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Zendesk Support Suite
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Feature Set Ratings
Incident and problem management
Verint Messaging
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

7.4
Zendesk Support Suite
74%
Zendesk Support Suite ranks higher in 6/6 features
Zendesk Support Suite ranks higher in 6/6 features
Organize and prioritize service tickets
N/A
0 Ratings

7.5
75%
86 Ratings
Expert directory
N/A
0 Ratings

6.5
65%
54 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications
N/A
0 Ratings

6.4
64%
61 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation
N/A
0 Ratings

7.2
72%
57 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission
N/A
0 Ratings

8.4
84%
87 Ratings
Ticket response
N/A
0 Ratings

8.2
82%
86 Ratings
Self Help Community
Verint Messaging
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

7.2
Zendesk Support Suite
72%
Zendesk Support Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features
Zendesk Support Suite ranks higher in 2/2 features
External knowledge base
N/A
0 Ratings

7.3
73%
74 Ratings
Internal knowledge base
N/A
0 Ratings

7.1
71%
69 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Verint Messaging
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

7.0
Zendesk Support Suite
70%
Zendesk Support Suite ranks higher in 5/5 features
Zendesk Support Suite ranks higher in 5/5 features
Customer portal
N/A
0 Ratings

7.3
73%
68 Ratings
IVR
N/A
0 Ratings

5.8
58%
28 Ratings
Social integration
N/A
0 Ratings

6.9
69%
52 Ratings
Email support
N/A
0 Ratings

7.9
79%
83 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration
N/A
0 Ratings

7.4
74%
62 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Verint Messaging (former Conversocial) is rated higher in 6 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Availability, Performance, Support Rating, Online Training, Implementation Rating
- Zendesk Support Suite is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability, In-Person Training
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
Verint Messaging
82%
11 Ratings

7.4
Zendesk Support Suite
74%
125 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
Verint Messaging
91%
6 Ratings

10.0
Zendesk Support Suite
100%
38 Ratings
Usability
8.2
Verint Messaging
82%
5 Ratings

9.4
Zendesk Support Suite
94%
18 Ratings
Availability
8.7
Verint Messaging
87%
4 Ratings

8.6
Zendesk Support Suite
86%
26 Ratings
Performance
8.5
Verint Messaging
85%
4 Ratings

8.0
Zendesk Support Suite
80%
20 Ratings
Support Rating
8.2
Verint Messaging
82%
9 Ratings

6.5
Zendesk Support Suite
65%
49 Ratings
In-Person Training
9.1
Verint Messaging
91%
1 Rating

10.0
Zendesk Support Suite
100%
1 Rating
Online Training
9.1
Verint Messaging
91%
3 Ratings

7.9
Zendesk Support Suite
79%
9 Ratings
Implementation Rating
9.1
Verint Messaging
91%
6 Ratings

9.0
Zendesk Support Suite
90%
35 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Verint Messaging
From experience, you may ask the Conversocial team to make recommendations on licenses for larger vs. smaller social customer service teams. The need for support and the amount of usage you may get from the tool's robust offering may differ as a result of those precedents. The tool is adaptable in both scenarios it would seem.
Digital Marketing Manager, Social Media
BMOFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Zendesk Support Suite
Zendesk Support Suite implementation means an industry-class help desk with a dynamic interface that brings together all customer interactions from almost any channel allowing agents to respond faster to customer queries and with the right context. It is more than just a help desk since it also acts as a CRM by allowing us to organize workflows, processes and track customer engagement.
Senior Project Manager
BNY MellonFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Pros
Verint Messaging
- Previous conversations: This is one of the main reasons why I personally love Conversocial over Hootsuite and other social media engagement tools. Conversocial pulls in all previous interactions we've had with community members and it helps us identify if we've already addressed their problem, if they are a detractor/advocate, and so much more. With other engagement tools, it's frustrating as a community member may repost the same thing over and over again, but at different time periods. If you're unable to see what someone has said in the past, we may waste our time replying to the same thing multiple times, or we also risk responding with the same general advice, when we could try a different approach.
- Tags and filters: Conversocials use of tags and filters are extremely simple to use. They have shortcuts which help you easily assign a tag to an item and then you can easily pull up each of those tags within Conversocial itself or your can open up an external report. If my team is in a hurry and wants to quickly see a certain tag, we can use the filter option and within seconds we have all the information we need.
- Simple shortcuts: Conversocial has several shortcuts that save my team a lot of time. One single button on my keyboard can apply sentiment and archive something so it's out of my way. I can also use shortcuts to apply a tag, assign an item, and do other tasks. It may seem like a small benefit but each second saved really adds up throughout each day and week.
- Communication: As we know, technology has issues and every tech issue Conversocial has experiences has been handled extremely well. I've never encountered any issues contacting Conversocial, we're always notified when they are working on a solution and once the problem has been fixed. We also receive random pop-ups within Conversocial to notify us of known issues before our team experiences them, and when there is a new feature that we should be aware of. Their communication is always on point and it's great to know that we can always rely on them.
Social Media Community Manager
University of PhoenixEducation Management, 10,001+ employees
Zendesk Support Suite
- Zendesk makes it easy to see if a question/ticket has already been answered/updated (and to see who answered it).
- Zendesk makes it easy for users to indicate if they are available to respond or not.
- Zendesk also makes it easy to respond as you can respond within the software/system. A one-stop process!

