Review Summary
Review SummaryZendesk runs like old, clunky software that makes you feel like just a ticket number, not a real customer, and the experience is so frustrating that most customer success reps seem to hate using it. Unless you're an enterprise team with very specific reasons to stick with it, skip Zendesk and look for something that's actually pleasant for both your team and your customers.
Best Shared Email Inbox? Superhuman vs Missive vs Help Scout vs Front vs Intercom vs Zendesk
Best Shared Email Inbox? Superhuman vs Missive vs Help Scout vs Front vs Intercom vs ZendeskWhat is Zendesk?
What is Zendesk?Think of Zendesk as the "Salesforce" of the help desk world. They "integrate" with almost everything (what that even means is many things... does that mean it'll do what you want it to do? questionable), they have help docs, an included community platform even. But what's it like to actually use? Well, painful.
There's zero joy in using it. It feels like you're using archaic and unintuitive software, I've still yet to meet a customer success rep that has had even one positive thing to say about it, or rather, I've yet to meet someone that hasn't "hated it" to be more specific.
Key Features
Key FeaturesCustomer Experience
Customer ExperienceIn Zendesk, you are a ticket number, not a person. And yes, customers feel this, it's incredibly apparent and frustrating to experience:
Good luck remembering what this support request was about 😅
Community Functionality
Community FunctionalityBut what about the community component? We want a community!
Well, good luck building one with Zendesk, another area I'm obsessed with, community software (love Discourse + Insided), and I have still yet to see even ONE Zendesk "Community" implementation that isn't just filled with customers complaining about said SaaS that the community was built for, with it all fallen on deaf ears by the company. That's a different story all-together though.
Final Verdit
Final VerditIf you're an enterprise team, check out Zendesk, otherwise, stay away, and check out another option like Help Scout.
Categories
CategoriesZendesk fits into multiple categories based on what it actually helps you do. Each category highlights a different strength and the efficiency points it earned, helping you compare tools not just by features, but by how well they actually perform.
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