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Grafana Cloud vs Jira Service Management

Compare Grafana Cloud and Jira Service Management on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.

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Grafana Cloud

7.5/10

Managed Grafana observability — Free 10k series / 50 GB logs; Pro from $19/mo platform fee + usage ($6.50/1k series, $8/user).

Best for

• Teams already fluent in Grafana/Prometheus
• Startups that fit in the Free telemetry caps
• Platform teams that want Mimir/Loki without operating it

Starting from $19.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Our verdict

No universal winner

No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.

Jira Service Management is better for

✓ Integrations
✓ Security & admin

Tie

• Free plan

Choose Grafana Cloud if: Teams already fluent in Grafana/Prometheus

Choose Jira Service Management if: Teams already on Jira Cloud who need a service desk

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Jira Service Management

8/10

Atlassian ITSM on Jira Cloud — Free ≤3 agents; Standard from $20/agent/mo; Premium ~$51.42/agent/mo; Enterprise contact.

Best for

• Teams already on Jira Cloud who need a service desk
• IT/HR/ops request management next to engineering issues
• Buyers who want a published agent SKU under ServiceNow TCO

Starting from $20.00/user/mo

Free plan available

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Comparison scorecard

Criterion-by-criterion results for Grafana Cloud and Jira Service Management. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.

Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
Depends
Grafana Cloud researched starting price from $19/mo; a free plan is researched; Jira Service Management researched starting price from $20/mo; a free plan is researched. Better value depends on plan rungs, currency, and add-ons.
Grafana CloudDepends
Jira Service ManagementDepends
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Tie
Grafana Cloud researches a free plan; Jira Service Management researches a free plan.
Grafana CloudTie
Jira Service ManagementTie
User / licence minimum
Seat floors, per-employee minimums, and small-team pricing traps.
Depends
Check seat, agent, or licence minimums for Grafana Cloud and Jira Service Management on current vendor packaging.
Grafana CloudDepends
Jira Service ManagementDepends
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Jira Service Management
Jira Service Management leads on integrations (8/10 vs 9/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Grafana Cloud8/10
Jira Service Management9/10
Security & admin
Admin controls, access, compliance posture, and security packaging.
Jira Service Management
Jira Service Management leads on security admin (7/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Grafana CloudWeaker
Jira Service ManagementStronger

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