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Zendesk

Zendesk for Service

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

233 Reviews Write a Review

What is Zendesk for Service?

Zendesk streamlines your support with time-saving tools like ticket views, triggers, and automations. This helps you get straight to what matters most – better customer service and more meaningful conversations. Zendesk helps companies empower their customer service agents and sales teams with the tools they need to get the job done right.

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Awards & Recognition

Zendesk for Service won the following awards in the Customer Service - Enterprise category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

Service Experience
Contract Negotiation

2022

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2022

Zendesk for Service Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Zendesk for Service?

1% Negative

10% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Customer Service Knowledge Management

Customer Self Service Capabilities

Agent Scripting

Agent Collaboration

Contact Center Integration

Intelligent Search

Multi Channel Support

Analytics and Reporting

Customer Service Workflow Management

Mobile Customer Care

Customer Community Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

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Zendesk for Service Reviews

Hanifat O.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Fantastic product, great features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Zendesk for Service from other similar products?

Quite efficient!

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ticket tracking and efficiency

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing for now.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Jessica F.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Powerful support tool with excellent features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Zendesk for Service from other similar products?

Zendesk stands out for its robust automation, easy integration with third-party apps, and comprehensive reporting tools that provide deep insights into support metrics

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect is the intuitive interface that makes it easy to manage multiple communication channels, along with the powerful automation features

What do you dislike most about this product?

I dislike the high pricing tiers, especially for smaller teams, and the limited customization options in certain areas.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider Zendesk if you need a scalable solution with strong automation and reporting capabilities

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Helps Innovate

Raguta S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

An Amazing Customer Service Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Zendesk for Service from other similar products?

Zendesk for Service is resourceful as it handles also IT Service management.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

With this tool, handling customer service is improved and we have industry leading features.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Well, it's a product that never fails.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For enhanced business customer service, Zendesk for Service is a great tool and I recommend it.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Zendesk for Service Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

93 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Zendesk for Service?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Customer Service Knowledge Management Customer and/or agent-facing knowledgebase and search capabilities. Ability to create KBs, FAQs, wikis, and capture effectiveness ratings from customers.

Customer Self Service Capabilities Central product portals, customer-facing resolution wizards and guidance, customer community forums.

Agent Scripting Recommend resolution steps to agents based on machine learning or AI.

Agent Collaboration Supports live collaboration between agent and customers, among customers e.g. forums, and service professionals e.g. team-based customer service.

Contact Center Integration Agent desktop, CTI integration. Call scripting, call queuing, prioritization by different support channels.

Intelligent Search Knowledgebase search with content indexing, and search of external content repositories. Proactive search and auto-suggestions. Natural language processing.

Multi Channel Support Integration with email, telephone, and live chat, and with self-service and social media.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Customer Service Workflow Management Ticketing and case management capabilities. Automated assignment and escalation, decision trees, guided resolution wizards (ideally GUI drag-and-drop).

Mobile Customer Care Can create custom-branded service applications for customers on a mobile device (preferably native application rather than a responsive design site).

Customer Community Management Creation and management of branded and focussed user communities.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

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Knowledge Management

Zendesk for Service Reviews

Hanifat O.

Fantastic product, great features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jessica F.

Powerful support tool with excellent features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Raguta S.

An Amazing Customer Service Tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Customer Service Knowledge Management

Customer Self Service Capabilities

Agent Scripting

Agent Collaboration

Contact Center Integration

Intelligent Search

Multi Channel Support

Analytics and Reporting

Customer Service Workflow Management

Mobile Customer Care

Customer Community Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

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Availability and Quality of Training