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93% willing to recommend
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We performed a comparison between HaloITSM and Zendesk based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed HaloITSM vs. Zendesk Report (Updated: March 2024).
767,496 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"The solution's initial setup process was quite straightforward... I rate the technical support a nine and a half out of ten.""The most valuable aspect is that is is codeless.""The product’s UI is very good."

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"What is cool about Zendesk Guide is how it works together with others Zendesk products. Especially with support and with the analytics. Put those together for a small or medium-sized company and it's a really powerful tool.""It is a scalable solution.""I found the user experience with vendors on Zendesk to be straightforward, especially when it comes to understanding and searching for specific tickets. The search and navigation tools are easy to use, and I haven't encountered any issues with delays or communication gaps in ticket resolutions.""The product offers very good management. It has a great ability to assign tickets based on content.""Its agility and simplicity are the most valuable features. This tool is very user-friendly.""It is very easy to connect back and forth between the requester and the person fulfilling the ticket.""We rarely had issues with Zendesk.""The most valuable features of Zendesk Support are collaboration, reports, and a self-service portal. The customer and team can see all the information needed from the portal."

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Cons
"There are no improvements needed. There is very little that HALO has not already built that is not on its roadmap.""The product does not have its own orchestration engine.""The solution's integration part needs to improve...In the future release of the solution, I expect to see certain changes in the programming of the solution. A customer of the solution should be able to customize it as per their need."

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"The solution itself wasn't easy to set up.""Zendesk Guide could be improved by allowing us to put our assets in one location. What happens now for each article, for example, is we have to upload the images for that article to that location, so the image reuse is still not something that they have perfected. If they could allow us to update all the images in one location, and then pull the image from there, it would be easier when working on Multibrand projects. There are no Multibrand updates available—we have to update each brand manually. For my company, I have come up with an API tool which allows me to push the content to multiple brands together, but if you don't have something like that, you have to manually do it.""You couldn't give administrative access to new hires.""The solution could integrate better with QR codes from some websites such as Facebook.""The dashboard could be better.""Zendesk Guide's customization could be improved. I would like it to be easier and maybe open-sourced, so that if you have a developer in your company, you can do it yourself. Right now, that isn't allowed, so you need to have it done via the integrator. Another improvement—this is nit-picking—is that it could be less easy to make changes. Some things are so easy that they sometimes look a little amateur-ish. Most of the templates are built-in so they can be used directly, so they are very simple.""The price of the solution should be reduced.""As per me, there arent much significant issues or areas for improvement with Zendesk, as my usage of it is limited. I appreciate its ability to organize tickets effectively based on tags, allowing me to easily gather and analyze customer feedback and requests."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's $69 per user per month. Only administrators need a license, and there is no limit to the number of endpoints."
  • "The solution's pricing model is good. Also, they still follow the old concurrent licensing method."
  • "The product’s pricing is competitive and less complicated."
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  • "We pay for the solution on a yearly basis and my understanding is that the cost is about $30,000. That's the cost for 24 to 25 agents."
  • "The price is very competitive."
  • "Zendesk's licensing is not cheap. For Enterprise, we are paying $200 per agent. It's a per-month cost, so it's pretty steep. There are some services you need to pay extra for. For example, with Zendesk Guide, we had to buy the most expensive offering in order to get Multibrand and everything. We also had to pay a lot of money for themes."
  • "There are different plans that are offered. We are using the entry-level plan. The overall price of the solution should be reduced. The price is too high."
  • "You have to pay extra for better support. So it's not only the license that you pay for, but you have to pay extra for the support as well."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product’s UI is very good.
    Top Answer:The product’s pricing is competitive and less complicated. There is only one license cost, which includes all the components. There's no additional cost component for separate modules. It makes it… more »
    Top Answer:The product does not have its own orchestration engine. If someone is looking for orchestration, they must look for an external tool.
    Top Answer:I found the user experience with vendors on Zendesk to be straightforward, especially when it comes to understanding and searching for specific tickets. The search and navigation tools are easy to… more »
    Top Answer:You have to pay extra for better support. So it's not only the license that you pay for, but you have to pay extra for the support as well. The pricing is expensive. Back then, we were paying $51 per… more »
    Top Answer:As per me, there arent much significant issues or areas for improvement with Zendesk, as my usage of it is limited. I appreciate its ability to organize tickets effectively based on tags, allowing me… more »
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    509
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    Reviews
    2
    Average Words per Review
    550
    Rating
    9.0
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    6
    Average Words per Review
    539
    Rating
    8.2
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    Also Known As
    Zendesk Support, Zendesk Guide, Zendesk Sell
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    Overview

    HaloITSM is an IT service management solution that helps businesses streamline the entire incident lifecycle, from ticket creation to issue resolution. It enables professionals to update the status of incidents and view details including ticket ID, priority level, issue summary, and date created.

    HaloITSM allows organizations to link new incidents with existing requests and share potential solutions with team members or end-users through the knowledge base. Managers can specify default values such as categories, priority, service-level agreements, or mailboxes before creating requests. Customer service agents can view upcoming tasks on a calendar and streamline approval processes by requesting validation on ticket creation or modifications.

    HaloITSM facilitates integration with various third-party applications such as Slack, Microsoft Office 365, Okta, Splunk, Facebook, Twitter, and more. Other features of HaloITSM include reporting, compliance management, status tracking, a self-service portal, collaboration, and auditing. It also helps businesses generate maintenance requests, store asset details, and set validation rules across configuration fields using IP addresses or numeric passwords.

    Zendesk Support is intuitive, and it's built with support agents in mind. Everything they need lives in a single, dynamic help desk interface so it's easy to be productive and manage customer interactions.

    Sample Customers
    Innocent Drinks, SKY TV, Sports Direct, Suzuki, Siemens, NHS, Cardiff City Council, Atos, AO.com, Ambitious about Autism, SEPA, York University etc.
    Mailchimp, Tesco, Vimeo, Instacart, Mediaocean, Slack, Uber
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Real Estate/Law Firm8%
    Government8%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Construction Company10%
    Non Profit7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company21%
    Educational Organization10%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    University6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise26%
    Large Enterprise45%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise35%
    Large Enterprise19%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise56%
    Buyer's Guide
    HaloITSM vs. Zendesk
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about HaloITSM vs. Zendesk and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    767,496 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    HaloITSM is ranked 15th in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 3 reviews while Zendesk is ranked 8th in IT Service Management (ITSM) with 57 reviews. HaloITSM is rated 9.0, while Zendesk is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of HaloITSM writes "An affordable and scalable solution that provides an excellent UI and many out-of-the-box integration capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zendesk writes "Straightforward, very transparent, and very well organized". HaloITSM is most compared with JIRA Service Management, Freshservice, ServiceNow and NinjaOne, whereas Zendesk is most compared with ServiceNow, JIRA Service Management, Atlassian Confluence, Freshservice and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. See our HaloITSM vs. Zendesk report.

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