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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Botpress
Star Rating
(440)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansZendesk for Customer Service
Star Rating
(6,657)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Free Trial is available
Browse all 7 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Zendesk Support Suite excels in its live chat functionality, scoring 8.6, which many reviewers mention as a key feature for real-time customer support. In contrast, Botpress scores lower at 7.9, indicating it may not be as robust in this area.
- Reviewers mention that Zendesk's knowledge base feature is highly rated at 8.5, providing comprehensive self-service options for customers. Botpress, while functional, scores lower at 8.0, suggesting it may not offer the same depth of resources.
- Users on G2 highlight Zendesk's automation capabilities, scoring 8.2, which allows for efficient handling of repetitive tasks. Botpress, however, shines with a higher score of 8.6, indicating its superior automation features that users find beneficial for streamlining workflows.
- Reviewers mention that Zendesk's mobile optimization is rated at 7.7, which some users find limiting for on-the-go support. In contrast, Botpress scores 7.1, suggesting both platforms have room for improvement in this area.
- G2 users report that Zendesk's AI text generation feature is well-received, scoring 8.2, which helps in creating responses quickly. Botpress, with a score of 8.3, is noted for its slightly better performance in generating text, making it a favorable choice for those focused on AI capabilities.
- Users say that Zendesk's ease of setup is rated at 8.0, which some find straightforward, while Botpress scores higher at 8.5, indicating a more user-friendly onboarding experience that many reviewers appreciate.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Botpress
Pay-as-you-go
Free
Per Month
Includes:
- Visual building studio
- Free monthly AI credit
- Integration hub
Zendesk for Customer Service
Support Only (Team)
$19.00
1 user per month billed annually
Integrated customer support
- Email & social media
- Web widget & mobile SDK
- Pre-defined business rules
Free Trial
Botpress
Free Trial is available
Zendesk for Customer Service
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
335
8.6
5,115
Ease of Use
8.4
343
8.6
5,159
Ease of Setup
8.5
248
8.0
3,183
Ease of Admin
8.5
198
8.2
3,073
Quality of Support
8.0
289
8.4
4,793
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
187
8.4
2,999
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
342
8.0
4,769
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.8
2550
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2565
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2491
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2336
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1921
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
2385
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1853
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
384
Not enough data
7.6
385
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.8
245
Not enough data
7.9
245
Not enough data
8.0
246
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.5
2060
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1724
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1428
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1312
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.8
1387
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1947
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1739
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2339
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2407
|
Verified
Messenger
8.3
61
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
7.9
61
Not enough data
8.5
62
Not enough data
Channels
7.8
59
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
7.1
57
Not enough data
6.6
56
Not enough data
7.7
55
Not enough data
Customers
8.0
58
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.0
58
Not enough data
8.7
58
Not enough data
8.2
54
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
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
Usability
Not enough data
8.3
667
Not enough data
8.3
663
Not enough data
8.4
632
Reporting
Not enough data
8.3
590
Not enough data
7.9
563
Not enough data
8.2
644
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
179
Not enough data
7.2
178
Responses
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.2
68
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.8
26
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.9
26
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
68
Not enough data
8.3
66
Not enough data
8.4
63
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.5
26
Not enough data
7.6
26
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
8.2
31
Responses
8.5
201
8.1
468
8.2
197
8.1
465
7.6
195
8.3
449
8.1
194
8.1
448
7.8
188
8.2
356
Platform
7.9
193
8.6
471
8.2
198
8.3
468
8.0
197
8.3
463
7.8
192
8.2
464
7.2
188
Feature Not Available
8.0
192
Feature Not Available
8.2
193
8.4
454
Generative AI
8.3
145
8.2
113
8.2
141
8.2
112
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.1
859
Not enough data
8.3
716
Not enough data
8.2
684
Not enough data
8.2
749
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.2
714
Not enough data
8.3
757
Not enough data
8.4
711
Not enough data
8.1
788
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
204
Not enough data
7.8
203
Messaging Channels
Not enough data
7.6
78
Not enough data
9.1
171
Not enough data
8.3
94
Not enough data
8.5
101
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
108
Not enough data
8.9
156
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
8.4
144
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.1
82
Not enough data
7.6
77
Not enough data
8.1
84
Automation
Not enough data
8.1
83
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.1
84
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
7.8
83
Not enough data
7.7
82
Not enough data
7.7
84
Generative AI
8.4
134
Not enough data
8.2
131
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bot Platforms
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
207
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication
Not enough data
8.6
950
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
964
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
720
Not enough data
8.5
737
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
520
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.0
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
849
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
650
Not enough data
8.5
898
Not enough data
8.6
824
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
847
