Compare Glia and Zendesk for Customer Service 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (72.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ Contact Us
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Glia
Star Rating
(87)4.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (72.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$$$ Contact Us
Learn more about GliaZendesk for Customer Service
Star Rating
(6,807)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 providing a streamlined user experience, with many users appreciating its minimalist design and intuitive interface. This makes managing customer queries more efficient, as all tickets and emails are consolidated in one place.
- Users say that Glia stands out for its exceptional customer support, with many praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the team. One user highlighted that they have never had a bad experience with Glia's support, which can be a significant advantage for businesses needing reliable assistance.
- Reviewers mention that Zendesk for Customer Service offers robust features like generative AI services, which help create multi-level responses based on customer inquiries. This capability is particularly valued for enhancing the overall customer experience and improving response times.
- According to verified reviews, Glia's setup process is noted for being seamless and user-friendly, with one user specifically enjoying the easy implementation of its recording and analytics functions. This can be a crucial factor for businesses looking to get up and running quickly.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Zendesk for Customer Service has a higher overall satisfaction score, Glia's users rate its ease of use and quality of support even higher, indicating that Glia may be more user-friendly for certain workflows and customer interactions.
- Users report that Zendesk for Customer Service has a larger market presence and a wealth of features, but Glia's innovative tools, such as its voice assistant and AI cortex wrap-up summary, show promise for solving specific user challenges and enhancing engagement.
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
5,181
Ease of Use
9.7
68
8.6
5,288
Ease of Setup
9.3
59
8.0
3,250
Ease of Admin
9.1
46
8.2
3,114
Quality of Support
9.5
52
8.4
4,916
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.6
46
8.4
3,037
Product Direction (% positive)
9.8
50
8.0
4,835
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.8
2582
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2610
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2539
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2371
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1934
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2409
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
2409
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1864
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
388
Not enough data
7.6
387
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.8
247
Not enough data
7.9
245
Not enough data
8.0
247
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.5
2068
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2332
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1747
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1435
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1324
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.7
1390
|
Verified
8.6
33
8.0
1781
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1956
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1766
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2368
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2418
|
Verified
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
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
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
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 Chatbots
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
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
8.2
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
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
860
Not enough data
8.3
716
9.3
5
8.2
683
Not enough data
8.2
748
Support Automation
9.7
5
8.1
713
9.7
5
8.3
757
9.3
5
8.4
715
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
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
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
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
85
Generative AI
9.3
14
Feature Not Available
9.3
15
7.9
206
8.2
13
Feature Not Available
Communication
9.5
37
8.6
949
|
Verified
9.5
33
8.5
964
|
Verified
6.8
19
8.1
719
9.1
27
8.5
736
|
Verified
9.5
30
8.0
520
Internal Use
8.6
33
8.0
1781
|
Verified
9.4
30
8.5
847
|
Verified
8.4
23
8.1
649
8.2
26
8.5
897
8.1
22
8.6
826
|
Verified
8.7
23
8.3
847
|
Verified
Generative AI
9.4
8
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
9.0
14
8.5
1509
9.2
14
8.5
1440
7.8
12
8.0
1024
8.8
11
7.7
647
8.9
11
8.0
779
Self-Service Platform
9.8
14
8.2
829
8.8
13
8.2
845
8.3
14
7.7
663
9.1
15
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
9.8
8
7.8
67
9.6
8
7.7
66
Voice Recognition - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Synthesis - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and privacy - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
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
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.4
72
Not enough data
8.1
70
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
Glia and Zendesk for Customer Service are categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Conversational Support, Live Chat, Customer Self-Service, and AI Agents For Business Operations
Unique Categories
Glia is categorized as Co-Browsing, Contact Center Quality Assurance, Call Center Infrastructure (CCI), Contact Center, AI Chatbots, and AI Voice Assistants
Zendesk for Customer Service is categorized as Help Desk, Workforce Management, Chatbots, Complaint Management, Conversational Commerce Platforms, Social Customer Service, Proactive Notification, and Shared Inbox
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
14.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
5.0%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
58.0%
Discussions
What is call center software for banks?
1 Comment
Official Response from Glia
Banking call center software is a specialized communication system that lets financial institutions handle customer service interactions efficiently. Banking...Read more
How easy is integrating Glia’s voice chat and AI voice solutions with existing systems?
1 Comment
Official Response from Glia
Glia offers pre-built integrations and a ChannelLess® Architecture that seamlessly connects voice, digital, and AI channels with your existing tech stack....Read more
What makes Glia’s AI voice solutions different from traditional contact center technologies?
1 Comment
Official Response from Glia
Glia’s AI voice solutions unify human and AI interactions on one platform, offering predictive routing, cognitive quality management, and AI-powered...Read 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
JC
There is not a free version of Zendesk, but there are multiple pricing options depending on the size of your organization/agents. 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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