Middesk vs. Zendesk Explore

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Middesk
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Middesk is a business intelligence (BI) software used to onboarded clients working in three primary verticals — Fintech, Credit Reporting, and Business Marketplaces.
$1,000
per month
Zendesk Explore
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Zendesk offers Explore, a business intelligence and customer analytics tool which integrates with the Zendesk suite featuring ticket analytics, custom fields, dashboards, and other features. Zendesk is migrating customers of the BIME analytics product, which is approaching end of support, to Zendesk Explore in 2019.N/A
Pricing
MiddeskZendesk Explore
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MiddeskZendesk Explore
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsUsers may also pay per use if they are expecting a lower volume of usage.
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Community Pulse
MiddeskZendesk Explore
Features
MiddeskZendesk Explore
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Middesk
7.7
1 Ratings
6% below category average
Zendesk Explore
9.0
10 Ratings
10% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports8.01 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.01 Ratings9.210 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.01 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Middesk
8.0
1 Ratings
0% below category average
Zendesk Explore
7.1
10 Ratings
12% below category average
Drill-down analysis8.01 Ratings9.910 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.01 Ratings5.810 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.01 Ratings4.95 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.01 Ratings7.610 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Middesk
6.4
1 Ratings
25% below category average
Zendesk Explore
7.9
10 Ratings
4% below category average
Publish to Web7.01 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Publish to PDF5.01 Ratings6.38 Ratings
Report Versioning5.01 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.01 Ratings8.97 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers7.01 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Middesk
7.3
1 Ratings
9% below category average
Zendesk Explore
7.2
7 Ratings
10% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.01 Ratings6.76 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.01 Ratings7.26 Ratings
Predictive Analytics8.01 Ratings5.65 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Middesk
8.5
2 Ratings
0% above category average
Zendesk Explore
7.6
10 Ratings
11% below category average
Multi-User Support (named login)7.01 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model8.52 Ratings8.310 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.52 Ratings6.28 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)9.02 Ratings6.58 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Middesk
6.3
1 Ratings
21% below category average
Zendesk Explore
7.8
7 Ratings
0% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access8.01 Ratings6.25 Ratings
Mobile Application8.01 Ratings8.32 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile3.01 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Middesk
8.0
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Zendesk Explore
5.1
5 Ratings
41% below category average
REST API8.01 Ratings3.75 Ratings
Javascript API8.01 Ratings5.34 Ratings
iFrames6.01 Ratings5.94 Ratings
Java API8.01 Ratings5.24 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.01 Ratings6.84 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)10.01 Ratings3.73 Ratings
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User Ratings
MiddeskZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(2 ratings)
9.9
(10 ratings)
Usability
7.5
(2 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
MiddeskZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
Middesk Inc.
Middesk majorly provides us with real-time access to the data and documents which are required for automating KYB and CIP regulatory compliance, mitigating front and backend risk. In addition, it is the easiest way for financial services companies to verify and monitor their business customers. It for us very much makes the process of onboarding customers very easy.
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Zendesk
Zendesk Explore is well suited for tracking ticket flow, agent performance, and customer satisfaction providing valuable insights into response and resolution time, workload and support quality. Particularly useful for monitoring ticket handling for different teams. Helps ensure accountability by tracking how long tickets remain assigned before being reassigned to another group. Drill down capability helps identify support bottlenecks. However, it is less appropriate for real time monitoring as it lacks real time data updates making it unsuitable for instant decision making.
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Pros
Middesk Inc.
  • Gathering information needed for registration.
  • Making the registration process efficient.
  • Guiding us through the process when we hit snags.
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Zendesk
  • Zendesk Explore is easy to use.
  • Zendesk Explore allows users to create custom metrics.
  • Zendesk Explore allows users to create custom attributes.
  • Zendesk Explore is easy to learn.
  • Compared to other analytics function of other Ticket Management System, Zendesk Explore is probably the best as of now.
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Cons
Middesk Inc.
  • Better navigation.
  • More marketing and make it very reachable to customers.
  • Login is difficult.
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Zendesk
  • Some aspects of Zendesk, in general, are not super intuitive. The same goes for Zendesk Explore. And, while you can google answers and hope you find something helpful, there isn't a great way to learn to get the full potential out of the product unless you want to pay for someone from your team to take a class (which costs several hundred dollars).
  • To piggyback off the last point, if you would prefer to get help from a Zendesk expert, you'll find that there is almost no customer support available to you. For a company that aims to help other companies help their customers, this has always struck me as odd. Again, Google is your friend and beyond that, you're mostly out of luck.
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Usability
Middesk Inc.
UI is not as intuitive as other systems we use. For states that require income tax withholding, some of them require registration with multiple agencies - the UI doesn't easily tell you which login credentials are tied to which agency.
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Zendesk
I rate Zendesk Explore 8 out of 10 for it's overall usability because it offers powerful reporting and analytics with an easy to navigate interface and intuitive dashboards. It helps improve customer satisfaction by providing valuable insights into ticket handling, agent performance and customer satisfaction. Though the complex query builder can be challenging for non technical users.
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Support Rating
Middesk Inc.
The user experience of this tool must be rearchitected. I am able to observe a lot of lag in the process when initiated. There are sometimes when the tool's navigation becomes difficult. The time taken at times is large to process a request and this can also be highly improved in the future.
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Zendesk
Support for all of Zendesk has exceeding my expectations. This company will always get a 10 out of 10 in my book. Any question you have they make sure you have the answer plus a step-by-step guide on how to do each step so you are set up for success!
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Alternatives Considered
Middesk Inc.
ADP Workforce Now offers a module to handle payroll tax registrations. The interface is confusing and the information is hard to find. The service and support are awful - nobody ever knows who can answer tax account questions, they escalate to a different department and promise a callback but they never call back.
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Zendesk
I selected Zendesk Explore only to provide an easy and quick access for my managers and supervisors regading metrics and volume trends. Is not the most flexible nor complete data visualization tool, but works well for day-to-day follow ups. You need to use another tool if you want to see long-term patterns (e.g. month over month volume trends) and you need another platform if you want your interaction metrics to interact with other important factors of the business
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Return on Investment
Middesk Inc.
  • Better speed.
  • Better quality for optimal cost.
  • Saves a lot of time.
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Zendesk
  • Money saved due to proper staffing.
  • Happier Staff- proper staffing ensures no one is overworked.
  • Ability to quickly pinpoint where issues are and why.
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