HubSpot Service Hub vs. Zoho Desk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HubSpot Service Hub
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
HubSpot Service Hub aims to bring customer service data and channels together in one place, and helps scale support through automation and self-service. According to the vendor, Service Hub provides more time for proactive service that delights, retains, and grows your customer base.
$15
per month per seat
Zoho Desk
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Support is a Saas help desk / ticketing system aimed at SMBs. I competes most often with Zendesk, and Desk.com.
$0
Pricing
HubSpot Service HubZoho Desk
Editions & Modules
Service Hub Starter
$15
per month per seat
Professional
$100
per month per seat
Enterprise
$150
per month per seat
Enterprise
Starting at $1,200
per month
Free
$0
Express
$9
per month per user
Standard
$20
per month per user
Professional
$35
per month per user
Enterprise
$50
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HubSpot Service HubZoho Desk
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.A discount is offered for yearly billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
HubSpot Service HubZoho Desk
Features
HubSpot Service HubZoho Desk
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot Service Hub
7.9
Ratings
2% below category average
Zoho Desk
8.6
Ratings
7% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets7.50 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Expert directory7.90 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.20 Ratings7.90 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation7.60 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission8.50 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Ticket response7.80 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot Service Hub
8.5
Ratings
8% above category average
Zoho Desk
8.9
Ratings
13% above category average
External knowledge base8.70 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Internal knowledge base8.20 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot Service Hub
8.1
Ratings
4% above category average
Zoho Desk
7.4
Ratings
5% below category average
Customer portal9.10 Ratings8.00 Ratings
IVR7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration7.30 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Email support7.80 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration9.20 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Agiloft Service Desk (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
SysAid
SysAid
Score 9.1 out of 10
SysAid
SysAid
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
HubSpot Service HubZoho Desk
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(0 ratings)
7.8
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(0 ratings)
9.4
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HubSpot Service HubZoho Desk
Likelihood to Recommend
I'd recommend HubSpot Service Hub for sure. When switching from a different platform to HubSpot Service Hub orgs and admins can count with a vast number of trainings in HubSpot Academy and most of them are free. This means users will find the resources they need without needing to reach for their superiors for training sessions or guidance.
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Zoho Desk is a great customer service tool. It is very easy to track the ability to receive tickets and send responses in Zoho Desk. There are lots of options for customization. The knowledge base feature is very extensive and powerful. It makes creating internal and external FAQs easy.
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Pros
  • It makes it easier for us to keep track of customer awareness and review in one spot.
  • The great thing about how easy it is to use all of its fantastic tools.
  • The ability to check customer retention.
  • It's easy to track and measure the success of our organization's sales team.
  • This is a fantastic all-in-one customer success suite that includes ticketing.
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  • Report features give the all insights of the customer team and customer support which enables us to make changes according to it.
  • The best thing about Zoho Desk is that it has a very beautiful and fully designed dashboard.
  • I have been using this software for a very long time in my organization, it is very easy to use with having the interface created on a very advanced module.
  • It is completely a feature rich platform.
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Cons
  • The app is a bit confusing and does not seem to have all of the features that the online browser does
  • A bit expensive. I do think it is worth it because of the simpleness but it is a very pricy software
  • Sometimes when you reach out to HubSpot Service Hub support, they send you a link to public articles instead of helping. But sometimes they do jump in and look
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  • When utilizing as a ticketing system, it would be nice to have a better way to monitor when something is due. It's just a little cumbersome.
  • Search Functionality - The search functionality could use a tweak or two. Too many times I am unable to find tickets. This would also be very helpful for the "Recycle Bin" when you just need to find that ticket you accidentally deleted (we are all human!). :)
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Usability
although it has room for improvements, this is still a very robust service hub for any type of software. An internal comment I often heard was, that if we were to make this as good as for example zendesk, it shouldn't have to feel like we must have external systems integrated to the HubSpot Service Hub (in zendesk, most things happen within the same system). I suppose this is more a matter of preference, because just like all other hubs, we see way more benefits of allowing our service working in the same way as the other departments (which won't happen if you have an external service system).
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Zoho Desk on operational capacity is the most effective help desk we have come across, as it is suitable for businesses of all forms and shapes, from large to small. Again, Zoho Desk captures the attention of all clients, and on time, offers solutions to their demands without failing. Lastly, Zoho Desk requires no extra skill to execute the program.
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Support Rating
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Their support is excellent. They are always available to answer all your queries and doubts. Be it a call or email or even live chat. You will always get a prompt response from their customer support executives. They are very much familiar with the product and all its functionality. Sometimes you get stuck and don’t know what to do. They are always there for your questions
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Alternatives Considered
We were previously using Salesforce.com for our Support Team Ticketing System. Our company implemented HubSpot Marketing Hub and were looking at the CRM Hub for sales/business development, so it made sense to use one system that could support our enterprise needs. We had a very bad experience with Salesforce.com - mainly customer support and billing issues. In my opinion, they have rested on their laurels for too long and got too big to take care of their smaller clients. We find the HubSpot Service Hub team members to be easier to work with and support to be better.
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Zoho Desk is easily a winner for trouble ticket handling as Bitrix24 was not offering any dedicated trouble ticketing tool and we had no option but to use the Tasks section of Bitrix24 to handle our existing customers. Also Bitrix24 neither did have any dedicated mobile application for on the go usage which Zoho Desk has easily handled with applications for both Android and IOS devices.
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Return on Investment
  • Survey results allow is to determine a conference's success, regardless of registration numbers.
  • The comments within the survey and the ease of aggregating those comments allow us to make changes based on the themes of the responses.
  • There are other aspects of the tool that we will begin to use soon that we will be able to speak about in future reviews.
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  • By running reports based on ticket, we can see how much time is spent on each customer and can manage these customers better based on what we see are there issues
  • We can also run reports based on the types of queries customers are coming in with which allows us to develop our product based on actual customers needs as a whole.
  • Automatic reporting once set up saves many man hours as new customers can be added automatically if required, and it saves having to build these reports monthly or possibly weekly
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ScreenShots

HubSpot Service Hub Screenshots

Screenshot of where Service Hub helps to quickly address service tickets

Zoho Desk Screenshots

Screenshot of Log and monitor phone conversations, convert them into new tickets, or attach them to existing ones. Convert social media interactions and live chat into tickets at the click of a button.Screenshot of Bring a Help Center directly into a website to strengthen self-service. Chat with Zia, an AI-powered conversation assistant. Customers can chat with Zia right from a mobile app or website. Zia processes their questions and suggests appropriate solutions from the Knowledge Base.Screenshot of With advanced process automation, internal processes can be setup within the help desk, implement them automatically, and make sure that all processes are followed precisely.Screenshot of Instant responses for instant happiness. Respond to customers the minute they reach out with Zoho Desk's embeddable chat widget. Customers can get in touch with agents instantly, right from the Help Center, so agents can respond and help them find answers faster.Screenshot of Monitor a team's performance, customize and schedule reports. Custom dashboards can be created.Screenshot of Zia brings together predictions across anomalies, sentiment, trending ticket tags, and more into a common dashboard for decision-makers to consume. They can drill down further into the details from the same dashboard to investigate further.