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Head-to-head · helpdesks · facts checked 13 Sept 2026

Dixa vs Zendesk

Zendesk scores 8.4 to Dixa's 5.9 among the helpdesks we rate, and is the better pick for 4 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.

Dixa
#15 of 16 helpdesks
5.9
/ 10
From
€109/agent/mo
Free plan
No
Zendesk
#2 of 16 helpdesks
8.4
/ 10
From
$25/mo
Free plan
No
The verdict

Zendesk wins, 8.4 to 5.9

Zendesk's cheapest plan costs $25 a month per agent against Dixa's $109, and Zendesk also offers a 14 day free trial where Dixa requires a guided demo with no trial at all. Zendesk is HIPAA compliant and ISO 27001 certified; Dixa is neither. Dixa counters with a stricter privacy stance: it does not train its AI on customer data, while Zendesk trains its own machine learning models on sanitized customer data. Zendesk also offers five data regions against Dixa's EU only.

Pick Dixa if keeping customer data out of AI training matters.

Pick Zendesk if you want a lower price and a free trial.

Best for

Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.

Small teams on a budget
Zendesk
Dixa 2.0 · Zendesk 6.5 on pricing
  • Free trial: 14 days against 0 days
  • Monthly price, cheapest paid plan: $25 against $109
Answering customers with AI
Zendesk
Dixa 6.8 · Zendesk 8.2 on ai that answers your customers
  • What the AI learns from: Help_center, website, notion, google_drive against Help_center, website, files
  • Languages the AI answers in: 80 languages against 30 languages
Support teams on many channels
Zendesk
Dixa 8.8 · Zendesk 10.0 on channels and running a support team
  • Channels it works in: Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, instagram, messenger, sms, slack against Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, instagram, messenger, sms
Regulated industries
Zendesk
Dixa 5.5 · Zendesk 9.0 on security and privacy
  • HIPAA: Zendesk yes, Dixa no
  • ISO 27001: Zendesk yes, Dixa no
  • Choice of data region: Us, eu, uk, jp, au against EU
  • But Dixa leads on does not train AI on your data: Dixa yes, Zendesk no
Section 01

How they score

Both are scored the same way, against the other helpdesks we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Zendesk leads on 6 of 7 criteria.

AI that answers your customers25% of the score
Dixa6.8
Zendesk8.2
Pricing20% of the score
Dixa2.0
Zendesk6.5
Channels15% of the score
Dixa8.0
Zendesk10.0
Security and privacy15% of the score
Dixa5.5
Zendesk9.0
Running a support team10% of the score
Dixa10.0
Zendesk10.0
Integrations10% of the score
Dixa5.0
Zendesk7.5
Support and branding5% of the score
Dixa6.2
Zendesk10.0
How the score works →
Section 02

Where they differ

Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.

What the AI learns from
Zendesk
Dixa
Help_center, website, files
source ↗
Zendesk
Help_center, website, notion, google_drive
source ↗
Languages the AI answers in
Zendesk
Dixa
30 languages
source ↗
Zendesk
80 languages
source ↗
Monthly price, cheapest paid plan
Zendesk
Dixa
$109
source ↗
Zendesk
$25
source ↗
Free trial
Zendesk
Dixa
0 days
source ↗
Zendesk
14 days
source ↗
Channels it works in
Zendesk
Dixa
Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, instagram, messenger, sms
source ↗
Zendesk
Email, live_chat, voice, whatsapp, instagram, messenger, sms, slack
source ↗
HIPAA
Zendesk
Dixa
No
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
ISO 27001
Zendesk
Dixa
No
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
Choice of data region
Zendesk
Dixa
EU
source ↗
Zendesk
Us, eu, uk, jp, au
source ↗
Does not train AI on your data
Dixa
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Zendesk
No
source ↗
Connects to Zendesk, Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify and others
Zendesk
Dixa
Salesforce, hubspot, shopify
source ↗
Zendesk
Salesforce, hubspot, shopify, slack
source ↗
Ways to reach support
Zendesk
Dixa
Email, chat, phone
source ↗
Zendesk
Email, chat, phone, community
source ↗

Published by only one of them

Remove the vendor's branding
Dixa
Not published
Zendesk
Plan
source ↗
Where they match (10)
AI included in the price
Dixa
Per_resolution
source ↗
Zendesk
Per_resolution
source ↗
AI helps your human agents
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
Free plan
Dixa
No
source ↗
Zendesk
No
source ↗
SOC 2
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
Single sign-on
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
Audit log
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
Shared inbox or tickets
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
Help center
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
SLA policies
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
Automation rules
Dixa
Yes
source ↗
Zendesk
Yes
source ↗
Section 03

Pricing, plan by plan

Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.

Dixa

Growth
€109/agent/mo · €1,068/agent/yr
For growing teams
Ultimate
€169/agent/mo · €1,669/agent/yr
For scaling operation, Most Popular
Prime
€215/agent/mo · €2,148/agent/yr
For enterprise needs

Zendesk

Support Team
$25/agent/mo · $228/agent/yr
Core support essentials: email, ticketing, routing, analytics dashboards
Suite Team
$69/agent/mo · $660/agent/yr
Adds AI Agents, Knowledge Base, Action Builder, omnichannel, messaging, telephony
Suite Professional
$149/agent/mo · $1,380/agent/yr
Adds Admin Copilot, App Builder, Writing Tools, Quick Reports, skills-based routing, IVR phone tree
Suite Enterprise + Copilot
Custom
Advanced security, governance, Intelligent Triage, Auto Assist, Generative AI for Voice, approval workflows, sandbox, custom agent roles

For everything else about each tool, read the full Dixa review and Zendesk review.

Section 04

Dixa vs Zendesk: common questions

Which is better, Dixa or Zendesk?

Zendesk scores 8.4 and Dixa 5.9 out of 10 among the helpdesks we rate. Zendesk is ahead on aI that answers your customers, pricing, channels, security and privacy, integrations and support and branding.

Is Dixa or Zendesk cheaper?

Dixa's cheapest paid plan is €109/agent/mo and Zendesk's is $25/mo. Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.

Do Dixa and Zendesk have a free plan?

Neither has a free plan.

What can Dixa do that Zendesk cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: does not train AI on your data.

What can Zendesk do that Dixa cannot?

On the facts both vendors publish: hIPAA and iSO 27001.

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