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    BotSailor

    Score4 out of 10
    N/ABotSailor is a chatbot builder for WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DM, and Telegram, and it's free for up to 1,000 subscribers. It's not just a chatbot builder; it's a chatbot marketing software with Live Chat. BotSailor can be used to broadcast unlimited WhatsApp messages for promotions, newsletters, or any kind of business communication. It offers a chat widget that can be used on websites to grow subscribers and provide instant replies to customer queries. User…

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    Freshchat

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AA solution to engage customers with smarter conversations on any channel, designed so support, marketing, sales, and even bots to have conversations at scale with customers.

    $0

    per month free for up to 10 agents

    Zendesk Suite

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AZendesk is a customer support solution with built-in ticketing, conversational messaging, and live chat, designed to help businesses of all sizes and industries deliver personalized service at scale. Zendesk's AI agents are trained in CX to help Service teams resolve customer issues faster and more accurately while still providing a human-centered experience. Zendesk ultimately aims to help businesses improve time to value, reduce effort per ticket, and keep costs low.

    $69

    per month per agent

    Pricing
    BotSailorFreshchatZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Growth
    $19
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Pro
    $49
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Enterprise
    $79
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Suite Team
    $69
    per month per agent
    Suite Growth
    $115
    per month per agent
    Suite Professional
    $149
    per month per agent
    Suite Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BotSailorFreshchatZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    NoYesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details20% discount available with annual pricing.
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    BotSailorFreshchatZendesk Suite
    Considered Multiple Products
    Xerone IT
    No answer on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshchat
    It's easy for chat communication and creating conversations for e-commerce support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshchat
    Freshchat stands out as a strong live chat and messaging solution, especially for live customer support. Compared to Zendesk Explore, which is a tool specifically designed for analytics and reporting. Freshchat is designed for instant communication with customers, making it a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshchat
    We have used Intercom.

    The terms used within Intercom were quite complex and the knowledge curve was not very smooth.
    Incentivized
    Zendesk
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Zendesk Suite seems more complete and pro. The only advantage in Freshdesk is the reporting easy settings
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    We Initially started working the Zendesk Suite and it is more easier to understand all the functionalities and workflows. It is more secured and well managed platform
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
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    87%
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    123 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    131 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    BotSailorFreshchatZendesk Suite
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of BotSailor and Freshchat and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    BotSailor
    -
    Ratings
    Freshchat
    7.4
    18 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings7.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat reporting00 Ratings7.218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics00 Ratings7.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of BotSailor and Freshchat and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    BotSailor
    -
    Ratings
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.6
    187 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings00 Ratings9.1186 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings00 Ratings7.9127 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4130 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8131 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings00 Ratings9.3186 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0185 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of BotSailor and Freshchat and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    BotSailor
    -
    Ratings
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    6% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings8.5163 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4156 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of BotSailor and Freshchat and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    BotSailor
    -
    Ratings
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.4
    182 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings00 Ratings9.1150 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings00 Ratings8.076 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings00 Ratings7.4119 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2178 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4138 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BotSailorFreshchatZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    8.7
    (225 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (18 ratings)
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BotSailorFreshchatZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    It is best suited for having 24-hour support, where customers can interact easily, even using their phones, to raise concerns or inquire about information. This makes it easier than going through the documents portal as a source of knowledge or sending emails for worries. However, it can be less appropriate for scenarios when you need more formal communication, like emails, and when proper documentation is necessary.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk is good for small teams where work is not passed along to internal teams or situations where escalations lead to further customer interactions and no further oversight is needed. It is weak as a product for larger and medium-sized companies, where processes are in place that are not aligned with its workflow, as it is a very rigid tool.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    • Real time customer support. During busy times all our available agents can jump on and handle large volume of customer interactions.
    • Automations and canned response features. With automation we can greet our customers the moment a chat gets assigned to an agent letting customers know they are being attended to similarly canned response helps us use templates for generic and commonly asked questions.
    • Dashboards and analytics. Freshchat's ability to build customized dashboards and analyze performance in a granular level helps us monitor workload and manage performance effectively.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Merging of the tickets with similar issues, it is easy to avoid confusion
    • Al global team somehow gets connected with different ways like Slack, with the Zendesk Suite which is so easier to highlight & the issue quickly
    • The best thing is that this tool gives you to send the message via chat-, email, call through the one single platform
    • Now AI has been added so it works good
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    • Freshchat is one of the best platforms, but still there are certain areas that require further improvement in order for the platform to become flawless.
    • I feel that the automated system in Freshchat is comparatively slow and due to this, it does not respond well according to all the requirements.
    • There are certain features in Freshchat which are not available for everyone and they can only be accessed by those who are paying the highest pricing tier.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Is there a way for AEs and CSMs to be informed in a weekly summary of all their accounts and any tickets? Example: Disney submitted a ticket on XYZ. Google has an urgent issue on X still unresolved.
    • Is there a way for CSMs or AEs to have a Dashboard that's specific to their accounts instead of seeing all the tickets in the queue that are not relevant to them?
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat has met all our expectations and more. It has allowed our team to be more efficient with their time, field questions quickly, and escalate issues up the chain. We highly recommend freshchat as the perfect addition to anyone already using freshdesk or simply looking for a good solution for in app messaging.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk is an amazing tool for communicating with your customers easily. The communication tickets from sellers to us or from us to sellers are stored, and there are statuses used to make communication easy. We have internal conversations between departments, linked with useful software such as Zingtree, Talkdesk, and Webs.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    I give it an 8 due to its usability. Yes, I had a few issues to begin with and needed some assistance from Freshchat agents, but considering this is something that is completely new to me, to set up what feels like a professional chat handling system complete with autobot within a day is really saying something I feel.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Pros: The agent interface is sleek, contemporary, and relatively easy to learn compared to many other enterprise tools. For common tasks, admins are given point-and-click options- adding fields, modifying workflows, constructing macros. The knowledge base (Guide) editor is easy to use for non-developers. Drawbacks: Once you move past the initial things - complex automations, reporting/analytics in Explore, and/or customizations integrating the API, it requires much more advanced training to use successfully. Navigating between the different modules (Support, Explore, Chat, Guide) can feel very disconnected; often you are reminded that it really is a "suite" of products brought together -not really one unified platform. If you're using multiple brands managing simultaneous support tickets, or heavily customizing workflows to meet your brand, you may run into a bit of struggle with usability. So: it's a lot more user friendly than the palaces (Salesforce Service Cloud, ServiceNow), but is not used as quickly or with as much streamlined flow as a product made for a small shop. So if you are looking for a great balance, this is a good option if you are a net new organization or an organization on their way to scaling from 15 - 50 employee. Expect some elbow grease from the admin team once learning, adapting, and working efficiently once you move past the basics with your support tickets and initial customizations.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat has always been available when I needed to use it.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    In the past year, I'd say I have only noticed maybe two hours total of downtime in my own usage. Very minimal.
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    Performance
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat always loads quickly and communication is quickly sent and received.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    There has been minor performance degradation on a very few days out of the two years I have been using the product.
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    Support Rating
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    The experience we had in past for lets say 4-5 months with the support team and our TAM was really helpful. The changes in the bot flow has helped our bot to ensure we connect with customer easily.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    We rarely need to contact their support team, but when we do they are responsive. However there have been notable times when communication between myself and the support rep was challenging despite me providing clear explanation of the issue, screenshots, and a thorough explanation of the goal we hope to achieve. It took several back and forth attempt, on a few occasions, to get resolution on an otherwise simple request
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    Online Training
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Zendesk has tons of available material for training - videos, webinars, articles, etc. The only reason this is not a 10 is because it can be hard to figure out how to navigate to these things and find what you are looking for.
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    Implementation Rating
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    I hope to show new users data because this can save a lot of time
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    Zendesk
    I was very satisfied. They have a free trial for 30 days and I recommend you do that and use it. It is very easy to get started with the basics and the build on over time.

