Compare CXM Recording and Zendesk - Sep 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Sep 28, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - CXM Recording or Zendesk?

CXM Recording is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Zendesk, and Zendesk is rated higher (92/100) than CXM Recording (80/100). Zendesk offers users more features (23) than CXM Recording (11). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Zendesk!

Looking for the right Call Center solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

CXM Vs. Zendesk

CXM: Contact Center Recording has never been easier. With CXM, contact center managers can record, live monitor, grade, coach, report and analyize directly from a single, easy to use, web-based web interface. The CXM Recording and Quality Monitoring Solution incorporates one click navigation so end users can quickly access the most commonly used and ...

Zendesk: Zendesk is founded in Copenhagen, Denmark. Zendesk is the leading cloud-based customer service software solution. More than 20,000 companies such as Groupon, Box, and Zappos are using Zendesk to lower costs, raise productivity, and increase customer satisfaction.

Who is more expensive? CXM Recording or Zendesk?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Call Center software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for CXM Recording and Zendesk.

CXM Recording price starts at $9,600 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 CXM Recording and Quality Monitoring is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Call Center software. Zendesk price starts at $49 per agent/month , When comparing Zendesk to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Call Center software cost.

Bottom line: CXM Recording cost is around the same cost of Zendesk.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared CXM Recording Vs. Zendesk based on some of the most important and required Call Center features.

CXM Recording: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Contact Management, Contract Management, Customer Database, Customer Service, Customer Support Tracking, Dashboards, Email Marketing, Lead Management.

Zendesk: Customer Survey, Email Integration, Knowledge Base/FAQ, Multi-Site Support, Rules/Workflows.

Target customer size

Creedenz CXM is best suited for small business and medium business in the healthcare sector. Zendesk is the tool for any company, big or small, that has to deal with a certain number of customers on daily basis and needs an evolving platform to facilitate this process.



CXM Recording

ITQlick rating
(3.7/5)

starts at $9,600 per year

CXM Recording and Quality Monitoring is a growing cloud-based Call Center software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size call centers. CXM Recording and Quality Monitoring received a rating of...

Categories: Document Management, CRM, Channel Management, Customer Service.

Zendesk

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $49 per agent/month

Zendesk is a SaaS and a cloud-based customer service software that help the user to manage customers. The solution enables the user to build more meaningful productive as well as personal relationships with cus...

Categories: Customer Service, Ticket Management, Help Desk, Document Management, CRM.

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CXM Recording: 11 Features

Contact Management
Contract Management
Customer Database
Customer Service
Customer Support Tracking
Dashboards
Email Marketing
Lead Management
Remote Access
Social Media
Workflow Rules & Management

Zendesk: 23 Features

Customer Survey
Email Integration
Knowledge Base/FAQ
Multi-Site Support
Rules/Workflows
Scheduling
Self Service Portal
Service Level Agreements
Change Management
Customer Survey
Email Integration
Knowledge Base/FAQ
Multi-Site Support
Rules/Workflows
Scheduling
Self Service Portal
Service Level Agreements
Customer Database
Customer Self Service Portal
Customer Service
Customer Support Tracking
Knowledge Base
Mail Order Sales
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
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CXM Reco...
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$9,600 per year
Functionality
26
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Zendesk
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per agent/month
Functionality
48
nextiva ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$11.95 per user/month
Functionality
20
8x8 Cont...
ITQlick rating
3.9/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.2/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
43
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CenterWa...
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
9

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.