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PROS

Zendesk saves significant costs annually and can be supported in-house, providing excellent ROI.
The auto-tagging and task assignment functions in Zendesk enhance task management.
The automation of communications streamlines the workflow and increases productivity.
Zendesk's integration capabilities with other tools are highly valuable for team operations.
The setup and usability of Zendesk are straightforward, promoting efficient use.

CONS

Zendesk lacks flexibility and customization, requiring extensive modifications to meet specific business needs.
Reporting features in Zendesk are not intuitive and require improvement in generating meaningful data.
Zendesk experiences stability and network issues, particularly as the number of users and agents grows.
The support provided by Zendesk is often slow, not readily accessible, and lacks live chat availability, causing frustration for users needing immediate answers.
Zendesk's pricing and licensing models are expensive, hindering expanded use and preventing full feature utilization.
 

Zendesk Pros review quotes

AmandaSanchez - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant and Startup Founder at AimHi Enterprises
Nov 11, 2025
We loved the notifications and the way to build custom views for a specific user's open tickets and to see how long they have been open, how long it was since the last request.
Jairo Vega - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer/ QA at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Nov 20, 2025
The collaboration between agents is impressive, and I also use Zendesk Workspace, which provides a seamless experience when communicating through chat and email.
KV
Dental Virtual Assistant at getreach.co
Aug 15, 2026
Zendesk has positively impacted my organization primarily through security, as I do not have to worry about data breaches or leaks because all information is handled and processed through Zendesk, ensuring that only people within the organization can access it.
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reviewer2795478 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solutions Lead at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Jan 8, 2026
Time saved is definitely a benefit because it puts all of our tickets in one spot.
FA
Junior system analyst at Wevt clous
Nov 10, 2025
My advice to others looking into using Zendesk is that if you are looking for a tool that is cheaper than others but provides a good solution, I would let them know that Zendesk is the best option.
RK
Senior Software Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 20, 2026
Zendesk has positively impacted my organization because the interface is quite good, easy to use, and has a user-friendly UI.
VW
IT Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Jan 13, 2026
Zendesk has had a positive impact on my company by increasing efficiency and also increasing customer satisfaction.
AO
Customer Success Manager at Mimshackworks Endeavors
Aug 7, 2025
The benefits I have seen from using Zendesk include faster response times; as a CSM, faster response is the goal, which solves the customer's challenge in a timely manner, and Zendesk offers that capability, which is beneficial.
JohanSkibdahl - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Etcetera Networks
Apr 10, 2025
Zendesk has been invaluable in automating communications such as email and phone calls.
reviewer2784909 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Production Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 5, 2025
My advice to others looking into using Zendesk is that if you need an alternative to GitHub Actions or GitHub issues, this is worth looking at.
 

Zendesk Cons review quotes

AmandaSanchez - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant and Startup Founder at AimHi Enterprises
Nov 11, 2025
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 of its capabilities.
Jairo Vega - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support Engineer/ QA at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Nov 20, 2025
My experience with Zendesk's customer support has not been positive. When I open a ticket for a bug, it often does not expedite the resolution process.
KV
Dental Virtual Assistant at getreach.co
Aug 15, 2026
Most of the time, if a particular candidate has too many documents, it really takes some time to load.
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reviewer2795478 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Solutions Lead at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Jan 8, 2026
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.
FA
Junior system analyst at Wevt clous
Nov 10, 2025
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.
RK
Senior Software Developer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
May 20, 2026
I do not have any specific examples for ROI because I was not paying for this application.
VW
IT Administrator at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees
Jan 13, 2026
I would also mention that the Zendesk app on iOS is not very good.
AO
Customer Success Manager at Mimshackworks Endeavors
Aug 7, 2025
I'm going to piggyback on what I said regarding Freshdesk concerning what could be better in Zendesk: incorporate more AI.
JohanSkibdahl - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Etcetera Networks
Apr 10, 2025
There could be improvements in integration, which can be achieved with APIs or tools like Zapier.
reviewer2784909 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Production Services at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Dec 5, 2025
Zendesk has not positively impacted my organization.