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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (84.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Nexthink
Star Rating
(370)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (84.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about NexthinkZendesk for Customer Service
Star Rating
(6,660)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.
- Users report that Zendesk Support Suite offers a robust ticketing system with features like automated ticket routing, but reviewers mention that Nexthink excels in providing real-time user experience insights, making it a better choice for enterprises focused on IT performance.
- Reviewers mention that while both products have an ease of use score of 8.6, Zendesk Support Suite's interface can feel cluttered at times, whereas users on G2 appreciate Nexthink's intuitive dashboard that simplifies monitoring and analytics.
- Users say that Zendesk Support Suite's quality of support is rated at 8.4, but many reviewers highlight that Nexthink's support team is more responsive and knowledgeable, reflected in its higher score of 9.1.
- G2 users report that Zendesk Support Suite has a lower entry-level price of $19.00, making it more accessible for mid-market businesses, while Nexthink's pricing is not disclosed, which may deter smaller companies from considering it.
- Reviewers mention that both products have similar ease of setup scores, but users report that Nexthink's setup process is slightly more streamlined, allowing for quicker deployment in enterprise environments.
- Users on G2 highlight that Nexthink's product direction and branding scores are significantly higher, with many stating that the company is more innovative and responsive to market needs compared to Zendesk Support Suite, which has a more traditional approach.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Nexthink
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
Nexthink
Free Trial is available
Zendesk for Customer Service
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
262
8.6
5,118
Ease of Use
8.5
264
8.6
5,162
Ease of Setup
8.4
223
8.0
3,186
Ease of Admin
8.5
229
8.2
3,073
Quality of Support
9.1
259
8.4
4,796
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
229
8.4
2,999
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
251
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
Not enough data
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
User Analysis
8.1
9
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
User Support
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
Walkthrough Type
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Platform Basics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Adoption Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Analytics
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Product 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
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
Monitoring
8.5
51
Not enough data
7.0
44
Not enough data
6.8
40
Not enough data
8.2
48
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
49
Not enough data
7.7
37
Not enough data
8.5
44
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
7.2
38
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
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
AI Automation - Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.6
26
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.1
859
Not enough data
8.3
716
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
Experience
8.9
176
Not enough data
8.6
180
Not enough data
Management
8.7
188
Not enough data
8.4
182
Not enough data
7.1
161
Not enough data
8.7
184
Not enough data
8.6
180
Not enough data
Performance
8.8
185
Not enough data
8.5
175
Not enough data
8.8
184
Not enough data
8.1
181
Not enough data
8.4
180
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
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
207
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
Not enough data
8.0
1777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
849
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
650
Not enough data
8.5
898
Not enough data
8.6
824
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
848
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
8.5
8
8.5
1499
8.6
7
8.5
1436
8.3
6
8.0
1024
6.7
7
7.7
648
8.8
8
8.0
780
Self-Service Platform
8.8
10
8.2
828
9.4
8
8.2
841
7.6
7
7.7
658
7.7
8
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
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
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
Nexthink and Zendesk for Customer Service are categorized as Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
Nexthink is categorized as Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Management, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, ServiceNow Store Apps, Product Analytics, and Digital Adoption Platform
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 Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Social Customer Service, and Proactive Notification
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Nexthink
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
16.2%
Financial Services
6.4%
Oil & Energy
4.0%
Insurance
4.0%
Hospital & Health Care
3.7%
Other
65.9%
Computer Software
14.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
4.8%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
58.1%
Discussions
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CS
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Is it plan to have the new VMware Horizon session and host "metrics" be available for Windows 8.1? It will be very useful to help us during this Covid/home office period before migrating to Windows 10.
1 Comment
IH
Hi Florian-
We are not planning to support Windows 8.1 images in the Horizon VM. We currently support troubleshooting VDI and SBC desktops and apps on...Read more
When looking at self-heal and self-help what is the roadmap Nexthink has for the tool ?
1 Comment
IH
Hi Ionut. I would suggest reaching out to your Account Manager to discuss product road map questions. If you want me connect you, please let me know.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
What is Zendesk Support Suite?
4 Comments
VC
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