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Tines vs Zendesk comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.9
Tines automation significantly cut alert investigation time, reduced workforce needs, and improved ROI, though some platforms offered more value.
Sentiment score
6.0
Zendesk provides significant ROI with cost savings, efficient features, and streamlined operations despite challenges in measuring returns exactly.
I can speak for fewer employees needed because we used to require many analysts to deal with all the alerts that we were generating, but now we have about 90 to 95% of the alerts already automated through Tines, which requires tremendous time saved and a ton of reduction in the number of analysts required.
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
In some domains, we were in a position to actually let go of people, meaning at least two people have been reduced from one team, which saves a lot of cost for the organization.
Head of Cyber Defense Center
We did not see proper value in it, whereas other platforms would have given much higher value for us.
Automation Engineer at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
I can tell you that we probably saved at least three employees full-time with the ticket management and the automation and the macros and the user follow-up being built in.
Consultant and Startup Founder at AimHi Enterprises
Time saved is definitely a benefit because it puts all of our tickets in one spot.
Technical Solutions Lead at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
I feel that Zendesk helped us set up our platform for providing support way faster than other platforms due to its easy configuration.
Junior system analyst at Wevt clous
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.9
Tines' support is praised for quick, effective resolutions and proactive communication, though some notice reduced attention over time.
Sentiment score
6.0
Zendesk's customer service is reputable for quick, courteous support but inconsistent ticket handling and knowledge base completeness frustrates some users.
Whenever we hit roadblocks or issues with the platform or story, even if it was our mistake, the people from the most senior engineering team of Tines immediately were willing to get on call with us.
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
I would rate the customer support a ten on a scale of one to ten.
Head of Cyber Defense Center
The support and engineering team is quick to resolve bugs and respond promptly.
Security Delivery Manager at Accenture
There appears to be a lack of connection between the bot and the agents, making it feel scripted rather than helpful.
Technical Support Engineer/ QA at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
The technical support provided by Zendesk has been very satisfactory.
CEO at Etcetera Networks
Their support team from Zendesk is excellent, similar to what you have in Freshdesk.
Customer Success Manager at Mimshackworks Endeavors
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Tines provides robust scalability, allowing effortless expansion and adaptability for diverse workflows and increased user demands without performance issues.
Sentiment score
7.0
Zendesk is praised for scalability and customization, despite occasional data migration challenges and pricing considerations.
It is built for growing teams and has more complex automation capacity.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Whenever this became insufficient, we could easily reach out to the Tines team where they immediately gave us a remedy or fixed the issue.
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
From the workloads we have, it can scale for different workflows and add more workflows.
Head of Cyber Defense Center
We have not hit a peak or a turn yet that Zendesk has not been able to go with us or been able to grow with us in the process, change or pivot that the company is making.
Project Manager III at City of Union City Government
Zendesk can scale from very small companies to very large ones.
CEO at Etcetera Networks
Zendesk's scalability is excellent.
Technical Support Engineer/ QA at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Tines is highly rated for stability with 99.9% uptime, minimal downtime, and reliable performance in data analysis.
Sentiment score
7.8
Zendesk is stable with minor outages and bugs, effectively managing high volumes, maintaining efficiency appreciated by most companies.
The tool is stable up to ninety-nine point nine percent.
Security Delivery Manager at Accenture
Tines is very stable.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
They are always informing us with a status update and an ETA, and the turnaround time is usually within the same day with no extended downtime that would cause a detriment to our company.
Project Manager III at City of Union City Government
Zendesk is quite stable; we experience major outages only once or twice a year, making it very reliable.
Technical Support Engineer/ QA at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
I did not face any slowdown issue in Zendesk; it smoothly handles a lot of tickets.
Senior Software Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users want a more intuitive UI, better debugging, improved documentation, enhanced features, and easier onboarding for non-developers in Tines.
Zendesk requires improvements in customization, integration, interface usability, pricing, mobile functionality, and incorporating AI for better user experience.
Reporting and dashboards could be more advanced for deeper analysis.
Security Delivery Manager at Accenture
The issue with the Implode action is that once we get a certain number of events into the Implode action, we lose context of all the events except the last one that came in, so it is a bit difficult to send data back once it goes through the Implode action.
Cyber Security Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
I think they need to add more intelligence to the workflow layer because, depending upon what they have right now, it could be possible for Claude or Copilot or ChatGPT to have that feature quickly.
Head of Cyber Defense Center
Zendesk could actually support HTML on the tickets so we could format our text better than the current options such as size, bold, italic, or underscored, because the text processing is too simple.
Junior system analyst at Wevt clous
Zendesk is missing an AI aspect that could help provide quick answers based on the knowledge housed within the platform.
Technical Support Engineer/ QA at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Zendesk is amazing, and because they are always working on a new upgrade or a new integration, they are very forward-thinking from an engineering perspective.
Project Manager III at City of Union City Government
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers value Tines for its cost-effectiveness, seamless API integration, and efficient onboarding with dedicated support.
Zendesk pricing is flexible but can become expensive, necessitating careful evaluation of needs to choose a cost-effective plan.
Tines required no setup cost since we just used their cloud tier and built everything with internal engineering resources.
Automation Engineer at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is very good.
Head of Cyber Defense Center
I did not handle the purchasing side, so I did not actually know the exact pricing or the licensing details.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Zendesk shows that pricing is really affordable compared to other customer management software.
Dental Virtual Assistant at getreach.co
It is not the cheapest solution nor the most expensive, but it provides value for money.
CEO at Etcetera Networks
The experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Zendesk was quite expensive.
Consultant and Startup Founder at AimHi Enterprises
 

