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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dialpad Connect

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADialpad Connect is a cloud communications UCaaS platform that provides users with integrated voice, video, and messaging capabilities from one unified interface.

    $27

    per month

    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
    Dialpad ConnectZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $27
    per month per user
    Pro
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    per user/per month
    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
    Dialpad ConnectZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount available with annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Dialpad ConnectZendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Dialpad
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    It was based on a few key business needs: ease of use, reliable system, ability to scale to international support, low cost.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    The overall value was way better with Dialpad. Grasshopper was less intuitive, had fewer native integrations and cost more.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    ZenDesk allows us to create tickets for clients and monitor their progress.
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    I have used a Cisco phone system at a prior company, but I have no idea what product type exactly. It wasn't as easy to use and was not integrated into user experience as Dialpad. That was also 6 years ago, so I'm sure the technology has greatly improved since then, but I much …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dialpad Connect
    Our department was previously using Google Voice which functioned well enough to meet our needs, but we had some issues with receiving calls and it did not have us connected to our coworkers across our organization. Dialpad allowed us to all be on the same system which allowed …
    Incentivized
    Zendesk
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    In comparison of tracking tickets, I found Jira to be more confusing than Zendesk. I have not used Jira in many years and I know that others in our organization use Jira in addition to Zendesk. Of all the support platforms, I think Zendesk is the best and most used, which is …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    309 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    123 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    265 Answers
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    321 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    131 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    216 Answers
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    241 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    Dialpad ConnectZendesk Suite
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    107 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    High quality audio8.8106 Ratings00 Ratings
    High quality video8.771 Ratings00 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.4
    63 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Desktop sharing9.363 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    75 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Calendar integration8.663 Ratings00 Ratings
    Meeting initiation8.961 Ratings00 Ratings
    Record meetings / events8.663 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.1
    47 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Live chat9.646 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    66 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    User authentication8.457 Ratings00 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions9.062 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.0
    75 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Hosted PBX8.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)7.347 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names8.770 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    89 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Answering rules8.475 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call recording9.381 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call park8.861 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call screening8.868 Ratings00 Ratings
    Message alerts9.283 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging7.369 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Fax7.519 Ratings00 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription9.081 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    7.3
    74 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile app for iOS7.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android7.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    8.5
    66 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Centralized communications management9.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team messaging8.747 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team document sharing8.429 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics8.152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    -
    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 Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    -
    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 Dialpad Connect and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Dialpad Connect
    -
    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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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Webex Calling
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dialpad ConnectZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (341 ratings)
    8.7
    (225 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (75 ratings)
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (57 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    5.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dialpad ConnectZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dialpad
    I like that it allows for a seamless transition of calls between our 2 offices. I don't have to forward or un-forward phones at the beginning and end of my day. Our offices are on a specific schedule which opens the phone lines at a certain time, transfers them to another office at another time, and then sends them to an after hours number when we close. I also like how easy it is to change settings within our different departments and contact centers. It's a very well-rounded program that is easy to use on your computer or phone.
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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
    Dialpad
    • Ease of signing on and calling in
    • Clear audio/sound, no static or poor connections
    • Can choose to be on video or not
    • The organizer and participants can see all who are on the call
    • Meetings can be auto-recorded and sent to organizer at end of call
    • Hold music can be played for initial caller
    • Meeting is auto-transcribed
    • Action items are automatically listed for the organizer
    • Summary list shows all who were in attendance
    • Summary shows duration of callers on the meeting
    • Can load images of attendees when setting of the meeting
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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
    Dialpad
    • The only example I can list for improvement is that occasionally the message has some mistranslation(s). But I can usually figure out the missing words. The 'southern USA' dialect may be partly to blame....
    • The functionality is really great. It is the best app I have used for messages in all of my customer service jobs.
    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
    Dialpad
    Dialpad Talk is easy to use and no one has had a problem using it. Even when we have had questions/problems we have been able to fix it ourselves without having to go to Dialpad to ask for help, which saves everyone time. We don't have any reason to cancel our use of this product and we are very happy with how it performs for our team.
    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
    Dialpad
    Overall, it is quite user-friendly and quick to set up, even for beginner levels. It is also easy to onboard new hires and get them to take calls quickly. The main complaint is that the analytics are difficult to find, gather, and interpret.
    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.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dialpad
    There have not been any outages that I am aware of and we have had consistently good coverage since the start. There can be a slight lag from the office to the mobile app, but it is not terribly noticeable and it has not resulted in any calls being prematurely hung up
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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
    Dialpad
    The emails of voice transcription come very quickly after a call has been completed and except for a few fairly difficult names are pretty accurate. The ability to quickly listen to the voicemail from email without having to open the app is also a bonus. I have not noticed or heard of any slowdowns
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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
    Dialpad
    The original date for roll-out, was unable to happen because there was an issue finding our existing phone lines to port them... The only reason I gave a 9 is [that] the original person we have been working with, Rolled out phones. Pro without telling anyone and then went on vacation, I only say this to explain that there is a gentleman that took over to help us named Brett and he was FANTASTIC! He allowed a ton of calls and answered all of them, walked us [through] settings, profile set up, and even emailed screen shares so we could help other members of our team! Thanks so much, Brett you ROCK~
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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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    In-Person Training
    Dialpad
    Welcoming and easy to follow the instruction
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Dialpad
    Simple and easy to follow, we had our branches around the country to be trained and the feedback was great. Only take if there was a desk phone training that would be great. The team provided us with video for the desk phone training
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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
    Dialpad
    I didn't participate in the implementation. But obviously it went flawlessly, as all users are set up in-house, and on the app.
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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
    Dialpad
    Panterra is dependable and has good support. Dialpad Connect has more features and an easier interface. AT&T has a lot of features, but Dialpad Connect's interface is easier. AT&T does not do call transcription that I know of. Comcast BVE and 8x8 services are lower quality and service is not great.
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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
    Dialpad
    Overall program is of average cost. SInce I use it simply for its phone/text capabilities. I would hazard that company that needed more options, might see it differently
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Dialpad
    So far, Dialpad has been a great improvement for our organization. It allows everyone to be on the same service and the integration with the mobile app means everyone is still using the "office" numbers even when on the go which makes it easier not having to balance multiple phone numbers from people
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    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
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    Return on Investment
    Dialpad
    • Saves me time with a downloadable transcript for call documentation.
    • All calls are automatically recorded, which provides proof of what was said.
    • Translation availability using IVR and AI language allows us to communicate with all families without needing to find a translator.
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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

    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