Clari vs. Zendesk Explore

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Clari
Score 9.8 out of 10
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Clari is a predictive sales analytics and sales forecasting solution from the company of the same name headquartered in Sunnyvale.N/A
Zendesk Explore
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Zendesk offers Explore, a business intelligence and customer analytics tool which integrates with the Zendesk suite featuring ticket analytics, custom fields, dashboards, and other features. Zendesk is migrating customers of the BIME analytics product, which is approaching end of support, to Zendesk Explore in 2019.N/A
Pricing
ClariZendesk Explore
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClariZendesk Explore
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ClariZendesk Explore
Features
ClariZendesk Explore
Sales Forecasting Features
Comparison of Sales Forecasting Features features of Product A and Product B
Clari
9.9
Ratings
14% above category average
Zendesk Explore
-
Ratings
Quick Dashboard/Forecast10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Visuals10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Forecast Templates9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Forecasting Factors10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Forecast Review10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Forecasting Management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom Forecast Models10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Record of Previous Sales Forecasts10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Forecast Collaboration:10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Data Import10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Clari
-
Ratings
Zendesk Explore
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Clari
-
Ratings
Zendesk Explore
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings4.80 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Clari
-
Ratings
Zendesk Explore
8.4
Ratings
1% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Clari
-
Ratings
Zendesk Explore
7.2
Ratings
10% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Clari
-
Ratings
Zendesk Explore
9.1
Ratings
7% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Clari
-
Ratings
Zendesk Explore
7.8
Ratings
1% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Clari
-
Ratings
Zendesk Explore
5.9
Ratings
28% below category average
REST API00 Ratings5.40 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ClariZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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9.5
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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-
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Usability
10.0
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10.0
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Support Rating
10.0
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10.0
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Implementation Rating
10.0
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-
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User Testimonials
ClariZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
It's well-suited for sales and customer service processes where the intent is both to sell the product and give customer or technical service post-sale. It is best to search for calls with different phrases. However, as far as I am concerned, it is less suitable for processes that are not defined. Like sales inbound, where we may not know the conversation direction.
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Compared to other analytics functions of other Ticket Management System, Zendesk Explore is the easiest to learn. Moreover, the learning curve is high. Once you pick up the fundamentals, you will be able to create all types of analytic reports. In addition, if you know basic coding or SQL, you can create your own metrics and attributes to capture extremely specific elements such as the tickets that contain a certain word or etc.
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Pros
  • Sales pipeline management: Clari provides real-time visibility into the sales pipeline, enabling sales teams to track the progress of deals and make informed decisions.
  • Revenue forecasting: The platform integrates with existing sales and marketing tools, giving organizations a comprehensive view of their sales pipeline and enabling accurate revenue forecasting.
  • Advanced analytics: Clari uses machine learning and advanced analytics to provide actionable insights into sales performance and help organizations make informed decisions about their sales strategy.
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  • As with most "suite" products, if you already use other Zendesk features (Chat, Talk, etc), then Zendesk Explore adds an extra facet to the customer experience. The more we know about our clientele, the better we can understand/anticipate their needs.
  • I like that we can get as in-depth as we feel is necessary. For example, is just one customer having an issue? Or are many experiencing a similar problem? We can better rack this type of trend using Explore.
  • Our team can dive deep into the data based on exactly what we're looking for. If the marketing team wants a certain kind of segment, we can give them that info. If we want to sort by date or another set of parameters, we can do that as well.
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Cons
  • When there is maintenance done in the backend our total numbers disappear so would be great to not impact production environment when doing improvements on the backend
  • I think Clari can train more the champions at customer to drive utilisation rates in your customers
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  • More detailed pieces of training on where to find datasets/queries.
  • Have demo reports to do live trainings; instead of watching videos.
  • Have a key as to what all of the datasets mean.
  • Have a pop-up that analyzes the data "looks like your csat dropped this week!" etc...
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Likelihood to Renew
I will renew my Clari Subscription for many reasons. 1. Streamlines Sales - Clari automates many manual tasks like note-taking and transcripts. This frees my sales team so they can focus on closing deals. 2. Increased customer retention - Clari helps me identify potential churn risks and take proactive measures. 3. AI-Driven Insights
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Usability
Clari is very good when it comes to usability as I'm accessing it on daily basis as long as I'm on my Notebook, it helps a lot having visibility on my business status and progress on achievement. I can estimate my weekly, monthly, and yearly opportunities closure and revenue. I have some saved views which are so useful to get what I want to see.
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I rate Zendesk Explore 8 out of 10 for it's overall usability because it offers powerful reporting and analytics with an easy to navigate interface and intuitive dashboards. It helps improve customer satisfaction by providing valuable insights into ticket handling, agent performance and customer satisfaction. Though the complex query builder can be challenging for non technical users.
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Reliability and Availability
During the last 5 years, we have never faced unplanned outages
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Performance
The system is usually fast and loads quickly. Occasional slowness is observed during processing heavy uploads or downloads.
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Support Rating
Clari is very willing to jump in and build out use cases. They will work to do anything for you. That said, their follow up is not great. We have had to reach out for follow up several times on a project, which is still not complete. I wish they taught us how to complete what we want, rather than doing it in house for us
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Zendesk Community is extremely useful for Zendesk Explore beginners. The live support provided by Zendesk will also help a lot. If you don't know anything you can ask live support right away. However, one drawback of Zendesk Community and Support is the creation of complex reports on Zendesk Explore. Zendesk Community and Support cannot really help you much if you are trying to build a complex report as they are not a complete expert on it as well.
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In-Person Training
We had one session of in-person training conducted in our office.
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Online Training
Clari has good training materials, videos, and documentation.
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Implementation Rating
No more the better there is a plan and technical support the business needs and functionalities can be created for the company to use it like that
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Alternatives Considered
Gainsight was clunky. We had a dashboard for CS renewals but it was difficult to update. If you typed something and didn't save, and you started updating another opportunity's notes, your previous notes would not save. With Clari it auto saves
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Zendesk Explore stands out against Freshchat and Freshdesk for it's deeper analytics capabilities and seamless integration with Zendesk ecosystem. While Freshdesk offers reporting, it lacks on the same level of granular insights and customization that Zendesk Explore provides. Compared to Freshchat which focuses more on live chat and conversational analytics Zendesk Explore excels in historical trend analysis and comprehensive dashboarding. We choose Zendesk Explore for it's robust reporting and drill down capabilities.
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Scalability
Clari is worth the investment with its advanced forecasting and pipeline management. They have a unified revenue platform that serves as a single source of truth for revenue data.
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Return on Investment
  • I no longer spend hours reconciling spreadsheets or guessing which opportunities are real - Clari shows me exactly where to focus to drive results.
  • I have consistently hit my quota the last 3 quarters thanks to Clari's precision and detailed insights.
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  • Positive impact of around 5 hours/week in Dashboard building and visualization
  • 10 hours from Product to review dashboards and find potential patterns
  • Enabler to find opportunities based on agents´ occupancy rates
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