Valuable Features

Tines enhances efficiency with its API, low-code automation, AI features, and seamless tool integration for security teams.
Zendesk offers intuitive interfaces, rich integrations, and strong automation, streamlining workflows and enhancing productivity for diverse teams.
It helps in streamlining our security operations effectively and efficiently without requiring coding knowledge.
Security Delivery Manager at Accenture
What stands out mostly about Tines's features is the integrations. It connects easily with tools such as Slack, emails, and spreadsheets, and it makes data moves automatically without much work.
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Tines caught the failure and queued them automatically. We did not lose a single student log.
Automation Engineer at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
It allows us to handle more support cases with fewer people due to its advanced artificial intelligence capabilities.
CEO at Etcetera Networks
Zendesk is way cheaper than other ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow, providing a good platform at a lower price so we could offer good support with a low budget for the license.
Junior system analyst at Wevt clous
Being able to put response counters on certain tickets and have certain ones that are high priority and have a tighter SLA than lower priority items, being able to categorize them as a question versus an urgent request, and being able to bucket them as feature requests or product enhancements.
Consultant and Startup Founder at AimHi Enterprises
 

Categories and Ranking

Tines
Ranking in AI IT Support
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) (11th), Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) (6th), AI-Powered Security Automation (2nd)
Zendesk
Ranking in AI IT Support
4th
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), Knowledge Management Software (3rd), AI Customer Support (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the AI IT Support category, the mindshare of Tines is 1.4%. The mindshare of Zendesk is 3.6%, down from 24.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI IT Support Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zendesk3.6%
Tines1.4%
Other95.0%
AI IT Support
 

Featured Reviews

Shadrach Godwish Chukwu - PeerSpot reviewer
SDR and Workflow Automation Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Automation has replaced repetitive tasks and helps my team organize workflows in real time
Tines is overall good, but the setup can feel a bit technical at first. More templates for common workflows would make it much easier to start quickly without building everything from scratch. I can say that the documentation could be much simpler and mainly example-based, showing real workflows. Faster support responses would also help, especially when someone is building a very complex workflow so they can easily get support responses at any point. The setup time is considerable. It takes time to set it up, and the learning curve is steep. It is not hard once you know it, but getting started takes a whole lot of time and effort and slows new users down considerably. I will heavily dwell on a few things. More ready-made templates would help so you do not always start from scratch. A simpler onboarding flow for new users would also make it much easier to get started very quickly. Better in-app guidance when building workflows would also be helpful.
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
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Insurance Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
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 Business2
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise12
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Tines?
Tines is overall good, but the setup can feel a bit technical at first. More templates for common workflows would make it much easier to start quickly without building everything from scratch. I ca...
What is your primary use case for Tines?
My main use case for Tines has been automation. My main use has been automating simple workflows, such as moving data between tools, sending alerts, and handling routine tasks. This work gets faste...
What advice do you have for others considering Tines?
My advice would be to start simple. The main thing is that you need to build small workflows first. When you build small workflows, you understand how it works on a bigger and more complex side. If...
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

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Zendesk Support, Zendesk Guide, Zendesk Sell
 

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Sample Customers

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