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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Workbooks

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AWorkbooks offers cloud-based CRM, marketing automation and business applications to the mid-market. Workbooks includes order management and fulfillment, invoicing, and supplier management. Workbooks aims to provide a single 360° view of customers, where the information is accessible anytime, anywhere.

    $30

    per user/per month

    Zoho Desk

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AZoho Support is a Saas help desk / ticketing system aimed at SMBs. I competes most often with Zendesk, and Desk.com.

    $9

    per month per user

    Pricing
    WorkbooksZoho Desk
    Editions & Modules
    Workbooks CRM Edition
    $30
    per user/per month
    Workbooks Business Edition
    $65
    per user/per month
    Free
    $0
    Express
    $9
    per month per user
    Standard
    $20
    per month per user
    Professional
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $50
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    WorkbooksZoho Desk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for yearly billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    WorkbooksZoho Desk
    Considered Both Products
    Workbooks Online
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    WorkbooksZoho Desk
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    7.7
    9 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management7.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)6.49 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management7.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking6.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management8.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Case management6.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management5.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    7.3
    7 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing6.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Task management7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields8.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects7.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    6.6
    3 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Social data6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    6.9
    6 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation6.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    4.2
    7 Ratings
    58% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access4.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    8.5
    5 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    9.8
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Workbooks and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Workbooks
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    6.6
    5 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings5.44 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    WorkbooksZoho Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (18 ratings)
    8.8
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (11 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    WorkbooksZoho Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Workbooks Online
    It's a really great system for small to medium organizations that are willing to spend some time thinking about how their workflow can be improved by designing processes which will allow them to streamline and automate their business. For people who are not serious about making a commitment to bettering their business, Workbooks may not be a correct fit. For instance there are a lot of features which many people think they don't need, but they haven't really spent the time to figure out what the needs of the business are. The nice thing about Workbooks is that you can turn off things you don't need, and then when the business demands, they will be there for you to utilize.
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    Zoho
    Zoho Desk is a great customer service tool. It is very easy to track the ability to receive tickets and send responses in Zoho Desk. There are lots of options for customization. The knowledge base feature is very extensive and powerful. It makes creating internal and external FAQs easy.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Workbooks Online
    • Sales process management from enquiry to delivery of product
    • This was previously on as many as 4 systems using excel and legacy applications such as the written word in log books
    • Automatic reporting for financial compliance: once built, the reporting process reduced the workload on a monthly basis from 2 days to 20 minutes
    • The FD loved it
    • The overall capability of the package enabled the sales force to rapidly pull our pertinent data for a sales call, plus managing time and resources better for increased efficiency
    • Business development and focussed marketing became so much easier, we noted that the process paid for itself many times over
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    Zoho
    • It provides a simple widget code with a few clicks once you decide to integrate it with your website or application.
    • There is a very user friendly dedicated mobile application for Zoho Desk for Android and IOS devices.
    • You can easily track all of your tickets and agents from the dashboard interface.
    • You can insert tags with each ticket to group them into specific categories for analysis and troubleshooting.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Workbooks Online
    • There really isn't all that much, what I would like to see is an app to use on iDevices. Our sales team all have iPads for presentations etc.
    • While Workbooks works rather well with HTML 5, I would still like to see an app. I know it's in the making, but haven't seen anything of this as of yet.
    • I am sure that would increase productivity even further (if it's of the same standard as the main environment).
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    Zoho
    • The biggest drawback that I am facing while using the platform is that their ticketing system is not that great [in my opinion]. It does not give us the option to add sales tax and other charges in the invoices which leads to a big problem for us.
    • [I feel] its customer support needs improvement.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Workbooks Online
    the product works. support has been good or great so far all has been great and we hope to get more from the product. we purchased for an initial year then renewed for a longer term, we have no regrets with this.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Workbooks Online
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I give [Zoho Desk] [an] overall usability score of 9. This is partly due to the search functionality needs improvement. There are several times where I am left unable to find a ticket and have to generate a new one. I am hoping in the future that they will make some changes!
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Workbooks Online
    Workbooks CRM never let me down.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Workbooks Online
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    As Zoho Support is based in a different timezone to ours it can be an issue that we cannot get an immediate response to an issue. But I will say that once their Support is in the office they are fairly good to respond. they have resolved almost all issues I have told them about, but Zoho have also made system changes and not communicated these beforehand which means we are faced with something new and cannot get support on this until their support team is in the office
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    Online Training
    Workbooks Online
    Workbooks online trianing does what it needs to; but some training will always be better suited to face to face..
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Workbooks Online
    We felt the high amount of customisation available from Workbooks was much more beneficial to us than the offerings from the larger CRM companies. We also liked the smaller company mentality of Workbooks as it reminded us of ourselves. Ultimately the price also paid a factor as Workbooks was more affordable for what we needed.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    We selected Zoho Desk as we needed a platform that was going to allow the business to grow through both usage and staffing numbers. We wanted something cost-effective but still offered standard features in an effective cloud-delivered solution but would still allow customization by our internal dev team, to derive better value from the service where it natively didn't do what we needed it to. FreeAgent was okay for a while, but Zoho Desk has allowed a vast improvement in our service offering to end customers.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Workbooks Online
    • Allows us easy management of leads and clear visibility of opportunities for the sales team
    • User levels allows us to lock down various parts of the system to only allow them to view or edit certain areas
    • Allows us to manage customers in one piece of software and avoid having to use separate software for support, sales and operations
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    • Zoho Desk has created an organised sytem of support which alows me to help my customers more efficiently.
    • By saving resolutions as articles, Zoho Desk has provided a training resource for current customers and support staff as part of solving problems.
    • All new customers become part of a database of customers who continue to receive support and education from forums created by the articles and customer questions.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Workbooks Screenshots

    Screenshot of Activity ManagementScreenshot of Dashboard for Customer ServiceScreenshot of Dashboard for SalesScreenshot of Marketing CampaignsScreenshot of Organisation RecordScreenshot of Person Record

    Zoho Desk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Log and monitor phone conversations, convert them into new tickets, or attach them to existing ones. Convert social media interactions and live chat into tickets at the click of a button.Screenshot of Bring a Help Center directly into a website to strengthen self-service. Chat with Zia, an AI-powered conversation assistant. Customers can chat with Zia right from a mobile app or website. Zia processes their questions and suggests appropriate solutions from the Knowledge Base.Screenshot of With advanced process automation, internal processes can be setup within the help desk, implement them automatically, and make sure that all processes are followed precisely.Screenshot of Instant responses for instant happiness. Respond to customers the minute they reach out with Zoho Desk's embeddable chat widget. Customers can get in touch with agents instantly, right from the Help Center, so agents can respond and help them find answers faster.Screenshot of Monitor a team's performance, customize and schedule reports. Custom dashboards can be created.Screenshot of Zia brings together predictions across anomalies, sentiment, trending ticket tags, and more into a common dashboard for decision-makers to consume. They can drill down further into the details from the same dashboard to investigate further.