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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PeopleFluent

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    PeopleFluent includes modules for recruiting, performance management, compensation, learning, succession, and vendor management, as well as workforce planning and diversity. These modules can be purchased separately or bundled, and integrate with other HR systems.N/A

    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
    PeopleFluentZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    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
    PeopleFluentZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount available with annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    PeopleFluentZendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    PeopleFluent
    No answer on this topic
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    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
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    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
    PeopleFluentZendesk Suite
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of PeopleFluent and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    8.0
    11 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of PeopleFluent and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    8.2
    11 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of PeopleFluent and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    6.5
    11 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plan weighting4.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions5.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of PeopleFluent and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search6.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of PeopleFluent and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    9.5
    8 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customized Application Form10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate Search9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of PeopleFluent and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    5.8
    2 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Course catalog or library6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of PeopleFluent and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    -
    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 PeopleFluent and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    6% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.5163 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.5156 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of PeopleFluent and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    PeopleFluent
    -
    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
    Best Alternatives
    PeopleFluentZendesk Suite
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PeopleFluentZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (31 ratings)
    8.7
    (225 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (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
    PeopleFluentZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PeopleFluent
    PeopleFluent has eliminated the use of paper reviews. It is also eliminated the use of scanning, emailing or interoffice mail. It is a great tool for communication and I highly recommend it. However, in some ways, the product can be improved. Some processes are tied to each other and could function in tandem. For example, while completing the self-review, the employee has to capture multi-raters. If self-review is submitted without listing multi-rater names then multi-rater review has to be captured separately on paper. In my opinion, these two processes can be different. Multi-raters should be added/removed/modified after submitting self-review.
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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.
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    Pros
    PeopleFluent
    • It was very easy to go through resumes, choose the people you wanted to interview and set up the interviews.
    • It is great at keeping track of people that have come through hiring process in the past so you do not waste time on those that have already been declined or are sent in by multiple vendors.
    • The handling of time sheets and expense reports is very easy to manage.
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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
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    Cons
    PeopleFluent
    • The interface is a little confusing. I'm not sure if it's something that can be fixed in implementations, or if it's inherent to PeopleFluent, but there are almost too many tabs asking for too much information. A lot of it can be repetitive as well.
    • Changing your password/resetting your password seems to be nightmarish. It requires an organization ID as well as security questions, and forces you to reset your password far too often. I really dislike that feature.
    • Honestly, PeopleFluent itself looks pretty outdated. I feel as though the entire application really needs a facelift to be more current.
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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
    PeopleFluent
    PeopleFluent continues to develop an already high quality product and works to continually improve the user experience. The different modules integrate well, and the administrative functions are easy to understand and perform resulting in less time spent with KTLO functions. They provide world class customer service and work hard to keep you engaged as a customer.
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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
    PeopleFluent
    PeopleFluent seems to have all the functionality one would need, but it can be a bit overwhelming. Depending on the client implementation, it can be downright confusing and not intuitive. My 6 rating comes from the fact that it seems like the system can be configured to actually be confusing and not make sense. I think a VMS should be set up not to allow a customer to configure it in such a way as to not really work, or to allow users to circumvent steps. I also really don't like the "organization key" that needs to be entered every time you log in. Why is a login and password good enough for 99% of the systems out there, but PeopleFluent requires an extra field?
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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
    PeopleFluent
    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
    PeopleFluent
    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
    PeopleFluent
    I would rate this ATS system a 9 as there's some room for improvement as mentioned prior. I really love the design and its functionality buttons and the way I can integrate it with other systems. I would really love to see a more detailed reporting metrics long with super candidate filters when searching profiles.
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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
    PeopleFluent
    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
    PeopleFluent
    No answers on this topic
    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
    PeopleFluent
    Its great, its very versatile and stacks up very well against the competition. In terms of usability and ease of use, anyone can quickly learn how to use PeopleFluent. Again, the faults against the system would be when a client who is running the tool customizes it to their liking. Not to mention it's a very popular tool that i have had the pleasure of working in twice now with two different organizations.
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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.
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    Scalability
    PeopleFluent
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
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    Return on Investment
    PeopleFluent
    • I do believe that goal setting and the workflow of following up, going through the process yearly is as good as you make it. If you set good goals, or help your team make good goals then the experience can go well. Otherwise it's just another thing that an employee is doing to make their manager happy.
    • I am not sure the cost of the product, but if it is really expensive I am not sure that we are getting fully what we should be for what the product offers. Make sure you are using what is offered.
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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

    PeopleFluent Screenshots

    Screenshot of PeopleFluent Talent Management DashboardScreenshot of Recruiting DashboardScreenshot of Compensation DashboardScreenshot of Performance DashboardScreenshot of Analytics Dashboard

    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