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    Cvent Surveys

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ACvent Surveys (formerly Inquisium) is an online survey tool. Cvent's main offering is an event management platform. Cvent Surveys covers several survey use cases, including sample surveys, customer satisfaction & feedback, employee satisfaction & feedback, event feedback, and training & development. Features of the software include survey creation, survey templates, question types, and survey reporting. If you're looking for great online survey software or a feedback management platform, you've…N/A

    Zendesk Suite

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AZendesk is a customer support solution with built-in ticketing, conversational messaging, and live chat, designed to help businesses of all sizes and industries deliver personalized service at scale. Zendesk's AI agents are trained in CX to help Service teams resolve customer issues faster and more accurately while still providing a human-centered experience. Zendesk ultimately aims to help businesses improve time to value, reduce effort per ticket, and keep costs low.

    $69

    per month per agent

    Pricing
    Cvent SurveysZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Suite Team
    $69
    per month per agent
    Suite Growth
    $115
    per month per agent
    Suite Professional
    $149
    per month per agent
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    Pricing Offerings
    Cvent SurveysZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount available with annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Cvent SurveysZendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Cvent
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    Zendesk
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    84%
    Would buy again
    98 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
    84 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    105 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    76 Answers
    Features
    Cvent SurveysZendesk Suite
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Cvent Surveys and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Cvent Surveys
    7.1
    7 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Survey templates6.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themes6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Cvent Surveys and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Cvent Surveys
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Changes to live survey9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Question design help8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple question types8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Cvent Surveys and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Cvent Surveys
    8.2
    6 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
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    Survey logic flexibility8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Cvent Surveys and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Cvent Surveys
    8.1
    7 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
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    Response tracking8.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data export8.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Analytics8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Cvent Surveys and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Cvent Surveys
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
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    Access controls8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Cvent Surveys and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Cvent Surveys
    8.1
    6 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Respondent restrictions8.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Cvent Surveys and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Cvent Surveys
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.8
    154 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.1153 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.3102 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.6106 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.5104 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.3153 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.3152 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Cvent Surveys and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Cvent Surveys
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    139 Ratings
    8% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.5133 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.5127 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Cvent Surveys and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Cvent Surveys
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    9.0
    150 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.2121 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.659 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings8.597 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.4147 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings9.2112 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cvent SurveysZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (192 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (65 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (13 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cvent SurveysZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cvent
    Cvent Surveys is well suited for gathering post-event data from the audience. It has easy reporting and gives information from the audience that we would not normally have without speaking to each potential attendee separately. The program also allows us to collect data on flight information using sub questions for attendees.
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    Zendesk
    Being a customer support agent, I found it very good when it comes to send an email or call or chat- with the user. I can do all that from the one single platform which is so easy and time saving for you. It does not take much time to use this, We can chat- with the user and at the same time we can send an email to them as well.
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    Pros
    Cvent
    • Allows for the creation of chapters to easily manage different components of a survey that are targeted to specific individuals based on their program or contractual interaction with our company.
    • The canned reports available from within Cvent have proven most useful. We feel Cvent put a lot of thought into the most common operational types of reports that would benefit organizations without the need for producing adhoc reporting to meet the needs of creating valuable metrics.
    • The invitation process for uploading an invitation file is extremely easy. If automation is not feasible at the given time for the organization, having the ability to upload an invitation file and send out surveys is extremely intuitive and quick.
    • Training videos within Cvent have proven most effective when trying to solve a survey design problem. The videos are easy to locate and are very informative addressing all aspects of survey creation and design.
    • Templates from within Cvent are most useful. Though customization is great and part of Cvent, we have found from an IT perspective, that the numerous templates Cvent provides have alwayw proven to be the easiest way to get our requestors their Survey within a relatively quick turn-around time frame.
    • Email confirmation requirement. We feel this requirement within Cvent to insure that emails are being sent from a valid email address is crucial for our business from a customer satisfaction perspective, allowing our customers to realize the human factor behind the survey and as well as the ability to respond to individuals who reply to the survey invitation.
    • Configuration and design elements from both the survey and email perspective are both intuitive and quick to use. Cvent guides you through the design process from beginning to end.
    • Testing capabilities are incredible allowing for comments back to the development team as well as ease of importing or creating quick add respondents for assisting with the testing process.
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    Zendesk
    • UI/UX; mature macros and automations, slick and well thought out UI.
    • Reporting, reporting, reporting. With user, org, and ticket level tags, we can track every aspect of our ticket flow.
    • Extensibility; the app marketplace is a great resource for expanding functionality from the baseline offering.
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    Cons
    Cvent
    • It was a little tough to find the correct survey report to print. Maybe make them a sub category at the top that has the breakdown for each type of survey.
    • Having the option to automatically pop up surveys after a session, but also allow people to click into too.
    • Giving incentives to filling out surveys. Feedback is key to have.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Is there a way for AEs and CSMs to be informed in a weekly summary of all their accounts and any tickets? Example: Disney submitted a ticket on XYZ. Google has an urgent issue on X still unresolved.
    • Is there a way for CSMs or AEs to have a Dashboard that's specific to their accounts instead of seeing all the tickets in the queue that are not relevant to them?
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cvent
    Fortunately, the more integrated we become with Cvent, the easier it's going to get. As we've grown as an organization, we've also been able to launch additional events much easier with Cvent. My CEO wasn't too pleased with the addition of Cvent at first, but I definitely stuck up for our decision and it has paid off since
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk is an amazing tool for communicating with your customers easily. The communication tickets from sellers to us or from us to sellers are stored, and there are statuses used to make communication easy. We have internal conversations between departments, linked with useful software such as Zingtree, Talkdesk, and Webs.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cvent
    This program is so versatile to be able to do whatever is needed. There isn't a time that I have built a survey that hasn't done exactly what is needed. No matter how complicated the questions are, the data that is put out is easy for leadership to read and understand. That is what is needed. They shouldn't have to go through complex data and spend a lot of time trying to analyze it.
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    Zendesk
    Pros: The agent interface is sleek, contemporary, and relatively easy to learn compared to many other enterprise tools. For common tasks, admins are given point-and-click options- adding fields, modifying workflows, constructing macros. The knowledge base (Guide) editor is easy to use for non-developers. Drawbacks: Once you move past the initial things - complex automations, reporting/analytics in Explore, and/or customizations integrating the API, it requires much more advanced training to use successfully. Navigating between the different modules (Support, Explore, Chat, Guide) can feel very disconnected; often you are reminded that it really is a "suite" of products brought together -not really one unified platform. If you're using multiple brands managing simultaneous support tickets, or heavily customizing workflows to meet your brand, you may run into a bit of struggle with usability. So: it's a lot more user friendly than the palaces (Salesforce Service Cloud, ServiceNow), but is not used as quickly or with as much streamlined flow as a product made for a small shop. So if you are looking for a great balance, this is a good option if you are a net new organization or an organization on their way to scaling from 15 - 50 employee. Expect some elbow grease from the admin team once learning, adapting, and working efficiently once you move past the basics with your support tickets and initial customizations.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    In the past year, I'd say I have only noticed maybe two hours total of downtime in my own usage. Very minimal.
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    Performance
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    There has been minor performance degradation on a very few days out of the two years I have been using the product.
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    Support Rating
    Cvent
    I have not needed to contact support before for this feature in Cvent. The support team for other features have been great though, so I will provide an answer for that. Cvent is on point with their customer care. They’re prompt and make sure the issue is fixed. They will also follow up with you to make sure everything is still working smoothly or if any additional help is needed
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    We rarely need to contact their support team, but when we do they are responsive. However there have been notable times when communication between myself and the support rep was challenging despite me providing clear explanation of the issue, screenshots, and a thorough explanation of the goal we hope to achieve. It took several back and forth attempt, on a few occasions, to get resolution on an otherwise simple request
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    Online Training
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Zendesk has tons of available material for training - videos, webinars, articles, etc. The only reason this is not a 10 is because it can be hard to figure out how to navigate to these things and find what you are looking for.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    I was very satisfied. They have a free trial for 30 days and I recommend you do that and use it. It is very easy to get started with the basics and the build on over time.

