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A Jira Service Management alternative for small businesses

RequestHub is the help desk for small businesses: IT, HR, facilities and office requests in one place, with AI included, starting at $990 a year for 10 request handlers. Jira Service Management charges for each agent and runs on Jira, while RequestHub is built for the person everyone asks, with no Jira to learn.

Why RequestHub

Why small businesses choose RequestHub over Jira Service Management

Small businesses pick RequestHub because one plan covers every department's requests, with AI built in and nothing held back for a bigger plan.

AI included, not metered on top

RequestHub's AI is in every plan and runs privately on your instance. Jira Service Management adds variable AI usage costs on top of per-agent fees.

One flat price, not per-agent with a steep step up

RequestHub is $99/month for up to 10 request handlers. Jira Service Management bills each agent — about $20–$25 on Standard, more than double on Premium — and change management only arrives on the pricier tier.

No IT skills to run it, no training to start

RequestHub needs no agent console and no configuration: employees send requests by email or chat, and it runs without an IT team. JSM sits on Jira, which assumes staff who set up request types, SLAs and portals and get everyone to adopt them.

Your own instance and database, with private AI

Every customer runs on a private instance with its own database, and the AI runs privately too, with no data shared outside RequestHub.

Read how RequestHub handles your data

Guided workflows and packs for your industry

Guided workflows take requests like new-hire onboarding through every step, so your team resolves them the same way each time. Packs tailor RequestHub to your industry or use case.

Nothing new for employees to learn

Employees send requests by email, chat or a short request menu, so there's nothing new to learn, and your team still sees who's working on each one.

RequestHub vs Jira Service Management: higher-tier features in one plan

RequestHub includes all of these in one plan, while Jira Service Management charges per agent and keeps the rest for its top plan or leaves them out.

Feature comparison between RequestHub and Jira Service Management
CapabilityJira Service Management
One price for up to 10 request handlersEvery feature in one planPriced per agent
Approvals with delegationWith a stand-in when the approver is awayNo delegation on any plan
Private AI, with no data shared outside the productLearning stays in your own instanceTop plan only, by request
Your own private instance and databaseOne for every customerShared service, separated by account

Jira Service Management pricing vs RequestHub

RequestHub costs less than every Jira Service Management plan for teams of 5 to 50 request handlers.

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Up to10 fulfillersfor less than Jira Service Management Standard charges for 5
Save up to83%compared with Jira Service Management Premium

25 fulfillers, 1 year

Yearly totals at list price in USD, with both tools billed annually and team size selected on signup. Prices from Atlassian and RequestHub, Oct 2026.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

RequestHub vs Jira Service Management, which is better for a small business?

RequestHub is the better fit when IT, HR, facilities and office requests all land on the same few people. They work in one place, with AI and approvals included for up to 10 request handlers on one plan, while Jira Service Management charges for each agent and offers no approval delegation.

Is RequestHub cheaper than Jira Service Management?

Yes, for any team of 5 to 50 request handlers. For 10 of them, RequestHub costs $990 a year, less than half the price of Jira Service Management Standard, and it includes private AI, which Jira Service Management offers only on its top plan, by request.

How fast can my team go live with RequestHub?

Your team can be working requests in less than an hour. Guided setup walks you through setting up your request inbox, a short request menu and who handles each kind of request, and from then on every request that comes in is routed to the right person, with escalations and SLAs tracked.

Do I need an IT specialist or training to set up RequestHub?

No. Setup is guided and self-serve, so whoever handles requests today can get RequestHub running without calling in IT or a consultant. Your employees don't need training either. They send requests from the tools they already use, like their work email, so there's nothing new to learn.

Is RequestHub only for IT teams?

No. IT, HR, facilities and office requests all come into one place, and each goes to whoever handles that kind of request, so no department has to keep its own inbox or spreadsheet. Up to 10 request handlers share one plan, with every feature included.

Does each company get its own database?

Yes. Every RequestHub customer runs on its own private instance with its own database, so your data is never in a shared pool and the AI runs privately too, while Jira Service Management's cloud plans serve many customers from shared databases.

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