Compare Atera and Zoho Desk

At a Glance
Atera
Atera
Star Rating
(1,069)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk
Star Rating
(7,443)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Zoho Desk excels in user-friendliness, with many praising its drag-and-drop interface that significantly enhances productivity. Users appreciate how easy it is to organize their company's system, making it a top choice for those seeking a straightforward help desk solution.
  • According to verified reviews, Atera shines in its all-in-one approach, combining ticketing, monitoring, and patching into a single platform. Users find this integration simplifies daily tasks, as one reviewer noted, "Atera brings everything into one place, which makes daily work much simpler."
  • Users say that Zoho Desk offers a variety of options for managing tickets, such as linking and holding tickets, which helps streamline email sorting. This flexibility is highlighted by users who appreciate the ability to manage multiple threads effectively.
  • Reviewers mention that Atera's pricing is reasonable, although some feel it could be slightly lower. Despite this, users value its capabilities for remote device management and reporting, which help identify devices needing updates and facilitate patching.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that while Atera has a higher star rating, Zoho Desk's overall satisfaction metrics are stronger, indicating a more consistent user experience across a larger number of reviews. This suggests that Zoho Desk may be a more reliable choice for businesses looking for a well-rounded help desk solution.
  • According to recent user feedback, Zoho Desk's implementation process is praised for its speed and ease, with many users noting the intuitive onboarding wizard. In contrast, Atera's setup is also well-received, but some users report a steeper learning curve when integrating its various features.
Pricing
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Atera
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Zoho Desk
FREE
$0.00
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Atera
Free Trial is available
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Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
873
8.7
5,963
Ease of Use
9.2
951
8.5
6,043
Ease of Setup
9.1
803
8.1
5,316
Ease of Admin
9.0
595
8.3
4,925
Quality of Support
9.0
829
8.3
5,359
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
587
8.4
4,453
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
860
8.9
5,713
Features by Category
8.0
340
8.1
4,190
Ticket and Case Management
8.6
301
8.6
3438
|
Verified
8.6
300
8.5
3355
|
Verified
8.5
299
8.3
3163
|
Verified
8.3
290
8.3
2951
|
Verified
8.2
283
8.2
2679
|
Verified
8.3
289
8.4
2916
|
Verified
8.2
290
8.5
2932
|
Verified
8.1
284
8.3
2525
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.2
234
7.4
967
7.3
235
7.4
953
Agentic AI - Help Desk
8.2
30
7.1
357
8.4
30
7.1
360
8.5
30
7.2
358
Communication Channels
8.2
286
8.3
2876
|
Verified
8.7
285
8.6
3116
|
Verified
8.1
280
8.2
2419
|
Verified
6.4
267
8.0
2162
|
Verified
6.2
264
7.8
1922
|
Verified
Platform
7.2
294
8.1
2306
|
Verified
7.8
304
8.2
2750
|
Verified
8.4
302
8.4
2853
|
Verified
8.0
305
8.2
2313
|
Verified
8.2
309
8.2
2832
|
Verified
8.5
304
8.4
2979
|
Verified
IT Service Management (ITSM) ToolsHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
8.0
176
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
155
Not enough data
8.3
158
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Service Desk
8.6
157
Not enough data
8.3
155
Not enough data
8.4
154
Not enough data
Management
8.6
153
Not enough data
8.8
152
Not enough data
8.7
150
Not enough data
8.4
150
Not enough data
8.1
145
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.5
150
Not enough data
8.9
154
Not enough data
8.7
152
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
7.3
21
Not enough data
6.7
21
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
6.8
21
Not enough data
7.2
21
Not enough data
7.0
21
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
Contact Center Knowledge BaseHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
Not enough data
8.2
376
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
345
Not enough data
8.2
343
Not enough data
8.4
346
Knowledge Management
Not enough data
8.6
325
Not enough data
8.2
316
Not enough data
8.2
322
Compliance
Not enough data
8.4
338
Not enough data
8.3
335
Not enough data
8.2
337
Not enough data
8.1
335
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.2
311
Not enough data
8.2
312
Not enough data
8.0
310
Data Security
Not enough data
8.1
337
Not enough data
8.1
331
Not enough data
8.4
335
Not enough data
8.4
333
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
313
Not enough data
8.4
315
Not enough data
8.5
313
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
248
Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)Hide 19 FeaturesShow 19 Features
8.2
699
Not enough data
Inventory Management - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.9
600
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
7.9
70
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management
9.1
615
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
544
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
545
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
597
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
75
Not enough data
IT Operations & Workflow - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
8.7
92
Not enough data
Service Management
9.1
600
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
85
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM)
7.8
88
Not enough data
7.5
77
Not enough data
7.8
78
Not enough data
7.6
77
Not enough data
7.7
76
Not enough data
7.5
79
Not enough data
7.4
77
Not enough data
Customer Communications ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
7.9
609
Channels
Not enough data
8.2
579
Not enough data
8.0
556
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Design
Not enough data
7.9
545
Not enough data
7.7
554
Not enough data
8.1
551
Not enough data
8.1
547
Not enough data
8.1
531
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
426
Not enough data
7.5
419
Complaint ManagementHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
8.2
461
Usability
Not enough data
8.3
448
Not enough data
8.3
442
Not enough data
8.3
434
Reporting
Not enough data
8.3
431
Not enough data
8.2
416
Not enough data
8.3
423
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
329
Not enough data
7.8
324
Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
7.5
34
Not enough data
Scope
6.8
30
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
Security
7.9
32
Not enough data
7.2
30
Not enough data
5.7
27
Not enough data
Management
8.0
28
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.8
28
Not enough data
6.1
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.1
306
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
282
Not enough data
8.9
288
Not enough data
8.2
272
Not enough data
8.6
262
Not enough data
Monitoring - Network Monitoring
8.3
34
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
Management
8.4
259
Not enough data
8.4
260
Not enough data
7.9
248
Not enough data
Analytics - Network Monitoring
8.1
33
Not enough data
7.9
33
Not enough data
Security - Network Monitoring
8.4
34
Not enough data
7.8
35
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
Network Performance - Network Monitoring
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
