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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    TeamSupport

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    TeamSupport is customer support software built for B2B software and technology companies. The solution offers ticket management, a customer and contact database, reporting and analytics, multi-channel support, built-in collaboration tools, and many native integrations.

    $45

    per month per user

    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
    TeamSupportZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $45
    per month per user
    Professional
    $65
    per month per user
    Scale
    $85
    per month per user
    Suite Team
    $69
    per month per agent
    Suite Growth
    $115
    per month per agent
    Suite Professional
    $149
    per month per agent
    Suite Enterprise
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    TeamSupportZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsPricing is based on annual billing20% discount available with annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    TeamSupportZendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    TeamSupport
    Chose TeamSupport
    We have looked into Zendesk and previously moved from Axosoft to TeamSupport. TeamSupport is definitely better than Axosoft when it comes to fuctionality and ease of use. Zendesk is probably the best and widely used but of course that comes with a price. If the organization is …
    Incentivized
    Chose TeamSupport
    I was referred to Zendesk, but upon further investigation found TeamSupport. To be honest, the name helped direct me. I felt that I was looking more for "team support" than a "zen desk." Once I made contact with the TeamSupport staff, I was impressed with their personal …
    Incentivized
    Chose TeamSupport
    We were running for many years the RightNow solution in a self-hosted type solution. We were being forced to the cloud to get updates to the software which prompted us to evaluate other products. RightNow Cloud and TeamSupport came out on top of our list of features we wanted. …
    Incentivized
    Chose TeamSupport
    We initially were looking at Zendesk and even went as far to purchase one license. After some testing, we realized Zendesk was too focused on emails. Every customer had to have an email address. This would not work with our business process so we began looking for alternatives. …
    Incentivized
    Chose TeamSupport
    Our main reason for choosing TeamSupport was the functionality was equal or better to other software trialled but also there was the added bonus of being able to synchronise with Salesforce CRM without the need to upgrade Salesforce as was the case with other help desk …
    Incentivized
    Chose TeamSupport
    TeamSupport is lacking features that Zendesk has, but I feel in time TeamSupport will catch up to Zendesk.
    Incentivized
    Chose TeamSupport
    TeamSupport gives us a flexible, effective, and reliable platform. While other platforms may have a bell or whistle that's slightly better, TeamSupport combines solid functionality in all areas to meet a B2B support team's needs. The combination of effective functionality and …
    Incentivized
    Chose TeamSupport
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    84%
    Would buy again
    98 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
    84 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    105 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    82%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    76 Answers
    Features
    TeamSupportZendesk Suite
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of TeamSupport and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    TeamSupport
    9.1
    11 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    8.8
    154 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.611 Ratings9.1153 Ratings
    Expert directory7.01 Ratings8.3102 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.05 Ratings8.6106 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.611 Ratings9.3153 Ratings
    Ticket response9.611 Ratings9.3152 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.5104 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of TeamSupport and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    TeamSupport
    9.1
    11 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    139 Ratings
    8% above category average
    External knowledge base8.77 Ratings8.5133 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base9.410 Ratings8.5127 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of TeamSupport and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    TeamSupport
    9.7
    11 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    9.0
    150 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Customer portal10.09 Ratings9.2121 Ratings
    Social integration9.04 Ratings8.697 Ratings
    Email support10.011 Ratings9.4147 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration10.07 Ratings9.2112 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.659 Ratings
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    TeamSupportZendesk Suite
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    Help Scout
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score9.7 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Front
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    TeamSupportZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (57 ratings)
    9.0
    (192 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (14 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    8.9
    (65 ratings)
    Availability
    1.8
    (4 ratings)
    8.6
    (13 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    7.9
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    TeamSupportZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    TeamSupport
    TeamSupport is a great ticketing/help desk platform for small companies. It gets the job done and allows for multiple teams to manage workloads. It is not best for bigger organizations as there are lots of lacking features (mobile app, integrations, robust Jira/Confluence like system). The support for TeamSupport is great too. They usually get in touch with customers quickly when the system is down and they resolve issues quickly as well.
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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
    TeamSupport
    • There were other customer support software companies that I looked into at first, however TeamSupport provided exceptional customer service themselves. I paid close attention to how they handled me as a customer to see if they were a company that would understand my desire to give exceptional customer service to my clients and if they had the tools to make the experience easy. Every interaction with them was very positive.
    • Since we needed TeamSupport's software embedded into our software application to give our users easy access to the support tools, the staff at TeamSupport needed to answer many questions and work with our developers to make this possible. They were always willing to take the extra step to ensure a smooth set up.
