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Zendesk

Zendesk for Service

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8.5 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

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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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Latest Award, 2025

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0 Top Rated Features

2024

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2023

Service Experience
Contract Negotiation

2022

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2022

Zendesk for Service Ratings

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84 Likeliness to Recommend

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93 Plan to Renew

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79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+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

11% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Respectful
Acts with Integrity
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Customer Self Service Capabilities

Customer Service Knowledge Management

Agent Scripting

Agent Collaboration

Contact Center Integration

Intelligent Search

Analytics and Reporting

Customer Service Workflow Management

Mobile Customer Care

Multi Channel Support

Customer Community Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

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Score 8.2

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Score 8.1

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Zendesk for Service Reviews

Gregory D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Electronics
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

One of the best service management solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Zendesk for Service from other similar products?

Zendesk has become a de facto industry standard and is used by many companies across the world. It has great features for customer support, however it still lacks functionalities to manage an internal (e.g. ITIL based) service desk.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ease of use is one of the best things about this solution, together with the breadth of features.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The solution is quite pricey for internal use if you have a lot of customer service agents as it is priced per technician. The fact that there is no on-prem solution can be an issue with GDPR, as the data is all stored in the cloud.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Run a trial period prior to purchase.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Effective Service

Cons

Vendor Friendly Policies
Less Generous
Leverages Incumbent Status

Prince O.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Strong Tool, Needs Smarter Automation

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Zendesk for Service from other similar products?

Zendesk for Service stands out because it’s highly scalable and flexible, it handles everything from simple help desks to complex, multi-channel support with ease.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of Zendesk for Service is how well it handles multi-channel support, you can manage email, chat, social, and phone all in one place, which really helps teams stay organized and respond faster.

What do you dislike most about this product?

What I dislike most about Zendesk for Service is that it can get expensive fast, especially if you need advanced features or lots of add-ons.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you’re considering Zendesk for Service, I’d recommend making sure you really map out your support workflows first, it’s powerful, but the setup can get complicated if you don’t plan ahead.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Nora G.

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Daily Workflow with Smart Support Tools

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Zendesk for Service from other similar products?

Zendesk stands out for its excellent automation, customizable workflows, and intuitive ticketing system. Unlike many competitors, it seamlessly integrates multichannel support (chat, email, social) in one dashboard without becoming overwhelming.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love the ability to automate tasks using macros, triggers, and workflows. It simplifies repetitive processes and helps me respond faster while maintaining quality support.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some advanced features are only available in higher-tier plans, which may limit access for solo users or small teams. Also, the initial learning curve can be steep for first-time users.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Zendesk is perfect for freelancers and small teams looking to streamline their customer service. Take advantage of the tutorials and templates during setup, and start with the Professional plan—it offers the best value for the tools provided.

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Saves Time
Respectful

Zendesk for Service

What is Zendesk for Service?

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Awards & Recognition

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

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.

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.

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).

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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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Zendesk for Service Reviews

Gregory D.

One of the best service management solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Prince O.

Strong Tool, Needs Smarter Automation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Nora G.

Daily Workflow with Smart Support Tools

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

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Customer Service Workflow Management

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