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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Gorgias

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGorgias is a Conversational AI platform for ecommerce used to drive sales and resolves support inquiries. Built for Shopify but featuring integrations for WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, and PrestaShop.

    $60

    per month Up to 350 mothly tickets

    Zendesk Chat

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AZendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) is a live chat tool developed by the Singaporean company also called Zopim, acquired by Zendesk in April 2014.

    $11.20

    per month

    Pricing
    GorgiasZendesk Chat
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $10
    per month 50 monthly tickets
    Basic
    $50
    per month 300 monthly tickets
    Pro
    $300
    per month 2,000 monthly tickets
    Advanced
    $750
    per month 5,000 monthly tickets
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    Custom ticket volume
    Lite
    $0
    per user
    Basic
    $14
    per user
    Advanced
    $25
    per user
    Premium
    $55
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GorgiasZendesk Chat
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing. Additional cost for automated ticket handling.The pricing above is price per user per month. You will get a discount when you opt for annual payment.
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    Community Pulse
    GorgiasZendesk Chat
    Considered Both Products
    Gorgias
    No answer on this topic
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    GorgiasZendesk Chat
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Gorgias and Zendesk Chat
    Feature
    Gorgias
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zendesk Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Gorgias and Zendesk Chat
    Feature
    Gorgias
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zendesk Chat
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Gorgias and Zendesk Chat
    Feature
    Gorgias
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zendesk Chat
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Gorgias and Zendesk Chat
    Feature
    Gorgias
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Chat
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Chat reporting00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Zoho SalesIQ
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Genesys DX (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GorgiasZendesk Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    8.6
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GorgiasZendesk Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gorgias
    Gorgias is one of the easiest platforms I've used, as it was easy to navigate. You can customize your views so you can easily track them. The shared views are also specific and convenient. The search button is also one thing I like, as it easily shows what you're looking for with just keywords, email addresses, or any information.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Chat is suited for all the support teams that provide real-time assistance. Like if someone wants to block the debit/credit card, it is a high-priority case that needs real-time assistance. Whereas issues like close my account, and invoice request doesn't need real-time assistance, where Zendesk tickets support will be perfect.
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    Pros
    Gorgias
    • Tagging- the tagging system was a great way to stay organized.
    • Rules- when you have 49 inboxes implementing rules on when to fire a macro or auto tag is necessary and Gorgias’ UI was easy to understand and execute.
    • Integrations- I had to integrate with dozens of inboxes many times using aliases and most of the time Gorgias was able to help.
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    Zendesk
    • Extremely fluid chat interface allows for easy communication.
    • It can be used directly on a website page or as a widget.
    • Allows the end user to translate the chat into their own native language.
    • Notifies you with pending chats via on-screen notifications and sound effects.
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    Cons
    Gorgias
    • Rules are powerful, but clunky, showing them to others can put them off as it looks "easy to break" because of their messy nature.
    • Pricing seems to be increasing due to the inclusion of more advanced AI that currently does not provide value.
    • Macros could really use contextual support, or a hotkey system to make it easier to pick highly used ones that aren't in the top 3.
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    Zendesk
    • Linking with a telephone, so the agent is only working on 1 channel at a time
    • More simplified way to create and use templates
    • Link users who may have provided us a new/different email from what we have on file for them
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gorgias
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Due to staffing issues, we have temporarily stopped offering chat as an available channel. We're also interested in the best ways to integrate chat with our FAQs and AI to provide quick responses, either during off-hours or prior to speaking with a live agent. I've also found that reporting is rather limited where some of the interesting and useful data made available and visible during the chat cannot be pulled post-chat; it would be great to pull a high-level report so we can analyze this data.
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    Usability
    Gorgias
    Gorgias is still by far most the most complete customer service tool to handle multiple responses and channels at a single umbrella without the needs of opening multiple tabs and sometimes will even make us missed some messages what supposed to be taken care of at a timely manner
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    As mentioned previously, it's a clunky product that lacks user-friendliness. It feels old and behind the times compared to other products we have used. The inability to have a wrap-up time before a new chat comes in is also a big issue for our team.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Gorgias
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Getting assistance and/or troubleshooting anything with Zendesk can be quite frustrating. In my years of experience with Zednesk, I have almost never found the answer to my question without going through multiple articles, ultimately getting frustrated and reaching out to our contact for more assistance. So for a consumer, the support is not as relieving as Zendesk Chat is to our customers in getting the questions answered by us.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gorgias
    We selected Gorgias from Zendesk based on its Shopify integration. Given how many stores we were managing the team needed to quickly find all of a customer's information in an email. We preferred it to Zendesk. However, now that I use intercom I have many more features such as surveys, topics, extensive reporting, auto tags, and series I prefer intercom for my work now
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Chat is far more user friendly than some of the other competitors on the market. It has a very all the features that you require to ensure your customers are contacted in 'real time'. Its main tools include a live chat interface for quick communication, customisable chat widgets to fit your brand, mobile responsiveness for all devices, and canned responses for common questions. The platform can also start chats based on visitor actions, like time on a page or exit intent. A real must for any leading company
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    Return on Investment
    Gorgias
    • Drastically reduced our response time from 2 business days, to 2 hours on average.
    • Made it easier to sync data for damaged item, allowing us to better understand damages.
    • Allowed us to easily see that statistics of what kind of issues we are seeing from our customers.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Positive impact - Compared to our old system, this newly updated system provides features and functionality that has increased our agent productivity and provided customer insight like we've never had before. This has resulted in fewer hold times and higher customer satisfaction.
    • Negative impact - Our reporting team still struggles with obtaining the right information from time to time with the chats. This leads to loss of productivity and more resources dedicated to reporting.
    • Positive impact - Due to Zopim's embed, we are able to more successfully place them on the appropriate self-service portals and pages, reaching a larger audience, and being more readily available to answer our client's questions. This has resulted in an increase in our self-service portal usage, driving down the phone and email support channels, which in turn reduces support costs.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk Chat Screenshots

    Screenshot of How Zopim Chat Widget looks on the website.Screenshot of This is how the chat window looks like to your visitorsScreenshot of This is a screenshot of the visitor list.Product screenshot