Gladly CX Platform vs. Zoho Desk

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
Zoho Desk
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Support is a Saas help desk / ticketing system aimed at SMBs. I competes most often with Zendesk, and Desk.com.
$9
per month per user
Pricing
Gladly CX PlatformZoho Desk
Editions & Modules
Task Based
$38.00
Per Month Per User
Customer Facing
$150.00
Per Month Per User
Free
$0
Express
$9
per month per user
Standard
$20
per month per user
Professional
$35
per month per user
Enterprise
$50
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Gladly CX PlatformZoho Desk
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for yearly billing.
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Community Pulse
Gladly CX PlatformZoho Desk
Features
Gladly CX PlatformZoho Desk
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
Zoho Desk
8.5
5 Ratings
3% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.35 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Expert directory8.03 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.52 Ratings7.34 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.54 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.34 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Ticket response9.74 Ratings8.75 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
Zoho Desk
9.3
5 Ratings
15% above category average
External knowledge base9.53 Ratings9.35 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.04 Ratings9.35 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
Zoho Desk
6.9
5 Ratings
15% below category average
Customer portal9.73 Ratings8.04 Ratings
IVR9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration9.05 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Email support9.75 Ratings6.45 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration9.35 Ratings6.74 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
Gladly CX PlatformZoho Desk
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(5 ratings)
8.2
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(3 ratings)
8.0
(13 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(12 ratings)
User Testimonials
Gladly CX PlatformZoho Desk
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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Zoho
Zoho Desk is a great customer service tool. It is very easy to track the ability to receive tickets and send responses in Zoho Desk. There are lots of options for customization. The knowledge base feature is very extensive and powerful. It makes creating internal and external FAQs easy.
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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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Zoho
  • It provides a simple widget code with a few clicks once you decide to integrate it with your website or application.
  • There is a very user friendly dedicated mobile application for Zoho Desk for Android and IOS devices.
  • You can easily track all of your tickets and agents from the dashboard interface.
  • You can insert tags with each ticket to group them into specific categories for analysis and troubleshooting.
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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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Zoho
  • The biggest drawback that I am facing while using the platform is that their ticketing system is not that great [in my opinion]. It does not give us the option to add sales tax and other charges in the invoices which leads to a big problem for us.
  • [I feel] its customer support needs improvement.
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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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
I give [Zoho Desk] [an] overall usability score of 9. This is partly due to the search functionality needs improvement. There are several times where I am left unable to find a ticket and have to generate a new one. I am hoping in the future that they will make some changes!
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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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Zoho
As Zoho Support is based in a different timezone to ours it can be an issue that we cannot get an immediate response to an issue. But I will say that once their Support is in the office they are fairly good to respond. they have resolved almost all issues I have told them about, but Zoho have also made system changes and not communicated these beforehand which means we are faced with something new and cannot get support on this until their support team is in the office
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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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Zoho
We selected Zoho Desk as we needed a platform that was going to allow the business to grow through both usage and staffing numbers. We wanted something cost-effective but still offered standard features in an effective cloud-delivered solution but would still allow customization by our internal dev team, to derive better value from the service where it natively didn't do what we needed it to. FreeAgent was okay for a while, but Zoho Desk has allowed a vast improvement in our service offering to end customers.
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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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Zoho
  • Zoho Desk has created an organised sytem of support which alows me to help my customers more efficiently.
  • By saving resolutions as articles, Zoho Desk has provided a training resource for current customers and support staff as part of solving problems.
  • All new customers become part of a database of customers who continue to receive support and education from forums created by the articles and customer questions.
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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

Zoho Desk Screenshots

Screenshot of Log and monitor phone conversations, convert them into new tickets, or attach them to existing ones. Convert social media interactions and live chat into tickets at the click of a button.Screenshot of Bring a Help Center directly into a website to strengthen self-service. Chat with Zia, an AI-powered conversation assistant. Customers can chat with Zia right from a mobile app or website. Zia processes their questions and suggests appropriate solutions from the Knowledge Base.Screenshot of With advanced process automation, internal processes can be setup within the help desk, implement them automatically, and make sure that all processes are followed precisely.Screenshot of Instant responses for instant happiness. Respond to customers the minute they reach out with Zoho Desk's embeddable chat widget. Customers can get in touch with agents instantly, right from the Help Center, so agents can respond and help them find answers faster.Screenshot of Monitor a team's performance, customize and schedule reports. Custom dashboards can be created.Screenshot of Zia brings together predictions across anomalies, sentiment, trending ticket tags, and more into a common dashboard for decision-makers to consume. They can drill down further into the details from the same dashboard to investigate further.