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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lead Liaison

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Lead Liaison is a cloud-based sales and marketing automation solution. This solution provides equal focus to sales support with solutions such as a hot-lead dashboard, Buy Signals and a live ticker alert of businesses on the customer's website.

    $250

    per month

    Zendesk Suite

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AZendesk is a customer support solution with built-in ticketing, conversational messaging, and live chat, designed to help businesses of all sizes and industries deliver personalized service at scale. Zendesk's AI agents are trained in CX to help Service teams resolve customer issues faster and more accurately while still providing a human-centered experience. Zendesk ultimately aims to help businesses improve time to value, reduce effort per ticket, and keep costs low.

    $69

    per month per agent

    Pricing
    Lead LiaisonZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    Inbound Marketing
    $250
    per month
    Sales Enablement
    $450
    per month 5 users
    Omnibound Marketing
    $780
    per month
    Lifecycle Marketing
    $1,500
    per month
    Event Lead Management
    starting at $2000
    Suite Team
    $69
    per month per agent
    Suite Growth
    $115
    per month per agent
    Suite Professional
    $149
    per month per agent
    Suite Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lead LiaisonZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 Depends on packageOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount available with annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Lead LiaisonZendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Lead Liaison
    No answer on this topic
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Would buy again
    123 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    131 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    Lead LiaisonZendesk Suite
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Lead Liaison and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Lead Liaison and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation9.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Lead Liaison and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Lead Liaison and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Lead Liaison and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    9.2
    7 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Lead Liaison and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    API8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Lead Liaison and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.6
    187 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.1186 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.9127 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.4130 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings7.8131 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.3186 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.0185 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Lead Liaison and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    6% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.5163 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.4156 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Lead Liaison and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.4
    182 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.1150 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.076 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings7.4119 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.2178 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.4138 Ratings
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    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Lead LiaisonZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    8.7
    (225 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Lead LiaisonZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lead Liaison
    I think Lead Liaison could work well for new companies without an existing tech stack as you can also use it as your CRM. For a more mature company, especially one with multiple existing platform, I do not think it is worth switching, as all of the features will likely seem inferior to alternative specialist tools, many of which are cheaper, better supported and better integrated
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk is good for small teams where work is not passed along to internal teams or situations where escalations lead to further customer interactions and no further oversight is needed. It is weak as a product for larger and medium-sized companies, where processes are in place that are not aligned with its workflow, as it is a very rigid tool.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Lead Liaison
    • The form customization is perfect. Very easy to use.
    • The insight we get from the form's (GPS) data is nice as we do not have to mandate fields anymore.
    • The ability to pass thru a lot of data on the back end works for our process. The internal receiver (customer service or sales reps) of the form data knows exactly what campaign the lead came from, what clinical specialty is tied to the prospect and what product is of interest. All seamlessly.
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    Zendesk
    • Merging of the tickets with similar issues, it is easy to avoid confusion
    • Al global team somehow gets connected with different ways like Slack, with the Zendesk Suite which is so easier to highlight & the issue quickly
    • The best thing is that this tool gives you to send the message via chat-, email, call through the one single platform
    • Now AI has been added so it works good
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Lead Liaison
    • ROI reporting is lacking to some degree.
    • We get too many feature updates but it doesn't appear to contain anything useful.
    • Not integration friendly.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Is there a way for AEs and CSMs to be informed in a weekly summary of all their accounts and any tickets? Example: Disney submitted a ticket on XYZ. Google has an urgent issue on X still unresolved.
    • Is there a way for CSMs or AEs to have a Dashboard that's specific to their accounts instead of seeing all the tickets in the queue that are not relevant to them?
