Zoho Desk has been one of the easiest support platforms I've worked with for a growing business. Setting up multiple departments for different products was straightforward, and I was able to create dedicated support emails, customer portals, and automated ticket routing without needing a developer. The mobile app has been especially helpful because I receive instant ticket notifications even when email notifications aren't perfect. I also like the customization options, ticket history, knowledge base features, and how well it integrates with the rest of the Zoho ecosystem. For GhostNet Technologies, it has given us a professional customer support system that can scale as our business grows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Overall, Zoho Desk has been a great platform, but there are a few areas that could be improved. Setting up email notifications and outbound email authentication can be more complicated than expected, especially for smaller businesses configuring custom domains. The documentation is good, but I still had to spend time troubleshooting to get everything working correctly. I'd also like to see a more streamlined initial setup wizard and clearer guidance for DNS records, SPF, DKIM, and email routing. While the mobile app delivers notifications reliably, improving consistency between email and mobile notifications would make the experience even better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Hello Jack,
Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback.
We understand that setting up email notifications and outbound email authentication can take additional effort, especially when configuring custom domains, DNS records, SPF, DKIM, and email routing for the first time.
We are also planning to provide a setup wizard in the future to make the initial configuration process easier. To help us understand the current gaps better, could you please share which part of the documentation felt unclear or required extra troubleshooting? For example, whether the difficulty was with DNS record values, SPF/DKIM verification, email forwarding/routing, outbound email authentication, or notification behavior.
Also, regarding notification consistency, could you please share the specific scenario where email and mobile notifications behaved differently, such as ticket creation, replies, assignments, mentions, or status updates? These details will help us validate the behavior and review where clearer guidance or product-level improvements may be needed. You can drop an email to support@zohodesk.com.
Regards - Theo | Zoho Desk
