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We performed a comparison between TOPdesk and Zendesk based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Help Desk Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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TOPdesk vs. Zendesk

June 2024

Helped 787,061 peers since 2012

Categories and Ranking

TOPdesk

Ranking in Help Desk Software

20th

Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Zendesk

Ranking in Help Desk Software

11th

Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

CRM Customer Engagement Centers (4th), CRM (19th), Sales Force Automation (7th), Reporting (14th), Knowledge Management Software (2nd), Community Platforms (2nd)

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Help Desk Software category, the market share of TOPdesk is 2.0% and it increased by 50.7% compared to the previous year. The market share of Zendesk is 3.3% and it decreased by 30.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Help Desk Software

Unique Categories:

IT Service Management (ITSM)

1.8%

CRM Customer Engagement Centers

5.0%

CRM

1.2%

Featured Reviews

Bruno Clemente

Cloud Infrastructure Specialist at Infracommerce

Nov 1, 2023

A highly scalable solution that has good reporting features

TOPdesk has features that allow only the financial managers to approve or deny the company's dealings With TOPdesk, we can concentrate all the requests from the company to only one system, and then we can manage the team's productivity. The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports. We…

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Anna Romanoff

Senior Application Support Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Apr 8, 2021

Fast, stable, and easy to use

Zendesk used to have a whole reporting tool, which they have actually terminated. That has been a small blow for us, however, it used to be a feature where they had that tool that allowed you to just have reports on the go, on the fly. They should bring this feature back. They have something called Zendesk Explore, which isn't as good as what they had in place previously. The reporting and analytics part should be improved even more. The effort taken from the user side to configure the reports is a bit more when it's compared to the solution that was there earlier.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"When it comes to implementing new features, they listen to what their customers want via a suggestion forum that they have."

"The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports."

"The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is its ease of use if you have implemented it in the right way. If you're not implementing it in the right way, then it's very difficult."

"This solution has provided me with a well-defined process and interaction, compared to my previous tool, GLPI."

"It is an easy-to-use solution."

"Its ITSM approach is quite useful."

"Change management is the most critical feature."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the incident management module."

"The feature to move over my customer experience team tickets for different specialists is very valuable for my team."

"It's a very stable tool, very powerful."

"It has good management, the ability to sign tickets based on content, the multi-channel support, the self service portal, the integration with Salesforce, the setup process, and the product features as we are currently using them."

"The product offers very good management. It has a great ability to assign tickets based on content."

"One of the most valuable features is that Zendesk gives you a lot of configurability, and a lot of leeway in terms of customizing the look and theme. Zendesk offers you the facility to design your own landing page, as well as the look and feel of the entire knowledge base. At the same time, they offer themes that you can simply purchase and implement. Either way, it can really be turned into the right look and feel of the knowledge base required by our company, which is very important—if you have a bland-looking page, most of the time, people will lose interest. Zendesk also allows you to test the customizations before you publish it. It gives you a sandbox location where you can test everything new that you're trying to create and publish, which is very interesting."

"The stability has been very good."

"It's very convenient to use."

"Its agility and simplicity are the most valuable features. This tool is very user-friendly."

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Cons

"An operator is also a user but requires creating two different records."

"If I open a ticket on the infrastructure team, I can't move it to the financial team for them to manage the ticket."

"It is time-consuming to add new users."

"All companies have processes that need to be adjusted. When you have a change, you need to name it, and many companies have a set of changes you can use. It would be helpful if there were more space in TOPdesk to name the change or use metadata to record the kinds of changes."

"One of the disadvantages of TOPdesk is the reporting tool. It is very poor and not in real-time. You do not always receive the correct information."

"This solution is modular so you only buy what you need, but I prefer what some companies are doing where they include everything in the package."

"Change management implementation, facility management, and making reservations on assets can be improved."

"The solution's change management could be better."

"As per me, there arent much significant issues or areas for improvement with Zendesk, as my usage of it is limited. I appreciate its ability to organize tickets effectively based on tags, allowing me to easily gather and analyze customer feedback and requests."

"It wasn't easy to set up so we're only using a third of all of the features,"

"One of the drawbacks of Zendesk is that it doesn't provide a secure way for us to send data. So, we usually use a secure SharePoint folder link. We put that in the Zendesk ticket so that the requester has a secure way of getting to their data."

"Sometimes if there was a way to just flag the actual issue out of those email chains - that would be really helpful."

"Zendesk Guide's customization could be improved. I would like it to be easier and maybe open-sourced, so that if you have a developer in your company, you can do it yourself. Right now, that isn't allowed, so you need to have it done via the integrator. Another improvement—this is nit-picking—is that it could be less easy to make changes. Some things are so easy that they sometimes look a little amateur-ish. Most of the templates are built-in so they can be used directly, so they are very simple."

