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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Zendesk Talk

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AZendesk Talk is call center software built on the Twilio cloud communication platform that integrates with the Zendesk Support ticketing system. This allows customer service teams to provide phone support from the same platform they use to manage all other channels.N/A
    Pricing
    Zendesk SuiteZendesk Talk
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Zendesk SuiteZendesk Talk
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount available with annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    Zendesk SuiteZendesk Talk
    Considered Both Products
    Zendesk
    Chose Zendesk Suite
    Zendesk Suite comes with a complete package. Right from receiving customer calls to responding emails. Managing tickets and following up with customers for required information. This tool feels like the place where you can Manage more of the things
    Incentivized
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    87%
    Would buy again
    123 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    108 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    131 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    85%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    82 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    94 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Zendesk SuiteZendesk Talk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Zendesk Suite and Zendesk Talk
    Feature
    Zendesk Suite
    8.6
    187 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zendesk Talk
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.1186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.9127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.4130 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.8131 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.3186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Zendesk Suite and Zendesk Talk
    Feature
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    169 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zendesk Talk
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base8.5163 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.5156 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Zendesk Suite and Zendesk Talk
    Feature
    Zendesk Suite
    8.4
    182 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zendesk Talk
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal9.1150 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR8.076 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration7.4119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.2178 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.4138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Zendesk Suite and Zendesk Talk
    Feature
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Talk
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Agent dashboard00 Ratings9.916 Ratings
    Validate callers00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Outbound response00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Call forwarding00 Ratings8.915 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Warm transfer00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Predictive dialing00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Interactive voice response00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    REST APIs00 Ratings5.07 Ratings
    Call scripts00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Call tracking00 Ratings9.914 Ratings
    Multichannel integration00 Ratings5.110 Ratings
    CRM software integration00 Ratings5.09 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Zendesk Suite and Zendesk Talk
    Feature
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Talk
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Inbound call routing00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing00 Ratings5.110 Ratings
    Recording00 Ratings9.915 Ratings
    Quality management00 Ratings9.913 Ratings
    Call analytics00 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Historical reporting00 Ratings8.913 Ratings
    Live reporting00 Ratings4.914 Ratings
    Customer surveys00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Zendesk SuiteZendesk Talk
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    CloudTalk
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Zendesk SuiteZendesk Talk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (225 ratings)
    9.9
    (16 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Zendesk SuiteZendesk Talk
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Talk is a great partner that helps us in the customer care area by managing every type of contact with customers (both phone calls and emails). I know there is also the possibility to have integration with instant messaging apps (like messenger and WhatsApp but I have never used them in my experience). In my opinion, the best scenario for Zendesk Talk is represented by a context with a high amount of contacts/requests where a unique platform could be a help both on the external side (customers) and on the internal side (a lot of colleagues who are working in the same area and have to work in a coordinate way). For customers, they could benefit from tailor-made answers, also based on past contacts for the same topic, and avoid waiting times during phone calls, with an immediate follow-up. For internal work management, operators don't overlap in a single request, and even if the same operator is not available the one who manages the request later has complete visibility of the entire topic from the historical point of view. Last but not least, I think that Zendesk Talk helps a lot in the context in which the request's speed is a KPI to manage constantly.
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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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    Zendesk
    • Call recording is a nice feature! It is great for training purposes and for quality assurance.
    • The metrics you get from Explore are a great insight into how the team is handling the call volumes.
    • Zendesk Talk has met most of our needs. It can be a bit unreliable at times.
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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?
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • The lag on the phone is by far the most annoying thing with Zendesk talk due to the voice over IP.
    • Using the Reporting feature in Zendesk has never been a walk in the park. We have to customize a lot of fields and when something doesn't seem to add up, it at times feels like pulling teeth to get to the final answer of what went wrong.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zendesk
    Everything about it works, as I have previously detailed. Coming from different companies and using other tools like Twilio or Aircall, those are VOIP tools that are built to be plugged into other tools, Zendesk Talk is natively built into Zendesk and feels correct in the user experience of Zendesk
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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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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zendesk
    In our experience, we have had to go through many support people then ultimately getting frustrated enough to go directly to our point of contact who then doesn't always seem to be able to assist. We tend to get the support we need when it is escalated up to me and I reach out to our point of a contact person to express our frustration.
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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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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zendesk
    Slack and Zoom phones cannot compare because they have no ticketing systems. Zendesk Talk was the only option we considered because we were already using Zendesk for our email ticketing with customer concerns. We then expanded to using Zendesk's chatbot and then the Zendesk Talk system to keep it all integrated and streamlined.
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    Scalability
    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zendesk
    • We were able to reduce global headcount by 20% in our call centers.
    • Allowing customers to leave voicemails creates the personal touch needed and really increases our customer connectivity score. We saw increases in our CSAT scores after the implementation of this solution.
    • Call handling time and case reopen rates both decreased. Y/y it decreased 18% and 60%.
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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