TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sparkrock

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Sparkrock’s cloud-enabled solution helps organizations manage their finance and accounting, human resources and payroll, human services case management, and donor and fundraising activities. According to the vendor, key benefits and features include: Finance Management with capabilities to help organizations increase transparency and reduce risk. Workforce Management to help front-line employees deliver services to clients, with tools that help them to be…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
    SparkrockZendesk 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
    SparkrockZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$50,000 per installationOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount available with annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    SparkrockZendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Sparkrock
    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
    SparkrockZendesk Suite
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subledger and Financial Process
    Comparison of Subledger and Financial Process features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Billing Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash and Asset Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Travel & Expense Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Period Close10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Financial Management
    Comparison of Project Financial Management features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Budgeting and Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Costing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost Capture10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Capital Project Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Contract Compliance9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Revenue Recognition10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Grants Management
    Comparison of Grants Management features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Award Lifecycle Management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Procurement
    Comparison of Procurement features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    30% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Bids Analyzed and Compared9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Authoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract Repository10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supplier Management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Supply Chain
    Comparison of Supply Chain features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Planning9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Monitoring9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    -
    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 Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    -
    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 Sparkrock and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Sparkrock
    -
    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
    SparkrockZendesk Suite
    Small Businesses
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho One
    Score9.1 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics AX (discontinued)
    Score4.8 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    SparkrockZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.7
    (225 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (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
    -
    (0 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
    SparkrockZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sparkrock
    For all companies that want to improve the performance of their employees and increase productivity, this software helps all daily business tasks to be executed on time efficiently and smoothly. A very useful program that's why we don't stop using it.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    Pros
    Sparkrock
    • Data collection - the system is robust and we can tailor it to collect the information we need.
    • Easily configurable - the system is easy to configure to meet our specific business needs.
    • Reporting and data extraction - the system allows for easy access to information that helps inform business decisions.
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    Cons
    Sparkrock
    • Many of the improvements are being met with each upgrade. Altus Dynamics has an idea portal that customers can add ideas to and vote on other customer ideas. This means that most issues that come up are resolved with each new upgrade.
    Read full review
    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?
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Sparkrock
    We are already scheduled for our upgrade to NAV 2016 beginning in May 2016.
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Sparkrock
    Complete workflow management to keep up to date and orderly the daily activities of employees. Allows for seamless cash flow, invoicing, general ledger, payroll, and inventory.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Sparkrock
    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.
    Read full review
    Performance
    Sparkrock
    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.
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Sparkrock
    Complete tracking of employee performance, hours worked, attendance and absences, vacations, and overtime.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    Online Training
    Sparkrock
    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.
    Read full review
    Implementation Rating
    Sparkrock
    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
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Sparkrock
    • Real-time data that is available at our fingertips
    • Flexibility of the system to address changing needs over time
    • Elimination of the huge administrative burdens that we were experiencing as a result of the previous system due to lack of integration
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    Scalability
    Sparkrock
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Sparkrock
    • As a technician it's hard for me to say what effect the ROI has had on our organization, however our finance team seems satisfied on it. We look forward to deploying the staff dashboards for better financial tracking throughout our whole organization.
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Sparkrock Screenshots

    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshot

    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