Helpjuice vs. Zendesk Suite

With the ability to set docs public and private, we've merged two repositories and solely work from Helpjuice. Not only is this easier, it also helps ensure the messaging is consistent internally and externally.

Incentivized

Zendesk works best when you have end users reaching out to a dedicated team of support reps. Leveraging AI & Bots to help gain efficiency comes naturally to Zendesk. Teams that rely on dedicated support from an individual tend to struggle more, pushing against the theme of democratized support. Teams that do a lot of outbound communication generally find challenges with things like reporting on SLAs unless they are at the enterprise level. Works great for startups and non-profits alike!

Incentivized

• In app support folks are responsive
• It looks nice and professional from the front end
• The ability to get feedback on your content from readers

• Reporting and Analytics
• Ease of Agent Training and Use
• Able to add multiple brands with related custom reports and dashboards
• Adding a new brand and basic help center is easy to do without the need of an expert or web team
• Ability of agents and supervisors to see customer history across multiple channels

Incentivized

• Need to write some exact words or problems
• Need to add more details in some area
• Can improve its UI UX

Incentivized

• I think the Graphical User Interface could use a facelift. It not the most aesthetically pleasing platform in my experience.
• Particular things like where the default is when you click on each and every dropdown menu.
• The macro integration could be a little more simplified.

Incentivized

Zendesk is super easy to use and navigate. I really enjoy the sleek layout, the ability to tailor tickets, the macro option, and the quick key guide they have to make your use of time even more effective. My whole team loves working with Zendesk and rarely ever has problems.

Incentivized

ZenDesk Suite is very easy to use, it is intuitive and requires little formal training if you don't want it. It has taken years to get one of the main functionality that I want (initiate outbound text) and still is just promised in Q3 of this year. So seems kind of slow to respond to customers needs in this regard. Same with outbound calls from iOS, the first ticket requesting it is a couple years old and as far as I know there is nothing in the pipeline to bring this to life.

Incentivized

In the past year, I'd say I have only noticed maybe two hours total of downtime in my own usage. Very minimal.

There has been minor performance degradation on a very few days out of the two years I have been using the product.

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

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.

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

Helpjuice is more robust and flexible, we can do more with Helpjuice faster than before.

Incentivized

If spoken honestly Intercom is a level-par with any nearest competitor, Tools like Zendesk has to catchup with them in speed. However, there is an advantage to Zendesk with its simple and easy-to-get software which falls in every mid and small-size business pocket wherein Intercom is way too expensive and needs a tech admin to customize the product. The kick-starting feature with negligible configuration made Zendesk the ideal choice of our organization + the budget fell under our expenses.

Incentivized

• As I mentioned, my productivity in terms of working around issues, asking for help, etc. is greatly reduced on a DAILY basis.
• I spend as much time finding bugs and filing tickets as I do writing content, and this was especially true at the beginning.
• The Doc Center looks nice, so you'd never know the pain behind it.

• The positives weigh more than the negatives here, as it gives us a one-stop portal where we can tend to customer needs using one web app
• It has also helped us identify areas of improvement based on the reporting feature
• The value it provides outweighs any missing or lacking features that I'm sure will be available in the future

Incentivized