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Zendesk

Zendesk, Inc.

Customer Service Software

"The customer is always human"

Zendesk is a cloud-based customer service platform that empowers organizations to deliver exceptional support across multiple channels. It combines AI-powered automation with human expertise to help businesses resolve customer issues faster, improve agent productivity, and build lasting customer relationships through integrated ticketing, messaging, live chat, and knowledge management tools.

4.3/ 5.0 (6200 reviews)
9 Awards

Overview

2007
Founded
Approximately
Customers
1,500+
Integrations
Yes
Free Trial

Pricing Plans

Free Trial Available

Pricing Model: Per-agent per-month subscription model with annual or monthly billing options

Support Team
$19per agent/month

What's Included

  • Email, X, and Facebook ticketing
  • Custom business rules
  • Basic reporting
  • Pre-built integrations access
Support Professional
$55per agent/month

What's Included

  • All Team features
  • Multilingual support
  • CSAT surveys
  • Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
  • Business hours configuration
Support Enterprise
$115per agent/month

What's Included

  • All Professional features
  • Skills-based routing
  • Custom agent roles
  • Contextual workspaces
  • Sandbox environment for testing
Suite Team
$55per agent/month

What's Included

  • Ticketing, messaging, chat, voice, social channels
  • One help center included
  • Basic AI agents
  • Generative replies
  • Workflow automation
Suite Growth
$89per agent/month

What's Included

  • All Team features
  • Self-service customer portal
  • Multiple ticket forms
  • Multilingual support
  • SLA agreements
Suite Professional
$115per agent/month

What's Included

  • All Growth features
  • Integrated community forums
  • HIPAA compliance support
  • Skills-based routing
  • Advanced analytics and reporting
Suite Enterprise
$169per agent/month

What's Included

  • All Professional features
  • Custom agent roles
  • Sandbox environment
  • Advanced AI with content cues
  • Dynamic workspaces
  • Advanced data protection

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Key Features

AI-Powered Ticketing System

Intelligent ticket management with automated routing, prioritization, and resolution tracking across email, chat, social media, and voice channels, powered by machine learning to handle routine requests and suggest solutions.

Included in these plans:

Support Team
Support Professional
Support Enterprise
Suite Team
Suite Growth
+2 more plans
Multi-Channel Support

Unified communication platform enabling customers to reach support through email, live chat, messaging, social media (Facebook, X), voice, and mobile apps, with all conversations consolidated into a single ticket system.

Included in these plans:

Suite Team
Suite Growth
Suite Professional
Suite Enterprise
Zendesk AI Copilot & AI Agents

Advanced AI assistants that provide real-time guidance to human agents and autonomous AI agents that handle routine customer inquiries, reducing response times by up to 32% and handling 50%+ of email interactions automatically.

Included in these plans:

Suite Team
Suite Growth
Suite Professional
Suite Enterprise
Knowledge Base & Self-Service

AI-powered help center with generative search, automated knowledge base generation from past tickets, and self-service portal that reduces ticket volume by enabling customers to find answers independently.

Included in these plans:

Suite Team
Suite Growth
Suite Professional
Suite Enterprise
Advanced Analytics & Reporting (Zendesk Explore)

Real-time dashboards and customizable reports tracking agent performance, customer satisfaction (CSAT), ticket resolution times, SLA compliance, and operational metrics for data-driven decision making.

Included in these plans:

Support Professional
Support Enterprise
Suite Growth
Suite Professional
Suite Enterprise
Automations & Workflow Builder

No-code automation engine (Action Builder) enabling custom workflows with triggers and actions, reducing manual tasks and automating responses, ticket routing, and integrations with third-party systems.

Included in these plans:

Suite Team
Suite Growth
Suite Professional
Suite Enterprise
Workforce Engagement Management

Tools for agent scheduling, performance tracking, quality assurance with custom QA criteria, real-time monitoring of service operations, and back office time tracking for optimized team management.

Included in these plans:

Suite Professional
Suite Enterprise

What Makes It Stand Out

  • 1

    AI-First Resolution Platform: Purpose-built for AI-powered automation with advanced AI Agents that handle complex issues autonomously, backed by 5 billion annual resolutions - the largest operational base for AI training in service.

  • 2

    Omnichannel Excellence: Unified ticketing across email, chat, messaging, voice, and social media in a single intuitive interface, enabling seamless customer experiences regardless of communication channel.

  • 3

    Enterprise-Grade Scalability: Proven ability to scale from startups to Global 500 enterprises with mid-market pricing, supporting millions of interactions daily while maintaining performance and reliability.

  • 4

    Developer-Friendly Ecosystem: Comprehensive API, 1500+ pre-built integrations, and powerful no-code tools (Action Builder, App Builder) enabling rapid customization without engineering overhead.

  • 5

    Human-Centric AI Philosophy: Designed to augment rather than replace human agents, with Copilots providing real-time guidance and intelligent suggestions that enhance agent productivity and decision-making.

Best For
Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) with 10-50 employees seeking scalable support solutions
Growing SaaS companies requiring omnichannel customer communication
Mid-market enterprises (100-5,000 employees) needing advanced automation and compliance features
Enterprise organizations with complex, multi-brand customer service requirements
Tech-forward companies prioritizing AI-powered customer service innovation
Global organizations requiring multilingual support across multiple time zones
Healthcare and Finance sectors requiring HIPAA/compliance-enabled solutions
Top Integrations
1,500+ integrations available
Salesforce
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Zoom
HubSpot
Monday.com
Asana
Jira
Atlassian products
Zapier

API Access Available

Company Info
Headquarters:

San Francisco, California, USA

Employees:

5,001-10,000

Presence:

30+ countries including North America, Europe, LATAM, Asia-Pacific

Awards & Certifications
  • Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Engagement Center (October 2025)
  • SOC 2 Type II Certified
  • ISO 27001:2013 Certified
  • ISO 27018:2014 Certified
  • ISO 27701:2019 Certified
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