Visual KPI vs. Zendesk Explore

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Visual KPI
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Visual KPI is a business intelligence software offering from Transpara.N/A
Zendesk Explore
Score 8.7 out of 10
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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
Visual KPIZendesk Explore
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Visual KPIZendesk Explore
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Visual KPIZendesk Explore
Features
Visual KPIZendesk Explore
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Visual KPI
8.2
Ratings
1% above category average
Zendesk Explore
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports7.30 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Customizable dashboards9.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.20 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Visual KPI
8.4
Ratings
4% above category average
Zendesk Explore
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Drill-down analysis9.10 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Formatting capabilities9.10 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.20 Ratings4.80 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Visual KPI
8.2
Ratings
1% below category average
Zendesk Explore
8.4
Ratings
1% above category average
Publish to Web9.10 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.10 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.20 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.20 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers6.40 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Visual KPI
7.6
Ratings
5% below category average
Zendesk Explore
7.2
Ratings
10% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.20 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization9.10 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Predictive Analytics5.50 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
Visual KPI
7.3
Ratings
15% below category average
Zendesk Explore
9.1
Ratings
7% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)7.30 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model7.30 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)7.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Visual KPI
7.8
Ratings
1% below category average
Zendesk Explore
7.8
Ratings
1% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access7.30 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Mobile Application8.20 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Visual KPI
8.0
Ratings
3% above category average
Zendesk Explore
5.9
Ratings
28% below category average
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
REST API00 Ratings5.40 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Visual KPIZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
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9.5
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Usability
9.1
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10.0
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Support Rating
9.1
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10.0
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User Testimonials
Visual KPIZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
I think for a robust, all-inclusive management system, it does a good job. However, by trying to be everything for everyone there is always issues with quality and the user experience. The recent changes have helped with a lot of these issues, but it is still very overwhelming to onboard new employees to the system.
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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
  • The latest user interface makes it easier to use.
  • The search function helps find projects quickly.
  • It covers a lot of areas of your business so there is intrinsic value to how robust it is.
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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
  • Intelligent prediction & AI
  • Deep integration is limited to OSISoft's PI AF; bit time consuming for large integration for other historians > mapping hierarchy
  • Template to create Apps like OEE, Cycle time etc for rapid deployment
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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
1. At large it was successful implementation. - [Users] are empowered to find out performance measures easily - issues like machine downtime, trend analysis, location specific downtime information, roll out functionalities, up time of the machines or area, alert based on run hour of the machines/ pumps, manual data entry to capture reason code for any downtime
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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
1. Online documentation 2. How to do videos 3. Very supportive customer support 4. Excellent & user centric sales team
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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
1. Cost model/ license structure is simple and meet the purpose 2. Large functionalities available & opportunity to extend in future 3. Quicker ROI realization / budget approval/ quicker deployment 4. Huge range of integration capability with data sources 5. Security standards that meet organization's requirement 6. Self service mode; very less to no expense to train workforce due to simple & intuitive interface
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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
  • Duration to realize the benefit is less
  • OpEx requirement is steady since system is very robust
  • Minimum to no training required for users; VisualKPI is very intuitive
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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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