AI Automation - Network Monitoring
7.6
32
Not enough data
7.5
32
Not enough data
7.3
32
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Monitoring
7.5
27
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.3
27
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
7.8
16
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Issue Resolution
7.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AIOps Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.9
234
Not enough data
Asset Inventory
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.7
216
Not enough data
7.8
208
Not enough data
7.1
204
Not enough data
7.9
213
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
194
Not enough data
7.1
191
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Asset Management
8.1
30
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
8.0
30
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
7.7
30
Not enough data
Management
8.8
217
Not enough data
8.1
207
Not enough data
7.6
205
Not enough data
8.0
212
Not enough data
AI Agents For Business OperationsHide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
9.4
11
Not enough data
Responses
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
7.8
469
Not enough data
Administration
8.7
439
Not enough data
8.4
436
Not enough data
7.3
381
Not enough data
9.0
440
Not enough data
8.2
420
Not enough data
8.2
439
Not enough data
Maintenance
8.9
439
Not enough data
7.8
389
Not enough data
Communication
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.0
362
Not enough data
6.1
355
Not enough data
6.9
366
Not enough data
Security
7.8
378
Not enough data
8.0
386
Not enough data
Device Support
7.4
389
Not enough data
8.2
394
Not enough data
8.2
391
Not enough data
Performance
8.2
424
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.5
3,370
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
175
Not enough data
8.0
177
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication
Not enough data
8.8
718
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
759
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
658
Not enough data
8.6
631
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
355
Internal Use
7.8
304
8.2
2750
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
455
Not enough data
8.7
714
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
692
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
707
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1,871
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
423
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.5
1514
Not enough data
8.4
1472
Not enough data
8.1
1279
Not enough data
8.1
772
Not enough data
8.2
817
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.3
843
Not enough data
8.3
819
Not enough data
7.8
732
Not enough data
8.2
767
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
7.7
79
Not enough data
7.7
80
Not enough data
7.9
79
Not enough data
7.8
84
Not enough data
7.8
82
Not enough data
7.8
80
Not enough data
7.7
83
Social Customer ServiceHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
8.7
754
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
119
Not enough data
8.1
117
Process
Not enough data
8.7
491
Not enough data
9.0
638
Not enough data
8.5
490
Channels
Not enough data
9.0
627
Not enough data
8.5
545
Not enough data
8.7
516
Not enough data
8.6
459
Not enough data
8.8
485
Insight
Not enough data
8.7
494
Not enough data
8.9
546
Not enough data
8.8
516
Not enough data
9.0
591
Digital Customer Service PlatformsHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
Not enough data
7.7
189
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
185
Not enough data
7.7
184
Endpoint ManagementHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
7.2
285
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
280
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
Automation - AI IT Agents
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI IT Agents
7.7
11
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
IT Ticket Management - AI IT Agents
7.9
11
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
IT Support Automation - AI IT Agents
7.9
11
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
7.9
11
Not enough data
Google Workspace for SalesHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
Not enough data
7.1
7
Agentic AI - Google Workspace for Sales
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Autonomous Endpoint Management (AEM)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Monitoring and Management - Autonomous Endpoint Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
232
Not enough data
Incident Management
8.4
209
Not enough data
8.5
212
Not enough data
8.8
205
Not enough data
8.2
210
Not enough data
8.1
202
Not enough data
Reporting
8.6
211
Not enough data
8.4
207
Not enough data
7.8
200
Not enough data
Access & Usability
7.4
207
Not enough data
8.5
203
Not enough data
8.0
200
Not enough data
8.3
196
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Service Desk
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
8.1
24
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
7.6
25
Not enough data
8.0
25
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Enterprise IT ManagementHide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
8.4
85
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
76
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
77
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
Security
8.3
80
Not enough data
9.0
82
Not enough data
7.4
78
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.1
76
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
AI Customer Support AgentsHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Atera
Atera
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
60.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.4%
Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
72.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Atera
Atera
Information Technology and Services
30.4%
Computer & Network Security
12.5%
Manufacturing
3.2%
Telecommunications
3.1%
Hospital & Health Care
3.1%
Other
47.6%
Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk
Information Technology and Services
17.8%
Computer Software
10.7%
Computer & Network Security
4.1%
Financial Services
3.6%
Retail
3.5%
Other
60.1%
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Discussions
Atera
Atera Discussions
Is atera safe?
2 Comments
How does your pricing compare to the traditional RMM vendors?
1 Comment
Official Response from Atera
At Atera, you only get billed a fixed monthly fee for the number of technicians that actually use our software. So you don’t pay more when you grow or add...Read more
Can I generate automatically a Service Ticket from an Agent Alert?
1 Comment
Official Response from Atera
It is possible to automatically generate a ticket from an alert. We do not recommend it because it can create a lot of noise in the ticket dashboard. The...Read more
Zoho Desk
Zoho Desk Discussions
Where do I find training VDO?
3 Comments
TW
I agree with you. VOD training is essential for fast implementation and developing "best practice" for your Desk software. I'm sure you have already...Read more
how do i use chat
2 Comments
CG
What chat are you speaking of?Read more
Is it possible for you to make integration with G suite a breeze?
2 Comments
Prashanth S.
PS
Hi Daniel, Here are the steps to configure email forwarding from Gsuite to Zoho Desk: Sign in to the Google Admin Console. Click Apps, then click G...Read more