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ACT! vs Zendesk comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ACT!
Ranking in CRM
56th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Automation (38th)
Zendesk
Ranking in CRM
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (3rd), Help Desk Software (4th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (5th), Reporting (10th), Knowledge Management Software (3rd), AI Customer Support (74th), AI IT Support (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of ACT! is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zendesk is 1.3%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zendesk1.3%
ACT!0.6%
Other98.1%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

AmandaSanchez - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant and Startup Founder at AimHi Enterprises
Macros and automation have streamlined workflows and reduced manual effort across support teams
The ability to communicate on the Zendesk ticket through the actual user software, so TOPs, would have been helpful. Somehow seeing a user's ticket history within our app would have been beneficial. That is the only thing that I do not think existed at the time that might have been helpful. Some people struggled with Zendesk, but it was always easy enough to show them how to use it and what they were missing. The only times we really had people report concerns about it was when they did not understand that it could do that or how to use it in that way.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
22%
University
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
Performing Arts
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise11
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zendesk Support?
From what I recall, the experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Zendesk was quite expensive and that is what prohibited us from expanding usage of it into more users and using more o...
What needs improvement with Zendesk Support?
I wish there was a more easily dynamic tool. Currently, it is quite difficult because not all the tools are labeled. A feature that would be beneficial is if hovering over an icon would tell you wh...
What is your primary use case for Zendesk Support?
I have been using Zendesk for approximately five years now. I use Zendesk for keeping track of emails and customer tickets. Whenever a customer has issues or questions about our product, they email...
 

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Also Known As

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Zendesk Support, Zendesk Guide, Zendesk Sell
 

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Sample Customers

American Health Insurance, Amerifund, Buelow Financial Group, Design North, KM Medical, Sandler Training, Chemical Distributors Inc, PDM Steel Service Centers Inc, Recorded Books
Mailchimp, Tesco, Vimeo, Instacart, Mediaocean, Slack, Uber
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