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Deskie vs Zendesk
We compared interfaces, features, and pricing to help you make an informed decision
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Why businesses are switching from Zendesk

According to reviews from Trustpilot, G2, and Capterra
  • High prices
    Expensive for both early-stage startups and growing businesses
  • Locked features
    Many useful features are only available on the highest-tier plans
  • Strict cancellation policy
    You must give advance notice to stop using the service
  • Hard to navigate
    Finding the right settings and options requires too much time
  • Support challenges
    Getting help can require more time and follow-up than expected
  • New non-dismissible features
    Unwanted updates interfere with usual workflow and focus
Ability to set widget type
Depending on your tasks and communication channels, you can choose one of four widget types:
— Knowledge Base → Request;
— All Channels;
— Only Email;
— Only Messengers.

Additionally, User Identification is available as a modal widget that generates a unique code for identifying customers across your systems.
Advanced Rules
Deskie uses a block-based rule structure, allowing you to combine multiple scenarios within a single rule.

By using AND/OR logical operators between blocks, you can automate complex processes without the need to create numerous separate rules, making automation flexible and efficient.
Focus modes
When it comes to the large flow of cases, even companies that have well-organized workflows face agents' overload and burnout.

Focus modes help agents concentrate by showing only their own open cases and active chats. Automatic distribution respects limits you set on open cases and active chats, allowing agents to do their work with quality and peace of mind.

Redistributed cases prioritize customers who have been waiting the longest, improving response times.
Unlimited Free Admin Accounts
Administrator and agent accounts are separate and have independently customizable permissions. The same employee can be added as both an agent and an administrator. If the employee only handles service setup without access to cases — their account administrator is free.

In Zendesk, you must pay for administrator accounts even if they don't need access to cases.
No Feature Restrictions based on Plans
Regardless of the chosen plan, all features are available, meaning you don't need to change your plan to connect a particular channel, set up the required integration, use the API, or use other advanced service capabilities.

Plans differ only in the guaranteed reaction time of our support, limits, and the ability to order paid reworks.
Automatic Paid Period Recalculation
Deskie does not charge you per hour, day, or month. It uses a prepaid period that is recalculated instantly when an agent is added, disabled, or removed.

An agent can be added for half a day or for half a year, and the prepaid period is adjusted immediately upon adding or removing the agent.

This approach is more fair and cost-efficient than monthly or daily charges.
Automatic Case List Refresh
Dynamic updates — changes (status, assignee, priority, etc.) appear in real time without page reloads, unlike Zendesk, which requires agents to click the refresh icon to see updates.

Auto-refresh every 2 minutes — updates the full list to keep it current and limit the view to the first 25 filtered cases, preventing overload when many requests come in.
Unlike Zendesk, conversations from synchronous channels (WhatsApp, Telegram, and other real-time channels) are displayed and handled in a dedicated interface. Asynchronous channels (email, social media comments, and custom async channels) appear in the main cases list.

This logic is used because providing top-notch support requires taking into account the specifics and expectations of customers depending on the type of communication channel.

If for some reason it doesn't suit you, there is an option to handle both synchronous and asynchronous cases through a single interface.
Separation of Sync and Async Communication
Deskie supports multiple channels: Email, Facebook Messenger, Facebook posts, Instagram Direct, Instagram posts, Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Mattermost, Microsoft Teams, Line, Zalo, Ideas, Custom channels, Widgets, API, Calls, Online chat, App Store reviews, and Google Play reviews.

Majority of them connect directly to Deskie (via official APIs) and are already included in the price. If a channel implies integration with a third-party service (for example, telephony or WhatsApp), then integration on our side is free, but you have to pay for the third-party service separately.
Multichannel Support
Deskie expands functionality while prioritizing a clear and convenient user experience
What truly sets us apart

Main Features Comparison

The key features that are most important to helpdesk users

Deskie offers a lot of channels included in the price, while in Zendesk, channel availability largely depends on the chosen plan and may require additional payments

Deskie
Zendesk

✅ All channels available on any plan.


There are no limits on added channels.


✅ Telegram connects through a Telegram bot.


✅ Custom channel connection is available on all plans.

❌ Some channels are available only on higher-tier plans.


❌ An additional channel may require extra payment.


❌ Telegram is available as a paid add-on integration.


❌ Custom channel connections for Suite Professional+.

With block-based rules, Deskie can handle multiple scenarios in a single rule, whereas Zendesk requires separate rules for each scenario

Deskie
Zendesk

✅ All functionality is available regardless of the selected plan.


