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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kayako

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AKayako is a help desk and customer support platform that helps businesses automate workflows, improve agent productivity, and deliver personalized customer experiences across email, chat, and social media.

    $79

    per month

    Zenhub

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AZenHub is a project management solution that runs native within GitHub with collaboration boards, file sharing, and pipeline selection.

    $8.33

    per month per user

    Pricing
    KayakoZenhub
    Editions & Modules
    Kayako One
    $79
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Free
    $0
    Growth
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    per month per user
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    KayakoZenhub
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The listed prices are per user, per month when billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    KayakoZenhub
    Considered Both Products
    Kayako
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    Zenhub
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    KayakoZenhub
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Kayako and Zenhub
    Feature
    Kayako
    2.0
    11 Ratings
    122% below category average
    Zenhub
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response1.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Kayako and Zenhub
    Feature
    Kayako
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Zenhub
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Kayako and Zenhub
    Feature
    Kayako
    1.0
    10 Ratings
    156% below category average
    Zenhub
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support1.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration1.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Kayako and Zenhub
    Feature
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    Zenhub
    7.3
    10 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.34 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.37 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings5.43 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings9.72 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Kayako and Zenhub
    Feature
    Kayako
    -
    Ratings
    Zenhub
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    KayakoZenhub
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    KayakoZenhub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (22 ratings)
    7.3
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KayakoZenhub
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kayako
    When it works, It's without a doubt a great help desk solution. It is perfect for our usage, and have rolled it out company-wide. It's great if you have multiple departments. We have it set up so most items come through a single desk that then hands out tickets to their proper department. There may be cheaper options for smaller organizations but for one that is as service-driven as ours, we really think Kayako is a great fit.
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    Zenhub
    If you have more than 2 developers this thing is basically a requirement within github to manage sprints if you use agile methodology. Why use a different website entirely when you can run your entire board right from github itself? I've tried other solutions but basing everything on github issues makes it so no duplicate work has to take place. If the UX quirks and mobile were fixed this would be 10/10 for me! If you're only one or two devs on a team it may be overkill to use, but if you're going to scale it's better to put the process in early.
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    Pros
    Kayako
    • Gives a very good report on an individual level of what is being done for a customer or corporate issue.
    • Easy to understand who has what, what the tickets are about, how long they have been opened and how many times the customer/employee have gone back and forth with each other.
    • Nice dashboard view.
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    Zenhub
    • ZenHub has a lot of basic functionality, so that limits the complexity of the application
    • The ability to provide user defined labels and customize pipelines provides flexibility
    • The integration with GitHub provides a seamless process
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    Cons
    Kayako
    • Departments need a bit of work. Even though you can have multiple departments, the only changes that can be made are globally. If you want independent queues within the departments, you have to do a lot of work that can be very confusing.
    • Survey system is not up to speed. Kayako really needs to add Net Promoter Score into their system. Also, if a staff user removes their name from an incident ticket, it removes them from the survey so you really can't even get a good estimate of how well your staff is in the eyes of the customer.
    • Very difficult to implement when you already have a customer base. Setting them up in organizations is difficult. Also, the sign-up for new customers is quirky. If you send an email to Kayako, it will say you are not an authorized user, however, it will store your email address. If you try to send an email a second time, it will go through. This is one of many reasons why we decided to move from Kayako to Oracle Service Cloud.
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    Zenhub
    • Additional communication/collaboration inside the platform would be helpful
    • Integration with additional systems like Slack would be a plus
    • sometimes web pages load slowly, but for the most part things are alright
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kayako
    • We are grandfathered in on their old Software-assurance pricing and our continued use costs us only a few hundred dollars a year (excluding hosting expenses)
    • Our team's processes are now heavily ingrained in the system
    • We have not been shown a more compelling option that is more cost-effective while still offering all the features we've come to expect
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    Zenhub
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    Usability
    Kayako
    I did not come from an IT background and I picked this program up quickly
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    Zenhub
    Once it's up and running it's easy to use. It needs a little consideration to get set up perfectly for your own needs, but that is the same for any feature-rich software.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Kayako
    They are really good, but it takes a while to get back, because of the large time difference to the Eastern US. However, they are very helpful.
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    Zenhub
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Kayako
    • We didn't have to use support too much, but when we did, they were able to assist us and help us make everything work.
    • Mostly we used their Online KB and step by step instructions to get all of our issues resolved.
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    Zenhub
    Support is good, but quite honestly, I haven't needed any support since 2015. As I remember, I was required to open a ticket and had to wait a few days for resolution. I give it a rating of 8 because of the lag in getting a solid resolution, but it was resolved adequately.
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    Implementation Rating
    Kayako
    Three years in we are about as happy with Kayako as we could be. We've had several employee's leave and on-boarding new hires was easier than it has ever been as things are uniform and consistent across the entire application.
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    Zenhub
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kayako
    We were using Spiceworks for a few years before switching to Kayako but found that it wasn't as customizable or as user friendly for our customers. The SNMP scanning and inventory features with Spiceworks was nice but we needed more of a Help Desk that would allow us to scale our services to more companies.
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    Zenhub
    I have used Workfront in the past, which in my experience, is best with a traditional waterfall methodology, similar to Microsoft Project and the other more traditional project management software projects. ZenHub is truly designed around the agile methodology. Other products that claim they are agile oriented seem to just be adjusting and tweaking their traditional product to include a few agile features.
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    Return on Investment
    Kayako
    • Tickets were definitely responded to faster once we implemented the audible alarm that would go off when new tickets came into the queue. This was possible because of the API.
    • Since the system was email based we could set our monitoring software up to generate tickets automatically via email for customers when it found something out of the ordinary.
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    Zenhub
    • No official review done.
    • Saves developer time knowing what needs to be done next.
    • Saves leadership time to easily plan sprints and review work done.
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    Screenshot of Zenhub boards are similar to Kanban boards but more powerful as it's powered by data and objects from GitHub. You can also add multiple repos and automate issues across multiple boards.Screenshot of Get real-time updates on a teams performance with Zenhub reportsScreenshot of See and share work in flight with Zenhub roadmapsScreenshot of Automate hand offs between teams with workflow automationScreenshot of Get a snapshot of a team's productivity from Zenhub boardScreenshot of Request, provide and review story point estimates right on the issue. Reduce time spent in meetings by allowing team members to estimate on their own time right in Zenhub