About Zoho Desk

Zoho Desk is a cloud-based help desk platform designed to help businesses of all sizes manage customer service. Key features include customer support tickets, a customer support portal, contract management, and report creation. The solution collates interactions from various media such as email, phone, chat, social media, a self-service portal, forums, and forms and presents them in one place.

Zoho Desk enables users to make custom changes, such as renaming tabs, adding new departments, customizing email templates, defining business hours, and adding help folders. Tasks such as ticket assignment, service escalations, notification rules, and time-based actions can be automated by setting workflow rules. The solution provides customizable and scheduled reports, happiness ratings, and a graphical dashboard for analyzing customer satisfaction.

The platform integrates with Zoho customer relationship management (CRM), which facilitates the addition of customer information into tickets logged in Zoho Desk and enables service agents to know more about the customers.

Pricing starting from:

$14.00/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Key benefits of Zoho Desk

- 50% faster implementation than most customer service software.

- Dedicated training program with a shallow learning curve.

- Customizable workspace that works across any industry, brand, and department.

- Hassle-free migration with the help of our account executives.

- No hidden costs, long-term contracts, and lock-ins.

- Compliant with data protection laws, such as GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA.

Typical Customers

  • Freelancers
  • Small Businesses (2-50)
  • Mid-size Companies (51-500)
  • Large enterprises (500 and more)

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premise

Markets

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and 23 others

Supported Languages

Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch and 14 others

Pricing starting from:

$14.00/month

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

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Features

Total features of Zoho Desk: 159

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  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Account Management Software
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Routing
  • Automatic Call Distribution
  • Autoresponders
  • Batch Communications
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM Software
  • Call Center Management
  • Call Logging
  • Call Monitoring Software
  • Call Recording Software
  • Call Reporting
  • Call Routing
  • Call Scripting
  • Call Tracking Software
  • Call Transfer
  • Callback Scheduling
  • Canned Responses
  • Case Management Software
  • Catalog Management Software
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot Software
  • Churn Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Computer Telephony Integration
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Content Management System (CMS) Software
  • Customer Communication
  • Customer Complaint Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Engagement Software
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Service Analytics
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard Software
  • Data Import/Export
  • Decision Support Software
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Management Software
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Management Software
  • Email Templates
  • Event Triggered Actions
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing Software
  • For Insurance Industry
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Gamification Software
  • Help Desk Management
  • IVR Software
  • Inbound Call Center
  • Inbox Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Interactive Content
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Scheduling
  • Issue Tracking Software
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management Software
  • Lead Management Software
  • Live Chat Software
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Manual Dialer
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Offline Form
  • On-Demand Communications
  • Onboarding Software
  • Online Forums
  • Outbound Call Center
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization and Behavioral Targeting Software
  • Pre-built Templates
  • Predictive Analytics Software
  • Prioritization
  • Proactive Chat
  • Project Management Software
  • Quality Assurance
  • Queue Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Recurring Issues
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Management
  • Rich Text Editor
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Routing
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SEO Management
  • SMS Messaging
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Pipeline Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Single Sign On Software
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring Software
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Management Software
  • Template Management
  • Templates
  • Text Analysis Software
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Management
  • Transcripts/Chat History
  • Transfers/Routing
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Management
  • Video Support
  • Virtual Assistant Software
  • VoIP Connection
  • Website Integration
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management Software

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Reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5
(2,162)
Value for Money
4.5/5
Features
4.5/5
Ease of Use
4.4/5
Customer Support Software
4.3/5

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Peter
Peter
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great on its own, OUTSTANDING when synced with Zoho CRM

Reviewed on 23/07/2019

Pros

The integration with Zoho CRM is game-changing. It's so simple to set up and gives our Sales + Customer Service teams complete transparency into what the other is doing.

It's really intuitive — of all the Zoho apps, Desk is the best for ease-of-use and straightforward UI. I like it even more than Zendesk.

Powerful automation features.

Love the customer portal + knowledge base, we use it every day.

Nice little features like snippets or copy-pasting knowledge base articles mean that ticket response is a breeze.

Cons

Sometimes some of the default email templates can be a little bit funky, but that was an easy fix.

Alternatives Considered

Freshdesk and Zendesk Suite

Reasons for Switching to Zoho Desk

The Zoho CRM integration. Other tools require you to pay for an expensive Salesforce account, but Zoho Desk came as part of the Zoho One suite. I couldn't be happier with it.
Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Computer & Network Security
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support Software
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

a very useful tool for organizations and MSP teams

Reviewed on 27/09/2023

In general terms, a very good experience, a tool that makes our work much easier by optimizing...

