Square Customers vs. Zendesk Sunshine

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Square Customers
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Square's Customer Engagement Suite, or Square Customers, is a suite of solutions that enables Square users to connect with existing customers, reach new ones, and grow relationships using tools that integrate with Square Point of Sale and Square Online.
$0
Zendesk Sunshine
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Sunshine is the foundation beneath Zendesk that can be used by customers to build their own customer engagement solutions. Sunshine can be configured to meet the user's business needs using its available apps, tools, and pre-built capabilities that fits the user's own systems. Sunshine uses open standards and common languages, so it’s easier to create a support platform from a modified Zendesk, that may better suit the organization's specific needs.N/A
Pricing
Square CustomersZendesk Sunshine
Editions & Modules
Customer Directory
$0
Gift Card Starter Pack
$2
per card (plus 2.6% + 10¢ processing fee)
Email Marketing
starting $15
per month
Text Message Marketing
starting at $10
per month
Loyalty
starting at $45
per month
Quick Cards
from 99c
per card (plus 2.6% + 10¢ processing fee)
Custom Cards
from 81c
per card (plus 2.6% + 10¢ processing fee)
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Square CustomersZendesk Sunshine
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Square CustomersZendesk Sunshine
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Square CustomersZendesk Sunshine
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
7.1
4 Ratings
8% below category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management5.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management6.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management5.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
6.8
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Case management7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Call center management6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
8.9
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Lead management8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
7.9
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Task management5.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
8.7
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
6.9
2 Ratings
9% below category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Custom fields3.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Scripting environment7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
9.5
3 Ratings
13% above category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
6.6
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Social data6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
Social engagement6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
6.0
1 Ratings
18% below category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Marketing automation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Compensation management2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Square Customers
9.0
3 Ratings
18% above category average
Zendesk Sunshine
-
Ratings
Mobile access9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Square CustomersZendesk Sunshine
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(4 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Square CustomersZendesk Sunshine
Likelihood to Recommend
Block, Inc (Square)
Square is absolutely brilliant if you are just starting out and your business has both an in-person and an online component to it, as Square will solve both in-person POS and online booking/billing. Square also offers the option to create a free website for your company, though it is a very basic site, if you don't have a website yet, this is a VERY helpful option, as it takes away a huge cost. Square allowed us to be up and running in no time, taking away the need to worry about an expensive appointment-setting add-on from our current website provider (Square integrates quite nicely with our current site). Square is probably less ideal for more advanced users or companies with a need for more detailed inventory/service management. But even then, Square will more than likely be able to get the job done!
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Zendesk
For growing technology-based companies, Zendesk Sunshine is the best ally to provide email and chat support. It supports various integrations and can provide exceptional service that is fully customizable for both the customer and the agents using Zendesk. It is not appropriate for small companies, and for companies with a very small customer base, it is a considerable expense after a customer base of at least 10,000 customers.
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Pros
Block, Inc (Square)
  • Sales pipeline
  • Customer engagement
  • Marketing
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Zendesk
  • Customization and ability to create customer profiles
  • Easy integration with other tools and rich history of customer actions.
  • Provides a fully intuitive interface
  • Very good ways to analyze
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Cons
Block, Inc (Square)
  • Some of the build quality on the peripherals could feel a bit better.
  • Have more options for businesses with more credit card transactions such as monthly or discounted per transaction once a certain number is reached.
  • Have functionality to allow for a typed card number without the higher fee if the software verifies there is a hardware/read error with the card.
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Zendesk
  • There are some glitches when doing upgrades on information or data, sometimes
  • It is difficult to find tickets once they are solved, we could have a tracking of the most recent or solved tickets during the day.
  • The integration or merge with other tickets from the same client is not intuitive at all, there should be an alert that throws a match.
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Usability
Block, Inc (Square)
The user interface is easy to navigate - that's not always the case for some software! I look for something that is intuitive, easy to use, and doesn't take a ton of training to get up and running quickly.
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Zendesk
Because it is a tool that we use on a daily basis and has provided confidence for the massive use that is given to it, it has also been the expected product, allowing customization and optimizing processes, saving us a lot of money and time. Definitely, the ability to track customers and the way to automate all customer support processes becomes totally easy and intuitive.
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Support Rating
Block, Inc (Square)
Square is mostly focused on FAQs and online support, and they do a very good job creating a rich knowledge base. But, if you are not very tech savvy, it could be easy to feel a bit overwhelmed. I would recommend that they add a direct line or chat feature to call, rather than email or Knowledge base first. This might be due to staffing issues at Square, so perhaps it is the best they can do for now.
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Zendesk
Due to the implementation and the few issues that ha In summary, there are few times that we have had to use this functionality, but the help that Zendesk has provided has been of another level, complying with our standards and SLAs so as not to interfere in the operation or processes.ve arisen, it is a platform that provides a fast, intuitive and tailor-made service for each user.
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Alternatives Considered
Block, Inc (Square)
A lot easier to use than Infusionsoft!!
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Zendesk
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Return on Investment
Block, Inc (Square)
  • This has allowed me to accept credit / debit transactions without having to have a monthly subscription to a service and lose money on times of no to little use, allowing me to have a broader customer range as checks are risky.
  • All of my initial equipment was free and there were no startup costs so my return was immediate.
  • The small fee taken out of the transaction is very much worth the ability to accept nearly all plastic transactions.
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Zendesk
  • Agility and improved response times
  • Improved customer relationship/engagement
  • Integration and tracking capabilities for customer growth phases.
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