Zendesk Suite vs. Zoho CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Zendesk Suite
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
The Zendesk Support suite is a cloud-based customer support software built for better customer relationships. Designed to improve customer satisfaction and to support customers on any channel: text SMS, web, mobile app, phone, email, social media. The vendor states more than 200,000 companies such as Uber, Groupon, Box, Airbnb, and Slack are using Zendesk to lower their support costs, raise productivity, and increase customer satisfaction. Zendesk offers a full suite of products to meet customer…
$55
per month agent
Zoho CRM
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Zoho CRM is a simple, very low-cost CRM option for the smaller end of the SMB segment. The product has several useful integrations with other products, including QuickBooks, and Google Apps and Google Docs. The product also has an integrated project management module.
$14
per month
Pricing
Zendesk SuiteZoho CRM
Editions & Modules
Support Team (Foundational Support Only)
$19
per month agent
Suite Team
$55
per month agent
Support Professional
$55
per month agent
Suite Growth
$89
per month agent
Suite Professional
$115
per month agent
Support Enterprise
$115
per month agent
Suite Enterprise
$169
per month agent
Standard
$14.00
Per User/Per Month
Professional
$23.00
Per User/Per Month
Enterprise
$40.00
Per User/Per Month
Ultimate
$52.00
Per User/Per Month
Plus
$57.00
Per User/Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Zendesk SuiteZoho CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$14 /user/month
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Zendesk SuiteZoho CRM
Considered Both Products
Zendesk Suite
Chose Zendesk Suite
Zendesk Support Suite turns huge volumes of support data into opportunities, leads, and market insights on its own and helps users leverage this data to nurture long-term relationships with their customers. It integrates with popular CRM solutions like Zoho CRM and HubSpot …
Chose Zendesk Suite
Zendesk is currently on par with both of these services in that they are great ticketing software programs but are light in Contact/Sales management. The autoresponder with Zendesk is much easier to implement and customize compared to the other options. The option of the mobile …
Chose Zendesk Suite
In my own personal business, I have used Zoho Desk over Zendesk since it is a part of their Zoho One suite of products and it has a tight integration with their CRM. But for larger businesses that can throw some support towards the integrations and want an industry-leading …
Chose Zendesk Suite
Zoho does have a ticketing system, however, the user-interface is not as logically laid out as Zendesk's. Zoho is also based in India, which can make receiving customer support difficult. Zendesk also has a proprietary voice system, while Zoho relies on integration with RingCent…
Zoho CRM
Chose Zoho CRM
It is decent against what is offered in the market, it follows certain philosophy of CRM which may not be a perfect fit for everyone.
There are not so many guides and new updates push for differentiation.
Formatting and bugs appearances are often an issue.
Chose Zoho CRM
For our organizations requirements, Zoho CRM fits for it and pricing to less than other products and it also has all suite plan where accounts team and marketing team use.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Zendesk SuiteZoho CRM
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
8.7
153 Ratings
11% above category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.0152 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory8.0101 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.4105 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.3103 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.3152 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response9.2151 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
8.4
138 Ratings
10% above category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
External knowledge base8.3132 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base8.4126 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
8.6
149 Ratings
12% above category average
Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
Customer portal8.7120 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR8.459 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration8.097 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support9.1146 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration8.9111 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.9
289 Ratings
3% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.4280 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.0267 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.8197 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.3253 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.9248 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings7.9204 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings7.7204 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings7.8250 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.6192 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.6
222 Ratings
1% above category average
Case management00 Ratings7.7214 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings7.2172 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings7.8189 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.1
267 Ratings
7% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.2262 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.0220 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.0
264 Ratings
5% above category average
Task management00 Ratings8.3249 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings7.7181 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.1243 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.1
259 Ratings
5% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.8217 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.1236 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings8.3250 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.9
278 Ratings
4% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings8.4276 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.9223 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings7.5179 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.0204 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.4
267 Ratings
1% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.4232 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.4262 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
8.0
166 Ratings
9% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.1165 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.0157 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.9
211 Ratings
9% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.1208 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings7.7139 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Zendesk Suite
-
Ratings
Zoho CRM
7.9
231 Ratings
6% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings7.9231 Ratings
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
Zendesk SuiteZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(191 ratings)
8.3
(313 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(43 ratings)
7.4
(42 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(64 ratings)
8.0
(172 ratings)
Availability
8.6
(13 ratings)
8.9
(7 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(10 ratings)
8.3
(8 ratings)
Support Rating
6.5
(31 ratings)
6.2
(69 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
7.9
(9 ratings)
5.8
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(18 ratings)
5.5
(16 ratings)
Configurability
9.3
(3 ratings)
5.6
(114 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(21 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(7 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(13 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(13 ratings)
User Testimonials
Zendesk SuiteZoho CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Zendesk
One specific thing I love about Zendesk Suite lately is the ability to use AI "Enhance writing" it allows me to freehand a response and then have it help me sound more formal or friendly, this is very useful, not only for those free handed ones, but also when you need to repeat the same information to a customer, it can help you make it sound slightly different. I don't like that when a ticket comes, even if you have the shortcut to toggle between chat and email, it doesn't actually toggle.
