Gladly CX Platform vs. Zendesk Talk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gladly CX Platform
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Gladly Software headquartered in San Francisco offers their omnichannel customer service platform, providing one platform to oversee customer correspondences and also provide customer self-help.
$38
Per Month Per User
Zendesk Talk
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Zendesk Talk is call center software built on the Twilio cloud communication platform that integrates with the Zendesk Support ticketing system. This allows customer service teams to provide phone support from the same platform they use to manage all other channels.N/A
Pricing
Gladly CX PlatformZendesk Talk
Editions & Modules
Task Based
$38.00
Per Month Per User
Customer Facing
$150.00
Per Month Per User
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Gladly CX PlatformZendesk Talk
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Gladly CX PlatformZendesk Talk
Features
Gladly CX PlatformZendesk Talk
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Gladly CX Platform
8.9
5 Ratings
8% above category average
Zendesk Talk
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response9.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Gladly CX Platform
9.3
4 Ratings
15% above category average
Zendesk Talk
-
Ratings
External knowledge base9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Gladly CX Platform
9.4
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Zendesk Talk
-
Ratings
Customer portal9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Contact Center Software
Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Product A and Product B
Gladly CX Platform
-
Ratings
Zendesk Talk
7.8
16 Ratings
7% below category average
Agent dashboard00 Ratings9.716 Ratings
Validate callers00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
Outbound response00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
Call forwarding00 Ratings8.815 Ratings
Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
Warm transfer00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
Predictive dialing00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
Interactive voice response00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
REST APIs00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
Call scripts00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Call tracking00 Ratings9.714 Ratings
Multichannel integration00 Ratings5.210 Ratings
CRM software integration00 Ratings5.09 Ratings
Workforce Optimization (WFO)
Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Product A and Product B
Gladly CX Platform
-
Ratings
Zendesk Talk
7.8
16 Ratings
6% below category average
Inbound call routing00 Ratings9.712 Ratings
Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings5.210 Ratings
Recording00 Ratings9.715 Ratings
Quality management00 Ratings9.713 Ratings
Call analytics00 Ratings8.813 Ratings
Historical reporting00 Ratings8.713 Ratings
Live reporting00 Ratings4.814 Ratings
Customer surveys00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 7.2 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
Gladly CX PlatformZendesk Talk
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(5 ratings)
9.7
(16 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
5.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Gladly CX PlatformZendesk Talk
Likelihood to Recommend
Gladly Software
Any business that has a customer base could benefit from Gladly. If you call, text, social media message, etc Gladly can do all of these functions and keeps all of these conversations easily located so that you can refer back to previous conversations. The ability to leave notes on the account is very helpful.
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Zendesk
Zendesk Talk is a great partner that helps us in the customer care area by managing every type of contact with customers (both phone calls and emails). I know there is also the possibility to have integration with instant messaging apps (like messenger and WhatsApp but I have never used them in my experience). In my opinion, the best scenario for Zendesk Talk is represented by a context with a high amount of contacts/requests where a unique platform could be a help both on the external side (customers) and on the internal side (a lot of colleagues who are working in the same area and have to work in a coordinate way). For customers, they could benefit from tailor-made answers, also based on past contacts for the same topic, and avoid waiting times during phone calls, with an immediate follow-up. For internal work management, operators don't overlap in a single request, and even if the same operator is not available the one who manages the request later has complete visibility of the entire topic from the historical point of view. Last but not least, I think that Zendesk Talk helps a lot in the context in which the request's speed is a KPI to manage constantly.
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Pros
Gladly Software
  • Easy to use interface. Supporting customers is as easy as texting a friend.
  • True Omnichannel support system where all channels live on the same screen without the need to hop between applications.
  • Built-in knowledgebase (Answers) reducing team member ramp time and providing a template for consistent solutions for our customers.
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Zendesk
  • Call recording is a nice feature! It is great for training purposes and for quality assurance.
  • The metrics you get from Explore are a great insight into how the team is handling the call volumes.
  • Zendesk Talk has met most of our needs. It can be a bit unreliable at times.
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Cons
Gladly Software
  • When you cannot merge the customers' accounts
  • When the emails arrive with a delay
  • In the way we cannot edit or delete notes
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Zendesk
  • The lag on the phone is by far the most annoying thing with Zendesk talk due to the voice over IP.
  • Using the Reporting feature in Zendesk has never been a walk in the park. We have to customize a lot of fields and when something doesn't seem to add up, it at times feels like pulling teeth to get to the final answer of what went wrong.
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Likelihood to Renew
Gladly Software
Gladly really has all the information needed about a customer that you would need.If gladly does have a specified space for specific information you can add notes in multiple locations to remind you self of special circumstances. Gladly meets all our expectations and continues to provide a see less transaction
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Zendesk
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Usability
Gladly Software
In my 10+ years in the call center industry this has been by far one of the user friendly platform to use. It has been an easy tool to use and train new hires with that is self explanatory and not complicated at all for a agent level employee. Overall platform is easy to read and navigate.
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Zendesk
Everything about it works, as I have previously detailed. Coming from different companies and using other tools like Twilio or Aircall, those are VOIP tools that are built to be plugged into other tools, Zendesk Talk is natively built into Zendesk and feels correct in the user experience of Zendesk
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Support Rating
Gladly Software
Gladly is always available to support its customers. That being said, we really haven’t needed support. The product is intuitive and stable. The reality is the support we receive is more collaboration on how we can help Gladly continue to revolutionize this space.
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Zendesk
In our experience, we have had to go through many support people then ultimately getting frustrated enough to go directly to our point of contact who then doesn't always seem to be able to assist. We tend to get the support we need when it is escalated up to me and I reach out to our point of a contact person to express our frustration.
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Alternatives Considered
Gladly Software
First of all, the ease of the platform, the way it helps us to make our job faster as they have the customer information on the left of our screenand we have it linked to Shopify. The fact that this program has helped our productivity is amazing, and also, during peak season, it Gladly CX Platform makes the days go faster and easier.
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Zendesk
Slack and Zoom phones cannot compare because they have no ticketing systems. Zendesk Talk was the only option we considered because we were already using Zendesk for our email ticketing with customer concerns. We then expanded to using Zendesk's chatbot and then the Zendesk Talk system to keep it all integrated and streamlined.
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Return on Investment
Gladly Software
  • This platform has improved the speed in which customer issues are resolved by providing a broad picture of customer need, profile and history.
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Zendesk
  • We were able to reduce global headcount by 20% in our call centers.
  • Allowing customers to leave voicemails creates the personal touch needed and really increases our customer connectivity score. We saw increases in our CSAT scores after the implementation of this solution.
  • Call handling time and case reopen rates both decreased. Y/y it decreased 18% and 60%.
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ScreenShots

Gladly CX Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of Gladly's customer chat in actionScreenshot of a customer getting a flight update through GladlyScreenshot of a customer conversation with Gladly SidekickScreenshot of the call summary feature in Gladly