Zendesk Review
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endesk – Let’s start by getting closer
Summary: Zendesk gets a spot in each one of our category guides, and for good reason – it’s an excellent all-rounder and scales well to business size. The enterprise plans per agent costs are more expensive than similar programs in the category, however. Zendesk is best for lightning fast responsiveness in all channels, with live chat, phone support, and social media tickets seamlessly integrated.
Website: https://www.zendesk.com
You might prefer this software if:
- You want a program that integrates well with other applications
- You want to use their (almost) free version
- You want powerful features at a low cost
- You want ultra-responsive social media support
You might prefer another if:
- You have a high number of agents
| Desk.com | Freshdesk | Zendesk | SupportBee | Zoho Support | HappyFox | Kayako | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Premium | Best for integrations & scalability | Best for Social Media | Without Distinction | Best Low Cost | Best for Email tickets | Best for Phone Support | |
| Customisable Support Centre | y | y | y | y | y | y | |
| Unlimited Users | BEST | ||||||
| Template Responses | y | y | y | y | y | y | y |
| Statistics | y | y | y | y | y | y | y |
| Reporting/Analytics | y | BEST | y | y | y | y | |
| Custom Reporting | BEST | y | y | y | y | ||
| Ticket Time Stamps | y | y | y | y | y | y | y |
| Advanced Time Tracking | y | y | y | y | |||
| Bug Tracking | y | BEST | |||||
| Ticket Filters | y | BEST | y | y | y | BEST | y |
| Workflow Filters & Rules | BEST | y | y | y | y | y | |
| Social Media Monitoring | y | y | y | BEST | |||
| Social Media Responding | y | y | BEST | y | y | ||
| Email Tickets | y | y | y | y | y | BEST | y |
| Phone Integration | y | y | y | y | BEST | ||
| Live Chat Integration | BEST | y | y | y | y | ||
| Self-Service Portal | y | y | y | y | y | BEST | |
| Trial Period | 14 days | 30 days | 30 days | 14 days | 15 days | 30 days | 30 days |
| Payment style | per agent | per agent | per agent | ticket volume | per agent | per agent | per agent |
| Basic | $30/month | $16/month | $29/month | $29/month | $15/month | $19/month | $29/month |
| details | all features except advanced analysis and customization | social media, phone and chat features, automation and filtering features | Regular features - no automation/workflow features | unlimited users, 500 tickets/month | no live chat | no custom reporting or advanced tiime tracking | per agent, live support features OR email filtering features |
| Top-tier | $95/month | $40/month | $69/month | $149/month | $25/month | $49/month | $49/month |
| details | full enterprise features | multiple languages and more customization | Pro features, automation features, no multiple brand support | unlimited users, 5000 tickets/month | alll features | all features | per agent, all features |
| Annual Discount | yes | yes | yes | no | yes | yes | yes |
ZenDesk is commended for the Bug Tracking and Social Media Outreach.
Freshdesk integrates with 28 out of 54 third party software analysed while the category’s arithmetic mean is 17/31. medical supplies
Freshdesk has 52% Integration Score (the ‘Silver’ in Helpdesk software Integrations — just after Freshdesk).
| Desk.com | Freshdesk | Zendesk | SupportBee | Zoho Support | HappyFox | Kayako | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| API | y | y | y | y | y | y | |
| Google Aps | y | y | y | y | |||
| Zapier | y | y | y | y | y | ||
| CRM | |||||||
| Capsule CRM | y | y | y | ||||
| Pipeline Deals | y | ||||||
| InfusionSoft | y | y | |||||
| Nutshell | y | ||||||
| Microsoft Dynamics | y | ||||||
| SugarCRM | y | y | |||||
| Hubspot | y | ||||||
| Salesforce | y | y | y | y | y | ||
| PipeDrive | y | y | |||||
| Insightly | y | y | y | ||||
| Highrise | y | y | y | y | |||
| Vibe | y | y | |||||
| Batchbook | y | y | y | ||||
| Zoho CRM | y | y | y | y | |||
| Nimble | y | ||||||
| Chat | |||||||
| Hipchat | y | y | y | ||||
| LiveChat | y | y | |||||
| Olark | y | y | y | y | |||
| Snapengage | y | y | y | y | |||
| MailChimp | y | y | y | y | y | ||
| GMail | y | y | y | y | y | y | |
| GetResponse | y | ||||||
| ConstantContact | y | ||||||
| iContact | y | ||||||
| CampaignMonitor | y | ||||||
| Project Management | |||||||
| Slack | y | y | y | y | y | ||
| Basecamp | y | y | |||||
| CMS | |||||||
| Wordpress | y | y | |||||
| Drupal | y | y | |||||
| Joomla | y | y | |||||
| Evernote | y | ||||||
| Dropbox | y | ||||||
| Ecommerce | |||||||
| Shopify | y | y | y | y | |||
| Bigcommerce | y | y | y | ||||
| Magento | y | y | y | y | |||
| WHMCS | y | y | y | ||||
| WooCommerce | y | ||||||
| Wombat | y | y | |||||
| Accounting | |||||||
| Freshbooks | y | y | y | y | |||
| BillLiving | y | ||||||
| Bug Tracking | |||||||
| Bugherd | y | y | |||||
| Bugify | y | ||||||
| Instabug | y |
Nominations
No distinction
Yet, the software was called Best for Social Media Outreach.
Battle wins
Battle wins: 3/6
