Compare OTRS and Zendesk for Customer Service 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
OTRS
Star Rating
(38)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (59.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about OTRSZendesk 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
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Zendesk for Customer Service excels in user experience, with many users highlighting its intuitive interface and clear guidelines. One user mentioned that it has "completely transformed how I handle customer support," making it easier to manage communications across various platforms.
- Users say OTRS provides a solid organizational structure for customer communication, with features like ticket categorization that are particularly beneficial for larger teams. Reviewers appreciate its "clean UI," which contributes to an overall easy-to-use experience.
- According to verified reviews, Zendesk for Customer Service stands out for its quick implementation process. Users have noted that the onboarding wizard is intuitive, allowing for a smoother transition compared to OTRS, which has received mixed feedback on setup ease.
- Reviewers mention that while OTRS scores slightly higher in customization options, Zendesk offers robust integration capabilities that allow users to access customer information seamlessly, such as linking to Chargebee accounts directly within the platform.
- Users highlight the quality of support provided by Zendesk, with many praising its responsiveness and helpfulness. In contrast, OTRS users have expressed some dissatisfaction with support, indicating that it could be improved to better assist users in their day-to-day operations.
- G2 reviewers note that Zendesk for Customer Service has a more extensive user base, reflected in its significantly higher number of reviews. This suggests a broader community and more resources for troubleshooting and best practices, which can be a crucial factor for new users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
OTRS
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
OTRS
No trial information availableZendesk for Customer Service
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
33
8.6
5,169
Ease of Use
9.1
33
8.6
5,269
Ease of Setup
7.9
8
8.0
3,236
Ease of Admin
6.9
7
8.2
3,105
Quality of Support
9.0
28
8.4
4,898
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
6.7
6
8.4
3,029
Product Direction (% positive)
7.1
32
8.0
4,824
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
9.1
27
|
Verified
8.8
2577
|
Verified
8.8
27
|
Verified
8.7
2603
|
Verified
8.9
25
|
Verified
8.5
2530
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.4
2364
|
Verified
8.8
23
|
Verified
8.2
1930
|
Verified
8.7
25
8.4
2407
|
Verified
8.8
27
|
Verified
8.6
2406
|
Verified
8.5
18
|
Verified
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
8.4
19
|
Verified
8.5
2066
|
Verified
8.4
22
|
Verified
8.8
2327
|
Verified
7.5
16
|
Verified
8.4
1744
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
1435
|
Verified
7.8
15
|
Verified
8.0
1322
|
Verified
Platform
Feature Not Available
7.7
1390
|
Verified
6.7
8
|
Verified
8.0
1781
|
Verified
7.5
8
|
Verified
8.3
1956
|
Verified
8.7
5
|
Verified
8.2
1761
|
Verified
8.3
21
|
Verified
7.9
2364
|
Verified
8.6
23
|
Verified
8.0
2416
|
Verified
Administration
9.3
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
Service Desk
9.3
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
20
|
Verified
Not enough data
Management
8.5
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
13
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
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
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
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
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
6.7
8
|
Verified
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
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
OTRS and Zendesk for Customer Service are categorized as Help Desk
Unique Categories
OTRS is categorized as IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
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
OTRS
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
Pharmaceuticals
29.7%
Information Technology and Services
10.8%
Higher Education
8.1%
Outsourcing/Offshoring
5.4%
Computer Software
5.4%
Other
40.5%
Computer Software
14.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
5.0%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
57.9%
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