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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Plivo
Star Rating
(747)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansZendesk for Customer Service - AC
Star Rating
(6,664)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
Browse all 7 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Zendesk Support Suite excels in its ticketing system, with a score of 9.0, making it a preferred choice for organizations that prioritize efficient ticket management. In contrast, Plivo's ticketing system, while functional, does not match this level of performance.
- Reviewers mention that Plivo shines in its SMS messaging capabilities, particularly with features like Bulk SMS and Two-Way Text Messaging, which received high ratings. Zendesk Support Suite, while offering communication tools, does not focus as heavily on SMS functionalities.
- G2 users highlight that Zendesk Support Suite provides a robust knowledge base with a score of 8.6, which is crucial for self-service support. Plivo's knowledge management features, while adequate, do not offer the same depth, scoring lower in this area.
- Users on G2 report that Plivo's ease of integration is a standout feature, scoring 8.9, which is beneficial for businesses looking to connect various tools seamlessly. Zendesk Support Suite, while also offering integrations, scores slightly lower at 8.4, indicating a potential gap in flexibility.
- Reviewers mention that Zendesk Support Suite's quality of support is rated at 8.4, which is commendable, but Plivo edges ahead with a score of 8.6, suggesting that users may find Plivo's customer service more responsive and helpful.
- Users say that Plivo's automation features, particularly in customer interaction automation, are highly rated, making it a strong choice for businesses looking to streamline their communication processes. Zendesk Support Suite, while offering automation, does not have the same level of user satisfaction in this area.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Plivo
Starter
Starting at $25.00
Per Month
- $10 free credits
- AI Agents for Customer service, Marketing campaigns, Alerts & Reminders, Conversational marketing
- Vibe Agent Builder
Zendesk for Customer Service - AC
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
Plivo
Free Trial is available
Zendesk for Customer Service - AC
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
522
8.6
5,120
Ease of Use
9.0
534
8.6
5,164
Ease of Setup
8.9
402
8.0
3,188
Ease of Admin
9.0
394
8.2
3,074
Quality of Support
8.6
477
8.4
4,798
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
385
8.4
3,000
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
488
8.0
4,773
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
2494
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2338
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
1921
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2398
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
2386
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1854
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
385
Feature Not Available
7.6
385
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.8
246
Not enough data
7.9
245
Feature Not Available
8.0
246
Communication Channels
Feature Not Available
8.5
2060
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2310
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1725
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
1429
|
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
Authentication type
8.3
8
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Implementation
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Messenger
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Feature Not Available
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
Customers
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text Messaging
7.2
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
6.9
6
Not enough data
SMS Platform
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
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
Functionality
9.0
334
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
322
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
311
|
Verified
Not enough data
Support
8.7
331
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
278
|
Verified
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
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
454
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
113
Feature Not Available
8.2
112
Conversational Platform
8.7
5
8.1
859
8.3
5
8.3
716
8.3
5
8.2
684
Feature Not Available
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
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
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
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
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
8.0
520
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.0
1777
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
849
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.5
1499
Not enough data
8.5
1436
Feature Not Available
8.0
1024
Feature Not Available
7.7
648
Not enough data
8.0
780
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.2
828
Not enough data
8.2
841
Not enough data
7.7
658
Not enough data
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
Feature Not Available
8.7
63
Not enough data
8.6
61
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
7.7
66
Platform Basics - Phone Verification
8.5
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
Additional Features - Phone Verification
7.0
9
Not enough data
6.9
7
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Phone Verification
Not enough data
Not enough data
WhatsApp Messaging - WhatsApp Marketing
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
WhatsApp Business Platform - WhatsApp Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Messaging - RCS Business Messaging
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
Security / Verification - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics / Deliverability - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI - RCS Business Messaging
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Campaigns
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Engagement
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Feature Not Available
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
Plivo and Zendesk for Customer Service - AC are categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, AI Agents For Business Operations, Customer Service Automation, Conversational Support, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Chatbots, Live Chat, Help Desk, and Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
Zendesk for Customer Service - AC is categorized as Workforce Management, Conversational Commerce Platforms, Shared Inbox, Complaint Management, Social Customer Service, and Proactive Notification
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Plivo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Zendesk for Customer Service - AC
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
19.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Telecommunications
5.4%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
53.9%
Computer Software
14.1%
Information Technology and Services
12.7%
Financial Services
5.8%
Retail
4.8%
Consumer Services
4.4%
Other
58.1%
Discussions
Can you add emoji use to texting with Plivo ?
2 Comments
HD
Hi Raquel, We do support this feature and emojis can be added and sent through inbound and outbound SMS. We're putting together a quick how to for you and...Read more
Where can I see the pricing for all countries you support?
1 Comment
Official Response from Plivo
You can see detailed pricing at https://www.plivo.com/pricing/Read more
Does anybody from Ethiopia use Plivo, if so do you have deliverability issues some times?
1 Comment
HD
Hi there - I checked with our Plivo support team and the last known issue that was raised with us was in July and was due to a two week Internet blackout in...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
Zendesk Suite is the collection of Zendesk products and capabilities that provide you with the tools you need to create a complete omnichannel support...Read more
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