    The only thing technically complex was single sign-on and integration to Salesforce.com required some tweaks – otherwise setting up system was very easy
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    Alternatives Considered
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Messaging across mediums - Freshchat integrates with majority of mainstream instant messaging apps. Like Facebook messenger, Telegram and WhatsApp . This makes it convenient for us to have a presence on the above-mentioned platforms and respond to messages from these platforms from a single Freshchat dashboard.its good app Freshdesk Messaging help me to contact the customer and contact the customer to inform my problem to solve it and is a good app and help full app and its easy to use uncomplicated and Freshdesk Helps me provide good quality to the customer and make customer feedback good for a company
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    Zendesk
    At the time of evaluation, Dynamics had extremely limited knowledge and support capabilities. The UI is clunky, and reporting requires a deep understanding of the underlying data structure. Ongoing maintenance was costly and didn't provide a positive ROI in any sense of the term.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Did not help with the purchase
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    We only implemented the product in 1 way so I cant speak to this.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Did not use
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Xerone IT
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    • From the positive effect of working on it, it helps employees to speed up their thinking and writing.
    • One of the positive effects of our clients is that their problems are solved easily and quickly.
    • Each employee knows how many of his chats have been resolved.
    • There is no negative effect in general.
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    Zendesk
    • More than anything, provided a boost to our perceived professionalism. The portal is a massive improvement on email only support.
    • Workflow optimization via macros and automations has enhanced response times and raise our 'first call resolution' metric.
    • Speaking of metrics; having them at all! Before Zendesk Suite we were email only so had no insight into agent and vendor performance.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    BotSailor Screenshots

    Screenshot of the dashboardScreenshot of the interface to connect botsScreenshot of the visual flow builderScreenshot of a list of botsScreenshot of action button botsScreenshot of the chat widget and short links, used to share on websites and social medias to grow subscribers

    Freshchat Screenshots

    Screenshot of Channel Freedom: The interface to engage customers on the channel of their choiceScreenshot of Unified Agent Workspace: Equips agents to deliver personalization at scaleScreenshot of Admin and Analytics: These drive informed decisions to help business scale

    Zendesk Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Zendesk Agent WorkspaceScreenshot of Omnichannel MessagingScreenshot of Zendesk TicketingScreenshot of Bots powered by Zendesk AIScreenshot of Tone shift with Zendesk AIScreenshot of Zendesk ticketing side conversations