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Zoho
Interfacing with our target clients at the correct minute is crucial in today's society. Another valuable include is its capacity to coordinated with other programs. It helps me in keeping track of the every day work emails I send to my colleagues or get. Zoho CRM makes it straightforward to consequence or send out information agreeing to our needs. Zoho makes a difference keep in mind individuals by means of e-mail and pop-ups, which dispenses with the issue of overlooking follow-ups and reminders. This not as it were helps within the organization of this incredible instrument but moreover within the execution of data.
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Pros
Zendesk
  • UI/UX; mature macros and automations, slick and well thought out UI.
  • Reporting, reporting, reporting. With user, org, and ticket level tags, we can track every aspect of our ticket flow.
  • Extensibility; the app marketplace is a great resource for expanding functionality from the baseline offering.
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Zoho
  • Hooks into our website and can import data from forms.
  • Has great automation tools built in.
  • Reporting features are great.
  • Easy to learn, makes it easy for us to onboard new users onto it.
  • Fairly customizable. We have fine tuned it to work the way we need it to.
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Cons
Zendesk
  • The development of messaging out of the earlier Chat module is clunky and still has limitations for multi language flows.
  • When creating queries in Explore, you can't search for 'or' conditions, only 'And', meaning you have to build multiple queries and manually add them.
  • You can't download the charts in the reports, they come down as tables and then you have to make your own charts.
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Zoho
  • Need some way to switch a field type without losing the pre-existing data.
  • The settings controls should be broken out differently - I don't like that I can't keep some users from exporting all contact records (i.e., the entire Contacts module) because if the export function is turned off, the export function of Reports for those same modules is also blocked.
  • Frustrating that only 3 custom lookup fields are allowed per module in our license.
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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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Zoho
i have already renewed my subscription twice. I am in the 3rd Year now. I have been using it for a while and have been recommending to my friends as well.. have attended ZOHOLICs the annual program of zoho and it gave me new insights of managing the crm solutoin.
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Usability
Zendesk
Zendesk Suite is a straightforward solution that provides agents with everything they need on the same screen. Allowing an agent to navigate one tab, one screen and switch between features, pin favorite features while viewing the customer profile and details in 360degrees. A view like this empowers agents to support customers better and in a more composed state.
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Zoho
The methodology of the 'out of the box' user interface is fairly easy to learn. In some cases however, the interface is not consistent throughout the software. Upgrades to the interface has certainly improved some of this--- but now we are seeing the same kinds of inconsistencies across Zoho apps, particularly those more recently added to their platform. This issue is not major in that everybody on staff seems able to learn how to work the programs--- it's just annoying and less than efficient when inconsistent user interfaces or inconsistent terms are used in the programs and/or the requisite documentation.
