G2 Vendor Directory

Salesforce Service Cloud vs. Zendesk for Customer Service

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSalesforce Service Cloud

by Salesforce

Zendesk for Customer Service

by Zendesk

Overall rating4.44.3
Review count8,4647,115
Ease of use8.68.8
Ease of setup8.28.3
Quality of support8.68.6
Meets requirements8.88.8
NPS56.51679754.983684
Small Business19.6%40.6%
Mid-Market42.6%45.6%
Enterprise37.8%13.8%
Total page views16,58614,799
Total LLM citations29,42171,100

Salesforce Service Cloud

Salesforce Service Cloud is the world's #1 AI CRM for service, where humans with AI agents drive customer success together. Service Cloud enables seamless collaboration between AI agents and humans, for every type of service, on any channel, and across any industry to deliver effortless experiences from first contact to final resolution. With autonomous agents, you can transform low-touch, high-volume interactions into no-touch experiences, seamlessly handing them off to your human agents only when needed for high-touch more complex interactions.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Case Management
  • Efficiency
  • Helpful
  • Automation

Zendesk for Customer Service

"Zendesk for Customer Service is an AI-powered service solution that’s easy to set up, use, and scale. It offers out-of-the-box functionality that’s simple to modify, helping businesses move faster. Leveraging AI built on billions of CX interactions, Zendesk enhances the entire service experience—from self-service to agents and admins—improving efficiency at scale. Zendesk equips agents with tools, insights, and context to deliver personalized service across all channels, including social messaging, phone, and email.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Customer Support
  • Helpful
  • Ticket Management
  • Efficiency