✅ Up to 5 condition blocks with AND/OR operators between them.


✅ Rules for existing cases run every 30 minutes.


❌ Rules for existing cases can process up to 200 cases per run (30 min).


Rules for existing cases process cases with replies/notes in the last 30 days.


✅ Rules for exiting cases process cases regardless of their current status.


❌ Limits depend on the number of active agents and the pricing plan.

❌ Automation capabilities depend on your pricing plan.


❌ Only 2 condition blocks with AND operator between them.


❌ Automations run once per hour.


✅ Automations can process up to 1,000 cases per hour.


✅ Automations process cases regardless of the last update.


Automations do not process closed cases.


✅ Fixed limits on the number of rules (automations —500, triggers — 7000).

Unlike Zendesk, Deskie allows setting custom agents access rights regardless of the selected pricing plan

Deskie
Zendesk

✅ Agent access can be configured flexibly, regardless of the chosen plan.


✅ Admins who only handle settings, without access to tickets, are free.


✅ You can add a Light Agent (€10 each) without reply permissions.

❌ Creating custom roles is available only on the Enterprise plan.


❌ You must pay for admin accounts even if they don’t need access to tickets.


✅ Free Light agents included in Suite Professional and Enterprise plans.

Deskie offers unlimited light users on all plans, while Zendesk limits light users to certain plans

Deskie
Zendesk

✅ Ability to edit all case properties


✅ Ability to add or edit private notes


Ability to forward tickets


Ability to export correspondence, cases/users lists


No permission to create cases


No permission to create users


Ability to use the @mention feature


Ability to edit users properties


Ability to create and edit companies


Ability to edit knowledge base


Ability to set individual access

❌ No permission to edit ticket properties unless they are the ticket requester


✅ Ability to add or edit private notes


Ability to forward tickets


No permission to export data


Create cases on behalf of existing end users


No permission to create users


No permission to use the @mention feature


No permission to edit users properties


No permission to create and edit companies


Ability to edit knowledge base


Ability to set individual access

Deskie and Zendesk allow managing your team's availability through agent statuses in real time, independently of working hours

Deskie
Zendesk

✅ Ability to create custom statuses independently of pricing plan.


✅ Unlimited custom agent statuses.


✅ Ability to restrict agent access to channels.


✅ Ability to limit daily time spent in statuses.

❌ Ability to create custom statuses only on Professional and Enterprise plans.


❌ Custom agent statuses are limited.


✅ Ability to restrict agent access to channels.


✅ Ability to limit daily time spent in statuses.

File attachments

Deskie and Zendesk have significant differences in handling attachments

Deskie
Zendesk

✅ Sending and receiving files across all pricing plans and channels.


❌ No ability to restrict file sending.


✅ Unlimited file storage.


✅ The maximum size of a single outbound file is 20 MB.


✅ Total of all outbound attachments cannot exceed 50 MB.


✅ Large attachments can be sent via cloud storage integrations.


❌ No attachment virus scanning.

❌ No file sending/receiving for Support Team on sync channels.


✅ File upload permissions for agents and end users.


❌ File storage depends on the selected plan and the number of agents.


❌ The maximum size of a single outbound file is 7 MB.


❌ Total of all outbound attachments cannot exceed 10 MB.


✅ Attachments over the limit become linked files.


✅ Attachment virus scanning.

Both Deskie (Focus Modes) and Zendesk (Routing queues) offer functionality to limit the number of cases assigned to agents

Deskie
Zendesk

Available on all plans.


It's possible to redistribute unassigned cases every 2 minutes.


❌ The limit on the number of cases applies to all channels.

❌ Available only on Professional and Enterprise plans.


Automatic reassignment of unassigned cases.


Channel specific queues.

Deskie automatically provides a Help Center upon registration, whereas Zendesk requires the Suite Team+ plan

Deskie
Zendesk

Available on all plans.


Help center customization is available on all pricing plans.


Multilingual content on all plans.


❌ One Help Center per account.


❌ One knowledge base per account.


❌ No custom user segments.


Customer portal is available on all pricing plans.


✅ Three-level knowledge base structure.


Ideas Channel on all plans.

No help center on the Support Team plan


The level of help center customization depends on the plan.


Multilingual content only on Suite Professional and Suite Enterprise plans.


Multiple Help Centers for Suite Professional and Suite Enterprise plans.


Multiple knowledge bases for Suite Professional and Suite Enterprise plans.


Custom user segments.


