Zendesk

Category rank

Default order of every product in the category. The same fit model as the quiz, with no incumbent removed. Affiliates never move it. ↑ improved, ↓ fell, → held versus the last committed snapshot. The first snapshot is a baseline, so the arrow stays off until a rank moves.

• Zendesk

  #8 of 30 in Customer supportBaseline Sep 22, 2026. The arrow shows when this rank moves.

• Zendesk Sell

  #22 of 40 in CRMBaseline Sep 22, 2026. The arrow shows when this rank moves.

Company news

Latest attributed press and M&A for Zendesk. Intel, not a category rank.

• Mar 26, 2026 · M&A · Zendesk newsroom

  Zendesk completed its acquisition of Forethought.

• Nov 22, 2022 · M&A · Zendesk newsroom

  Zendesk completed its take-private transaction with a consortium led by Hellman & Friedman and Permira.

In an AI workflow

How each catalog product sits on an Afterstack leave path — replacing an incumbent stack, or working beside an AI-native one. Editorial flags only. This module does not change a category rank.

• Incumbent you leave

  Zendesk

  Zendesk is an incumbent in Customer support. Afterstack uses it as the system teams leave. AI features in the catalog do not turn it into the AI-native substitute.

  • Editorial AI-native score 6/10.
  • Catalog flags an AI assistant.
  • Catalog flags workflow automation.

  Zendesk profile · Take the Support quiz

• Works beside an AI-native stack

  Zendesk Sell

  Zendesk Sell is not in the AI-native crop for CRM. It can work beside an AI-native substitute when the catalog fit notes match, and it is not treated as the replacement crop.

  • Editorial AI-native score 5/10.
  • Catalog flags an AI assistant.
  • Catalog flags workflow automation.
  • Filed as a replacement for Pipedrive, HubSpot.

  Zendesk Sell profile · Take the CRM quiz

Integrations and compliance

Catalog flags from the Afterstack briefing. Afterstack does not invent certifications.

• Zendesk

  Integrations

  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • Email sync
  • Marketplace
  • Open API
  • Calling

  Compliance

  • SSO
  • SOC 2

• Zendesk Sell

  Integrations

  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • Email sync
  • Marketplace
  • Open API
  • Calling
  • Sequences

  Compliance

  • SSO
  • SOC 2

Screenshots

No vendor-submitted or Afterstack-hosted screenshots for Zendesk. Afterstack does not scrape third-party galleries. Claimed profiles never change a category rank.

Reviews

Published first-party Afterstack reviews only. Unpublished submissions stay off the page. Reviews never change a category rank. No published reviews yet.

Reviews hub

• Zendesk

  Be the first to review Zendesk. First-party Afterstack submissions only — Afterstack reviews never change quiz ranks.

  No published reviews yet

  Submissions stay unpublished until editorial review. Email is never shown.

  Leave a review

• Zendesk Sell

  Be the first to review Zendesk Sell. First-party Afterstack submissions only — Afterstack reviews never change quiz ranks.

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Ownership and M&A

Attributed to the linked source. Afterstack does not estimate deal value.

• Nov 22, 2022 · Zendesk newsroom

  Zendesk completed its take-private transaction with a consortium led by Hellman & Friedman and Permira.

  Zendesk left the public markets in 2022. Afterstack records that as ownership context for buyers leaving the desk — not as a software score.

  Source: Zendesk newsroom

• Mar 26, 2026 · Zendesk newsroom

  Zendesk completed its acquisition of Forethought.

  Zendesk said the acquisition closed on 26 March 2026 after an intent announcement on 11 March 2026. The release does not publish a purchase price; Afterstack omits one.

  Source: Zendesk newsroom

Press rail

• Nov 22, 2022 · Zendesk newsroom

  Zendesk completes take-private with Hellman & Friedman and Permira

  Company confirmation that Zendesk left the public markets in 2022.

Products on Afterstack

Zendesk

From $19/user/mo

The default enterprise helpdesk — tickets, SLAs, and a marketplace around them.

View profileCheck fit

Vendor site · zendesk.com

Zendesk Sell

From $19/user/mo

The sales CRM next to Zendesk Support — pipeline for the same customer record.

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Vendor site · zendesk.com

Buyer guides

Editorial context for this parent — intel and leave paths, not a software rank.

• Customer supportLeave Zendesk for AI agents — only if resolution is the jobWhen an AI support agent is the Zendesk leave path, and when you still need a desk. Sierra vs Zendesk, Ada vs Zendesk, scored alternatives, Migration Agent. Affiliates never rank.