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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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Zoho
In my many years using Zoho, I think there were only 1 or 2 days when there was something happening and I was not able to log in. Sure, it wasn't fun and we all panicked a bit, but right after that, all was well and work-life continued. Being cloud based, I'm never worried about losing my iPhone, iPad or Laptop as I know I can log in anywhere on any device and workflow won't stop.
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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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Zoho
I don't recall every having any issues with a page not loading due to it being a Zoho issue. Anytime I've had any issues with something being wonky, I clear cache and that has always solved the problem. Or a simply computer reboot and we're back, hard at work. Look, I don't expect any product to delivery 100%, 100% of the time but if I had any consistent ongoing issues, I would have left many years ago. I still keep my eyes open to what is new but after a quick evaluation, I know Zoho will long be my home.
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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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Zoho
We did the training and that was a huge waste of money. The information provided was basic and the instructor was sloppy (he even forgot to turn off his mic when he used the restroom - no one should ever hear what we heard). I offered up a 9 because we were able to find what we needed on your website.
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In-Person Training
Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I attended a Zoho-Holics event in Austin, TX, several years ago, and it blew my mind. So many industries were represented using Zoho in so many different ways. It was unbelievable all that I learned from that experience, as there were features that I wasn't aware of that I immediately started using. Best of all, the trainers were patient and knowledgeable
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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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Zoho
There is an endless supply of YouTube videos from Zoho and the many Zoho partners/consultants. Plus, Zoho has it's own library of training videos and webinars to learn from plus an entire community at the ready to answer any questions. While Zoho has been available for many years, there are constantly new training videos and webinars available for the novice and the experienced users.
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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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Zoho
When you switch CRMs, you can automatically assume everything isn’t going to match up correctly. We had used Salesforce for 10+ years and had a ton of data and customizations. It was not a clean transfer, but we were able to sort it all out. The only issue that really bothered me was Zoho support. Even simple questions couldn’t be answered over chat, and we would have some team members try for hours to find the right answer
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Alternatives Considered
Zendesk
Zendesk Suite is exceptionally user friendly and highly customisable. Free training for all levels and roles of users which is easy to follow and engaging for users is particularly helpful along with the added support behind the scenes from Zendesk support and the Zendesk community is second to none.
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Zoho
Free user access was one reason to use it more than any other software. Also, for a mid-size organization, the Salesforce cost was a little higher, and Pipedrive was almost similar to Zoho. As we were already using Zoho, we found no urgency to switch.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Zoho
I think Zoho CRM is priced at a reasonable amount. Simply put, you get what you pay for and Zoho does not disappoint. My organization is comfortable with what we pay and pleased with continually renewing the software. The billing frequency is just right. There are no complaints on our end
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Scalability
Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Zoho
We're still in the early stages of scaling this across departments. We have high aspirations of doing this, but it takes time to migrate to the new system and to help people get acquainted of doing their work in a different way thru Zoho.
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Professional Services
Zendesk
No answers on this topic
Zoho
In addition to being a user of Zoho CRM, we are a reseller as well. Often, at times our Partners request for on-boarding the platform configuration for them. During such requirements, we have utilized the Professional services team directly from the Zoho CRM team. Our partner feedback was quite positive, throughout.
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Return on Investment
Zendesk
  • We have been able to deliver IT accurately and onetime
  • Our customers have been able to provide feedback on a given ticket and helped us build a better support structure
  • Zendesk Suite has allowed us to be more efficient in our every day operations
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Zoho
  • because we are new to the CRM world, we wanted a product that was reasonably priced, yet had the features we were looking for
  • we have found a much higher customer engagement rate and ROI
  • we used to "lose" customers in our makeshift process. Now, all customers are being attended to.
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ScreenShots

Zendesk Suite Screenshots

Screenshot of 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

Zoho CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of Deals - Cash in on all opportunities. Close more deals. Great sales management is all about prioritizing, tracking, and monitoring the deals in your pipeline. Zoho CRM gives you everything you need to manage deals across territories and sales structures.Screenshot of Activities - Keep track of all the tasks, meetings, calls, events, or activity records. Neatly organize the numerous records along with the activities associated to them such as follow-up, pre sales and post sales activities, phone conversations etc.