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Microsoft Dynamics CRM vs Zendesk comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Ranking in CRM Customer Engagement Centers
1st
Ranking in CRM
2nd
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Local Government CRM (1st), Marketing Management (2nd)
Zendesk
Ranking in CRM Customer Engagement Centers
5th
Ranking in CRM
21st
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
7th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
59
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (11th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (9th), Reporting (13th), Knowledge Management Software (2nd), Community Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the CRM Customer Engagement Centers category, the mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is 25.8%, up from 24.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zendesk is 7.5%, down from 14.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Customer Engagement Centers
 

Featured Reviews

Arun Srivastav - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and integrates well with emails, WhatsApp, and SMS gateways
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is the campaign feature. The solution's campaign feature allows you to collate a group of customers and the frequency of email notifications sent to them. You can put an advertising budget for a series of customers, whereby high net-worth individuals will be marketed for high-end products. Low-end customers will be in a different campaign. So, we run campaigns on different sectors of customers. One of the solution's good features is integration because it directly integrates with Microsoft tools. Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Teams are built into it. The solution gives a varied network of text and email gateways, which are already integrated and come with the package.
Ahmed Nassar - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable tool, making it reliable for handling tasks but difficult initial setup
It has a huge problem regarding the price. The price increases every year. Every year, they raise the price of the licenses, which makes a lot of limitations, and you have to pay more. So that's some conditions. Actually, most of the companies that use Zendesk need a customer experience or customer care department. However, Zendesk only works with chatbox or emailing services, but it can also use Genesys, VoIP, or voice sensors. Additionally, Zendesk needs the administration panels to be easier because it's a very complex panel. You need to search for a lot of things to do, like a small job. So you have to do a lot of setup regarding the integration, and it's a little bit challenging to integrate any software in the vendor.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Dynamics is a complete tool that helps the company measure and track sales, orders, current customers, and the sales pipeline."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"Multifeatured CRM software with good stability and scalability."
"Compared to other partners, the most valuable aspect of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is its intuitive APIs, which are customizable and allow for the addition of multiple parameters and attributes. This feature enhances the purpose call in our services. Additionally, the learning curve for contact center agents using Microsoft Dynamics CRM is shorter than with other solution providers. Finally, the commercial aspects of Microsoft Dynamics CRM are superior to those of other solution providers."
"Integration is the best feature of Microsoft Dynamics CRM. It integrates quickly across multiple apps and has a lot of APIs available that you can link to. It's very customizable, so we're able to tailor it to a client's needs."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM brings the most value in terms of its ease of implementation."
"The flexible design is highly usable, and I have seen time-saving benefits from using this solution."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is that it is a low-code platform and we can perform business process management."
"The product offers very good management. It has a great ability to assign tickets based on content."
"We rarely had issues with Zendesk."
"One of the most valuable features is the ease of use. If you take the standalone product, it is so easy to use, but if you want a tailor-made Zendesk Guide, you can't do it yourself. However, you can use a template that already exists—they have a lot, and they're very cheap, around 300-400 euros—and use it on all your brands. It's a very easy product to use."
"It is very easy to connect back and forth between the requester and the person fulfilling the ticket."
"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 initial setup is simple and straightforward."
"I love how the tickets would auto-populate very quickly in Zendesk, especially when a call comes in."
"Its agility and simplicity are the most valuable features. This tool is very user-friendly."
 

Cons

"Microsoft Dynamics CRM can improve by having integration with Slack. Additionally, the solution is incomplete, and we must use other solutions to fulfill our needs."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM could improve by being more user-friendly."
"The performance could be improved."
"The installation was difficult. I'm not the person that implements the solution. However, to have the solution function in the correct way, the process can be difficult."
"There are more people using Salesforce. Therefore, there are more partners, and applications for it, and is easier to use."
"In terms of the performance, when it comes to loading a large volume of data, it's slow at times, so the system could be optimized."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM needs to improve its integrations."
"The price of Microsoft Dynamics CRM could improve."
"Report generation is still slightly tricky and not very customizable as per my inquiries."
"The support team is time-consuming, and they don't find the answer to our problem."
"The data you get when logged in to Zendesk Support differs from the data you get when you programmatically query Zendesk Support through its API because of a sync time delay."
"Zendesk Guide could be improved by allowing us to put our assets in one location. What happens now for each article, for example, is we have to upload the images for that article to that location, so the image reuse is still not something that they have perfected. If they could allow us to update all the images in one location, and then pull the image from there, it would be easier when working on Multibrand projects. There are no Multibrand updates available—we have to update each brand manually. For my company, I have come up with an API tool which allows me to push the content to multiple brands together, but if you don't have something like that, you have to manually do it."
"The price of the solution should be reduced."
"There is always a network issue with Zendesk. But we don’t know whether it is managed. The network issue is that when I call, it does not let us."
"They have something called Zendesk Explore, which isn't as good as what they had in place previously."
"Sometimes if there was a way to just flag the actual issue out of those email chains - that would be really helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not the person who pays for Microsoft Dynamics CRM but it is expensive. I have been using Microsoft Azure, which Microsoft Dynamics CRM is built on, and I know we prepaid for the services. For me as a consumer, I do not think I can afford it, mainly because I am only learning how to use the AI and the rate which they charge is high. In general, Microsoft solutions are expensive and this is most likely due to the brand, this is something you expect. However, the price might be high but you receive a highly secure solution."
"Pricing for this software could be cheaper."
"It's kind of pricey. It's about $50 or $60 per user."
"The annual license for Microsoft Dynamics CRM could be reduced, it is expensive."
"On a scale from one to ten with one being expensive and ten being of great value, I would rate Microsoft Dynamics CRM at six on pricing."
"It is a very comprehensive package. We get everything from Access to D 365. We get Microsoft's suite of tools. I'm not too sure about the pricing, but I can't imagine it being cheap."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM is very affordable if you use the yearly subscription."
"The cost could be cheaper. I would rate them 3 out of 5."
"From what I hear, Zendesk's pricing is a little expensive."
"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."
"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."
"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
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
22%
Educational Organization
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
The most valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM are all the filters and possible reports.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
The UI/UX needs improvement as it is not intuitive from day one. It becomes intuitive once learned, however, it should be less complex initially.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
The use cases are for HR management, resource management, project insight, and timesheet management. It is mostly connected with people and resource management.
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?
I am not currently aware of the exact pricing, but since we are still using Zendesk, it appears to be at a reasonable price point.
What needs improvement with Zendesk Support?
Report generation is still slightly tricky and not very customizable as per my inquiries. It would be advantageous to have an AI layer that can analyze incoming requests and generate summaries, as ...
 

Also Known As

Dynamics CRM, MS Dynamics CRM
Zendesk Support, Zendesk Guide, Zendesk Sell
 

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Sample Customers

Metro Bank, Nissan, Pandora, Delta, Haynes International, City of London, Trek and many more market leaders.
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Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft Dynamics CRM vs. Zendesk and other solutions. Updated: November 2024.
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