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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Zendesk Explore

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AZendesk offers Explore, a business intelligence and customer analytics tool which integrates with the Zendesk suite featuring ticket analytics, custom fields, dashboards, and other features. Zendesk is migrating customers of the BIME analytics product, which is approaching end of support, to Zendesk Explore in 2019.N/A

    Zoho Projects

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Project is online project management and planning software that provides project teams with a web-based collaborative environment. Zoho Projects can also include a bug tracking module specifically design to support software development project. It is integrated with other Zoho products including Zoho CRM.

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Zendesk ExploreZoho Projects
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Premium
    $5
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $10
    per month per user
    Project Plus
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Zendesk ExploreZoho Projects
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Discount offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Zendesk ExploreZoho Projects
    Considered Both Products
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Zendesk ExploreZoho Projects
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Zendesk Explore and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Explore
    9.0
    10 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates9.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Zendesk Explore and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Explore
    6.7
    10 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities5.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages4.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Zendesk Explore and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Explore
    7.8
    10 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web6.96 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF6.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Zendesk Explore and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Explore
    7.1
    7 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)6.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization7.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics5.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Zendesk Explore and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Explore
    7.3
    10 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)6.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)6.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Zendesk Explore and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Explore
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access6.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application8.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Zendesk Explore and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Explore
    4.9
    5 Ratings
    45% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    REST API3.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API5.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)3.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Zendesk Explore and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Explore
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    6.6
    20 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings5.518 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.018 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Zendesk Explore and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Explore
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    5.0
    13 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings5.012 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings3.013 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Zendesk ExploreZoho Projects
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    6.5
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.6
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.4
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Zendesk ExploreZoho Projects
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zendesk
    Zendesk Explore is well suited for tracking ticket flow, agent performance, and customer satisfaction providing valuable insights into response and resolution time, workload and support quality. Particularly useful for monitoring ticket handling for different teams. Helps ensure accountability by tracking how long tickets remain assigned before being reassigned to another group. Drill down capability helps identify support bottlenecks. However, it is less appropriate for real time monitoring as it lacks real time data updates making it unsuitable for instant decision making.
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    Zoho
    My work involves projects of 5-15 people with numerous projects running simultaneously. Prior to Zoho, I did not have a central location from which to view all project statuses at once. Zoho looks to provide this and also looks like it will deliver. I am anxious to see how our organization's use of it develops. At this time, I feel I am likely to recommend Zoho Projects because my organization has made great software decisions in the past so I have a level of trust already that the research has been done that Zoho is the best solution for our line of work.
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    Pros
    Zendesk
    • Zendesk Explore is easy to use.
    • Zendesk Explore allows users to create custom metrics.
    • Zendesk Explore allows users to create custom attributes.
    • Zendesk Explore is easy to learn.
    • Compared to other analytics function of other Ticket Management System, Zendesk Explore is probably the best as of now.
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    Zoho
    • We use it to manage our sales orders as there are lots of moving parts which are necessary to get client orders done properly.
    • I use it anytime I have a new idea I want to put into motion. As I can create a list for brainstorming, feedback, specific actions necessary in order to test and or implement the idea.
    • Unrelated to business, it's a great way to plan travel in order to make sure you don't forget those important things like passport, flight arrangement, client meeting confirmation, and meeting prep as far as what specific documents or things do you need to bring with you.
