Brighter PSA vs. Zendesk Suite
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![]() Brighter PSA | N/A | Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | Brighter PSA (formerly Metis) is cloud-based software for professional service businesses focused on profitability and growth, with teams of up to 100 people who have realized that spreadsheets and ad-hoc tools just won't do it. Brighter PSA brings together sales pipeline management, job profitability control, resource planning, timesheet and expenses capture and time-off management into a single, simple product with a user-friendly design. | $25 per user |
Zendesk Suite | Score8.5 out of 10 | N/A | Zendesk 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 |
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| Would buy again | ||
No answers on this topic | 87% Would buy again 123 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 85% Delivers good value for the price 108 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 92% Happy with the feature set 131 Answers | |
| Lived up to sales and marketing promises | ||
No answers on this topic | 85% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 82 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 85% Implementation went as expected 94 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | Autotask PSA Score7.7 out of 10 | Help Scout Score9.3 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | Workday Professional Services Automation Score8.2 out of 10 | LiveAgent Score8.8 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | Planview AdaptiveWork Score8.8 out of 10 | Front Score9.2 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 8.7 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 10.0 |
| Usability | - | 8.6 |
| Availability | - | 9.1 |
| Performance | - | 9.1 |
| Support Rating | - | 5.5 |
| In-Person Training | - | 10.0 |
| Online Training | - | 6.4 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 9.1 |
| Configurability | - | 9.1 |
| Contract Terms and Pricing Model | - | 9.1 |
| Ease of integration | - | 9.1 |
| Product Scalability | - | 9.1 |
| Professional Services | - | 9.1 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 9.1 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 9.1 |
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