Compare Influitive and Zendesk for Customer Service 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Influitive
Star Rating
(396)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about InfluitiveZendesk for Customer Service
Star Rating
(6,786)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
Browse all 7 pricing plansInfluitive vs Zendesk for Customer Service
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Zendesk for Customer Service is easier to set up , while reviewers preferred administration and ease of doing business with Influitive overall.
- Influitive and Zendesk for Customer Service both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Influitive is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Influitive over Zendesk for Customer Service.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Influitive
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
Influitive
No trial information availableZendesk for Customer Service
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
333
8.6
5,169
Ease of Use
8.6
330
8.6
5,269
Ease of Setup
7.7
233
8.0
3,236
Ease of Admin
8.4
265
8.2
3,105
Quality of Support
9.2
315
8.4
4,898
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
263
8.4
3,029
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
320
8.0
4,824
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.8
2577
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2603
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2530
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2364
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1930
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2407
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
2406
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1862
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
386
Not enough data
7.6
385
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.8
246
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
8.0
246
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.5
2066
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2327
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1744
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1435
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1322
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.7
1390
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1781
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1956
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1761
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
2364
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
2416
|
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
Marketing Gamification
8.5
57
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
7.2
43
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Gamification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
8.0
48
Not enough data
8.5
50
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
8.2
60
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
Content Sharing
9.1
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Dashboard
7.8
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
8.6
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Advocacy
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
756
Not enough data
8.4
714
Not enough data
8.1
788
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
203
Not enough data
7.8
202
Messaging Channels
Not enough data
7.6
78
Not enough data
9.0
170
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
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
962
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
719
Not enough data
8.5
735
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
520
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.0
1781
|
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
825
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
845
|
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
Agentic AI - Customer Advocacy
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Community Building
8.0
48
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
Community Improvement
8.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Analytics
7.9
49
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.0
54
Not enough data
7.5
43
Not enough data
Community Management
8.2
50
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 - Online Community 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
Discovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Insight
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Mobile
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
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
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
6
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
Influitive and Zendesk for Customer Service share no categories
Unique Categories
Influitive is categorized as Customer Advocacy, Online Community Management, Gamification, and Employee Advocacy
Zendesk for Customer Service is categorized as Workforce Management, Conversational Commerce Platforms, Help Desk, 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
Influitive
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
Computer Software
45.2%
Information Technology and Services
14.0%
E-Learning
6.2%
Marketing and Advertising
5.4%
Internet
4.1%
Other
25.1%
Computer Software
14.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
5.0%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
57.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What kinds of components are installed? Can you connect referrals to salesforce opportunities?
1 Comment
CB
Yes, Influitive can connect with Salesforce for Referrals. The integration is specific and uses something called Salesforce for Referrals 2.0. I've worked...Read more
Being new to advocacy do you have any tips and tricks you could share to the newbies that would help us grow the advocacy :)
1 Comment
JA
Promote your program everywhere. Evangelize it to everyone in your company. Add an email signature to the bottom of your email, create a welcome video, and...Read more
Influitive 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
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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