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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
DeskAlerts
Star Rating
(26)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about DeskAlertsZendesk for Customer Service - AC
Star Rating
(6,664)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Zendesk Support Suite excels in its ticket creation user experience, scoring 8.8, while DeskAlerts has not provided a comparable score in this area, indicating a more streamlined process for managing customer inquiries.
- Reviewers mention that Zendesk's SLA Management feature, with a score of 8.1, is robust, but users on G2 highlight that DeskAlerts offers superior ease of setup at 9.2, making it a more user-friendly option for new implementations.
- G2 users note that Zendesk Support Suite's ticket collaboration feature scores 8.6, which is beneficial for teams working together on customer issues, whereas DeskAlerts lacks a similar feature, potentially hindering collaborative efforts.
- Users say that Zendesk's reporting and analytics capabilities, rated at 8.3, provide valuable insights into customer interactions, while DeskAlerts' analytics score of 7.9 suggests it may not offer the same depth of analysis.
- Reviewers mention that DeskAlerts shines in its two-way communication capabilities, scoring 8.3, which is essential for real-time engagement, while Zendesk's communication features are more focused on ticketing and may not provide the same immediacy.
- Users report that Zendesk Support Suite's quality of support is rated at 8.4, which is slightly higher than DeskAlerts' 8.3, indicating that Zendesk may offer a more reliable support experience for users needing assistance.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DeskAlerts
No pricing availableZendesk for Customer Service - AC
Support Only (Team)
$19.00
1 user per month billed annually
Integrated customer support
- Email & social media
- Web widget & mobile SDK
- Pre-defined business rules
Free Trial
DeskAlerts
Free Trial is available
Zendesk for Customer Service - AC
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
22
8.6
5,120
Ease of Use
8.8
22
8.6
5,164
Ease of Setup
9.3
12
8.0
3,188
Ease of Admin
9.2
10
8.2
3,074
Quality of Support
8.4
22
8.4
4,798
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
10
8.4
3,000
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
22
8.0
4,773
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.8
2552
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2567
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2494
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2338
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1921
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
2386
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1854
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
385
Not enough data
7.6
385
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.8
246
Not enough data
7.9
245
Not enough data
8.0
246
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.5
2060
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2310
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1725
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1429
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1313
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.8
1387
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1947
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1739
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2339
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2407
|
Verified
Text Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
SMS Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability
Not enough data
8.3
667
Not enough data
8.3
663
Not enough data
8.4
632
Reporting
Not enough data
8.3
590
Not enough data
7.9
563
Not enough data
8.2
644
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
179
Not enough data
7.2
178
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Signage
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.2
68
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.9
26
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
68
Not enough data
8.3
66
Not enough data
8.4
63
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.6
26
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
8.2
31
Responses
Not enough data
8.1
468
Not enough data
8.1
465
Not enough data
8.3
449
Not enough data
8.1
448
Not enough data
8.2
356
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
471
Not enough data
8.3
468
Not enough data
8.3
463
Not enough data
8.2
464
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
454
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
8.2
112
Survey Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Insights
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.1
859
Not enough data
8.3
716
Not enough data
8.2
684
Not enough data
8.2
749
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.2
714
Not enough data
8.3
757
Not enough data
8.4
711
Not enough data
8.1
788
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
204
Not enough data
7.8
203
Messaging Channels
Not enough data
7.6
78
Not enough data
9.1
171
Not enough data
8.3
94
Not enough data
8.5
101
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.9
156
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.4
144
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.1
82
Not enough data
7.6
77
Not enough data
8.1
84
Automation
Not enough data
8.1
83
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.1
84
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.7
82
Not enough data
7.7
84
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
207
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication
Not enough data
8.6
950
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
720
Not enough data
8.5
737
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
520
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.0
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
849
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
650
Not enough data
8.5
898
Not enough data
8.6
824
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
848
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.5
1499
Not enough data
8.5
1436
Not enough data
8.0
1024
Not enough data
7.7
648
Not enough data
8.0
780
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.2
828
Not enough data
8.2
841
Not enough data
7.7
658
Not enough data
8.2
806
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.2
64
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.2
63
Not enough data
8.1
63
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
77
Not enough data
7.5(won by default)
78
Process
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
564
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
741
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
689
Channels
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
740
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
586
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
563
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
485
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
421
Insight
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
539
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
648
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
562
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
666
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
7.7
66
Generative AI
8.5
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Newsletter Interface Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Newsletter Management Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative Features - Internal Newsletter Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Conversational AI - Conversational Commerce Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform integration - Conversational Commerce Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics and Reporting - Conversational Commerce Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Platform Content
5.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.2
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
8
9.4
8
7.9
8
9.2
8
8.3
8
9.5
7
8.8
8
9.8
8
8.3
8
9.0
8
7.9
8
8.7
5
7.7
8
9.2
8
7.9
8
8.5
8
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.3
70
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.5
70
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
8.0
70
Autonomy
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.3
71
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
8
9.4
8
7.9
8
9.2
8
8.3
8
9.5
7
8.8
8
9.8
8
8.3
8
9.0
8
7.9
8
8.7
5
7.7
8
9.2
8
7.9
8
8.5
8
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DeskAlerts and Zendesk for Customer Service - AC are categorized as Proactive Notification
Unique Categories
DeskAlerts is categorized as SMS Marketing, IT Alerting, Employee Engagement, Emergency Notification, Survey, Digital Signage, and Internal Newsletter Software
Zendesk for Customer Service - AC is categorized as Workforce Management, Conversational Commerce Platforms, Help Desk, Live Chat, Chatbots, Shared Inbox, AI Customer Support Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, Conversational Support, Complaint Management, Customer Self-Service, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, and Social Customer Service
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DeskAlerts
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zendesk for Customer Service - AC
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer & Network Security
15.4%
Consumer Services
11.5%
Telecommunications
7.7%
Marketing and Advertising
7.7%
Hospital & Health Care
7.7%
Other
50.0%
Computer Software
14.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
4.8%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
58.1%
Discussions
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Is zendesk any good?
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AM
For support teams, Zendesk Support is fantastic and will do everything you want it to do. Zendesk Support can not be easily adapted for use with other...Read more
Is there a free version of Zendesk?
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AG
Zendesk Support Suite offers a free 14 - day trial.Read more
What is Zendesk Support Suite?
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