TeamSupport vs. Zendesk Suite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
TeamSupport
Score 8.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
TeamSupport is customer support software built for B2B software and technology companies. The solution offers ticket management, a customer and contact database, reporting and analytics, multi-channel support, built-in collaboration tools, and many native integrations.
$25
per month
Zendesk Suite
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
The Zendesk Support suite is a cloud-based customer support software built for better customer relationships. Designed to improve customer satisfaction and to support customers on any channel: text SMS, web, mobile app, phone, email, social media. The vendor states more than 200,000 companies such as Uber, Groupon, Box, Airbnb, and Slack are using Zendesk to lower their support costs, raise productivity, and increase customer satisfaction. Zendesk offers a full suite of products to meet customer…
$55
per month agent
Pricing
TeamSupportZendesk Suite
Editions & Modules
Support Desk
$40
Per User per Month
Enterprise
$55
Per User per Month
Support Team (Foundational Support Only)
$19
per month agent
Suite Team
$55
per month agent
Support Professional
$55
per month agent
Suite Growth
$89
per month agent
Suite Professional
$115
per month agent
Support Enterprise
$115
per month agent
Suite Enterprise
$169
per month agent
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
TeamSupportZendesk Suite
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup Fee$2,000 per installationOptional
Additional DetailsPricing is based on annual billing
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Community Pulse
TeamSupportZendesk Suite
Considered Both Products
TeamSupport
Chose TeamSupport
We have looked into Zendesk and previously moved from Axosoft to TeamSupport. TeamSupport is definitely better than Axosoft when it comes to fuctionality and ease of use. Zendesk is probably the best and widely used but of course that comes with a price. If the organization is …
Chose TeamSupport
We initially were looking at Zendesk and even went as far to purchase one license. After some testing, we realized Zendesk was too focused on emails. Every customer had to have an email address. This would not work with our business process so we began looking for alternatives. …
Chose TeamSupport
We were running for many years the RightNow solution in a self-hosted type solution. We were being forced to the cloud to get updates to the software which prompted us to evaluate other products. RightNow Cloud and TeamSupport came out on top of our list of features we wanted. …
Chose TeamSupport
I was referred to Zendesk, but upon further investigation found TeamSupport. To be honest, the name helped direct me. I felt that I was looking more for "team support" than a "zen desk." Once I made contact with the TeamSupport staff, I was impressed with their personal …
Chose TeamSupport
Our main reason for choosing TeamSupport was the functionality was equal or better to other software trialled but also there was the added bonus of being able to synchronise with Salesforce CRM without the need to upgrade Salesforce as was the case with other help desk …
Chose TeamSupport
TeamSupport gives us a flexible, effective, and reliable platform. While other platforms may have a bell or whistle that's slightly better, TeamSupport combines solid functionality in all areas to meet a B2B support team's needs. The combination of effective functionality and …
Chose TeamSupport
Zoho
Zendesk
Sysaid
Zendesk Suite

