Desk Vs Zoho Support
Round 1: Pricing
Pricing: | Desk | Zoho Support |
---|---|---|
Basic | From $30/agent/month | $15/agent/month |
Pro | $95/agent/month | $25/agent/month |
Winner
Winner: Zoho Support!
Desk offers enterprise features at enterprise pricing. Zoho Support offers the lowest price in the category for automation, filtering, and analytics.
Round 2: Features
Features: | Desk | Zoho Support |
---|---|---|
Customisable Support Centre | y | y |
Unlimited Users | ||
Template Responses | y | y |
Statistics | y | y |
Reporting/Analytics | y | y |
Custom Reporting | BEST | y |
Ticket Time Stamps | y | y |
Advanced Time Tracking | y | |
Bug Tracking | y | |
Ticket Filters | y | y |
Workflow Filters & Rules | BEST | y |
Social Media Monitoring | y | BEST |
Social Media Responding | y | y |
Email Tickets | y | y |
Phone Integration | y | y |
Live Chat Integration | BEST | y |
Self-Service Portal | y | y |
Winner
Winner: Desk!
Desk are the big daddy of the category and do offer impressively sophisticated features fitting to their premium price range. That’s not to say that Zoho Support’s features are bad, there’s more than enough functionality for any business to find a suitable plan.
Round 3: Integrations
Integration: | Desk | Zoho Support |
---|---|---|
Integration level | HIGH | LOW |
API | Y | |
CRM | Y | |
Email Marketing | Y | |
Ecommerce (Shopify/WooCommerce) | Y | |
Slack | Y | |
Freshbooks |
Winner
Winner: Desk!
Desk has a high level of integration though it is built to work with Salesforce, while Zoho Support is made to only integrate with other Zoho systems.
Round 4: Language support
Desk | Zoho Support |
---|---|
Multiple Language Support | Multiple Language Support |
Winner
Winner: Desk!
Desk supports 50 languages and Zoho Support supports 6.
The battle score
Overall Winner: Desk!
But you might prefer Zoho Support if:
- You want to spend (much) less
- You use other Zoho systems