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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Webex App

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AThe Webex App brings together Webex Calling, Meetings, and Messaging into a single application, fostering collaboration and unlocking more productive ways to work.

    $0

    user/month

    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
    Webex AppZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    Basic Plan
    $0.00
    user/month
    Meet Plan
    $13.50
    user/month
    Meet + Call Plan
    $25.00
    user/month
    Enterprise Plan
    Contact Sales
    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
    Webex AppZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount available with annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Webex AppZendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Webex App
    Webex is a lot more secure and you get more for the money, Enhanced security protocols and integrations with other systems, feature-packed and ease of use.
    Incentivized
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    600 Answers
    87%
    Would buy again
    123 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    523 Answers
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    606 Answers
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    131 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    380 Answers
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    440 Answers
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    Webex AppZendesk Suite
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Webex App and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Webex App
    8.3
    638 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management8.0362 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.5173 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.7501 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.4244 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.8600 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.3512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools8.5278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Webex App and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Webex App
    7.8
    680 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Chat9.1670 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications8.6661 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions8.6612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys8.2349 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase8.3307 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting8.4152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts2.1175 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook8.8381 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Webex App and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Webex App
    8.0
    590 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.1361 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files8.5512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.6511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration8.4474 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control8.3376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.7390 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive5.1171 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync8.5365 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Webex App and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Webex App
    -
    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 Webex App and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Webex App
    -
    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 Webex App and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Webex App
    -
    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
    Webex AppZendesk Suite
    Small Businesses
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Webex AppZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (747 ratings)
    8.7
    (225 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (34 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (393 ratings)
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (13 ratings)
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    7.8
    (12 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (396 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.1
    (16 ratings)
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.7
    (12 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.3
    (12 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.4
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.7
    (13 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Webex AppZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    It's perfect for project rooms for collaborative work, file sharing, quick reporting and incident handling, and initiating conversations via chat, voice, and video. Some more formal matters are better handled by email. There's a greater chance they won't get lost, and if we want to revisit them months or even years later, we'll be able to find them more easily.
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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
    Cisco
    • The online meeting within the internal team using Webex App is always a good experience as it helps well in sharing screen, and any content for that matter.
    • It helps in arranging online interviews and it is also very good experience using the web version of Webex App.
    • It also helps in arranging online training sessions and webinars which generally involve huge number of participants generally over 200+ participants and Webex App handles it very well.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Compared to zoom, I think the user experience is not as good.
    • I am not familiar with more detailed options; maybe they are too hidden: how do I integrate Slido better?
    • Not a fan of a mobile app. Maybe needs some improvement.
    Incentivized
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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?
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    While Webex has strong adoption on the administrative side, the LTI tool for Webex is lacking some important support for teaching and learning. Therefore, faculty do not see much value in Webex and prefer to use other tools that are easier to access and more likely to benefit their students within the LMS. Webex has not been the easiest to work with for identifying pedagogical roadmap improvements, especially compared to competitors who work closely in the education space
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cisco
    Webex is quite usable, and it is, in fact very easy to use as well. You don't need a lot of documentation to learn how to use the app as it's mostly self-explanatory. The user interface is easy on the eyes, and people can see buttons without issues. Overall, WebEx's front-end design is great and I don't have much issue with it.
    Incentivized
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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
    Cisco
    I would say every time I open it, it is there, there are times that our users have to sign out and back in to get it to work or even do a full exit as the app will disconnect from the controlling the desk phone, but some easy steps to sign-out or fully exit the app gets the user back up and running quickly.
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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
    Cisco
    On standalone it works fine, it used to consume a considerable amount of system resources in the past, but with updates and upgrades, this has improved quite a lot. As far as integrations with other systems, we have not come across any critical issues with the app.
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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
    Cisco
    Talking about Webex App technical support is talking about the quality because they are always attentive and willing to attend to our needs, and the response is immediate; every time we have needed help to solve a problem or find out a function, they have not responded quickly, Cisco has always been characterized by being efficient and deserving 10 points.
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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
    Cisco
    I am very satisfied with my experience with Webex App in online training. The creation of the event is very easy with the possibility of scheduling it in advance. The management of participants, organizers, and animators is complete. The invitations are automated and by simply using emails we can create all the schedules of the training session
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Cisco
    I would rate the online training 8/10. It provided clear and well-structured content, making it easy to understand the core features of Webex. However, I believe it could have been more interactive, with practical exercises or real-life scenarios to enhance user engagement. More advanced topics or troubleshooting guides could also be helpful for deeper learning.
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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
    Cisco
    There was quite a bit of back and forth with TAC and Cisco Reps to get it fully up and running but we did get there. Some of which had to do with documentation was not fully understandable. But with Cisco TAC we were able to get fully up and running.
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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
    Cisco
    Microsoft Teams is the main competitor of the Webex App. But it provides services for less cost than Webex App. And also teams are used by majority of companies in software industries due to its support for other Microsoft services.
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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
    Cisco
    Once everything is in place on the back end getting Webex on a user's PC is now very easy and with single sign-on, users are able to sign in without having to remember another password. Just make sure you have all the user settings in CUCM, CUC set right, and that they have the needed licenses in Webex Control Hub.
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    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • Comfort in switching multiple OS platforms, when there is similar UI design.
    • HD video quality and HD screen share, make up presentations look more professional and standardized.
    • Less call/meeting drops as seen in other platforms applications.
    • Builds a level of trust, when we connect on Cisco's application platform with customers who are having their whole communication infrastructure shifted to Cisco Webex App.
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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.
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