    • And since everyone is on the go and expected to keep up with work, the mobile/tablet app makes it a breeze to keep up, work on, and create new projects.
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    Cons
    Zendesk
    • Some aspects of Zendesk, in general, are not super intuitive. The same goes for Zendesk Explore. And, while you can google answers and hope you find something helpful, there isn't a great way to learn to get the full potential out of the product unless you want to pay for someone from your team to take a class (which costs several hundred dollars).
    • To piggyback off the last point, if you would prefer to get help from a Zendesk expert, you'll find that there is almost no customer support available to you. For a company that aims to help other companies help their customers, this has always struck me as odd. Again, Google is your friend and beyond that, you're mostly out of luck.
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    Zoho
    • There is no ability to add custom fields in the "Bugs" module - for example, if we want to add fields such as Version Number.
    • Reporting is not integrated - its a fairly expensive add-on.
    • There is no easy way to track actual and completed dates for tasks - so historical variance analysis is not easy.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I've reviewed about 8 other project management solutions and Zoho Projects is the best I've seen without being overly complicated. Zoho Projects keeps getting better! Recent new enhancements makes it even easier to navigate. There are new keyboard shortcuts that cut my time way down. The tools are very easy to use.
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    Usability
    Zendesk
    I rate Zendesk Explore 8 out of 10 for it's overall usability because it offers powerful reporting and analytics with an easy to navigate interface and intuitive dashboards. It helps improve customer satisfaction by providing valuable insights into ticket handling, agent performance and customer satisfaction. Though the complex query builder can be challenging for non technical users.
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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects is an easy project management tool to use. It provides all the functionality that we required for handling projects. We can easily create personal forms for projects and tasks, allowing us to add and report on our own desire. Apart from this we can create and edit documents in real time which saves our time. This allows us to share text docs, presentations, tables with the whole team and we can work on them together
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    Reliability and Availability
    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Has not been down to my knowledge.
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    Performance
    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    Speed meets my expectations.
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    Support Rating
    Zendesk
    Support for all of Zendesk has exceeding my expectations. This company will always get a 10 out of 10 in my book. Any question you have they make sure you have the answer plus a step-by-step guide on how to do each step so you are set up for success!
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    Zoho
    Although it might lack intuitiveness, once you get a hang of how Zoho Projects works, you can do a LOT. The impact good project management has on profitability is huge, and it has helped not only improve communication and coordination when working on a project, but more importantly have adequate tracking of time, due dates and potential bottle necks
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    Alternatives Considered
    Zendesk
    I selected Zendesk Explore only to provide an easy and quick access for my managers and supervisors regading metrics and volume trends. Is not the most flexible nor complete data visualization tool, but works well for day-to-day follow ups. You need to use another tool if you want to see long-term patterns (e.g. month over month volume trends) and you need another platform if you want your interaction metrics to interact with other important factors of the business
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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects provides a more limited set of functionality and customization options than other task/bug trackers on the market, but what it lacks in functionality it makes up for in ease of use. It probably has 80-90% of the features of its competitors but takes about a third of the time to get up and running and realizing value.
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    Return on Investment
    Zendesk
    • Money saved due to proper staffing.
    • Happier Staff- proper staffing ensures no one is overworked.
    • Ability to quickly pinpoint where issues are and why.
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    Zoho
    • We needed a system to organize our growing business, so anything was better than what we had, which was nothing.
    • Recording time spend is a huge reason for using project software. It has made me aware of the tasks that are taking too long and where we are not being profitable as a company.
    • It has kept our team accountable for what needs to get completed and when projects are not in motion or completed timely. It's helpful to know in order to get billing out faster.
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    ScreenShots

    Zoho Projects Screenshots

    Screenshot of Task Automation with Blueprint - Map out your entire workflow with no code as flowcharts. Automate your tasks and notifications and set approval criteria with blueprint.Screenshot of Intuitive Gantt Charts - Say what, say who, say when. And done. Zoho Projects' Gantt chart comes feature loaded with advanced operations such as Critical path and Baseline.Screenshot of Inbuilt Issue Tracker - You can log, organize, track, and fix any problems. Features such as status and workflow, can be customized to suit the exact needs of your project.Screenshot of Drag, Drop and Done - A view of your tasks as cards placed along columns. Helps you identify bottlenecks and reorganize quickly using drag and drop.Screenshot of A quick pulse of all your work - The Portfolio dashboard, is a compact overview of all the work that's been happening across projects with widgets that address the project level timeline, status, ownership, budget health, and clients.Screenshot of Looks that matter - A refreshing UI that supports multiple themes, including an eye-catching dark mode.