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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Vertafore RiskMatch

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AVertafore supplies business intelligence for agencies via RiskMatch, in various editions such as RiskMatch for Benefits to create client benchmark presentations, and RiskMatch for Carriers for data to give users the insights needed to drive growth and retention in the independent agency channel.N/A

    Zendesk Explore

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AZendesk 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
    Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
    Considered Both Products
    Vertafore
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    Zendesk
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Vertafore RiskMatch and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Zendesk Explore
    9.0
    9 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Pixel Perfect reports7.42 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards7.23 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates6.42 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Vertafore RiskMatch and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    8.3
    9 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Drill-down analysis8.92 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities8.02 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages8.12 Ratings4.85 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration7.42 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Vertafore RiskMatch and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    8.4
    9 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Publish to Web10.01 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Publish to PDF7.82 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.02 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling7.82 Ratings8.97 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.32 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Vertafore RiskMatch and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    7.3
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zendesk Explore
    7.1
    7 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.02 Ratings6.66 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.32 Ratings7.16 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics6.73 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Vertafore RiskMatch and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Zendesk Explore
    9.1
    9 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)7.13 Ratings9.58 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model6.73 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)4.53 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.13 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Vertafore RiskMatch and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    7.8
    7 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access9.02 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Mobile Application6.01 Ratings8.32 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.01 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Vertafore RiskMatch and Zendesk Explore
    Feature
    Vertafore RiskMatch
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zendesk Explore
    5.9
    4 Ratings
    28% below category average
    REST API10.01 Ratings5.44 Ratings
    Javascript API9.01 Ratings5.93 Ratings
    iFrames7.01 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Java API9.01 Ratings5.63 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)8.01 Ratings6.23 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.42 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    9.5
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Vertafore
    For analyzing insurance policies for the clients that have specific requirements is really suitable since it allows you to match all this information and make the overall thinking process more easier when it comes to make a decision or to provide information to the customer.
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk Explore is well suited for tracking ticket flow, agent performance, and customer satisfaction providing valuable insights into response and resolution time, workload and support quality. Particularly useful for monitoring ticket handling for different teams. Helps ensure accountability by tracking how long tickets remain assigned before being reassigned to another group. Drill down capability helps identify support bottlenecks. However, it is less appropriate for real time monitoring as it lacks real time data updates making it unsuitable for instant decision making.
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    Pros
    Vertafore
    • sorts book of business
    • integrates with agency management system
    • allows us to view revenue, etc without need to run reports in agency management system
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    Zendesk
    • Zendesk Explore is easy to use.
    • Zendesk Explore allows users to create custom metrics.
    • Zendesk Explore allows users to create custom attributes.
    • Zendesk Explore is easy to learn.
    • Compared to other analytics function of other Ticket Management System, Zendesk Explore is probably the best as of now.
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    Cons
    Vertafore
    • Risk Profile Categorization
    • Can lead to a lot of spam email
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    Zendesk
    • Some aspects of Zendesk, in general, are not super intuitive. The same goes for Zendesk Explore. And, while you can google answers and hope you find something helpful, there isn't a great way to learn to get the full potential out of the product unless you want to pay for someone from your team to take a class (which costs several hundred dollars).
    • To piggyback off the last point, if you would prefer to get help from a Zendesk expert, you'll find that there is almost no customer support available to you. For a company that aims to help other companies help their customers, this has always struck me as odd. Again, Google is your friend and beyond that, you're mostly out of luck.
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    Usability
    Vertafore
    Because I have the feeling that some improvements should be done to the software itself but the overall experience is quite good for the paid price and the information and analysis you can received from the system
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    Zendesk
    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
    Vertafore
    Vertafore Support is always ready and willing to provide support when we ask for it.
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    Zendesk
    Support for all of Zendesk has exceeding my expectations. This company will always get a 10 out of 10 in my book. Any question you have they make sure you have the answer plus a step-by-step guide on how to do each step so you are set up for success!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Vertafore
    Vertafore had a cleaner platform all around. The user interface was far superior and the functionality seemed to be leaps and bounds ahead of the competition. Everyone was pleased with the sales team and the responsiveness. We felt the tool integrated very well with our existing internal tools and software.
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    Zendesk
    I selected Zendesk Explore only to provide an easy and quick access for my managers and supervisors regading metrics and volume trends. Is not the most flexible nor complete data visualization tool, but works well for day-to-day follow ups. You need to use another tool if you want to see long-term patterns (e.g. month over month volume trends) and you need another platform if you want your interaction metrics to interact with other important factors of the business
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    Return on Investment
    Vertafore
    • Good decision-making tool
    • Accuracy
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    Zendesk
    • Money saved due to proper staffing.
    • Happier Staff- proper staffing ensures no one is overworked.
    • Ability to quickly pinpoint where issues are and why.
    Incentivized
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