Verified User
Manager in Social Media
Non-profit Organization Management Company, 201-500 employeesCons
Verint Messaging
- I would like to see an improvement in the reporting dashboard which is something I mentioned to Josh (the CEO) on a call back in April. He said that it is something they are working on but to remember that this is truly a customer service social media platform so some of the features that I would like to see may not fit well with the users of the product.
Social Media Project Manager
Internet Marketing Inc.Consumer Electronics, 501-1000 employees
Zendesk Support Suite
- Allow each user to customize the look of their Dash, rather than being hemmed in by company selections
- Provide a way for Suspended tickets (created by emails from non-users) to be better managed
- Set a timer for tickets to reopen on a more individual ticket basis.

Verified User
Employee in Customer Service
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employeesPricing Details
Verint Messaging
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
—Verint Messaging Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Zendesk Support Suite
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$19 per agent/month billed annually
Zendesk Support Suite Editions & Modules
Edition
Suite Team | $49.001 |
---|---|
Suite Growth | $79.001 |
Suite Professional | $99.001 |
Suite Enterprise | $150.001 |
Additional Enterprise-Ready Plans, starting at... | $215.001 |
Support Team (Foundational Support Only) | $19.001 |
- per agent/month billed annually
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Verint Messaging
Verint Messaging 9.1
Based on 6 answers
The only two reasons we would not continue using Conversocial are it's lack of comprehensive analytics and its lack of Radian6's categorization tools. Tags make up for the categorization pretty well, however, and we're considering switching everything over to this now that we've tested tags for a couple months within Conversocial. (I previously wrote that Conversocial lacks support for some social channels like Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube, but they have now added Instagram and YouTube.)
Social Media Community Manager
Apollo GroupHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Zendesk Support Suite
Zendesk Support Suite 10.0
Based on 38 answers
There has not been a reason to consider anything else as the core functions work perfectly for ticketing. Also Zendesk continues to focus on new functionality, growth of the API and Apps framework and add more partner application to the list. Not only will be renew but it is likely we will add seats as we grow and expand our customer focused teams.
Team Member
Onshape Inc.Computer Software, 51-200 employees
Usability
Verint Messaging
Verint Messaging 8.2
Based on 5 answers
Because of the number of features it offers and the manner in which they're presented. I've explored a number of other tools that just don't do it as well. When sorting through and responding to hundreds of social media messages each day, the number of clicks it takes to do something really matters. Conversocial does a great job of minimizing clicks and presenting the data we need without having to click to find it
Social Media Community Manager
Apollo GroupHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Zendesk Support Suite
Zendesk Support Suite 9.4
Based on 18 answers
As an agent it's very simple to use. As an admin it's also easy to use, but sometimes lacks some functionality that would be nice to have such as expanded native 2 way sync functionality for many major apps that are commonly used today like HubSpot and Salesforce. The ability to add followers to tickets to they get updates and are in the know without the customer seeing this agent cc'd is a nice touch. This ensures additional visibility and easily following the communication without having to appear as a CC to the customer, who could accidentally remove that person in a response, thus breaking the visibility