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
TeamSupportZendesk Suite
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
TeamSupport
9.1
11 Ratings
15% above category average
Zendesk Suite
8.7
153 Ratings
11% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.611 Ratings9.0152 Ratings
Expert directory7.01 Ratings8.0101 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications10.05 Ratings8.4105 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.611 Ratings9.3152 Ratings
Ticket response9.611 Ratings9.2151 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.3103 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
TeamSupport
9.1
11 Ratings
18% above category average
Zendesk Suite
8.4
138 Ratings
10% above category average
External knowledge base8.77 Ratings8.4132 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.410 Ratings8.4126 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
TeamSupport
9.7
11 Ratings
24% above category average
Zendesk Suite
8.6
149 Ratings
12% above category average
Customer portal10.09 Ratings8.7120 Ratings
Social integration9.04 Ratings8.097 Ratings
Email support10.011 Ratings9.1146 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration10.07 Ratings8.9111 Ratings
IVR00 Ratings8.459 Ratings
Best Alternatives
TeamSupportZendesk Suite
Small Businesses
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Front
Front
Score 8.8 out of 10
Front
Front
Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
TeamSupportZendesk Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(57 ratings)
8.8
(191 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(14 ratings)
10.0
(43 ratings)
Usability
8.9
(8 ratings)
8.8
(64 ratings)
Availability
1.8
(4 ratings)
8.6
(13 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(5 ratings)
8.0
(10 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(8 ratings)
6.5
(31 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.4
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
7.7
(3 ratings)
7.9
(9 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.5
(6 ratings)
9.0
(18 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
1.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
TeamSupportZendesk Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
TeamSupport
TeamSupport is a great ticketing/help desk platform for small companies. It gets the job done and allows for multiple teams to manage workloads. It is not best for bigger organizations as there are lots of lacking features (mobile app, integrations, robust Jira/Confluence like system). The support for TeamSupport is great too. They usually get in touch with customers quickly when the system is down and they resolve issues quickly as well.
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Zendesk
One specific thing I love about Zendesk Suite lately is the ability to use AI "Enhance writing" it allows me to freehand a response and then have it help me sound more formal or friendly, this is very useful, not only for those free handed ones, but also when you need to repeat the same information to a customer, it can help you make it sound slightly different. I don't like that when a ticket comes, even if you have the shortcut to toggle between chat and email, it doesn't actually toggle.
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Pros
TeamSupport
  • There were other customer support software companies that I looked into at first, however TeamSupport provided exceptional customer service themselves. I paid close attention to how they handled me as a customer to see if they were a company that would understand my desire to give exceptional customer service to my clients and if they had the tools to make the experience easy. Every interaction with them was very positive.
  • Since we needed TeamSupport's software embedded into our software application to give our users easy access to the support tools, the staff at TeamSupport needed to answer many questions and work with our developers to make this possible. They were always willing to take the extra step to ensure a smooth set up.
  • As we continue with TeamSupport, I am especially impressed with the sincerity of the CEO, Robert C. Johnson, and his commitment to us so that together we can deliver exceptional customer support.
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Zendesk
  • UI/UX; mature macros and automations, slick and well thought out UI.
  • Reporting, reporting, reporting. With user, org, and ticket level tags, we can track every aspect of our ticket flow.
  • Extensibility; the app marketplace is a great resource for expanding functionality from the baseline offering.
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Cons
TeamSupport
  • We would like to see a structure to the ticket numbering system. In a previous system we had a numbering system like this mmddyy-xxxxxx This was very easy to see when a ticket was created based on just it's number. Currently with TeamSupport they assign a random number to tickets that is not very informative without a created date field.
  • Reports are nice but lack some rollup capabilities that are needed. Any given report can only work against two data tables at max. This is a limitation that we had to create custom contact fields to get around. They store phone, address and base contact info in separate tables. This makes it impossible with a standard system to create a report of all tickets along with the ticket and contact information in one report. The previous system we were on, allowed you to tie as many related data tables together that was needed to create one high level report.
  • Need Ability to notify external users of ticket activity in regions. So what I mean is we have FAE's in the field that want to know what their customers are asking for their region. They don't want or need a TeamSupport account but want simple e-mails of activity. This has been a lost feature for us going to a new system. I have to create a manual report each week and forward to the people that want this kind of information.
  • Ticket Automation rules will only run against a ticket one time. I understand why they did this to prevent uncontrolled loops but it would be nice to be able to set a limit that was greater than one. This limitation often causes us to have to write multiple rules to handle certain ticket cases.
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Zendesk
  • The development of messaging out of the earlier Chat module is clunky and still has limitations for multi language flows.
  • When creating queries in Explore, you can't search for 'or' conditions, only 'And', meaning you have to build multiple queries and manually add them.
  • You can't download the charts in the reports, they come down as tables and then you have to make your own charts.
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Likelihood to Renew
TeamSupport
We are very likely to renew. We have been using TeamSupport for years and have tested a few other ticketing software solutions. We utilize several project management solutions to date and are always looking for better more efficient ways. Team Support is great at working with us and allows us to report issues well.
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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
TeamSupport
I think some things could be a little more user-friendly: specifically the dashboard. Although it's fantastic and makes life so much nicer, I'd like to have more control on it's customization. I'd like to be able to default what's collapsed and what's expanded...instead of everything expanding by default each time I load it. But the portal offers great tools and guides on workarounds.
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Zendesk
Zendesk Suite is a straightforward solution that provides agents with everything they need on the same screen. Allowing an agent to navigate one tab, one screen and switch between features, pin favorite features while viewing the customer profile and details in 360degrees. A view like this empowers agents to support customers better and in a more composed state.
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Reliability and Availability
TeamSupport
Again while most of the time I CAN access your server, it's offline enough that I can't count on having the software available to me 24/7
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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
TeamSupport
It is a feature heavy web application, thus speed can be compromised sometimes dependent on availability of a quality internet connection
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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
TeamSupport
TeamSupport's ease of use and the way it benefited our company overall. From cost improvements, ROI, and overall management of team members it gets high marks. We are better able to support our customer base by providing improved support in a more timely fashion. The End User view of IT Support overall has improved just through using this platform in our company.
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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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In-Person Training
TeamSupport
Able to get hands on training and ask questions.
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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Online Training
TeamSupport
Not much training was offered, but it was always provided when we requested it
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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
TeamSupport
Data import was the most difficult hurdle for us to get over. The mass import was handled through an Excel spreadsheet. TeamSupport doesn't use Microsoft Office products for the most part so they were relying on Google Docs which has limitations over Excel. Special characters and html in import cells can be a issue with importing. When creating a data export from your current system, special care needs to be taken so that the data is able to be processed into TeamSupport without issues.
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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
TeamSupport
TeamSupport is a much more modern, intuitive and user-friendly version of NetSuite with many additional bells and whistles. NetSuite has a business only facade with a rather clunky interface and system. TeamSupport compares favorably and meets business needs while being a much more advanced and modern solution.
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Zendesk
Zendesk Suite is exceptionally user friendly and highly customisable. Free training for all levels and roles of users which is easy to follow and engaging for users is particularly helpful along with the added support behind the scenes from Zendesk support and the Zendesk community is second to none.
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Scalability
TeamSupport
TS keeps adding new features without making sure the program is reliable as-is. The program is frequently offline which makes for significant frustration on my part
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Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
TeamSupport
  • TeamSupport has improved our team's response times. We are able to address all requests within a short time of receiving them.
  • TeamSupport allows us to effectively manage workflow.
  • The program provides us with a certain level of accountability, and requires that we be meticulous in our work.
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Zendesk
  • We have been able to deliver IT accurately and onetime
  • Our customers have been able to provide feedback on a given ticket and helped us build a better support structure
  • Zendesk Suite has allowed us to be more efficient in our every day operations
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ScreenShots

TeamSupport Screenshots

Screenshot of Ticket PageScreenshot of Customer AlertsScreenshot of DashboardScreenshot of Screen & Video RecordingScreenshot of Embeddable Customer PortalScreenshot of Products & Versions

Zendesk Suite Screenshots

Screenshot of 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