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Alternative to Zendesk

Looking for a Zendesk alternative for internal team collaboration?

Zendesk is a customer service platform. If your team uses it for internal collaboration, Trilo gives you a purpose-built workspace with AI coworkers, real-time chat, tasks, video, and docs.

TL;DR

Zendesk is built for customer support ticketing, not internal teamwork. Trilo is a team workspace with AI coworkers that transcribe meetings, join conversations, and manage tasks. Choose Zendesk for customer tickets. Choose Trilo for internal team collaboration with AI.

Why teams leave Zendesk

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Built for customer tickets

Zendesk is designed around the customer support lifecycle: tickets, SLAs, and CSAT scores. Internal teamwork needs different tools entirely.

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Per-agent pricing with AI surcharges

Zendesk charges $19-115/agent/month, and advanced AI costs $50/agent extra. Internal teams should not pay support-desk pricing.

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No video calls or meetings

Zendesk has no video calling for team meetings. Your internal team discussions happen somewhere else entirely.

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AI deflects tickets, not manages projects

Zendesk AI focuses on routing tickets and reducing support volume. It does not transcribe meetings, join team chats, or manage internal projects.

What you get with Trilo

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Team-first workspace

Internal collaboration, not customer ticketing

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AI coworkers

Autonomous agents for team productivity

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Video with transcription

Team meetings captured and actionable

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Project management

Kanban boards and time tracking, not ticket queues

Quick comparison

Feature
Trilo
Zendesk
Starting Price
$25/month flat
$19/agent/month (Support Team)
AI Cost
Included
Advanced AI add-on ($50/agent)
AI Focus
Team productivity
Ticket deflection & routing
Video Calls
Built-in with transcription
Not available
Team Chat
Built-in
Agent workspace (customer-facing)

How Trilo helps

Different Problems Need Different Tools

Zendesk is designed around the customer support lifecycle: tickets, SLAs, CSAT scores, and agent performance. Your internal team needs different tools: real-time chat for collaboration, kanban boards for project tracking, docs for knowledge, and AI coworkers that keep projects moving.

AI for Teamwork, Not Ticket Deflection

Zendesk AI focuses on routing tickets and reducing support volume. Trilo AI coworkers focus on making your internal team productive: transcribing team meetings, creating tasks from discussions, drafting documents, and participating in group conversations as autonomous teammates.

Flat Pricing Without Agent Seats

Zendesk charges $19-115 per agent per month, with advanced AI costing $50 per agent extra. Trilo is $25 per month flat for your entire workspace with AI coworkers included. No per-agent pricing, no AI surcharges, no feature tiers.

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