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.3
102
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
8.0
116
8.5
1499
Feature Not Available
8.5
1436
Feature Not Available
8.0
1024
7.2
113
7.7
648
8.0
112
8.0
780
Self-Service Platform
7.8
113
8.2
828
8.6
115
8.2
841
8.7
114
7.7
658
8.3
113
8.2
806
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
8.3
13
8.3
63
7.7
14
8.3
63
8.0
14
8.2
64
7.6
14
8.7
63
8.0
14
8.6
61
7.7
14
8.2
63
8.5
13
8.1
63
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
77
Not enough data
7.5(won by default)
78
Process
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
564
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
741
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
689
Channels
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
740
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
586
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
563
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
485
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
421
Insight
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
539
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
648
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
562
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
666
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
7.7
66
Scalability and Performance - Generative AI Infrastructure
8.3
29
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
Cost and Efficiency - Generative AI Infrastructure
8.0
30
Not enough data
8.2
30
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
Integration and Extensibility - Generative AI Infrastructure
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
Security and Compliance - Generative AI Infrastructure
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.2
29
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
Usability and Support - Generative AI Infrastructure
8.0
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)Hide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
7.7
12
Not enough data
Prompt Engineering - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Inference Optimization - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
7.3
8
Not enough data
Model Garden - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
7.3
8
Not enough data
Custom Training - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
6.9
8
Not enough data
Application Development - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
6.3
8
Not enough data
Model Deployment - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
9.0
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Guardrails - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
8.1
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
Model Monitoring - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
Security - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
Gateways & Routers - Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps)
8.1
8
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
7.8
31
Not enough data
7.4
30
Not enough data
7.5
31
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
7.4
29
Not enough data
8.1
29
Not enough data
7.7
30
Not enough data
7.2
29
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
7.3
31
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
8.1
31
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
8.0
31
Not enough data
7.5
31
Not enough data
7.4
31
Not enough data
7.2
30
Not enough data
Conversational AI - Conversational Commerce 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
Platform integration - Conversational Commerce 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
Analytics and Reporting - Conversational Commerce Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Design & Integration - AI Orchestration
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
Performance Optimization & Analytics - AI Orchestration
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
Governance & Compliance Controls - AI Orchestration
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 Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.2
71
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.3
69
Not enough data
8.3
70
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.5
70
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
8.0
70
Autonomy
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
8.4
69
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.3
71
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
Platform
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Workforce Management Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Botpress and Zendesk for Customer Service are categorized as Chatbots and Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
Botpress is categorized as AI Agent Builders, Large Language Model Operationalization (LLMOps), Generative AI Infrastructure, Conversational Marketing, Bot Platforms, and AI Orchestration
Zendesk for Customer Service is categorized as Workforce Management, Conversational Commerce Platforms, Help Desk, Live Chat, Shared Inbox, AI Customer Support Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, Conversational Support, Complaint Management, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Social Customer Service, and Proactive Notification
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Botpress
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zendesk for Customer Service
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.3%
Computer Software
9.9%
Marketing and Advertising
9.6%
Consulting
6.5%
Higher Education
3.7%
Other
55.1%
Computer Software
14.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
4.8%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
58.1%
Discussions
Is Botpress open source?
3 Comments
MD
Ye, Botpress is an open source platform. It helps developers to create and manage chatbots for various applications both on the cloud and localhost studioRead more
How do you use Botpress?
2 Comments
MD
I use bot press on the cloud platform for designing chatbots it's an amazing tool to develop GUI-based chatbots and integrate with other websites. Read more
Is Botpress good?
2 Comments
KK
Yes Botpress is very good and provides all the required featuresRead more
Is zendesk any good?
8 Comments
AM
For support teams, Zendesk Support is fantastic and will do everything you want it to do. Zendesk Support can not be easily adapted for use with other...Read more
Is there a free version of Zendesk?
7 Comments
AG
Zendesk Support Suite offers a free 14 - day trial.Read more
What is Zendesk Support Suite?
4 Comments
VC
Zendesk Suite is the collection of Zendesk products and capabilities that provide you with the tools you need to create a complete omnichannel support...Read more
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