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Jive vs Zendesk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Jive
Ranking in Knowledge Management Software
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Content Management (28th), Web Content Management (20th), Corporate Portals (Enterprise Information Portals) (7th), Enterprise Social Software (8th), Enterprise Intranet (3rd)
Zendesk
Ranking in Knowledge Management Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
70
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (3rd), CRM (6th), Help Desk Software (3rd), IT Service Management (ITSM) (5th), Reporting (7th), AI Customer Support (9th), AI IT Support (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Knowledge Management Software category, the mindshare of Jive is 3.1%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zendesk is 10.4%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Knowledge Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zendesk10.4%
Jive3.1%
Other86.5%
Knowledge Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

GD
VP - International Business at Amtex S.A.
A flexible solution that improves our administrative efficiency
We use Jive-n for followups on details regarding purchase orders, shipping documents, and other information We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge. This solution provides great flexibility of permission…
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Various business groups were able to collaborate effectively using this tool."
"Colleagues are more informed, it is easier to find content, and silo breaking has significantly improved our collaboration."
"We recently rebranded our organization and used this tool as our primary channel."
"In comparison to other platforms, Jive-n provides the fastest way to integrate new affiliates into your organization."
"We are able to handle more than one hundred POs at any given time with their shipping docs and info, with only one person in charge."
"Jive-n offers the best curated experience of the social-based content for enterprises."
"Jive came out on top for feature, price, and ability to meet regulatory needs."
"The platform works well to collaborate with creating documents or media for a specific goal."
"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."
"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."
"If you are looking for a simple ticketing system that anyone can understand and implement (support personnel who is not tech-savvy) then this is the one."
"It helps us save costs, time, and energy, and it improves the relationship with my customers."
"We chose Zendesk because of its ease of use and the projected ROI."
"Zendesk was chosen because it is the most user friendly."
"The initial setup was incredibly simple: choose your integration method, set up your fields and workflow, and it’s running."
"To be honest with you, I thought Zendesk was a very good product."
 

Cons

"Jive-n can improve their integration, plugins and democratize their configuration abilities."
"A visual navigator would be very useful as many colleagues have an issue to find their way and connect the dots."
"Create a better way of adding users in bulk by email address."
"Stream activity could be better organized."
"We had major performance issues when our user base went up."
"The search engine could be improved and also provide some kind of indexing."
"The mobile app could be better."
"Standard Silver technical support is similar to standard support by all vendors, i.e., not quick enough."
"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."
"We needed to code stuff on our side due to business specific needs which Zendesk could not account for."
"We have been quite frustrated lately with Zendesk, to the point where we are actually considering switching to different software that is more intuitive and better organized."
"Not that it was particularly difficult, but we needed direct assistance from Zendesk for the implementation."
"I would like to see improvement in the "trigger" sections and "macros" as well."
"There are various aspects of this product that need improvement such as its flexibility, price, and installation."
"It was not easy to set up so we're only using a third of all of the features, and we wanted something that was easier to configure and set up."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
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Comparison Review

it_user8925 - PeerSpot reviewer
Developer with 51-200 employees
Aug 23, 2013
Jive vs Sharepoint vs Drupal Commons
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zendesk Support?
I actually have no idea about pricing, setup costs, and licensing. That was provided by our client, so they handled those kinds of things. We were only using the application, so I have no idea abou...
What needs improvement with Zendesk Support?
The time saved or how quickly we resolve tickets now compared to before depends on the situation we are handling. If a customer is facing issues that need some testing in the backend, it takes time...
What is your primary use case for Zendesk Support?
My main use case for Zendesk is for ticketing purposes. I was replying to customers over Zendesk, and I was also using Zendesk for live chat purposes. As a specific example, suppose a customer is f...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Clearspace, Jive SBS, Jive Engage, Jive-x, Jive-n
Zendesk Support, Zendesk Guide, Zendesk Sell
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Eloqua, Hitachi Data Systems,T-Mobile, UBM, Thomson-Reuters, Groupon, Nike, Cisco, and others.
Mailchimp, Tesco, Vimeo, Instacart, Mediaocean, Slack, Uber
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