COMPARE · FACT GRID
ITSM fact grid: what each platform documents
IN SHORT
9 platforms, 13 capabilities, one cell each: Documented, Partly or Not in our sources, with a note and a link to the page we read. Platforms are in alphabetical order.
- Documented
- Partly
- Not in our sources
| Capability | Freshservice | Halo | Ivanti Neurons for ITSM | Jira Service Management | ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus | monday service | ServiceNow ITSM | SysAid | Zendesk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan or trialDocumented by 7 of 9 | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceA trial is offered; 30 days with all modules on the 27 September read. Source: Halo pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | DocumentedNote and sourceFree plan for up to 3 agents. Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceFree edition for 2 technicians. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | DocumentedNote and sourceFree trial with all features, no credit card. Source: SysAid pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DocumentedNote and source14-day trial with Suite Professional features. Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| Published priceDocumented by 7 of 9 | DocumentedNote and sourceStarter $19, Growth $49, Pro $99 per agent a month, annual. Source: Freshservice pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and source£69 per agent a month, UK list, annual; onboarding package required. Source: Halo pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Not in our sources | DocumentedNote and sourceStandard $20, Premium $51.42 per agent a month. Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceFrom $13, $27 and $67 per technician a month. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceStandard $31, Pro $45 per seat a month, annual, from 3 users. Source: monday service pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceThree packages, all by custom quote. Source: ServiceNow ITSM packages · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceSuite Team $29, Growth $59, Professional $99 per agent a month. Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Self-service portal or catalogDocumented by 8 of 9 | DocumentedNote and sourceService catalog and SLA management from Growth. Source: Freshservice pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceCustomer portal on every plan. Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceService catalog on Standard. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourcePortal for 10 users on Standard, 100 on Pro, unlimited on Enterprise. Source: monday service pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceService catalog in Foundation; omnichannel self-service. Source: ServiceNow ITSM packages · Read 11 Oct 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceService catalog listed; portal details not described. Source: SysAid homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceEmployee portal and service catalog from Suite Growth. Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| AI triage and routingDocumented by 5 of 9 | PartlyNote and sourceFreddy AI routes issues to the right agent, described in a general service context. Source: Freshworks Freddy AI · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceAutomatically classifies and routes tickets. Source: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM · Read 27 Sep 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceRovo Agents; no automatic categorisation claim on the pages we read. Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourcePredictive triage, routing and assignment. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus product page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAI Ticket Triage on every plan (1, 3 or unlimited boards). Source: monday service pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceNow Assist recommendations; AI agents for ITSM in Prime. Source: ServiceNow ITSM packages · Read 11 Oct 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceAutomations for assignment and categorisation built with the AI Automations Builder. Source: SysAid blog: AI automations for ITSM (9 Sep 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceIntent detection; Intelligent Triage on Enterprise. Source: Zendesk AI · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| AI agentsDocumented by 8 of 9 | DocumentedNote and sourceFreddy AI Agent Studio for building AI agents. Source: Freshservice product page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAI agents; process agents auto-resolve known issues. Source: Halo AI · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceRovo Agents from Standard; virtual service agent on Premium. Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceZia virtual agent; no autonomous resolution claim. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus product page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAI Service Workforce agents resolve repetitive requests. Source: monday service product page · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAutonomous AI specialists; AI Agent Orchestrator. Source: ServiceNow AI agents · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceAI agents on every Employee Service plan. Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Configuration tools for non-specialistsDocumented by 3 of 9 | PartlyNote and sourceAgent Studio for agents; workflow configuration for non-specialists is not described. Source: Freshservice product page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | PartlyNote and sourceForms, workflows and queues on every plan; a no-code builder is not described. Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceReusable workflow approvals (September 2026); a builder for non-specialists is not described. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus release notes · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceCreate your own agents; set permissions, escalation paths and guardrails. Source: monday service product page · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceG2 reviewers most often cite configuration complexity [G2]. Source: G2: ServiceNow IT Service Management reviews · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAI Automations Builder and AI Agent Builder. Source: SysAid blog: AI automations for ITSM (9 Sep 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAction builder on every plan; admin copilot from Professional; sandbox on Enterprise. Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Departments beyond ITDocumented by 7 of 9 | DocumentedNote and sourceFreshservice for Business Teams: HR, finance, facilities, legal. Source: Freshservice for Business Teams · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceHR service delivery, finance and legal, facilities included as standard. Source: Halo pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceHR and facilities service management. Source: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceService Collection extends to HR, facilities, finance and legal. Source: Atlassian: introduction to Service Collection · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceDepartment instances for HR, facilities, finance and legal. Source: ServiceDesk Plus enterprise service management · Read 11 Oct 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAgents for HR, procurement, facilities, finance, marketing, legal, learning and development. Source: monday service product page · Read 11 Oct 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceEmployeeWorks self-service; departmental products are not in our sources. Source: ServiceNow IT Service Management · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceService spaces for HR, finance, facilities and legal. Source: SysAid enterprise service management · Read 11 Oct 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceOne platform for customer and employee service; HR-specific workflows not detailed. Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Incident managementDocumented by 8 of 9 | Documented | Documented | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceAdvanced incident management on Premium. Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceCertified practice. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus product page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceIncident handling and real-time incident alerts to on-call. Source: monday service for IT · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented | Documented | PartlyNote and sourceEmployee request ticketing; ITIL incident management is not named. Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Problem managementDocumented by 7 of 9 | Documented | Documented | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceAdvanced problem management on Premium. Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAdd-on on Standard; included in Enterprise. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | Documented | Documented | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot listed on the pricing page. |
| Change managementDocumented by 7 of 9 | Documented | Documented | Documented | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceAdd-on on Standard; included in Enterprise. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceDescribed only in a vendor blog, built from configurable boards and automations. Source: monday.com blog: IT change management (27 Jun 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Documented | Documented | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot listed on the pricing page. |
| CMDBDocumented by 6 of 9 | DocumentedNote and sourceCMDB built by agentless discovery. Source: Freshservice IT asset management · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceConfiguration management is a certified practice. Source: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAsset and configuration management from Standard. Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceAdd-on on Professional; included in Enterprise. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | DocumentedNote and sourceIn Foundation; Discovery and Service Mapping. Source: ServiceNow Configuration Management Database · Read 27 Sep 2026 | PartlyNote and sourceAsset management; CMDB depth not documented. Source: SysAid pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot listed on the pricing page. |
| IT asset managementDocumented by 7 of 9 | DocumentedNote and sourceIT asset management with agentless discovery; asset units in packs of 500. Source: Freshservice IT asset management · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Documented | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | Documented | Documented | PartlyNote and sourceA vendor blog mentions linking changes to the assets they affect; no asset module on the product or pricing pages. Source: monday.com blog: IT change management (27 Jun 2026) · Read 11 Oct 2026 | Documented | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceIT asset management from Suite Growth. Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| Self-managed optionDocumented by 3 of 9 | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceOn-premises is not mentioned on the pages we read. | Documented | DocumentedNote and sourceData Center, self-managed; end of life 28 March 2029. Source: Atlassian blog: public sector next chapter (23 Sep 2026) · Read 27 Sep 2026 | DocumentedNote and sourceCloud or on-premises. Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus product page · Read 27 Sep 2026 | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceDeployment model not stated. | Not in our sourcesNote and sourceNot described on the pages we read. |
What sits on each entry plan?
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
Freshservice
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
01 TRYOn the entry plan
14-day trial with access to all features.
Source: Freshservice pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
02 PRICEOn the entry plan
Starter is $19 per agent a month, billed annually.
Source: Freshservice pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
03 INTAKEOn a higher plan or as a paid add-on
Service catalog and SLA management start on Growth.
Source: Freshservice pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
04 AUTOMATEOn a higher plan or as a paid add-on
Freddy AI Copilot is a $29 per agent monthly add-on.
Source: Freshservice pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
05 EXTENDDocumented, plan not stated
Freshservice for Business Teams serves HR, finance, facilities and legal; the plan is not stated.
Source: Freshservice for Business Teams · Read 11 Oct 2026
06 GOVERNOn a higher plan or as a paid add-on
Problem, change and release management are on Pro and Enterprise.
