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| Dimension | Deskpro | Gorgias |
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Per-agent tiered Cloud subscription with three public displayed rates, plan-specific minimum agent counts, a 14-day trial, and usage-priced communication services · $39 per agent per month for Team with a five-agent minimum; the primary page does not state the currency code, payment timing, or contract term for this displayed rate · A 14-day Deskpro Cloud trial requires no credit card. Official help states that the Cloud trial supports up to ten agents and that usage-credit functions such as Voice may require sales activation. Full profile |
Starter is USD 10 per month for 50 tickets. Basic is USD 60 with monthly billing or USD 50 per month with annual billing for 300 tickets. Pro is USD 360 monthly or USD 300 per month with annual billing for 2,000 tickets. Advanced is USD 900 monthly or USD 750 per month with annual billing for 5,000 tickets. Enterprise uses custom ticket volume and pricing. Helpdesk overages and AI Agent resolutions are usage-priced; Voice and SMS are separate add-ons. Full profile |
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| Source check | 98/100 | 99/100 |
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| Category buying score | 84Higher category-fit score | 83 |
| Rank | #1 | #2 |
| Context | Customer Service & Support / Help Desk Software | Customer Service & Support / Help Desk Software |
| Ticket intake and resolution | 87Native call-to-ticket tools resolve voice requests in the same platform as chat and email, though voice communication triggers extra per-call and Twilio carrier costs. | 86The product supports ticket resolution through a unified inbox, ticket rules, macros, and order context, and the main boundary is that extra channels and AI resolution can add separate charges. |
| Routing and service-level control | 88Queues, round robin, shifts, escalations, and SLA workflows provide concrete routing and service-level controls for assigned work. | 84Rules can assign tickets to teams and auto-assignment can distribute work by priority, age, and workload capacity, complemented by first-response and resolution SLAs with channel policies for service-level control. |
| Agent productivity and collaboration | 81Deskpro combines omnichannel ticketing, customer timelines, integrations, mobile apps, and reporting, which can support agent productivity, but the supplied facts do not show all shortcut, macro, or UI details needed to score it higher. | 85The product gives agents queues, views, macros, customer timelines, and order history in one workspace, and the boundary is that the outcome depends on connecting the ecommerce platform that supplies the order context. |
| Self-service and customer context | 83Help Centers with knowledge and community plus customer and organization timelines connect self-service content to ongoing ticket context, with multibrand depth expanding on higher plans. | 86The product combines a native help center with customer and order context beside conversations, which supports self-service and assisted service, and the main boundary is that help-center publishing is blocked during the free trial. |
| Integrations, security, and governance | 83Includes a robust catalog of apps, custom API access, and webhooks, though a deployment sandbox for risk-free changes is restricted to the Enterprise tier. | 80The product includes app integrations, a REST API, HTTP integrations, roles, SSO, and audit logs, which supports integration governance, and the boundary is that the facts do not establish sync depth or operational reliability across every integration. |
| Reporting and service quality | 89Built-in report volume, DPQL customization, live dashboards, CSAT, and report permissions give service-quality measurement that buyers can scope by role. | 83The product includes support reports, custom dashboards, CSAT, SLA, and revenue statistics, which supports service-quality tracking, and the boundary is that the facts do not define every metric calculation or reporting filter. |
| Usability, vendor support, and total cost | 68A 14-day no-card trial lowers evaluation friction, but five-to-twenty-five agent minimums, unspecified currency and commitment on list rates, Voice per-call plus Twilio charges, and higher-plan gates for AI and enterprise services raise total-cost planning burden. | 71The product has a low starting price and a seven-day free trial without a credit card, but ticket-volume pricing, overages, and separately billed AI Agent, Voice, and SMS options can raise total cost as usage grows. |
| Full profile | Full profile | Full profile |
Comparison summary
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Research basis
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