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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
$19.00 1 user per month billed annually
Podium
Star Rating
(2,036)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansZendesk for Customer Service - AC
Star Rating
(6,662)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 offers a robust Knowledge Base feature, but reviewers mention that Podium's Document Processing capabilities are more intuitive and user-friendly, leading to a higher satisfaction score.
- Reviewers mention that while Zendesk's Customization options are extensive, Podium excels in Personalization, allowing businesses to tailor customer interactions more effectively, which is reflected in their higher ratings.
- Users on G2 highlight that Zendesk's Quality of Support is commendable, but Podium's support team is often described as more responsive and helpful, contributing to a better overall user experience.
- Reviews say that Zendesk's Ease of Setup can be challenging for new users, whereas Podium is frequently praised for its straightforward onboarding process, making it easier for small businesses to get started quickly.
- G2 users report that Zendesk's AI Text Generation features are useful, but Podium's Adaptive Responses are noted for being more effective in engaging customers, leading to better interaction outcomes.
- Users say that while both platforms offer Omnichannel support, Podium's approach is often seen as more seamless, allowing for smoother transitions between different communication channels, which enhances customer satisfaction.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Podium
Core
Contact Us
Per Month
With essential AI features, respond to and convert more leads faster.
- Consolidated Lead Conversion Platform
- Review Management with AI Reponses
- Basic Automations
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
Podium
No trial information availableZendesk for Customer Service - AC
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,727
8.6
5,120
Ease of Use
9.3
1,746
8.6
5,164
Ease of Setup
9.1
1,079
8.0
3,188
Ease of Admin
9.3
881
8.2
3,074
Quality of Support
9.0
1,605
8.4
4,798
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
898
8.4
3,000
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
1,713
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
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
1854
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
385
Not enough data
7.6
385
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.8
246
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
1725
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1429
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1313
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.8
1387
|
Verified
8.2
616
|
Verified
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
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
8.0
39
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
Interaction
8.0
41
Not enough data
8.2
40
Not enough data
8.3
40
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
8.2
40
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
8.1
41
Not enough data
7.9
41
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
5.2
8
Not enough data
6.0
8
Not enough data
6.3
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
8.3
157
Not enough data
7.6
206
Not enough data
9.1
221
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
211
Not enough data
8.6
220
Not enough data
9.3
236
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
195
Not enough data
Customers
8.2
152
Not enough data
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
8.3
222
Not enough data
8.5
222
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
4.4
13
Not enough data
4.5
13
Not enough data
4.2
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
5.0
13
Not enough data
4.9
13
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.6
65
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
Platform Data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.5
63
Not enough data
9.1
65
Not enough data
9.3
65
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.0
62
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Automotive Marketing
6.3
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
Text Messaging
8.7
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
186
Not enough data
8.6
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
213
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
SMS Platform
8.5
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
223
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.6
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
5.7
24
Not enough data
6.1
24
Not enough data
6.6
24
Not enough data
6.4
24
Not enough data
5.8
24
Not enough data
5.7
24
Not enough data
Channels
8.2
323
Not enough data
8.1
322
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Design
8.3
338
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
373
Not enough data
8.4
364
Not enough data
8.6
337
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
234
Not enough data
7.5
229
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
Responses
9.3
15
8.3
63
9.3
15
8.6
68
9.0
15
8.2
68
Automation - AI Agents
8.7
15
7.6
26
8.6
16
7.8
26
8.5
16
7.7
26
8.9
16
7.7
26
8.9
16
7.9
26
Platform
9.1
15
8.3
68
9.1
15
8.3
66
9.2
15
8.4
63
Autonomy - AI Agents
8.7
15
7.9
25
8.9
15
7.6
26
8.7
15
7.5
26
8.0
15
7.6
26
Generative AI
8.6
15
7.8
32
8.8
15
8.2
31
Responses
8.9
32
8.1
468
8.4
33
8.1
465
8.9
33
8.3
449
Feature Not Available
8.1
448
8.2
32
8.2
356
Platform
Feature Not Available
8.6
471
Feature Not Available
8.3
468
8.5
31
8.3
463
8.5
31
8.2
464
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.8
32
Feature Not Available
8.9
31
8.4
454
Generative AI
8.1
32
8.2
113
8.1
31
8.2
112
Conversational Platform
8.7
294
8.1
859
8.4
252
8.3
716
8.3
165
8.2
684
8.5
179
8.2
749
Support Automation
8.5
257
8.2
714
8.3
165
8.3
757
8.7
167
8.4
711
8.1
173
8.1
788
Generative AI
7.5
152
7.8
204
7.5
154
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
7.7
246
Feature Not Available
7.5
243
7.9
207
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Communication
9.2
697
|
Verified
8.6
950
|
Verified
9.0
722
|
Verified
8.5
964
|
Verified
8.1
509
8.1
720
9.0
664
|
Verified
8.5
737
|
Verified
7.3
295
8.0
520
Internal Use
8.2
616
|
Verified
8.0
1777
|
Verified
8.9
677
|
Verified
8.5
849
|
Verified
8.6
646
|
Verified
8.1
650
8.6
627
|
Verified
8.5
898
8.8
634
|
Verified
8.6
824
|
Verified
8.5
598
|
Verified
8.3
848
|
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
1024
Not enough data
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
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
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
6.8
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.8
10
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
Basic Communication
8.4
42
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
7.3
37
Not enough data
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.0
7
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Access
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Advanced Features
6.7
39
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
39
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
Consumer Intelligence
9.1
629
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
518
Not enough data
8.5
559
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
524
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
648
|
Verified
Not enough data
Media Monitoring
8.5
518
Not enough data
7.3
199
Not enough data
8.3
511
Not enough data
In-House Management
8.6
503
Not enough data
8.6
503
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
138
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Reputation Management
5.2
11
Not enough data
5.3
11
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
Not enough data
5.6
11
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
Podium and Zendesk for Customer Service - AC are categorized as AI Agents For Business Operations, Shared Inbox, Conversational Support, Chatbots, and Live Chat
Unique Categories
Podium is categorized as AI Chatbots, Customer Communications Management, SMS Marketing, Automotive Marketing, Conversational Marketing, Online Reputation Management, and VoIP Providers
Zendesk for Customer Service - AC is categorized as Workforce Management, Conversational Commerce Platforms, Help Desk, AI Customer Support Agents, Complaint Management, Customer Self-Service, Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Social Customer Service, and Proactive Notification
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Podium
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
Automotive
19.9%
Retail
13.8%
Consumer Services
9.1%
Construction
7.9%
Furniture
6.2%
Other
43.0%
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
How can I make people interact with the chat feature better?
3 Comments
JJ
Let them know about how easy it is to connect to the company they are using. It's a direct connection between the customer and service techs.Read more
How can online reviews help my business?
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VL
In a day and age of online reviews, the majority of the people nowadays are choosing their services/companies based on their online popularity/reviews. Read more
How do I edit my templates ( If this is not a permissions issues )
2 Comments
JP
If it is not a permissions issue then to be honest I am not sure. You can create new templates. When I login to Podium on a computer it tells me that you...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
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