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Telecommunications Company, 51-200 employeesReliability and Availability
Verint Messaging
Verint Messaging 8.7
Based on 4 answers
Downtime is very rare, and the occasional occurrences are typically a problem with Twitter or FB API.
Social Media & Mobile Manager
HertzAutomotive, 10,001+ employees
Zendesk Support Suite
Zendesk Support Suite 8.6
Based on 26 answers
In the past year, I'd say I have only noticed maybe two hours total of downtime in my own usage. Very minimal.
Co-Founder / Devleoper of Out of Milk
Capigami, IncComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Performance
Verint Messaging
Verint Messaging 8.5
Based on 4 answers
Extremely fast, practically in real time.
Customer Engagement Manager
JackThreadsRetail, 51-200 employees
Zendesk Support Suite
Zendesk Support Suite 8.0
Based on 20 answers
There has been minor performance degradation on a very few days out of the two years I have been using the product.
CFO/Director of Application Development
New Horizon Software Technologies, Inc.Computer Software, 1-10 employees
Support Rating
Verint Messaging
Verint Messaging 8.2
Based on 9 answers
Our account rep at Conversocial has set up a call with me every two weeks to check in, talk about new features, or answer questions. I know I can email or call her for help anytime. Their support team also responds quickly.
Social Media Community Manager
Apollo GroupHigher Education, 10,001+ employees
Zendesk Support Suite
Zendesk Support Suite 6.5
Based on 49 answers
Every time I contacted them they were not only very responsive and knowledgable, but always seemed to have a positive upbeat attitude. It probably helps that we did not have significant service outages or sev 1 level issues, but even my lower severity issues were quickly answered. And the positive and upbeat attitude really made things feel comfortable.
Director of support and services
HyporiComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
In-Person Training
Verint Messaging
Verint Messaging 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Comprehensive training in all aspects of the software and general usages (including social media) for both agents and managers. Simulation workshops really made the live deployment process very smooth.
Social Media & Mobile Manager
HertzAutomotive, 10,001+ employees
Zendesk Support Suite
Zendesk Support Suite 10.0
Based on 1 answer
No answer on this topic is available.
Online Training
Verint Messaging
Verint Messaging 9.1
Based on 3 answers
Outstanding & comprehensive training both on-line and instructor-led. Another crucial differentiator from competitors in our eyes.
Social Media & Mobile Manager
HertzAutomotive, 10,001+ employees
Zendesk Support Suite
Zendesk Support Suite 7.9
Based on 9 answers
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.
Co-Founder / Devleoper of Out of Milk
Capigami, IncComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Implementation Rating
Verint Messaging
Verint Messaging 9.1
Based on 6 answers
Without any tech requirement on our end, this was an extraordinarily easy implementation to run, compared to other platforms like live chat or email.
Customer Engagement Manager
JackThreadsRetail, 51-200 employees
Zendesk Support Suite
Zendesk Support Suite 9.0
Based on 35 answers
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
The only thing technically complex was single sign-on and integration to Salesforce.com required some tweaks – otherwise setting up system was very easy

Verified User
Director in Customer Service
Computer Software Company, 201-500 employeesAlternatives Considered
Verint Messaging
Early on we did comparisons with Hootsuite and later with Adobe. While they have similarities, the difference at the time and likely currently, was the personal interest and general accessibility of Conversocial's platform and people. The combination of an effective CRM solution and a team that was readily available to help proved to be the winning formula for our business.
Digital Marketing Manager, Social Media
BMOFinancial Services, 10,001+ employees
Zendesk Support Suite
I have not used any other support software, but also evaluated FreshDesk. For our needs at the time, Zendesk was more polished and had the ability to support multiple websites in a single instance, while allowing customization for each brand separately. That was crucial to us, and is why we went with Enterprise.
Vice President, e-Commerce
JS Products, Inc.Consumer Goods, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
Verint Messaging
- One of the biggest benefits we are seeing is that we have reduced the number of post-holiday complaints coming into head office. Since we are responding to issues and concerns as they arise, we can impact overall customer satisfaction.
- The efficiencies gained from using a centralized platform for managing the response process has enabled us to reduce our team by 50%.
- We can track that we are responding to a fan's first message within 30 minutes.
- We can track the number of messages each user engages with.
- We can see the most effective times of day to post and reply.
Social Media Manager
Haven HolidaysLeisure, Travel & Tourism, 1001-5000 employees
Zendesk Support Suite
- The main part of the IT department is able to quickly prioritize and delegate tickets as they come in.
- Tickets can be linked to each other and support articles, creating opportunities for more efficient responses.
- Central location for users to ask for tech help when they don't need to know which staff member is the appropriate person to ask.
Database Administrator
The Blake SchoolPrimary/Secondary Education, 201-500 employees