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Zendesk for customer service

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4.3
Market Presence: CRM Customer Engagement Center, Customer Escalation Management Solutions

Overview

Product Information on Zendesk for customer service

Updated 5th January 2026

What is Zendesk for customer service?

Zendesk for Customer Service is an AI-powered service solution that’s easy to set up, use, and scale. It offers out-of-the-box functionality that’s simple to modify, helping businesses move faster. Leveraging AI built on billions of CX interactions, Zendesk enhances the entire service experience—from self-service to agents and admins—improving efficiency at scale. Zendesk equips agents with tools, insights, and context to deliver personalized service across all channels, including social messaging, phone, and email. It unifies personalized conversations, omnichannel case management, AI workflows, automation, and a Marketplace of 1800+ apps under one platform. Zendesk QA uses AI to evaluate and improve agent performance, while Workforce Management optimizes scheduling and productivity to ensure readiness during peak times. The solution is easy to implement and adjust without needing IT or developers.

Zendesk for customer service Pricing

Zendesk is a service that uses a tiered pricing model based on different levels of features and support. The service offers multiple subscription plans that are billed on a per agent per month basis, with options for monthly or annual payments. Additional charges may apply for advanced add-ons or specific usage requirements beyond the standard tiers.

Overall experience with Zendesk for customer service

Engineer
3B - 10B USD, Services (non-Government)
FAVORABLE

“A powerful, scalable support engine with industry-leading features.”

4.0
Feb 11, 2026
Zendesk has been instrumental in scaling our support operations. It's a robust, highly customizable platform that handles our ticket volume with ease. While the interface is intuitive and the features are top-tier, our experience has been slightly dampened by occasional system outages that disrupt our workflow. Despite this, it remains the best tool we've found for centralizing customer communications.
Operations Associate
<50M USD, Miscellaneous
CRITICAL

“Automation and Omnichannel Routing Streamline Zendesk, Pricing Flexibility Remains Limited”

3.0
Feb 2, 2026
Zendesk functions as a robust platform that effectively centralizes our high volume of tickets. It potentially provides the scalability for a high-growth environment like ours (I say potentially because it is directly correlated to the level of integration to our backoffice data, which currently is limited), though it requires a significant operational commitment to maintain, and also to implement and sustain AI improvements. It is not so much of a "plug and play" tool and more of an ecosystem that thrives only with dedicated administration and clear internal processes.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Zendesk was founded in 2007 with the aim of revolutionizing customer experience by allowing businesses to shift their customer service to the online world. Zendesk facilities billions of conversations, linking an extensive range of brands with millions of customers via various platforms such as telephony, chat, email, messaging, social channels, communities, review sites, and help centers. Developed in Copenhagen, Denmark, and grown in California, the company now employs a considerable workforce worldwide.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2007
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
5001 - 10000
Annual Revenue
1B-3B USD
Website
http://www.zendesk.com

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Zendesk for customer service Likes & Dislikes

Like

The ecosystem and integration capabilities are excellent. Being able to connect our CRM, internal databases, and various communications channels into one 'single pane of glass' has significantly improved our team's efficiency and response times.

Like

1. Powerful automation: we use triggers and macros as business rules that allow us to automate repetitive tasks and routing, allowing us to have a 35% automation rate in interactions. 2. Omnichannel routing: although the implementation was not simple and required plenty of troubleshooting, this feature helps us center all queries into single queues with specialized support agents - which takes away the need for team leaders to reallocate their headcount and focus on more strategic work, and also provides a better experience for the user who will be quickly assigned to the best suited agent to handle the case.

Like

Zendesk for Service is great, I can see all customer messages in one place no matter if they come from email or social media. It helps me stay organized and respond faster. I also like the tools that save time like automatic replies and ticket sorting. The reports are helpful too because they show how well I am doing and where I can improve.

Dislike

The platform's reliablitly regarding uptime could be improved. We have experienced occasional outages that leaves our agents unable to respond to customers in real-time. Additionally, the pricing structure can become steep as you add more agents.

Dislike

Lack of transparency and flexibility on pricing: we are not able to decrease the number of licenses at any moment during our 2 year contract, which goes against our constant effort to make the platform efficient and scalable. There was also a lack of transparency on storage pricing, which has led to big efforts on our side to mitigate the extra costs.

Dislike

It can be a bit hard to set up and learn at first also it takes time to understand how everything works and sometimes the system feels slow when handling a lot of tickets and I wish there were more simple ways to customize the layout without needing extra help.

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Zendesk for customer service Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 921 ratings and reviews for CRM Customer Engagement Center market. View all 927 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.3

(921 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
44%
4 Star
48%
3 Star
7%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.3

Integration & Deployment

4.4

Service & Support

4.3

Product Capabilities

4.4

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  • Operations Associate
    <50M USD
    Miscellaneous
    Review Source

    Automation and Omnichannel Routing Streamline Zendesk, Pricing Flexibility Remains Limited

    3.0
    Feb 2, 2026
    Zendesk functions as a robust platform that effectively centralizes our high volume of tickets. It potentially provides the scalability for a high-growth environment like ours (I say potentially because it is directly correlated to the level of integration to our backoffice data, which currently is limited), though it requires a significant operational commitment to maintain, and also to implement and sustain AI improvements. It is not so much of a "plug and play" tool and more of an ecosystem that thrives only with dedicated administration and clear internal processes.
  • Engineer
    1B-10B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    A powerful, scalable support engine with industry-leading features.

    4.0
    Feb 11, 2026
    Zendesk has been instrumental in scaling our support operations. It's a robust, highly customizable platform that handles our ticket volume with ease. While the interface is intuitive and the features are top-tier, our experience has been slightly dampened by occasional system outages that disrupt our workflow. Despite this, it remains the best tool we've found for centralizing customer communications.
  • DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL SERVICES
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Centralizes Customer Requests But Setup and Customization May Present Challenges

    4.0
    Oct 29, 2025
    It helps me manage customer requests efficiently and keeps everything organized in one place. I like how it improves communication and makes it easier to solve issues quickly even though it took some time to get used to the system, once I learned it the workflow became much smoother. Its a reliable tool that supports good customer service and helps maintain strong relationships with customers.
  • ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
    1B-10B USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    Multichannel Customer Support Managed From Single Dashboard With Automation And AI Tools

    5.0
    Aug 20, 2025
    Zendesk for service helps us deliver exceptional customer experiences and streamline our support operations. Integrates seamlessly with most of the platforms we use, and this ensures all customer data is in one place.Offers the flexibility and customization tools that are necessary to tailor the platform to our specific requirements.Provide multichannel support which allows our support team to manage all communication channels from one dashboard.Has a powerful ticketing functionality that manages customer requests nicely and in turn helps teams work together and set priorities.
  • Director Of Support Services
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Detailed Reporting and Centralized Ticket Management Enhance Customer Service Oversight

    4.0
    Jan 13, 2026
    Zendesk for customer service provides a great service which makes my made experience good also I can look over the reports it provides me which contains deep details regarding the team performance also I can create knowledge base which can reduce my work and customer can solve there normal issues.
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