Obsidian vs. Zendesk Guide

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Obsidian
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Obsidian is a Local-First knowledge management and Markdown Editor that functions as a non-linear database for notes. Built on an Electron framework, the solution operates directly on a local directory of plain-text files to ensure data longevity and prevent proprietary vendor lock-in.
$0
Zendesk Guide
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Zendesk Guide is a smart knowledge base built to help support teams continuously improve content, keep it up to date, and serve it to customers.N/A
Pricing
ObsidianZendesk Guide
Editions & Modules
Obsidian
$0
Obsidian Sync
$5
per month per user
Obsidian Publish
$10
per month per user
Obsidian Catalyst
$25
one-time fee (a supporter plan with beta feature access and additional recognition and support)
Obsidian Commercial
$50
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ObsidianZendesk Guide
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCommercial plans include team features and version control. A discount is available for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
ObsidianZendesk Guide
User Ratings
ObsidianZendesk Guide
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
ObsidianZendesk Guide
Likelihood to Recommend
Obsidian (Dynalist, Inc.)
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Zendesk
In our company, we host our benefit articles based on country on our Zendesk Guide. However, these articles should not be seen by employees that are outside their respective article country. For example, an employee that is based in Thailand shouldn't be seeing Malaysia benefits article as employees might compared benefits. With Zendesk Guide, the system allow us to set the configuration of the article so it is only visible Thailand-based employees, and for Malaysia article, only Malaysia-based employees
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Pros
Obsidian (Dynalist, Inc.)
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Zendesk
  • They give us ability to control the whole frontend of the Communities by giving us access to manipulate HTML (in HBS file), CSS and JS
  • They give handlebars templating engine in backend which helps us to show various listing rendered through server side without having need to implement client side rendering of the listing and features.
  • They provide us dynamic content fields, which can be useful for mapping categories or storing category and topic IDs so we don't need to hard code IDs in Sandbox and Production separately.
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Cons
Obsidian (Dynalist, Inc.)
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Zendesk
  • Formatting according to our brand guidelines can be tricky
  • Reporting metrics are lacking
  • The user interface can be confusing
  • Their support team takes a long time to respond
  • They have comments open on their KB articles, but almost noone responds, which is frustrating.
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Support Rating
Obsidian (Dynalist, Inc.)
No answers on this topic
Zendesk
The support is good but can sometime be frustrating to get a quick answer. We end up being sent articles that don't answer the question and then we have to go back and try again
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Alternatives Considered
Obsidian (Dynalist, Inc.)
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Zendesk
It is an attribute of Zendesk that allows for easy over the phone communication between agents and customers. It is more personal and allows for better productivity. Phone support from anywhere with reliable internet connection which is essential to call center communication whether in the office or in the home of the agent.
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Return on Investment
Obsidian (Dynalist, Inc.)
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Zendesk
  • We used it for multiple customer so we can say ROI of Zendesk Guide is very competitive.
  • Zendesk meet[s] most of the business objective[s], which suits [a]s best product among its competitor.
  • I highly recommend to use Zendesk for knowledge base and tickets and agents.
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