Zendesk pricing
Zendesk pricing and what it adds up to
US$115 per agent monthly, or US$1,380 per agent a year
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The plans
What Zendesk charges
Zendesk prices its plans by agent and tier, with Suite Team at US$55 per agent per month and Suite Professional at US$115 on annual billing. Your bill grows with the number of paid agents, and optional extras or usage beyond applicable allowances can add to the base subscription.
Suite Team
US$55 per agent per month on annual billing
The subscription grows with the number of paid agents on the plan.
Suite Professional
US$115 per agent per month on annual billing
This tier includes skills-based routing, analytics and conversation context.
How the bill is built
Agent seats
The subscription grows with the number of paid agents using your chosen plan. Your team size therefore affects the base cost, alongside the tier you choose.
Plan tier
Zendesk lists different prices by tier. Suite Team and Suite Professional have different monthly prices per agent, so the tier you choose affects your bill as well as the number of seats.
Extras and usage
Optional add-ons and usage beyond applicable allowances can sit above the base subscription. Check your actual contract to understand which extras or usage charges apply to your account.
A year of Zendesk
What a year can cost
At Suite Professional's listed price, one agent costs US$1,380 a year before optional extras. For 50 seats, the illustrative list-price calculation is US$69,000 a year. That is a calculation using the listed rate, not a verified customer invoice. Your actual total depends on your paid agent count, chosen tier and any applicable extras or usage.
Underneath the bill
What you are really paying for
Seats on the desk
You pay for each paid agent using your chosen plan. As your number of agents grows, the subscription grows too. The per-agent price also changes with the tier, so both the team size and plan level shape the base bill.
Different levels of service
The tiers package different support work. Support plans include email ticketing, customer context and pre-written responses. Suite adds messaging, live chat and telephony, while the Professional tier includes skills-based routing.
Records and reporting
The service provides customer support records alongside context and reporting. Zendesk provides analytics and conversation context, while support plans include ticketing and customer context. These are part of the hosted service you pay to use.
The owned alternative
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Questions
Zendesk pricing, answered
How much does Zendesk cost per agent? expand_more
Suite Team lists at US$55 per agent per month on annual billing. Suite Professional lists at US$115 per agent per month on annual billing, or US$1,380 a year for each agent before optional extras. Your total depends on your paid agent count, tier and any applicable extras or usage.
Will my Zendesk bill rise when I add agents? expand_more
Yes. Zendesk says the subscription grows with the number of paid agents using your chosen plan. The price also varies by tier. Optional add-ons and usage beyond applicable allowances can sit above the base subscription, so check what applies to your contract.
Can I bring Zendesk ticket history into another system? expand_more
The standard Zendesk ticket export is supported, with the original columns preserved. That export omits conversations and descriptions, so those need a separate export and mapping. Zendesk must enable account exports first, and its account export tools are unavailable on Team plans.
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