Vertafore RiskMatch vs. Zendesk Explore

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Vertafore RiskMatch
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Vertafore supplies business intelligence for agencies via RiskMatch, in various editions such as RiskMatch for Benefits to create client benchmark presentations, and RiskMatch for Carriers for data to give users the insights needed to drive growth and retention in the independent agency channel.N/A
Zendesk Explore
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Zendesk offers Explore, a business intelligence and customer analytics tool which integrates with the Zendesk suite featuring ticket analytics, custom fields, dashboards, and other features. Zendesk is migrating customers of the BIME analytics product, which is approaching end of support, to Zendesk Explore in 2019.N/A
Pricing
Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
Features
Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Vertafore RiskMatch
7.0
Ratings
15% below category average
Zendesk Explore
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports7.40 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.20 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates6.40 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Vertafore RiskMatch
8.1
Ratings
1% above category average
Zendesk Explore
8.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Drill-down analysis8.90 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages8.10 Ratings4.80 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Vertafore RiskMatch
8.4
Ratings
1% above category average
Zendesk Explore
8.4
Ratings
1% above category average
Publish to Web10.00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Publish to PDF7.80 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Versioning8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling7.80 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers8.30 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Vertafore RiskMatch
7.3
Ratings
9% below category average
Zendesk Explore
7.1
Ratings
12% below category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)7.00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.30 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Predictive Analytics6.70 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Vertafore RiskMatch
6.4
Ratings
28% below category average
Zendesk Explore
9.1
Ratings
7% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)7.10 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model6.70 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)4.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)7.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Vertafore RiskMatch
8.3
Ratings
6% above category average
Zendesk Explore
7.8
Ratings
0% below category average
Responsive Design for Web Access9.00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Mobile Application6.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Vertafore RiskMatch
8.4
Ratings
8% above category average
Zendesk Explore
5.9
Ratings
28% below category average
REST API10.00 Ratings5.40 Ratings
Javascript API9.00 Ratings5.90 Ratings
iFrames7.00 Ratings5.50 Ratings
Java API9.00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)8.00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)7.40 Ratings7.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
6.9
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9.5
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.7
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10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Vertafore RiskMatchZendesk Explore
Likelihood to Recommend
It is well suited when a quick overview of your business is needed. Less appropriate if you are looking for detailed reports on your book of business.
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Compared to other analytics functions of other Ticket Management System, Zendesk Explore is the easiest to learn. Moreover, the learning curve is high. Once you pick up the fundamentals, you will be able to create all types of analytic reports. In addition, if you know basic coding or SQL, you can create your own metrics and attributes to capture extremely specific elements such as the tickets that contain a certain word or etc.
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Pros
  • Good value for money
  • Automatization of processes
  • Data analysis
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  • As with most "suite" products, if you already use other Zendesk features (Chat, Talk, etc), then Zendesk Explore adds an extra facet to the customer experience. The more we know about our clientele, the better we can understand/anticipate their needs.
  • I like that we can get as in-depth as we feel is necessary. For example, is just one customer having an issue? Or are many experiencing a similar problem? We can better rack this type of trend using Explore.
  • Our team can dive deep into the data based on exactly what we're looking for. If the marketing team wants a certain kind of segment, we can give them that info. If we want to sort by date or another set of parameters, we can do that as well.
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Cons
  • the "mapping" of insurance carriers is confusing as some are named differently
  • the "roles" for users could be more clearly defined or better matched to our setup
  • the ability to compare information to same time last year would be nice
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  • More detailed pieces of training on where to find datasets/queries.
  • Have demo reports to do live trainings; instead of watching videos.
  • Have a key as to what all of the datasets mean.
  • Have a pop-up that analyzes the data "looks like your csat dropped this week!" etc...
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Usability
I find the product to be extremely usable. It’s not terribly difficult to learn. One of the easiest things to do was create and customize my own reports which I have found challenging in other software. The tool has a really understandable interface that most would be able to pick up with minimal effort.
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I rate Zendesk Explore 8 out of 10 for it's overall usability because it offers powerful reporting and analytics with an easy to navigate interface and intuitive dashboards. It helps improve customer satisfaction by providing valuable insights into ticket handling, agent performance and customer satisfaction. Though the complex query builder can be challenging for non technical users.
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Support Rating
Had some issues when importing data and the support was not quite helpful that time, but is only bad experience
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Zendesk Community is extremely useful for Zendesk Explore beginners. The live support provided by Zendesk will also help a lot. If you don't know anything you can ask live support right away. However, one drawback of Zendesk Community and Support is the creation of complex reports on Zendesk Explore. Zendesk Community and Support cannot really help you much if you are trying to build a complex report as they are not a complete expert on it as well.
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Alternatives Considered
I was working in the Audits auditing an insurance company and they used this software as a tool to find the correct balance between the services they offered and the needs of their clients, I have never seen a software like this in other insurance clients and therefore, I thought it was a good tool to have a clear overview of everything, to make processes more secure by reducing the hand-job inputs and to foster the process chain by making it faster and automatized.
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Zendesk Explore stands out against Freshchat and Freshdesk for it's deeper analytics capabilities and seamless integration with Zendesk ecosystem. While Freshdesk offers reporting, it lacks on the same level of granular insights and customization that Zendesk Explore provides. Compared to Freshchat which focuses more on live chat and conversational analytics Zendesk Explore excels in historical trend analysis and comprehensive dashboarding. We choose Zendesk Explore for it's robust reporting and drill down capabilities.
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Return on Investment
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Retention
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  • Positive impact of around 5 hours/week in Dashboard building and visualization
  • 10 hours from Product to review dashboards and find potential patterns
  • Enabler to find opportunities based on agents´ occupancy rates
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