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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Zendesk Sell

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AZendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) is a CRM that aims to give reps access to integrated tools that provide the full context of a customer account. This keeps them in the loop and allows them to capitalize on opportunities. Zendesk Sell can be extended with Reach, a lead generation and engagement tool that automates the process of finding and keeping leads interested, so reps can focus more on building relationships and crushing their quotas. Base CRM was founded in 2009, and acquired by Zendesk…

    $19

    per seat/month billed annually

    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
    Zendesk SellZendesk Suite
    Editions & Modules
    Sell Team
    $19.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Reach prospecting enrichment add-on (requires a Sell Subscription)
    $27.00
    Per User Per Month (billed annually)
    Sell Professional
    $49.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Sell Enterprise
    $99.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Sell Elite
    $199.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    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
    Zendesk SellZendesk Suite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—20% discount available with annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Zendesk SellZendesk Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Zendesk
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    84%
    Would buy again
    98 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
    84 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    105 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Zendesk SellZendesk Suite
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    6.6
    15 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management6.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management4.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management7.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)6.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management5.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management3.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.811 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    9.0
    12 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Case management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    6.9
    12 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management6.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    5.3
    13 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Task management8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization7.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    4.2
    15 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields7.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects4.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment1.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration3.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    9.5
    14 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    4.0
    5 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Social data1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    5.4
    7 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation9.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zendesk Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.8
    154 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.1153 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.3102 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.6106 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.5104 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.3153 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.3152 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    8.5
    139 Ratings
    8% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.5133 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.5127 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Zendesk Sell and Zendesk Suite
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Suite
    9.0
    150 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.2121 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.659 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings8.697 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.4147 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings9.2112 Ratings
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    Zendesk SellZendesk Suite
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    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Pipeliner CRM
    Score8.7 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Front
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Zendesk SellZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (192 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (43 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    8.9
    (65 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (13 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    5.5
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Zendesk SellZendesk Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zendesk
    Zendesk sell is best for organizations that want a clean and simple, yet powerfully effective CRM tool. It's intuitive, extremely user-friendly, supplies lots of video tutorials and access to the California team for FAQ's, and has all the features other, more complicated, expensive CRM's have. Great for institutions that have a need to tailor their database to fit your needs; and track sales, tasks, and pipeline projects in graphic form. It's affordable and has a great app for mobile phones that allows access to contacts, notes, tasks, and a workable platform while on the go in real time. It's simple to teach new users how to navigate and utilize. Adding or deleting users is simple, and access to the CRM information can be limited/private or made public for the entire team to access. Not as costly as some of the competing products, so if you are on a tight budget this may be the tool for you.
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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
    Zendesk
    • My favorite piece is the Tasks connected to the Clients OR the Deals themselves that keep the process moving with the right steps, and helps our team from doubling our work, or missing a piece that is crucial for the completion of the sale.
    • The email integration helps to keep all things housed in one place also, so that you're not bouncing back and forth in multiple platforms to stay on top of the orders.
    • Customizations are a HUGE part of why we use Base CRM right now. We can make sure we are recording all of the right information, and not wasting time by having to fill in or skip over content that doesn't apply to our business model.
    • I also like the ability to tied Deals to multiple people, especially as Referrals come across, so we don't forget how we got in touch with different clients.
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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
    Zendesk
    • There was no ability to add prospects from a company domain or email to auto-fill any data.
    • You had to type in all of the data you gathered about that prospect.
    • The default only gave you two phone numbers for the company, too few.
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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
    Zendesk
    The integration with the other Zendesk products is key. Allows other people in the company, such as support, to be involved in the sales process.
    Incentivized
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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
    Zendesk
    I received about two hours worth of training on Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM). I will say it's a clean look and the ability to change views is extremely helpful. I do wish there were other features that allowed the views to be more simplistic. Some views can be overwhelming to look at. Nevertheless with the minimum training, I am still able to navigate through Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) successfully due to the ease of usability.
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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
    Zendesk
    Always available and easy connection from Zendesk Support
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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
    Zendesk
    Never any latency issues
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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
    Zendesk
    Due to the ease of the product, I have not had the chance to reach out to support yet. I’ve had no reason. The resources provided to clients are extremely helpful and detailed. So far my questions have been pretty basic and I generally just ask my colleague or teammate. They're able to assist with the answer.
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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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    Online Training
    Zendesk
    This product has a great backing of users, but needs more options direct from Base CRM on all operations of the software. YouTube videos do a great job of helping implement, and the back end support is a great help as well. The CRM is a great free option, and should be treated as such.
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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
    Zendesk
    Simple, and straight forward.
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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
    Zendesk
    Simpler than most CRMs, which can be good if your sales team is not very tech savvy. We switched to HubSpot which provides a lot more value than Base did, but it isn't right for everyone. HubSpot is focused on capturing in-bound leads and has its own flaws and limitations, but overall it's a better fit for our needs.
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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
    Zendesk
    Always on, always available.
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    WHY we will use Zendesk in HR and PD internally
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    Return on Investment
    Zendesk
    • Using Base has allowed us to double the number of active sales and partner engagements that we can keep track of and make progress on.
    • This has led to us being able to follow up on many smaller deals that were falling through the cracks.
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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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    ScreenShots

    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