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    ChurnZero

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AChurnZero is a Customer Success platform designed to help subscription businesses succeed through improved customer experiences. ChurnZero helps Customer Success team spot potential churn risks early and see renewal and expansion opportunities faster. Its automation and personalization, in-app communications, and Customer Success AI™ support engagement with customers and lead them to value. The platform offers journeys, health scores, survey tools, segmentation, plays,…N/A

    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
    ChurnZeroZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Suite Team
    $69
    per month per agent
    Suite Growth
    $115
    per month per agent
    Suite Professional
    $149
    per month per agent
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    Pricing Offerings
    ChurnZeroZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount available with annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    ChurnZeroZendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    ChurnZero
    Chose ChurnZero
    HubSport is quickly turning into a secondary platform for us. HubSpot functions much more as a task-oriented, call-as-much-as-possible, Sales system. Churn Zero far outpaces HS with its AI to summarize the account, and its ability to bring in outside data from Pendo, ZenDesk, …
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    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    We selected ChurnZero based on price and having the functionality we needed for right now. Gainsight had more features, but at a much higher cost and these features weren't necessarily items we needed to get ourselves up and running now.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    It is easy to integrate with our systems and it has all the required fields as well.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    This is my first time to be working off the Customer Success platform on a day-to-day basis. While I have not had the chance to work closely with other Customer Success Platforms, I would love to experiment with Planhat sometime due to the favorable reviews I have come across …
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    ChurnZero is a better fit out of the box for our business in terms of its features, functions, usability, scalability, serviceability, and costs. We really wanted a customer success platform that doesn't take a long time to deploy while being flexible enough to allow us to …
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    We (our team) were able to manage everything through this solution and did not need an admin.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    ChurnZero has been the only customer success platform that I've personally ever used and within the 2 companies I've worked for that have implemented CZ, only the CSM team had visibility. The main source of information for everyone else was either NetSuite or Salesforce (or our …
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    Churn Zero has a better churn score feature and is easier to navigate. Churn zero has segments and plays and much better walk through functionality as well.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    ChurnZero's strength in our case is the segmentation and ability to calculate customer health scores (ChurnScores). These ChurnScores can then in turn trigger automation which makes it very easy for us to spot high risk accounts.
    Our other systems are great in their own way, …
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    Better value and easier implementation.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    It literally offered everything we needed: client satisfaction scores, automation, in-app announcements, integration with all our in-house systems and usage analytics. Plus, the integration is so good I find that the Churn Zero platform is the only place I need to log in now. …
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    ChurnZero's interface is very easy to use. Additionally, seems that ChurnZero has more reports available.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    I have not used other products like ChurnZero.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    Compared to Gainsight, ChurnZero is much more user-friendly and quick to adapt to my day-to-day. It allows for much easier integration with third-party platforms in order to get our data into the ChurnZero and allowing our team to move forward. Additionally, moving through Gains…
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    I think ChurnZero more than holds it own with other products I have used in the past. Their user interface, automation options, data collection, and display match or exceed their competitors. Having said that, what sets them apart is their ability to listen to their clients, …
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    We wanted to replace Amity and ChurnZero was the only tool we seriously evaluated after qualifying out some other options.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    Cost, service, and support are the main reasons for our selection.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    We used Amity and Churnzero has direct integration with Quickbooks, very helpful. I evaluated client success but the functionality of ChurnZero was by far more robust. Lastly, the client success process itself of Churnzero puts them head and shoulders above the competition.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    Gainsight seemed like a great product but maybe a little too complex for our small CS team.
    Incentivized
    Chose ChurnZero
    Both Strikedeck and ChurnZero fit our needs. We choose to go with ChurnZero because it had a simpler, more intuitive interface and better pricing. After we purchased we also learned that their implementation team is very cooperative, even [beyond] our expectations. We are glad …
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    Zendesk
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    I used Salesforce for opening and tracking customer support requests at another company. The key advantage Zendesk has over Salesforce is that Zendesk is designed specifically for customer support management and it's easy to get started right out of the box.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    135 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    123 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    106 Answers
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    133 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    131 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    76 Answers
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    82 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    ChurnZeroZendesk Suite
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ChurnZero and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    ChurnZero
    8.1
    193 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.1193 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of ChurnZero and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    ChurnZero
    9.5
    205 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    API9.0167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com10.0171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Data Extraction / Integration
    Comparison of Customer Data Extraction / Integration features of ChurnZero and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    ChurnZero
    9.5
    221 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
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    Product usage9.1218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk / support tickets10.0177 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Success Management
    Comparison of Customer Success Management features of ChurnZero and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    ChurnZero
    9.6
    226 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
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    NPS surveys9.1198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sponsor tracking9.079 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer profiles10.0211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated workflow10.0218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal collaboration10.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer health scoring10.0223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer segmentation9.1217 Ratings00 Ratings
    CSM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CSM Reporting & Analytics features of ChurnZero and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    ChurnZero
    9.2
    226 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
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    Customer health trends9.1215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement analytics9.9210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Revenue forecasting9.072 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboards9.0220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of ChurnZero and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    ChurnZero
