Compare zendesk and CRM Central - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 18, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - zendesk or CRM Central?

CRM Central is more expensive to implement (TCO) than zendesk, and zendesk is rated higher (90/100) than CRM Central (51/100). zendesk offers users more features (11) than CRM Central (0). 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:

Zendesk Vs. Avaya

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.

Avaya: Avaya is a global leader in business communications systems. The company provides unified communications, contact centres, data solutions and related services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organisations around the world.

Who is more expensive? zendesk talk or CRM Central?

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 zendesk talk and CRM Central.

zendesk talk price starts at $49 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 zendesk talk is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Call Center software. CRM Central accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 zendesk talk is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Call Center software.

Bottom line: CRM Central is more expensive than zendesk talk.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared zendesk Vs. CRM Central based on some of the most important and required Call Center features.

zendesk talk: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Self Service Portal, Help Desk, Knowledge Base, Blended Call Center, Call Queue Management, Call Recording, Inbound Call Center, IVR (Interactive Voice Response).

CRM Central: We are still working to collect the list of features for CRM Central.

Target customer size

zendesk talk's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and CRM Central's target customer size include: Medium and large size businesses.

zendesk talk

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $49 per user/month

Zendesk Talk is a VoIP call center software designed to help companies talk directly to their customers and provide personalized solutions to every issue they face. Being an integrated solution, Zendesk Talk en...

Categories: Call Recording, IVR, Call Center, Complaint Management.

CRM Central

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

CRM Central is a growing cloud-based Call Center software, it is designed to support medium and large size call centers. CRM Central received a rating of 3.8 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considered a...

Categories: Auto Dialer / Predictive Dialer, Automatic Call Distribution (ACD), Call Recording, Conference Calling, Call Center.

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zendesk talk: 11 Features

Self Service Portal
Help Desk
Knowledge Base
Blended Call Center
Call Queue Management
Call Recording
Inbound Call Center
IVR (Interactive Voice Response)
Ticket Management
Survey Software
Social Media Management

CRM Central: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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)
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zendesk
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per user/month
Functionality
25
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ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
51/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
7
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4.5/5
Score
99/100
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20
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3.9/5
Score
93/100
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Functionality
43
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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.