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Lead Liaison
    Why move from a product that is help grown the speed on Marketing ROI? We see that the dashboards, flexibility and tracking are meeting and exceeding the business needs we had outlined. The support they provide is consistent, available and responsive. They will work with you until your issue is resolved.
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk is an amazing tool for communicating with your customers easily. The communication tickets from sellers to us or from us to sellers are stored, and there are statuses used to make communication easy. We have internal conversations between departments, linked with useful software such as Zingtree, Talkdesk, and Webs.
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    Usability
    Lead Liaison
    One item you did not ask, but should be in around customer support. They do a great job of working with you, training and ongoing questions. Lead Liaison is always available and easy to get answers. The dashboards are great to gain business trends. The social media management is easy and a great way to ensure content is being tracked. The ability to gain tracking code for additional tactics. Our team enjoys the easy access and useability. We work with our clients to make sure they have a tool that we can use to scale for their needs. Lead Liaison makes it easy for us to help clients understand that Marketing ROI is closer to their finger tips than ever before.
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    Zendesk
    Pros: The agent interface is sleek, contemporary, and relatively easy to learn compared to many other enterprise tools. For common tasks, admins are given point-and-click options- adding fields, modifying workflows, constructing macros. The knowledge base (Guide) editor is easy to use for non-developers. Drawbacks: Once you move past the initial things - complex automations, reporting/analytics in Explore, and/or customizations integrating the API, it requires much more advanced training to use successfully. Navigating between the different modules (Support, Explore, Chat, Guide) can feel very disconnected; often you are reminded that it really is a "suite" of products brought together -not really one unified platform. If you're using multiple brands managing simultaneous support tickets, or heavily customizing workflows to meet your brand, you may run into a bit of struggle with usability. So: it's a lot more user friendly than the palaces (Salesforce Service Cloud, ServiceNow), but is not used as quickly or with as much streamlined flow as a product made for a small shop. So if you are looking for a great balance, this is a good option if you are a net new organization or an organization on their way to scaling from 15 - 50 employee. Expect some elbow grease from the admin team once learning, adapting, and working efficiently once you move past the basics with your support tickets and initial customizations.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Lead Liaison
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    In the past year, I'd say I have only noticed maybe two hours total of downtime in my own usage. Very minimal.
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    Performance
    Lead Liaison
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    There has been minor performance degradation on a very few days out of the two years I have been using the product.
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    Support Rating
    Lead Liaison
    Lead Liaison has tremendous support. I''ve never gone more than a hour or so without a response. They are quick to understand my request, review the options for solution and deliver the best option with the best outcome. Also, the good part is that I don't need support all the time because the product is so easy.
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    Zendesk
    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
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    Online Training
    Lead Liaison
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    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.
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    Implementation Rating
    Lead Liaison
    Any issue with the adoption of the product were on our end. I wish we had the band width to run faster so we can know more faster. Our team enjoys the dashboards and ease of using the product. I know our clients are appreciating the results of the information as well.
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    Zendesk
    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
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lead Liaison
    I have not used any other product than Lead Liasion. I just recently started using this product and was not aware of the other options. Either way I am looking forward to seeing how far I am able to succeed using Lead Liasion and will continue to use this platform in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    At the time of evaluation, Dynamics had extremely limited knowledge and support capabilities. The UI is clunky, and reporting requires a deep understanding of the underlying data structure. Ongoing maintenance was costly and didn't provide a positive ROI in any sense of the term.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Lead Liaison
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Lead Liaison
    • Ability to attract more targeted prospects.
    • Deepen the relationship with existing clients AND increase the amount of revenue from clients as this is an added service in addition to our online marketing services.
    • One client paid for my costs!
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    Zendesk
    • More than anything, provided a boost to our perceived professionalism. The portal is a massive improvement on email only support.
    • Workflow optimization via macros and automations has enhanced response times and raise our 'first call resolution' metric.
    • Speaking of metrics; having them at all! Before Zendesk Suite we were email only so had no insight into agent and vendor performance.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Lead Liaison Screenshots

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    Zendesk Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Zendesk Agent WorkspaceScreenshot of Omnichannel MessagingScreenshot of Zendesk TicketingScreenshot of Bots powered by Zendesk AIScreenshot of Tone shift with Zendesk AIScreenshot of Zendesk ticketing side conversations