Source: Freshservice pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Halo
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
01 TRYOn the entry plan
A trial is offered; 30 days with all modules on the 27 September read.
Source: Halo pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
02 PRICEOn the entry plan
£69 per agent a month (UK list), plus a required onboarding package at a bespoke cost.
Source: Halo pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
03 INTAKEOn the entry plan
Virtual agent on web chat, Teams, Slack and the portal, in the single licence.
Source: Halo AI · Read 27 Sep 2026
04 AUTOMATEOn the entry plan
Halo AI is included in the single price.
Source: Halo pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
05 EXTENDOn the entry plan
HR service delivery, finance and legal, and facilities included as standard.
Source: Halo pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
06 GOVERNOn the entry plan
Incident, request, change, problem, assets and CMDB in the single price.
Source: Halo pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
01 TRYNot documented on the pages we read
No free plan or trial on the page we read.
Source: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM · Read 27 Sep 2026
02 PRICENot documented on the pages we read
No public price; Contact Sales.
Source: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM · Read 11 Oct 2026
03 INTAKEDocumented, plan not stated
Virtual agent, chatbots and self-service portals.
Source: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM · Read 27 Sep 2026
04 AUTOMATEDocumented, plan not stated
Classification, routing and agentic remediation.
Source: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM · Read 27 Sep 2026
05 EXTENDDocumented, plan not stated
HR and facilities service management are described; the plan is not stated.
Source: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM · Read 11 Oct 2026
06 GOVERNDocumented, plan not stated
Change, problem and configuration management are certified practices.
Source: Ivanti Neurons for ITSM · Read 27 Sep 2026
Jira Service Management
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
01 TRYOn the entry plan
Free plan for up to three agents.
Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
02 PRICEOn the entry plan
Free, then Standard at $20 per agent a month.
Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
03 INTAKEOn the entry plan
Portal, email, chat and forms on the Free plan.
Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
04 AUTOMATEOn a higher plan or as a paid add-on
Rovo Agents from Standard; virtual service agent on Premium.
Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
05 EXTENDDocumented, plan not stated
Service Collection extends service management to HR, facilities, finance and legal; the plan is not stated.
Source: Atlassian: introduction to Service Collection · Read 11 Oct 2026
06 GOVERNOn a higher plan or as a paid add-on
Assets from Standard; change and advanced problem management on Premium.
Source: Jira Service Management pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
01 TRYOn the entry plan
Free edition for two technicians and 250 IT assets.
Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
02 PRICEOn the entry plan
Standard from $13 per technician a month.
Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
03 INTAKEOn the entry plan
Help desk and service catalog on Standard.
Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
04 AUTOMATEDocumented, plan not stated
Zia and predictive triage and routing; the edition is not stated.
Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus product page · Read 27 Sep 2026
05 EXTENDDocumented, plan not stated
Department instances for HR, facilities, finance and legal; ESM pricing was not read.
Source: ServiceDesk Plus enterprise service management · Read 11 Oct 2026
06 GOVERNOn a higher plan or as a paid add-on
Problem and change are add-ons on Standard; CMDB is an add-on on Professional and included in Enterprise.
Source: ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
monday service
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
01 TRYOn the entry plan
14-day trial.
Source: monday service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
02 PRICEOn the entry plan
Standard is $31 per seat a month, billed annually, from three seats.
Source: monday service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
03 INTAKEOn the entry plan
Email and WorkForms intake and a portal for up to 10 users on Standard.
Source: monday service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
04 AUTOMATEOn the entry plan
AI Ticket Triage for one board on Standard.
Source: monday service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
05 EXTENDDocumented, plan not stated
AI agents for HR, procurement, facilities, finance, legal and other teams; the plan is not stated.
Source: monday service product page · Read 11 Oct 2026
06 GOVERNNot documented on the pages we read
Problem management and a CMDB are not documented; change management appears only in a vendor blog.
Source: monday service product page · Read 11 Oct 2026
ServiceNow ITSM
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
01 TRYNot documented on the pages we read
No self-serve trial on the pages we read.
Source: ServiceNow IT Service Management · Read 27 Sep 2026
02 PRICENot documented on the pages we read
No public ITSM price.