"If I write an article, and I have a team of 30 people, and they all have a Zendesk account, when I write an article, I send them an email. "Hey guys, I just wrote this article. It's one of the most popular topics this month on which we are not covered. Please check it and make sure that you include it in your resolutions". The issue is, once I send it to those 30 people, and they open it, the next morning, that article is the most popular article."

"The solution itself wasn't easy to set up."

"You couldn't give administrative access to new hires."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of the solution on a yearly basis is $20,000. Technical support is not extra. It's included in the yearly cost. Updates are also included. The solution is good at keeping its product up to date."

"There are three fee options to choose from for a company and these options compared to market prices are very high. For example, if I use one of the first options for 10 assets, then it costs 20,000 Euros. If you went to competitors, then you pay less."

"Compared to other products in this segment, I think that they are priced well and not too expensive."

"TOPdesk's pricing is cheaper than Jira's."

"The solution is inexpensive compared to competitors."

"Zendesk's licensing is not cheap. For Enterprise, we are paying $200 per agent. It's a per-month cost, so it's pretty steep. There are some services you need to pay extra for. For example, with Zendesk Guide, we had to buy the most expensive offering in order to get Multibrand and everything. We also had to pay a lot of money for themes."

"The price is very competitive."

"There are different plans that are offered. We are using the entry-level plan. The overall price of the solution should be reduced. The price is too high."

"You have to pay extra for better support. So it's not only the license that you pay for, but you have to pay extra for the support as well."

"We pay for the solution on a yearly basis and my understanding is that the cost is about $30,000. That's the cost for 24 to 25 agents."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

54%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

22%

Educational Organization

10%

Financial Services Firm

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about TOPdesk?

The most valuable feature of TOPdesk is the reports.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TOPdesk?

TOPdesk's pricing is cheaper than Jira's.

What needs improvement with TOPdesk?

We cannot change the projects. If I open a ticket on the infrastructure team, I can't move it to the financial team for them to manage the ticket.

What do you like most about Zendesk Support?

I found the user experience with vendors on Zendesk to be straightforward, especially when it comes to understanding and searching for specific tickets. The search and navigation tools are easy to ...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zendesk Support?

You have to pay extra for better support. So it's not only the license that you pay for, but you have to pay extra for the support as well. The pricing is expensive. Back then, we were paying $51 p...

What needs improvement with Zendesk Support?

As per me, there arent much significant issues or areas for improvement with Zendesk, as my usage of it is limited. I appreciate its ability to organize tickets effectively based on tags, allowing ...

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TOPdesk

Overview

Excellent service management made easy : Happy customers are the goal of every supporting department. We understand. That’s why we’ve created a solution that helps you improve customer communication, manage workflows and keep track of assets. But above all: our software is simple and attractive. This not only makes it pleasant to use, but also quick to adopt. You’re looking to deliver excellent service from day one – and TOPdesk is here to help. TOPdesk delivers one integrated service platform for IT, FM, HR and other Service departments with a build Self Service Portal, asset management, reporting and integration platform( see also our TOPdesk Marketplace for selection of connectors). Some key features include : Call Management, Incident and Service Request Management, Service Catalogue, Asset & Configuration Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Project Management, Operations Management, Reservations Management, Stock & Order Management, Contract Management and SLA's, Survey Management, Self Service Portal, Form designer, Portal designer, Event & Action Management, Knowlegde Base, Report wizards, Resource Management, Barcode, CAD and Exchange integration TOPdesk helps you streamline your ITIL, Agile, Sox, KCS, ASL/BISL, GDPR compliance Result at our global customer base : 98% customer retention rate 99% of our implementations within budget and timeframe 90% up and running within 3 month NPS score of 35 (4500 cusotmers) 98% customer recommondation score 4,7 score at Gartner Peer Insights Our ecosystem consist of : 4500 customers across 45 countries > 300.000 daily users > 15.000.000 supported end-users 40+ partners What makes TOPdesk unique? • ITIL-based modules for all your service needs: from Ticket and Asset Management to Reservations Management • License based on end users or service agents, whateveris best for you • Unlimited number of assets or self service users • Easy to implement: get up and running quickly • Choose between on-premises or SaaS

Zendesk Support is intuitive, and it's built with support agents in mind. Everything they need lives in a single, dynamic help desk interface so it's easy to be productive and manage customer interactions.

Sample Customers

City of Amsterdam, University of Edinbroughm, IKEA, KLM Catering Services, FloraHolland, BOVAG, PostNL, Total, Hilton, Oce, Canon, Agip, Compass Group, Serco, Danone, BMW, Eneco, And many more.

Mailchimp, Tesco, Vimeo, Instacart, Mediaocean, Slack, Uber