K2 · direct prompt · first choice
“1–3 IT Agents (Cloud) | Jira Service Management | Free for 3 agents, modern interface, highly scalable.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Good mid-market option, but expect to invest time in training and configuration” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Integration gaps - Microsoft application integration reported as lacking” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“A budget-friendly option, but users cite: Outdated UI... Scalability issues” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“The best ITSM platform for a company with a limited budget is ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus, as it offers full ITIL coverage at a low cost.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Small team with a few technicians, want real ITSM features without paying: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus free up to 5 technicians.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“If you're under 5 IT technicians and budget is the primary constraint, start with ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Standard” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared
Freshservice vs Jira Service ManagementFreshservice vs ManageEngine ServiceDesk PlusJira Service Management vs InvGate Service ManagementJira Service Management vs TeamDynamixManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus vs InvGate Service ManagementManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus vs TeamDynamixAll ten head-to-head pages and the full ITSM standing
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.