Compare ConnectWise PSA and Zendesk for Customer Service 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
ConnectWise PSA
Star Rating
(519)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ConnectWise PSAZendesk for Customer Service
Star Rating
(6,794)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Zendesk for Customer Service excels in user experience, with many praising its minimalist design and intuitive interface. Users find that managing customer queries becomes significantly easier, as all tickets and emails are streamlined, allowing for faster and more efficient responses.
- Users say that ConnectWise PSA offers a high level of customization, which can be beneficial if set up correctly from the start. However, some reviewers note that this flexibility can lead to challenges during the initial configuration, making it less user-friendly for those who may not have the technical expertise.
- According to verified reviews, Zendesk for Customer Service stands out for its quick implementation process. Recent users highlight the effectiveness of its onboarding wizard, which helps new users get up to speed quickly, a feature that contrasts with ConnectWise PSA's more complex setup experience.
- Reviewers mention that Zendesk's generative AI capabilities are a favorite among users, as it assists in creating multi-level responses based on customer inquiries. This feature enhances the overall customer experience, while ConnectWise PSA, although praised for its automation capabilities, does not have a comparable AI-driven feature set.
- Users highlight that Zendesk for Customer Service provides a centralized platform for managing marketplace portal queries, which is particularly beneficial for mid-market businesses. In contrast, ConnectWise PSA is more tailored to small businesses, which may limit its appeal for larger organizations looking for robust support solutions.
- G2 reviewers report that Zendesk's quality of support is notably higher, with users appreciating the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. In comparison, while ConnectWise PSA does offer support, some users feel it does not match the level of service provided by Zendesk, impacting overall satisfaction.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ConnectWise PSA
No pricing availableZendesk 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
ConnectWise PSA
No trial information availableZendesk for Customer Service
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
437
8.6
5,175
Ease of Use
7.2
444
8.6
5,282
Ease of Setup
6.2
227
8.0
3,244
Ease of Admin
7.1
214
8.2
3,110
Quality of Support
7.3
409
8.4
4,910
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
212
8.4
3,033
Product Direction (% positive)
6.9
428
8.0
4,831
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.5
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
139
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
101
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
128
Not enough data
8.0
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
7.3
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.4
127
Not enough data
7.6
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
119
Not enough data
7.5
82
Not enough data
7.9
108
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.5
139
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.3
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
112
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
81
Not enough data
7.9
86
Not enough data
8.2
86
Not enough data
7.6
53
Not enough data
7.3
57
Not enough data
7.0
74
Not enough data
8.0
83
Not enough data
7.3
77
Not enough data
Integration
7.7
79
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
8.5
75
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
Email 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
Online 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
Lead Management
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
Campaign Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Social
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
Reporting & Analytics
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
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
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
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
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ticket and Case Management
8.5
232
8.8
2579
|
Verified
8.3
229
8.7
2606
|
Verified
8.3
225
8.5
2535
|
Verified
8.4
214
8.4
2368
|
Verified
8.1
201
8.2
1931
|
Verified
7.8
216
8.4
2407
|
Verified
8.3
224
8.6
2408
|
Verified
8.4
167
8.3
1863
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.3
9
7.6
386
6.1
9
7.6
384
Agentic AI - Help Desk
4.4
6
7.8
245
4.4
6
7.9
243
4.7
6
8.0
245
Communication Channels
7.6
178
8.5
2066
|
Verified
8.5
212
8.8
2329
|
Verified
7.7
136
8.4
1744
|
Verified
7.1
109
8.0
1434
|
Verified
7.5
77
8.0
1322
|
Verified
Platform
6.5
85
7.8
1389
|
Verified
7.7
96
8.0
1780
|
Verified
8.4
104
8.3
1955
|
Verified
7.8
89
8.2
1764
|
Verified
7.5
195
7.9
2366
|
Verified
7.5
203
8.0
2417
|
Verified
Usability
Not enough data
8.3
665
Not enough data
8.3
661
Not enough data
8.4
634
Reporting
Not enough data
8.3
587
Not enough data
7.9
562
Not enough data
8.2
643
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
177
Not enough data
7.2
176
Customer Management
7.3
48
Not enough data
6.9
49
Not enough data
5.7
44
Not enough data
6.7
51
Not enough data
Project Management
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.6
48
Not enough data
7.2
50
Not enough data
Accounting
6.7
48
Not enough data
7.3
49
Not enough data
6.8
47
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
6.5
44
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
6.1
44
Not enough data
6.0
43
Not enough data
6.1
43
Not enough data
6.2
42
Not enough data
Analytics
6.0
44
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.1
47
Not enough data
Administration
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.5
50
Not enough data
7.4
47
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
45
