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    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
    Zendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Zendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
    Additional Details20% discount available with annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Zendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Zendesk
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Zendesk stacks up poorly against Zoho or Salesforce if you are already a customer of any of those CRMs, as the integration level is very high. We selected Zendesk before similar tools became available in the CRMs we had looked at. Compared to Freshdesk, they are really similar, …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Freshdesk was cheaper and covered the basics, but felt thinner on routing, reporting and the help centre. We went with Zendesk Suite because it scaled better with our volume and had the integrations we needed already built.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Zendesk Suite seems more complete and pro. The only advantage in Freshdesk is the reporting easy settings
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    It's by far the most polished. I can't imagine leaving it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Salesforce is slow and Zendesk Suite makes everything easy and the ease of usage with this platform is out of the world
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    it was much more user friendly and to the end users doesn't feel like they are submitting a ticket. it is much more conversational.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Zendesk Suite is far simpler to set up from an admin perspective, and the pricing was much better for our needs as well
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Zendesk Suite is a better product all round for customer support - it is designed specifically as a level 1 helpdesk platform and compares favourably to JIRA. While JIRA has some extra features and can do things like change management and service management it does not do them …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Zendesk Suite blows what I have used before out the water. The base features alone are a level of advancement far above my previously used systems. Also, the ingenuity of the software to mold to my needs is priceless.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Zendesk Suite has been a much better fit for us than Salesforce Experience Cloud and Salesforce Knowledge. With Salesforce, many basic knowledge base needs require custom development or AppExchange add-ons, from UI tweaks to more advanced analytics. Authoring and formatting …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Much easier to use, better organized, and aligns with business needs much better, so that it's more of a useful tool than a bottleneck.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Even these two have a ticketing system but that I also used previously but Zendesk Suite has a very clear ticketing system - it does not take much time to understand and use it, the interface is easy and the automation system also works up to the expectation, it is not just …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Here are the explanations for my preference of analysis Zendesk Suite to this end:

    Power + Usability: Zendesk Suite has abundant omnichannel coverage, acceptable automation, and decent reporting but does not go all in to full-custom dev mode, so hangs nicely in the space of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    We use JIRA for some IT Tickets but we ended up using JIRA as our second line of defense. If support couldn't resolve a Zendesk ticket, they create a JIRA ticket and someone else is pulled in to help troubleshoot something more complex. We haven't really had an issue having to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Salesforce and servicenow are not user friendly, no room for much customization, and comparatively slow as well
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    We Initially started working the Zendesk Suite and it is more easier to understand all the functionalities and workflows. It is more secured and well managed platform
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Just better - cleaner, more versatile, simpler to setup.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    I haven't really used other services of this kind for some time now, but that is simply because Zendesk Suite has provided us with everything that we have needed, and have also continue improving a developing new features through time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    I like the Zendesk Suite because it can run on any of most browser that is compatible. The navigational experience is better than most CRM tools I have encountered with and far more advance with the embedded UI and plugins. Back then, the dialer for calls we has to use a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Hands down winner. Not even a competition.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    I used Remedi, but I didn't like it. I used Remedi, but I didn't like it.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Zendesk Suite seemed to have a lot more customization and flexibility. We have multiple "brands" that need to follow different flows and have different needs and Zendesk Suite allowed us to easily do that. We also had strong needs for a help center and liked how their worked …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    We appreciated the app features and the overall features so we decided to stay with Zendesk Suite for our business needs
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Although Zendesk Suites has a higher value when it comes to it's pricing, Zendesk offers more features and functionality also Zendesk Suites has already established it's name and is trusted by many businesses and organizations. Other similar products maybe cheaper and simple …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    123 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    131 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    Features
    Zendesk Suite
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Suite
    8.6
    187 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.1186 Ratings
    Expert directory7.9127 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.4130 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.8131 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.3186 Ratings
    Ticket response9.0185 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    6% above category average
    External knowledge base8.5163 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.4156 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Suite
    8.4
    182 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Customer portal9.1150 Ratings
    IVR8.076 Ratings
    Social integration7.4119 Ratings
    Email support9.2178 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.4138 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Zendesk Suite
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (225 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Zendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
    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
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    Cons
    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?
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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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    Online Training
    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
    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
    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
    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
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    Return on Investment
    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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    ScreenShots

    Zendesk Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of the 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