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Best Zendesk Alternatives

Considering Zendesk? Here are the 24 best AI Customer Service Tool alternatives we've reviewed, ranked by our score.

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Fin

Mid-market and enterprise businesses seeking an AI agent to automate customer service across multiple channels and helpdesks

8.5
Rank #1 of 9 AI support agents
Best:Channels10
Weakest:Pricing6
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $0.99No free plan
100% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Intercom

Customer support teams ranging from startups to large enterprises

8.2
Rank #3 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Channels10
Weakest:Pricing5.5
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $39No free plan
100% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Zendesk vs Intercom →
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Gorgias

E-commerce brands scaling customer support

7.6
Rank #7 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Running a support team10
Weakest:Support and branding3.8
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $10No free plan
98% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Freshworks

IT teams

7.8
Rank #5 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Running a support team10
Weakest:Support and branding6.2
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $19No free plan
89% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Front

Startups, enterprises, and omnichannel support teams

7.6
Rank #7 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Running a support team10
Weakest:Pricing5.5
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $35No free plan
100% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Zoho

SMBs to enterprise businesses seeking an all-in-one suite with CRM, helpdesk, and AI automation

9.0
Rank #1 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Pricing10
Weakest:AI that answers your customers7.5
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $9Free plan
95% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Dixa

Customer service teams from growing to enterprise scale

5.9
Rank #15 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Running a support team10
Weakest:Pricing2
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: no
From $118 (€109)No free plan
97% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Kustomer

B2C and B2B companies seeking an AI-native CX platform with unified customer timelines and omnichannel support

8.1
Rank #4 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Running a support team10
Weakest:Support and branding1.2
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
Price not publishedNo free plan
73% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Botpress

SMBs and enterprises building AI-powered customer support agents and helpdesks without heavy engineering resources

7.5
Rank #3 of 11 AI chatbot builders
Best:Channels10
Weakest:Support and branding5
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $189Free plan
86% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Help Scout

Growing teams managing customer support across multiple channels

7.8
Rank #5 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Running a support team10
Weakest:Support and branding6.2
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $30Free plan
100% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Yuma AI

DTC e-commerce brands automating customer support inbox

6.0
Rank #7 of 9 AI support agents
Best:AI that answers your customers8.8
Weakest:Running a support team2
Ticketing: noHelp center: noSLA policies: noHIPAA: no
From $14,400 per yearNo free plan
96% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Zendesk vs Yuma AI →
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Ada

Mid-market and enterprise companies seeking AI-first automated customer service at scale

6.1
Rank #5 of 9 AI support agents
Best:Security and privacy8.5
Weakest:Support and branding1.2
Ticketing: noHelp center: noSLA policies: noHIPAA: yes
Price not publishedNo free plan
79% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Bland

Developers and teams building AI phone call automation

5.3
Rank #3 of 3 voice agent platforms
Best:Security and privacy8.8
Weakest:Support and branding1.2
Ticketing: noHelp center: noSLA policies: noHIPAA: yes
From $0.14Free plan
82% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Forethought

AI-powered customer support automation for teams and enterprises

6.3
Rank #4 of 9 AI support agents
Best:Integrations10
Weakest:Running a support team0
Ticketing: noHelp center: noSLA policies: noHIPAA: yes
Price not publishedNo free plan
84% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Richpanel

E-commerce stores needing multi-brand support, advanced analytics, and automation

7.4
Rank #9 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Running a support team10
Weakest:Support and branding3.8
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $89No free plan
83% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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tawk.to

Small to large businesses seeking a free, all-in-one customer communication platform with live chat, CRM, and AI automation

6.5
Rank #14 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Pricing8.8
Weakest:Security and privacy1
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: noHIPAA: no
From $0Free plan
97% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Chatbase

SMBs and mid-market teams seeking no-code AI agents for customer support, sales, and product guidance across chat, email, and voice

7.9
Rank #2 of 11 AI chatbot builders
Best:Integrations10
Weakest:Support and branding5
Ticketing: yesHelp center: noSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $40Free plan
91% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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My AskAI

Companies using AI for customer support, from startups to large enterprises

5.8
Rank #7 of 11 AI chatbot builders
Best:Integrations10
Weakest:Running a support team2
Ticketing: noHelp center: noSLA policies: noHIPAA: no
From $199No free plan
91% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Tidio

Small to mid-sized businesses needing live chat with AI automation

7.2
Rank #12 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Integrations10
Weakest:Support and branding6.2
Ticketing: yesHelp center: noSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $29Free plan
98% from published facts · checked 26 Sep
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Zendesk vs Tidio →
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eDesk

E-commerce and marketplace support teams

5.9
Rank #15 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Running a support team10
Weakest:Security and privacy1.8
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: no
From $49No free plan
87% from published facts · checked 26 Sep
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Zendesk vs eDesk →
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Capacity

Mid-market and enterprise contact centers seeking unified AI-powered customer support automation

6.9
Rank #3 of 9 AI support agents
Best:Integrations10
Weakest:Support and branding1.2
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: noHIPAA: yes
Price not publishedNo free plan
76% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Zendesk vs Capacity →
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Hiver

Small to large teams seeking multi-channel customer support with email, chat, Slack and voice in one workspace

7.4
Rank #9 of 16 helpdesks
Best:Running a support team10
Weakest:Support and branding2.5
Ticketing: yesHelp center: yesSLA policies: yesHIPAA: yes
From $35No free plan
93% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Zendesk vs Hiver →
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eesel AI

Customer support automation via tickets, blog posts, and chat

7.1
Rank #2 of 9 AI support agents
Best:Integrations10
Weakest:Running a support team2
Ticketing: noHelp center: noSLA policies: noHIPAA: yes
From $0.40No free plan
97% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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Zendesk vs eesel AI →
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CoSupport AI

High-volume customer support teams seeking AI-resolved ticket automation

5.5
Rank #8 of 9 AI support agents
Best:Integrations10
Weakest:Running a support team0
Ticketing: noHelp center: noSLA policies: noHIPAA: no
From $0.04No free plan
91% from published facts · checked 13 Sep
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