Not enough data
6.2
42
Not enough data
6.9
48
Not enough data
5.6
46
Not enough data
4.8
43
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.2
28
Not enough data
4.3
28
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
8.2
68
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
7.5
25
Not enough data
7.5
25
Not enough data
7.8
25
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
67
Not enough data
8.2
65
Not enough data
8.4
62
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
7.4
26
Not enough data
7.5
26
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
31
Not enough data
8.1
30
Responses
Not enough data
8.1
466
Not enough data
8.1
464
Not enough data
8.3
447
Not enough data
8.1
446
Not enough data
8.1
355
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
470
Not enough data
8.3
469
Not enough data
8.3
463
Not enough data
8.2
465
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
454
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
112
Not enough data
8.2
111
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.1
860
Not enough data
8.3
716
Not enough data
8.2
683
Not enough data
8.2
748
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.1
713
Not enough data
8.3
757
Not enough data
8.4
714
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
102
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
83
Not enough data
7.6
77
Not enough data
8.1
85
Automation
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.1
83
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
7.8
82
Not enough data
7.7
81
Not enough data
7.7
84
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
206
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Communication
Not enough data
8.6
948
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
963
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
719
Not enough data
8.5
735
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
520
Internal Use
7.7
96
8.0
1780
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
847
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
649
Not enough data
8.5
897
Not enough data
8.6
826
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
846
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.5
1510
Not enough data
8.5
1441
Not enough data
8.0
1024
Not enough data
7.7
647
Not enough data
8.0
779
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.2
829
Not enough data
8.2
845
Not enough data
7.7
664
Not enough data
8.2
811
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.2
65
Not enough data
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.2
63
Not enough data
8.1
63
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5(won by default)
78
Not enough data
7.5(won by default)
79
Process
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
564
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
744
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
693
Channels
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
743
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
587
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
566
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
487
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
422
Insight
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
540
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
648
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
563
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
667
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
67
Not enough data
7.7
66
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
Incident Management
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
Reporting
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
Access & Usability
6.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Service Desk
4.2
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
4.2
6
Not enough data
4.4
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
8.1
71
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.3
69
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.2
70
Not enough data
8.4
71
Not enough data
8.3
71
Not enough data
8.5
70
Automation
Not enough data
8.7
73
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
7.9
69
Autonomy
Not enough data
8.1
69
Not enough data
8.4
68
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
11
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.7
10
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
ConnectWise PSA and Zendesk for Customer Service are categorized as Help Desk
Unique Categories
ConnectWise PSA is categorized as CRM, Professional Services Automation, Service Desk, and Marketing Automation
Zendesk for Customer Service is categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, Customer Service Automation, Conversational Support, Workforce Management, Live Chat, Chatbots, Complaint Management, Customer Self-Service, Conversational Commerce Platforms, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Social Customer Service, Proactive Notification, and Shared Inbox
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ConnectWise PSA
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
59.4%
Computer & Network Security
8.5%
Computer Networking
5.5%
Computer Software
4.2%
Telecommunications
3.2%
Other
19.2%
Computer Software
14.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
5.0%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
57.9%
Discussions
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1 Comment
GG
I am not familiar with the programs you mention, but we somehow integrated with Hubspot for our sales and marketing teams. I was not part of the integration...Read more
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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
How is Zendesk Support Suite transforming the customer service experience in various industries?
6 Comments
OE
I am thrilled by how Zendesk Support Suite is transforming customer service across industries with its seamless omnichannel integration and AI-driven...Read more
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