Customer portal only for Suite Professional and Suite Enterprise plans.


✅ Up to 2 levels deep for Suite Team and Professional, up to 6 for Enterprise.


Product Feedback only for Suite Professional and Suite Enterprise plans.

Deskie and Zendesk give opportunity to set flexible work hours for your team

Deskie
Zendesk

✅ Separate schedules for groups or individual agents on all plans.


✅ Setting holidays is available on all plans.

❌ The ability to create separate schedules is available only on Enterprise.


✅ Setting holidays is available on all plans.

Deskie and Zendesk implement artificial intelligence differently, but their overall capabilities are similar

Deskie
Zendesk

✅ Available on all plans.


✅ AI is available via integration. Deskie does not charge for it — you pay directly to the AI service provider.


❌ Training the assistant requires developer involvement.

✅ Available on all plans.


❌ Some features are included, others require add-ons. Automated resolutions have limits — extra usage is paid.


✅ No need to involve developers. Learns automatically.

Full Features Comparison

Deskie and Zendesk have many features useful for helpdesk users. Let’s take a look at the differences.

Features
Deskie
Zendesk
Rules
Automatic case assignment
Ticket reopening
Manage custom fields
Macros
Ticket filters
Webhooks
Parent-child ticketing
Tasks
Notes and mentions
Stopwords in agent responses
Delayed responses
Duplicate reply prevention
Change History
Priority
Ticket Export
Bulk actions
Up to 50 tickets
Up to 100 tickets
Conversation history
Contacts merge
Knowledge base
One knowledge base per account
Multiple knowledge bases for Suite Professional+ plans
Private Knowledge Base
Ideas
Available on all plans
Available for Professional and Enterprise
1) Available on all plans
2) One Help Center per account
1) No Help Center for the Support Team
2) Multiple Help Centers for Suite Professional+ plans
CSS customization
Available on all plans
Not available for the Support Team
Custom domain
Help Center customization
Available on all plans
Customization capabilities depend on the plan
Web widget
Contact form
Satisfaction rating
Available on all plans
Available for Suite Professional+
Multiple business hours
Available on all plans
Available only on Suite Enterprise
Sandbox
SLA
AI Analytics
Localization
Available on all plans
Available for Professional and Enterprise
Analytics & Reports
Agent signature
Session management
2FA for agents and admins
SSO for users
IP Whitelisting
Mobile app
Available on all plans
Not available on the Support Team plan
Sending and receiving files in synchronous channels
Available on all plans
Not available on the Support Team plan
Mobile SDK
Approval Requests
Custom agent statuses
Available on all plans
Available for Professional and Enterprise
Multilingual text replacement
Available on all plans
Available for Professional and Enterprise
3rd party chatbots
Available on all plans
Available for Professional and Enterprise
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Pricing Plan

Deskie
per agent per month paid annually
Zendesk
per agent per month paid annually
Basic / Support Team
€12
min 2 agents — max 10 agents
€19
min 1 agent no upper limit
Standart / Suite Team
€20
min 5 agents — no upper limit
€55
min 1 agent no upper limit
Pro / Suite Professional
€32
min 5 agents — no upper limit
€115
min 1 agent no upper limit
Suite Enterprise
€169
min 1 agent no upper limit
How much exactly can you save with Deskie?
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Basic

Minimum 2 agents — Maximum 10 agents

Users: 10
€120
€190
Deskie
€12
Zendesk
€19
Save €70 (37%) monthly

Standard

Minimum 5 agents — No upper limit

Users: 100
€2000
€5200
Deskie
€20
Zendesk
€55
Save €3500 (64%) monthly

Pro

Minimum 10 agents — No upper limit

Users: 100
€3200
€8400
Deskie
€32
Zendesk
€115
Save €8300 (72%) monthly
Other differences that can affect the cost
In addition to plan prices, there are more factors that may change the final cost of the products
Deskie
Zendesk

14-day free trial period


✅ Automatic recalculation of the paid period


✅ Adding an agent does not require immediate payment


✅ Pay-as-you-go service — no cancellation fees


✅ All features included in all pricing plans


✅ Remove agents any time without losing money


✅ Unlimited Light agents — €10 each


No refund for early cancellation

✅ 14-day free trial period


No recalculation of the paid period


Adding an agent requires immediate payment


Auto-renewal unless you notify Zendesk 30 days prior


Not all features are available on all plans


No recalculation for early removal


Light agents included in Suite Professional and Enterprise plans


No refund for early cancellation

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