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.6
    187 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.1186 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.9127 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.4130 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings7.8131 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.3186 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.0185 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of ChurnZero and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    ChurnZero
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    6% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.5163 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.5156 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of ChurnZero and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    ChurnZero
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.4
    182 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.1150 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.076 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings7.4119 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.2178 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.4138 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ChurnZeroZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
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    8.7
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    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
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    10.0
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    Usability
    10.0
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    Availability
    9.1
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    Performance
    6.4
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    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.5
    (122 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChurnZeroZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ChurnZero
    If you are a SaaS business with a high volume of customers, having ChurnZero is a must. If you have a subscription based business and a customer success or account management function in your company, I would highly recommend ChurnZero.
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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.
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    Pros
    ChurnZero
    • ChurnZero has excellent customer success! They worked very hard to ensure a successful implementation and launch.
    • The CZ platform gives a detailed view of customer usage. We know exactly how clients are using our platform which allows us to provide excellent customer success services. This allows helps our product team understand the needs of clients and the success of new features.
    • We are able to create plays based on usage which provides a customized and personal experience for each user. CZ makes it possible to give our clients what they need when they need it.
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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
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    Cons
    ChurnZero
    • When composing an email out of segments, the ability to save it as a draft to review later would be awesome, instead of needing to set up a Play
    • In the admin section, I love that we can have a color palate - but we'd like the color palete to be applied in other areas so CZ has more of our companies branding
    • The content templates can be hard to stylize if you don't know html
    • Add the Merge Fields functionality to tasks, especially tasks made by playbooks
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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?
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ChurnZero
    Our team is very happy with the product after evaluating multiple vendors, including Gainsight, Totango and Planhat. We like the additional functionality that CZ offers on its enterprise version. We were strongly considering other products if the price was right and functionality worked, but the change management would have been too heavy and taken too long. The ChurnZero team has been a good partner to rely on and allowed us to free up our time and resources to focus on more pressing matters
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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.
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    Usability
    ChurnZero
    ChurnZero makes my work life a complete game changer. I say it all the time ChurnZero is a one stop shop for data! I don't fumble through numerous different programs, try to remember different passwords, I literally login to CZ and it is right there in front of me
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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.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ChurnZero
    Quick response by the CZ team.
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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
    ChurnZero
    No answers on this topic
    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
    ChurnZero
    I recently had the opportunity to interact with ChurnZero's customer support team, and I must say, I am thoroughly impressed. Their responsiveness and willingness to solve problems are exemplary. From the moment I reached out, their team displayed a level of professionalism and dedication that truly stood out.
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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
    ChurnZero
    The training and onboarding have been very helpful. Since I was not a part of the team when ChurnZero was implemented, it was important to get brought up to speed as quickly as possible and our CSM has been incredibly receptive in that regard.
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    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
    ChurnZero
    I implemented CZ in 4 months. When I look back, this is not a long time where I needed to get to know CZ by myself (as I did not have knowledge of it at all..) study the Academy, playing around in the test environment and setting up in live environment.
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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
    ChurnZero
    Gainsight CS - you need a team to manage this tool; not intuitive to use, and you're not able to be as agile once configured GUIDEcx - One of my favorites in the space, and so easy to set up, configure, customize, and scale. Able to connect onboarding milestones to SFDC cases, and share out as a customer portal. Mixmax has been purchased in past companies to help fill in gaps of other tools (gives us scheduling links, in-inbox email templates, SFDC lead/contact and task management)
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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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    Scalability
    ChurnZero
    Easy to escalate.
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    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
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    Return on Investment
    ChurnZero
    • ChurnZero has transformed our NPS strategy, helping us get in front of unhappy customers faster
    • ChurnZero has reduced confusion and data cleanliness issues across our CS org
    • Their customer support has helped us implement and get up and running with Churnzero in excellent time.
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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.
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    ScreenShots

    ChurnZero Screenshots

    Screenshot of an overview of ChurnZero's customer success AI. It is used to automate content creation, turn scattered data into clear insights, and track customer sentiment. The tools offer deeper visibility, better engagement, and more time to focus on building lasting customer relationships.Screenshot of an overview of ChurnZero's customer insights, which provide a real-time, 360° view of every customer. These are used to track engagement, monitor health, and drive action without guesswork.Screenshot of an overview of how ChurnZero guides customers through key milestones, providing real-time visibility into their progress, and collaboration on personalized success strategies.Screenshot of how ChurnZero keeps customers informed and engaged. With in-app communications, WalkThroughs, and Success Centers, customer success agents can deliver targeted messages, guide users through key features, and provide on-demand resources—all without disrupting their workflow.Screenshot of how ChurnZero defines Data-driven automation = The right actions, for the right customers, at the right time. ChurnZero helps automate key touchpoints, jumpstart engagement with templates, and stay informed with instant updates.Screenshot of how ChurnZero helps to predict risks, seize opportunities, and drive revenue growth. ChurnZero provides real-time insights to identify at-risk accounts, track key trends, and forecast revenue with precision. This helps agents to proactively manage churn, uncover expansion opportunities, and make data-driven decisions that fuel long-term success.

    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