Source: G2: Jira Service Management vs ServiceNow ITSM · Read 27 Sep 2026
03 INTAKEDocumented, plan not stated
Omnichannel self-service through EmployeeWorks, portal, chat, voice, email, mobile, Teams and Slack.
Source: ServiceNow IT Service Management · Read 27 Sep 2026
04 AUTOMATEDocumented, plan not stated
Virtual Agent and Now Assist in Foundation; AI agents for ITSM in Prime.
Source: ServiceNow ITSM packages · Read 11 Oct 2026
05 EXTENDDocumented, plan not stated
EmployeeWorks self-service; ServiceNow's departmental products are not in our sources.
Source: ServiceNow IT Service Management · Read 27 Sep 2026
06 GOVERNOn a higher plan or as a paid add-on
Change and problem management in the Advanced package; asset management and CMDB in Foundation.
Source: ServiceNow ITSM packages · Read 11 Oct 2026
SysAid
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
01 TRYOn the entry plan
Free trial with all features, no credit card.
Source: SysAid pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
02 PRICEOn the entry plan
Professional is $89 per agent a month.
Source: SysAid pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
03 INTAKEDocumented, plan not stated
Service catalog and a Copilot for end users are listed; portal details are not.
Source: SysAid homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
04 AUTOMATEOn the entry plan
Pre-built AI agents and Copilot on both plans.
Source: SysAid pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
05 EXTENDDocumented, plan not stated
Service spaces for HR, finance, facilities and legal; the plan is not stated.
Source: SysAid enterprise service management · Read 11 Oct 2026
06 GOVERNOn the entry plan
Change and problem management and asset management on both plans.
Source: SysAid pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Zendesk
- On the entry plan
- On a higher plan or as a paid add-on
- Documented, plan not stated
- Not documented on the pages we read
01 TRYOn the entry plan
14-day trial with Suite Professional features.
Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 11 Oct 2026
02 PRICEOn the entry plan
Suite Team is $29 per agent a month, paid yearly.
Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
03 INTAKEOn a higher plan or as a paid add-on
The self-service employee portal and service catalog start on Suite Growth.
Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
04 AUTOMATEOn the entry plan
AI agents and the action builder on Suite Team.
Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
05 EXTENDDocumented, plan not stated
One platform for customer and employee service; HR-specific workflows are not detailed.
Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
06 GOVERNNot documented on the pages we read
Change and problem management and a CMDB are not listed.
Source: Zendesk Employee Service pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Which head-to-heads can I read?
- Freshservice or Halo
- Freshservice or Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
- Freshservice or Jira Service Management
- Freshservice or monday service
- Freshservice or ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
- Freshservice or ServiceNow ITSM
- Freshservice or SysAid
- Freshservice or Zendesk
- Halo or Ivanti Neurons for ITSM
- Halo or Jira Service Management
- Halo or monday service
- Halo or ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
- Halo or ServiceNow ITSM
- Halo or SysAid
- Halo or Zendesk
- Ivanti Neurons for ITSM or Jira Service Management
- Ivanti Neurons for ITSM or monday service
- Ivanti Neurons for ITSM or ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
- Ivanti Neurons for ITSM or ServiceNow ITSM
- Ivanti Neurons for ITSM or SysAid
- Ivanti Neurons for ITSM or Zendesk
- Jira Service Management or monday service
- Jira Service Management or ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
- Jira Service Management or ServiceNow ITSM
- Jira Service Management or SysAid
- Jira Service Management or Zendesk
- monday service or ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
- monday service or ServiceNow ITSM
- monday service or SysAid
- monday service or Zendesk
- ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus or ServiceNow ITSM
- ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus or SysAid
- ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus or Zendesk
- ServiceNow ITSM or SysAid
- ServiceNow ITSM or Zendesk
- SysAid or Zendesk
Planning to move off a platform?
What is out of scope?
Large-enterprise programmes
Organisations with a platform team and a multi-year roadmap will weigh ITIL breadth and CMDB depth more heavily than this guide's finder example does.
Customer support help desks
Help desks for external customers are not covered. Zendesk appears for its Employee Service plans only.