    The only thing technically complex was single sign-on and integration to Salesforce.com required some tweaks – otherwise setting up system was very easy
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cvent
    I think Cvent surveys feel more secure. It is also a program that we are likely using for the event or meeting already, so it's nice to just use the same program for both things. Cvent surveys are an additional expense which isn't always ideal and can be a hard sell in comparison to other programs or just utilizing email
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    The customisable reporting every time. Our leadership reply on me to run my team and want to know what customers are telling us so they can elevate our products. We have extensive custom reports that tie up all aspects of our product and customer journeys. I've not found another product that allows me as much freedom as Zendesk Suite explore does, so far.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Cvent
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Cvent
    • Increased employee efficiency is a true statement for Cvent. It is efficient for both clients and sales representatives.
    • It also has a faster lead conversion and notifies you as soon as a client has accepted a proposal.
    • I would not say it has any negative impact at our company whatsover. Thank you Cvent for working so properly.
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    Zendesk
    • Integrating other AI solutions for an organization with high volumes can cost about USD5000 monthly. With Zendesk AI and by building onto the same with AI powered apps built for Zendesk Suite we save a projected USD4000 monthly.
    • Robust Zendesk APIs have enabled us to integrate our internal system with a customized app saving us hundreds of hours every quarter spent loading customer profiles that are not loaded instantly from the app.
    • Plug and play apps like Round robin save us weeks of sprint delay timelines as they do not require additional coding or developer support to install and start using.
    Incentivized
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