Introducing G2.ai, the future of software buying.Try now
Compare Glia and Zendesk for Customer Service 
Featured Products
Sponsored
You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to this page. Sponsored content does not receive preferential treatment in any of G2’s ratings.
Helpjuice
Visit Website
Sponsored
You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to this page. Sponsored content does not receive preferential treatment in any of G2’s ratings.
Ada
Visit Website
Sponsored
You’re seeing this ad based on the product’s relevance to this page. Sponsored content does not receive preferential treatment in any of G2’s ratings.
LiveChat
Visit Website
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (72.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ Contact Us
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Glia
Star Rating
(86)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (72.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ Contact Us
Learn more about GliaZendesk for Customer Service
Star Rating
(6,662)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 Glia excels in Ease of Use with a score of 9.7, while Zendesk Support Suite trails behind at 8.6. Reviewers mention that Glia's intuitive interface and streamlined workflows make it easier for teams to adopt and utilize effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Glia's Quality of Support is outstanding, scoring 9.5 compared to Zendesk's 8.4. Users on G2 highlight Glia's responsive customer service and proactive support, which significantly enhances the user experience.
- Users say that Glia's AI Text Generation capabilities are impressive, scoring 9.8, while Zendesk's score of 7.7 indicates room for improvement. Reviewers appreciate Glia's advanced AI features that help in crafting personalized responses quickly.
- G2 users report that Glia's Customization options are robust, scoring 8.6, compared to Zendesk's 8.0. Users mention that Glia allows for more tailored solutions to fit specific business needs, enhancing overall functionality.
- Reviewers mention that Glia's Seamless Escalation feature, scoring 9.7, is a standout, while Zendesk's score of 8.3 shows it could improve in this area. Users appreciate how Glia facilitates smooth transitions between support tiers, ensuring customer issues are resolved efficiently.
- Users report that Glia's Contextual Engagement features, with a score of 9.3, significantly enhance customer interactions, compared to Zendesk's 8.2. Reviewers highlight Glia's ability to provide relevant information during customer interactions, leading to more meaningful engagements.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Glia
Glia Digital Customer Service Platform
$$$
Contact Us
Glia provides solutions for all customer interactions. To learn more about pricing for Glia's Digital-First Customer Service solutions, please contact Glia at: https://www.glia.com/contact-us
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
Glia
No trial information availableZendesk for Customer Service
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
52
8.6
5,118
Ease of Use
9.7
68
8.6
5,162
Ease of Setup
9.3
59
8.0
3,186
Ease of Admin
9.1
46
8.2
3,073
Quality of Support
9.5
52
8.4
4,796
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
46
8.4
2,999
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
50
8.0
4,771
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.8
2552
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2567
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2492
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2337
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1921
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
2386
|
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
2310
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1724
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1428
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1313
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.8
1387
|
Verified
8.6
33
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
Text Messaging
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
SMS 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
Agentic AI - SMS 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
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
Quality Assurance
9.5
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Engagement
6.3
8
Not enough data
5.4
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Performance
6.4
6
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
9.3
15
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
9.6
17
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
6.5
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
6
Not enough data
Functions
8.9
14
Not enough data
9.6
14
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
6.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contact Center
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative
8.6
16
Not enough data
9.2
16
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
9.4
16
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.1
468
Not enough data
8.1
465
Not enough data
8.3
449
Not enough data
8.1
448
Not enough data
8.2
356
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
471
Not enough data
8.3
468
Not enough data
8.3
463
Not enough data
8.2
464
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
454
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
8.2
112
Administration
9.3
20
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
9.7
24
Not enough data
Security
9.4
22
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.1
859
Not enough data
8.3
716
9.3
5
8.2
684
Not enough data
8.2
749
Support Automation
9.7
5
8.2
714
9.7
5
8.3
757
9.3
5
8.4
711
Not enough data
8.1
788
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.8
204
Feature Not Available
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
Platform
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workforce Management
9.6
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
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
9.3
14
Feature Not Available
9.3
15
7.9
207
8.2
13
Feature Not Available
Communication
9.5
37
8.6
950
|
Verified
9.5
33
8.5
964
|
Verified
6.8
19
8.1
720
9.1
27
8.5
737
|
Verified
9.5
30
8.0
520
Internal Use
8.6
33
8.0
1777
|
Verified
9.4
30
8.5
849
|
Verified
8.4
23
8.1
650
8.2
26
8.5
898
8.1
22
8.6
824
|
Verified
8.7
23
8.3
848
|
Verified
Generative AI
9.4
8
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
9.0
14
8.5
1499
9.2
14
8.5
1436
7.8
12
8.0
1024
8.8
11
7.7
648
8.9
11
8.0
780
Self-Service Platform
9.8
14
8.2
828
8.8
13
8.2
841
8.3
14
7.7
658
9.1
15
8.2
806
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.2
64
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
7.4(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
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.8
8
7.8
67
9.6
8
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
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
Glia and Zendesk for Customer Service are categorized as Digital Customer Service Platforms, Conversational Support, Live Chat, Customer Self-Service, Customer Service Automation, and AI Customer Support Agents
Unique Categories
Glia is categorized as Co-Browsing, Contact Center Quality Assurance, Contact Center, Call Center Infrastructure (CCI), SMS Marketing, and Speech Analytics
Zendesk for Customer Service is categorized as Workforce Management, Conversational Commerce Platforms, Help Desk, Chatbots, Shared Inbox, AI Agents For Business Operations, Complaint Management, Social Customer Service, and Proactive Notification
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Glia
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
Banking
53.2%
Financial Services
35.4%
Insurance
7.6%
Oil & Energy
1.3%
Luxury Goods & Jewelry
1.3%
Other
1.3%
Computer Software
14.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
4.8%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
58.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
Does it integrate with salesforce since in our company we had difficulties to integrate it.
1 Comment
JC
Erick.
Yes....Glia integrates with Salesforce. We can push and pull data to and from Salesforce. We can show Salesforce view in Glia Hub to agents. Glia...Read more
Glia has no more discussions with answers
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
Hunting for software insights?
With over 3 million reviews, we can provide the specific details that help you make an informed software buying decision for your business. Finding the right product is important, let us help.
