Orbit Reporting and Analytics vs. Zendesk Explore

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Orbit Reporting + Analytics is a self-service reporting and BI solution for all ERP, Custom and Cloud applications from the company of the same name in Alpharetta. Orbit integrates with ERP and key business applications, providing access to real-time data from all data sources -- empowering business users to build interactive reports, charts, and dashboards.N/A
Zendesk Explore
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
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
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Orbit Reporting and AnalyticsZendesk Explore
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Features
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BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
5.7
Ratings
35% below category average
Zendesk Explore
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports6.00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Customizable dashboards6.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates5.00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.5
Ratings
21% below category average
Zendesk Explore
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Drill-down analysis6.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.00 Ratings4.80 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration6.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.0
Ratings
32% below category average
Zendesk Explore
8.4
Ratings
1% above category average
Publish to Web6.00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Publish to PDF6.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Versioning6.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling6.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers6.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.7
Ratings
17% below category average
Zendesk Explore
7.2
Ratings
10% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Predictive Analytics7.00 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
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
5.8
Ratings
38% below category average
Zendesk Explore
9.1
Ratings
7% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)5.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model6.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)5.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)7.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
7.0
Ratings
12% below category average
Zendesk Explore
7.8
Ratings
1% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access6.00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Mobile Application5.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Orbit Reporting and Analytics
6.0
Ratings
26% below category average
Zendesk Explore
5.9
Ratings
28% below category average
REST API6.00 Ratings5.40 Ratings
Javascript API6.00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
iFrames6.00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Java API6.00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)6.00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Orbit Reporting and AnalyticsZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
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9.5
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Usability
7.0
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10.0
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Support Rating
3.0
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10.0
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User Testimonials
Orbit Reporting and AnalyticsZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
It has been very useful in a wider variety of different scenarios within our organization, I could not be more pleased with my experience. It is appropriate for business decision makers who really need analytics to influence what they do day to day. I would say that ORBIT probably is not as useful for developers, but there are other software solutions out there that provide information that is more useful.
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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
  • User-Friendly
  • Results-Driven
  • Aesthetically Pleasing
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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
  • Sometimes it becomes difficult as to how to go about a particular function
  • Lagging
  • Unclear User Interface
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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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Usability
ORBIT is so incredibly user-friendly. It makes things so much easier and it makes them go so much quicker.
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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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Support Rating
I never had a chance to work with the support team for Orbit Reporting and Analytics, hence cannot really comment here.
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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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Alternatives Considered
It provides a wide range of functionalities that are absent in the other platform. There are a large number of customizable services offered. It is very user-friendly and output-driven which makes it easier to interpret. It also supports ad-hoc reporting and data stories in an easier manner and format which makes it easier to use for users who are just beginners.
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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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Return on Investment
  • Good reporting
  • Better Analytics
  • Enhanced decision making abilities
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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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