In general terms, a very good experience, a tool that makes our work much easier by optimizing procedures.

Pros

I like the customization of the system, creation of workflows, and automation

Cons

I would like the function to be included natively to close a ticket permanently after a specific number of days.Since one of the deficiencies is that I have clients who sometimes respond to emails from a few months ago and the ticket is reopened, there is an option to open a new ticket based on that type of responses but it is only with the highest subscription which is the enterprise and my subscription is the standard one.

Reasons for Switching to Zoho Desk

ease of use, is located in the cloud and integrates with our other zoho tools (CRM/Campaigns, etc.)
Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Computer & Network Security
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support Software
  • Likelihood to recommend 1.0 /10

Everything is in BETA, after you are sold into a purchase...

Reviewed on 24/08/2018

I realized I need a product that will fully integrate with my Google contacts and calendar, be able...

I realized I need a product that will fully integrate with my Google contacts and calendar, be able to track time spent on site or on a remote support session and be able to do this without switching and spending 5 minutes trying to get all of the information together for an invoice from: contacts; reentering the same job in Invoices instead of it linking to Desk, and move on to the next client.

Pros

It was pretty easy to setup, they did have issues on their end with the custom domain pointing, but were willing to help out.

HTTPS had to be requested and is not a part of the package unless you call up and request it.

Cons

I purchased a package from Zoho – Desk and Invoicing – so I can bill clients for time spent on a service call. Calls can be a remote support session or onsite.

After trying out their product and setting everything up with just Desk, their sales pitch led me to believe that their Invoicing product would be needed to integrate with Desk in order to bill clients directly.

The company then sent me an invoice to pay for an annual subscription for Desk and Invoice. I was told multiple times that I could use it on my phone and on the web. It would led me open a timesheet and connect it to the Desk ticket. Nope. Not on the phone though I was told otherwise.

So far, everything does not work as advertised.

The support reps keep telling me that their integrations are in BETA.

BETA was never mentioned during any of the calls or email until it did NOT work as advertised. I even have screen shots of the word BETA on the screens.

I would not recommend this product and would put up an advisory on your website indicating that most of their “integrations” are in BETA.

I am further contacting my bank and the Attorney General for California.

I don’t pay for BETA software.

Is there another company that actually fulfills their sales pitches?

Sanjay
Sanjay
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support Software
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Zoho Desk- Efficient Support Tool

Reviewed on 17/06/2024

It's great. Good tool and does the job.

It's great. Good tool and does the job.

Pros

Easy Setup
Good 3rd Party Intergration
Provides the user experience we need

Cons

There should be more telephony providers for more countries

Emily
Emily
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support Software
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

For managing tickets and tasks, Zoho Desk provides all I need

Reviewed on 02/08/2023

Maintain the things we offer by attending to the routine upkeep tasks that clients email us about....

Maintain the things we offer by attending to the routine upkeep tasks that clients email us about. Provide a formal record of the work completed, and check to see that our employees are following through.

Pros

Setup and use are breezes. Whenever a new customer is added, a ticket is created and an email is sent to our staff. To stay on top of things at work, a dashboard is invaluable.

Cons

Zoho Desk can do the job, but it lacks the sophistication of other Service Desk software. The SaaS model requires you to take into account that the product's degree of customizability can be limiting at times.

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Zoho Desk FAQs

Below are some frequently asked questions for Zoho Desk.

Zoho Desk offers the following pricing plans:

Free - up to 3 users, forever! Express - $7/user/month billed annually Standard - $14/user/month billed annually Professional - $23/user/month billed annually Enterprise - $40/user/month billed annually A 15-day free trial is available.

Zoho Desk has the following typical customers:

Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000

Zoho Desk supports the following languages:

Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

Zoho Desk supports the following devices:

Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)

Zoho Desk integrates with the following applications:

Aircall, Asana, Bigin by Zoho CRM, Clearbit, GoTo Connect, Google Analytics 360, Google Workspace, Intercom, Jira, Kookoo, Mailchimp, Meta for Business, Microsoft Teams, Pipedrive, RingCentral Contact Center, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Slack, SurveyMonkey, Trello, Twilio, Twitter/X, Zadarma, Zapier, Zoho Analytics, Zoho Assist, Zoho Billing, Zoho Books, Zoho BugTracker, Zoho CRM, Zoho Cliq, Zoho Creator, Zoho Flow, Zoho Forms, Zoho Inventory, Zoho Invoice, Zoho SalesIQ, Zoho Social, Zoho Sprints, Zoho Survey, babelforce

Zoho Desk offers the following support options:

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base Software, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat

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