    • As we continue with TeamSupport, I am especially impressed with the sincerity of the CEO, Robert C. Johnson, and his commitment to us so that together we can deliver exceptional customer support.
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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
    TeamSupport
    • We would like to see a structure to the ticket numbering system. In a previous system we had a numbering system like this mmddyy-xxxxxx This was very easy to see when a ticket was created based on just it's number. Currently with TeamSupport they assign a random number to tickets that is not very informative without a created date field.
    • Reports are nice but lack some rollup capabilities that are needed. Any given report can only work against two data tables at max. This is a limitation that we had to create custom contact fields to get around. They store phone, address and base contact info in separate tables. This makes it impossible with a standard system to create a report of all tickets along with the ticket and contact information in one report. The previous system we were on, allowed you to tie as many related data tables together that was needed to create one high level report.
    • Need Ability to notify external users of ticket activity in regions. So what I mean is we have FAE's in the field that want to know what their customers are asking for their region. They don't want or need a TeamSupport account but want simple e-mails of activity. This has been a lost feature for us going to a new system. I have to create a manual report each week and forward to the people that want this kind of information.
    • Ticket Automation rules will only run against a ticket one time. I understand why they did this to prevent uncontrolled loops but it would be nice to be able to set a limit that was greater than one. This limitation often causes us to have to write multiple rules to handle certain ticket cases.
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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?
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    Likelihood to Renew
    TeamSupport
    We are very likely to renew. We have been using TeamSupport for years and have tested a few other ticketing software solutions. We utilize several project management solutions to date and are always looking for better more efficient ways. Team Support is great at working with us and allows us to report issues well.
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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.
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    Usability
    TeamSupport
    I think some things could be a little more user-friendly: specifically the dashboard. Although it's fantastic and makes life so much nicer, I'd like to have more control on it's customization. I'd like to be able to default what's collapsed and what's expanded...instead of everything expanding by default each time I load it. But the portal offers great tools and guides on workarounds.
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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.
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    Reliability and Availability
    TeamSupport
    Again while most of the time I CAN access your server, it's offline enough that I can't count on having the software available to me 24/7
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    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
    TeamSupport
    It is a feature heavy web application, thus speed can be compromised sometimes dependent on availability of a quality internet connection
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    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
    TeamSupport
    TeamSupport's ease of use and the way it benefited our company overall. From cost improvements, ROI, and overall management of team members it gets high marks. We are better able to support our customer base by providing improved support in a more timely fashion. The End User view of IT Support overall has improved just through using this platform in our company.
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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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    In-Person Training
    TeamSupport
    Able to get hands on training and ask questions.
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    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    TeamSupport
    Not much training was offered, but it was always provided when we requested it
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    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
    TeamSupport
    Data import was the most difficult hurdle for us to get over. The mass import was handled through an Excel spreadsheet. TeamSupport doesn't use Microsoft Office products for the most part so they were relying on Google Docs which has limitations over Excel. Special characters and html in import cells can be a issue with importing. When creating a data export from your current system, special care needs to be taken so that the data is able to be processed into TeamSupport without issues.
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    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
    TeamSupport
    TeamSupport is a much more modern, intuitive and user-friendly version of NetSuite with many additional bells and whistles. NetSuite has a business only facade with a rather clunky interface and system. TeamSupport compares favorably and meets business needs while being a much more advanced and modern solution.
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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.
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    Scalability
    TeamSupport
    TS keeps adding new features without making sure the program is reliable as-is. The program is frequently offline which makes for significant frustration on my part
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    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
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    Return on Investment
    TeamSupport
    • TeamSupport has improved our team's response times. We are able to address all requests within a short time of receiving them.
    • TeamSupport allows us to effectively manage workflow.
    • The program provides us with a certain level of accountability, and requires that we be meticulous in our work.
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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.
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    Zendesk Suite Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Zendesk Agent WorkspaceScreenshot of Omnichannel MessagingScreenshot of Zendesk TicketingScreenshot of Bots powered by Zendesk AIScreenshot of Tone shift with Zendesk AIScreenshot of Zendesk ticketing side conversations