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Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Incident IQ
Star Rating
(218)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Incident IQZendesk for Customer Service
Star Rating
(6,686)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
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Zendesk for Customer Service - AC excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Incident IQ. Users appreciate its user-friendly interface that makes navigation seamless, allowing agents to easily manage support tickets and connect with customers across various platforms.
- According to verified reviews, Zendesk's implementation process is praised for its intuitive onboarding, which helps new users get up to speed quickly. In contrast, Incident IQ, while offering a solid experience, has not received recent reviews that highlight its setup process, making it less clear how it compares in this area.
- Users say that Zendesk's ticketing system is robust, enabling agents to create, assign, and resolve tickets efficiently. This is complemented by features that allow for response automation, which users find enhances their productivity. Incident IQ also offers automation but is noted for its collaboration features, allowing agents to attach documentation to tickets, which some users find beneficial for workflow management.
- Reviewers mention that while both platforms provide good support, Zendesk's quality of support is slightly lower than that of Incident IQ. Users of Incident IQ highlight its responsive support team and the helpful resources available, such as trending articles and tips, which contribute to a positive user experience.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Zendesk has a larger user base, reflected in its total number of reviews, which suggests a more established presence in the market. This extensive feedback indicates a broader range of experiences, while Incident IQ's smaller review count may limit the insights available for potential users.
- Users report that both platforms have strong customization options, but Incident IQ stands out with its ability to customize predefined fields and actions, which helps maintain high workflow efficiency. Zendesk, while also customizable, may not offer the same level of flexibility in this regard, according to user feedback.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Incident IQ
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
Incident IQ
No trial information availableZendesk for Customer Service
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
202
8.6
5,140
Ease of Use
8.9
204
8.6
5,184
Ease of Setup
8.9
99
8.0
3,205
Ease of Admin
9.0
105
8.2
3,082
Quality of Support
9.1
185
8.4
4,818
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
101
8.4
3,007
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
199
8.0
4,793
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
8.8
91
8.8
2560
|
Verified
8.8
91
8.7
2575
|
Verified
8.9
92
8.5
2504
|
Verified
8.9
83
8.4
2346
|
Verified
8.7
66
8.2
1922
|
Verified
9.0
91
8.4
2401
|
Verified
9.0
89
8.6
2391
|
Verified
8.8
75
8.3
1860
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.8
26
7.6
384
7.8
26
7.6
384
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.8
246
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
7.9
245
Communication Channels
8.7
81
8.5
2061
|
Verified
8.6
74
8.8
2313
|
Verified
7.9
46
8.4
1730
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
1431
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
1314
|
Verified
Platform
8.0
63
7.8
1388
|
Verified
8.7
79
8.0
1776
|
Verified
8.6
83
8.3
1948
|
Verified
9.0
84
8.2
1739
|
Verified
8.5
80
7.9
2342
|
Verified
8.9
84
8.0
2406
|
Verified
Customization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
HR Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Logistics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability
Not enough data
8.3
667
Not enough data
8.3
664
Not enough data
8.4
634
Reporting
Not enough data
8.3
590
Not enough data
7.9
564
Not enough data
8.2
645
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
179
Not enough data
7.2
178
Asset Inventory
9.2
95
Not enough data
8.7
72
Not enough data
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.1
26
Not enough data
8.1
26
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Asset 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
Management
9.0
89
Not enough data
8.7
74
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
8.2
69
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
7.6
27
Not enough data
7.7
27
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
472
Not enough data
8.3
469
Not enough data
8.3
464
Not enough data
8.2
466
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
455
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
8.2
112
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.1
860
Not enough data
8.3
717
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
83
Not enough data
7.6
77
Not enough data
8.1
85
Automation
Not enough data
8.1
86
Not enough data
8.2
84
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
85
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
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
8.7
79
8.0
1776
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
848
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
650
Not enough data
8.5
897
Not enough data
8.6
823
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
847
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.5
1499
Not enough data
8.5
1436
Not enough data
8.0
1023
Not enough data
7.7
647
Not enough data
8.0
779
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.2
827
Not enough data
8.2
841
Not enough data
7.7
657
Not enough data
8.2
805
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
8.2
63
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
8.1
62
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4(won by default)
76
Not enough data
7.5(won by default)
77
Process
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
563
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
742
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
690
Channels
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
741
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
586
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
564
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
485
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
421
Insight
Not enough data
8.1(won by default)
539
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
647
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
561
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
666
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
9.0
119
Not enough data
8.9
111
Not enough data
8.9
121
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
8.4
108
Not enough data
Reporting
8.9
119
Not enough data
8.7
103
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
Access & Usability
8.0
104
Not enough data
8.5
106
Not enough data
8.6
103
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Service Desk
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
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.4
70
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
8.3
70
Not enough data
8.3
68
Not enough data
8.3
69
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
69
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
70
Not enough data
8.6
71
Not enough data
7.9
69
Autonomy
Not enough data
8.2
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
8
Not enough data
9.1
9
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
9
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
Incident IQ and Zendesk for Customer Service are categorized as Help Desk
Unique Categories
Incident IQ is categorized as HR Service Delivery, IT Asset Management, School Management, and Service Desk
Zendesk for Customer Service is categorized as Workforce Management, Conversational Commerce Platforms, Live Chat, Chatbots, Shared Inbox, AI Customer Support Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, Conversational Support, Complaint Management, Customer Self-Service, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Social Customer Service, and Proactive Notification
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Incident IQ
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
Primary/Secondary Education
38.6%
Information Technology and Services
22.8%
Education Management
21.4%
Computer Software
2.3%
Telecommunications
1.9%
Other
13.0%
Computer Software
14.0%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
4.9%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
58.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
How are you priced?
2 Comments
Official Response from Incident IQ
Incident IQ is priced based on student enrollment, creating a price point that is accessible for districts of all sizes. Read more
Do you integrate with single sign-on providers?
2 Comments
Official Response from Incident IQ
Yes. Incident IQ currently integrates with Google SSO, Azure, and Microsoft Local AD. Integrations with further SSO providers will be released in the near...Read more
Do you have a mobile app?
1 Comment
Official Response from Incident IQ
Yes. Incident IQ features a native mobile app, built for iOS and Android. 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
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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