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    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
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    Zendesk Talk
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    Zendesk Talk
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Zendesk Talk
    Considered Both Products
    Zendesk
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    It's natively built into the user experience, the others rely on outside apps to integrate into their platform. You can set up a Zendesk Talk account within minutes and have a phone number ready for customers to contact you.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    Both have pros and cons. We chose Zendesk Talk for stability as Talkdesk almost always encounter user issues on a daily basis.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    Maintenance costs for ServiceNow are higher, so Zendesk Talk is a good option even if I think it could be improved in terms of integration with other apps/flows/systems.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    Exotel has a fair advantage when it comes to telephony as it offers a wide range of products at a fraction of the price of Zendesk. But when it comes to premium content and ease of access. Zendesk takes away the trophy. We have been using this for a while now and clearly, it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    We were made aware of Zendesk Talk through good reviews from reputable sites. Zendesk Talk's ACD was very outstanding and this is what attracted us as this was what we needed. The other products mentioned they glitched a lot and caused multiple dropped calls.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    Explanations behind switching to Zendesk: It comes up short on cutting-edge customization choices and this doesn't simply turn out for us. The given ticket that executive's arrangement presented by Zendesk is incredible, and it upholds the omnichannel commitment to clients. The …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    I going to give you a direct answer: Zendesk has all features that others have, and you can get it with a cheap budget.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    Prior to using Zendesk Talk, we used standard hand held phones in the office. Zendesk Talk has made us 75% more productive and efficient and allowed us to reach a lot more customers to serve.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    Zendesk Talk integrated with the help desk pretty quickly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    We switched to Kustomer, as it is omnichannel and Zendesk is not.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    Zendesk Talk has been far more reliable and robust than Ring Central. We had a lot of unreliable instances with our old provider. We didn't have call recording before either.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zendesk Talk
    Zendesk Talk has many of the features as the other phone systems I have used. My only reservation is their lack of focus on a feature that will allow their clients to remain PCI compliant.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Zendesk Talk
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Zendesk Talk
    Feature
    Zendesk Talk
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Agent dashboard9.916 Ratings
    Validate callers6.012 Ratings
    Outbound response10.014 Ratings
    Call forwarding8.915 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)10.013 Ratings
    Warm transfer9.912 Ratings
    Predictive dialing5.08 Ratings
    Interactive voice response10.010 Ratings
    REST APIs5.07 Ratings
    Call scripts7.06 Ratings
    Call tracking9.914 Ratings
    Multichannel integration5.110 Ratings
    CRM software integration5.09 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Zendesk Talk
    Feature
    Zendesk Talk
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Inbound call routing9.912 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing5.110 Ratings
    Recording9.915 Ratings
    Quality management9.913 Ratings
    Call analytics8.913 Ratings
    Historical reporting8.913 Ratings
    Live reporting4.914 Ratings
    Customer surveys5.08 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics8.19 Ratings
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    Score7.6 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Zendesk Talk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (16 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Zendesk Talk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
    • 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
    • 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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    Usability
    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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    Support Rating
    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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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Return on Investment
    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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