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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AFormerly from Micro Focus, OpenText™ Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB discovers, maps, and manages IT configurations and can be deployed on-premises or via SaaS. It is used to increase IT visibility and reduce IT service disruptions with robust discovery, service dependency mapping, and proactive impact analysis.N/A

    Zendesk Chat

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AZendesk Chat (formerly Zopim) is a live chat tool developed by the Singaporean company also called Zopim, acquired by Zendesk in April 2014.

    $11.20

    per month

    Pricing
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDBZendesk Chat
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite
    $0
    per user
    Basic
    $14
    per user
    Advanced
    $25
    per user
    Premium
    $55
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDBZendesk Chat
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—The pricing above is price per user per month. You will get a discount when you opt for annual payment.
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    Community Pulse
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDBZendesk Chat
    Considered Both Products
    OpenText
    No answer on this topic
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    Features
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDBZendesk Chat
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB and Zendesk Chat
    Feature
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Chat
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Chat reporting00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
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    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDBZendesk Chat
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    Olark
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Genesys DX (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDBZendesk Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.7
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenText Universal Discovery and Universal CMDBZendesk Chat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    Micro Focus Universal Discovery and Universal CMDB is well suited for medium to large IT operations after a careful review and strategy definition of all support tools that will be integrated. When it comes to deciding on a set of tools for IT operation management and its different processes like Incident, event, and change management; a good approach would be to create a roadmap with the integrated suite of tools to create a native ecosystem and reduce complexity on the integration and adoption.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Chat is suited for all the support teams that provide real-time assistance. Like if someone wants to block the debit/credit card, it is a high-priority case that needs real-time assistance. Whereas issues like close my account, and invoice request doesn't need real-time assistance, where Zendesk tickets support will be perfect.
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • Management and organization of Configuration Items
    • Ensures a single and uniform source of database to avoid any ambiguity between departments.
    • Proper delivery of services
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Extremely fluid chat interface allows for easy communication.
    • It can be used directly on a website page or as a widget.
    • Allows the end user to translate the chat into their own native language.
    • Notifies you with pending chats via on-screen notifications and sound effects.
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • When getting started the Cloud deployment may be not that easy.
    • To manipulate the system deeply requires a professional operator.
    • Working on large data project.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Linking with a telephone, so the agent is only working on 1 channel at a time
    • More simplified way to create and use templates
    • Link users who may have provided us a new/different email from what we have on file for them
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Due to staffing issues, we have temporarily stopped offering chat as an available channel. We're also interested in the best ways to integrate chat with our FAQs and AI to provide quick responses, either during off-hours or prior to speaking with a live agent. I've also found that reporting is rather limited where some of the interesting and useful data made available and visible during the chat cannot be pulled post-chat; it would be great to pull a high-level report so we can analyze this data.
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    Usability
    OpenText
    Old versions which do not support CMS have a luck of user experience and performance for reports and service modeling.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    As mentioned previously, it's a clunky product that lacks user-friendliness. It feels old and behind the times compared to other products we have used. The inability to have a wrap-up time before a new chat comes in is also a big issue for our team.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    OpenText
    Some complex issues regarding performance and platform upgrades have been difficult to address and have short time solutions.
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    Zendesk
    Getting assistance and/or troubleshooting anything with Zendesk can be quite frustrating. In my years of experience with Zednesk, I have almost never found the answer to my question without going through multiple articles, ultimately getting frustrated and reaching out to our contact for more assistance. So for a consumer, the support is not as relieving as Zendesk Chat is to our customers in getting the questions answered by us.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    OpenText
    Upgrades from old versions were really hard to handle.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    OpenText
    Quite competing products but short learning curve and fitment in our IT Landscape were main differentiators.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Chat is far more user friendly than some of the other competitors on the market. It has a very all the features that you require to ensure your customers are contacted in 'real time'. Its main tools include a live chat interface for quick communication, customisable chat widgets to fit your brand, mobile responsiveness for all devices, and canned responses for common questions. The platform can also start chats based on visitor actions, like time on a page or exit intent. A real must for any leading company
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    • ensured proper service delivery which helped organizations to grow
    • It was a little expensive for the company.
    • Mainly had a positive impact especially in the cases of risk assessment and analysis.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Positive impact - Compared to our old system, this newly updated system provides features and functionality that has increased our agent productivity and provided customer insight like we've never had before. This has resulted in fewer hold times and higher customer satisfaction.
    • Negative impact - Our reporting team still struggles with obtaining the right information from time to time with the chats. This leads to loss of productivity and more resources dedicated to reporting.
    • Positive impact - Due to Zopim's embed, we are able to more successfully place them on the appropriate self-service portals and pages, reaching a larger audience, and being more readily available to answer our client's questions. This has resulted in an increase in our self-service portal usage, driving down the phone and email support channels, which in turn reduces support costs.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk Chat Screenshots

    Screenshot of How Zopim Chat Widget looks on the website.Screenshot of This is how the chat window looks like to your visitorsScreenshot of This is a screenshot of the visitor list.Product screenshot