One CRM instead of the Zendesk HubSpot integration
The Zendesk HubSpot integration sends ticket events one way, to the HubSpot contact timeline, and Zendesk prices every agent on top. Laureo keeps tickets, deals and email in one CRM, with the help desk, knowledge base and live chat on Business and Ultra.
Does Zendesk integrate with HubSpot?
Yes, one way: the Zendesk Support for HubSpot integration sends Zendesk ticket events and chat transcripts to the HubSpot contact timeline, and tickets do not show on the company timeline or the deal view. Laureo builds the help desk into the CRM on Business and Ultra, so a support email from a known contact opens a ticket on that contact and their company, with the count and value of that company's open deals beside it and nothing to connect.
Connecting the two creates three triggers and one webhook in Zendesk, and the ticket information that reaches HubSpot cannot be customized. In Laureo a ticket can also turn into a new linked deal or task from the queue, so the support history and the sales follow-up stay linked.
| Question | Zendesk with HubSpot | Laureo |
|---|---|---|
| Which way the data moves | One way, Zendesk to HubSpot | No sync: one CRM |
| Where a ticket shows | The HubSpot contact timeline only | The linked contact's ticket list, and the ticket itself shows the count and value of their company's open deals |
| What runs the link | Three triggers and a webhook in Zendesk | Nothing to maintain |
| Plan | A Zendesk plan plus a HubSpot plan | Business or Ultra |
Is Zendesk worth it for a small team?
Only if the team needs a help desk and nothing else: Zendesk charges per agent, Support Team is $19 a month paid yearly for email and ticketing, messaging and live chat start on Suite Team at $55 per agent, and the CRM comes from another product. For a small team where the same people sell and support customers, Laureo is the better fit, with the help desk, knowledge base and live chat on Business and Ultra beside the pipeline, campaigns and invoices.
AI adds its own meter: Zendesk includes 5 automated resolutions per agent a month on Support Team and Suite Team and 10 on Suite Professional, then charges $1.50 committed or $2.00 pay as you go per resolution, and Copilot is $50 per agent a month paid yearly on Professional and higher. On Laureo, AI ticket resolution is on Ultra, included with fair-use limits and no fee per resolved ticket.
| Zendesk plan | Paid yearly | Paid monthly | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support Team | $19 per agent | $25 per agent | Email and ticketing, routing, pre-written responses |
| Suite Team | $55 per agent | $69 per agent | Messaging, live chat, AI agents, telephony |
| Suite Professional | $115 per agent | $149 per agent | Copilot available as a $50 per agent add-on |
Which is better for a small team, Zendesk or HubSpot?
Neither, if the same few people sell and support customers: Zendesk sells the help desk on its own, priced per agent, while HubSpot puts its help desk, SLAs and macros on Service Hub Professional and Enterprise, from $90 per seat a month billed yearly, with an annual commitment and a one-time $1,500 onboarding fee. Laureo is the better pick for that small team, with the help desk, SLA targets and macros inside the CRM on Business and Ultra and no onboarding fee.
Why Laureo wins against Zendesk
- Business and Ultra include a second full seat in the plan price, and no plan has a seat minimum.
- One plan and one bill cover your CRM, inbox, email campaigns, booking pages, and quotes and invoices, so you stop paying for separate tools.
- Every plan includes monthly AI credits for the assistant, the agents and email drafting.
- Automation rules and non-AI workflow steps never spend AI credits, and workflow runs carry no per-run fee; only AI steps use credits.
- The AI never trains on your data, and every AI request goes only to providers that keep none of it.
Laureo vs Zendesk, in short
Where a ticket lives
LaureoIn the same CRM as the deals: the linked contact lists it, and the ticket shows the count and value of their company's open deals.ZendeskIn Zendesk, with ticket events sent one way to the HubSpot contact timeline.Live chat and the help desk
LaureoBoth on Business and Ultra, in one queue beside the CRM.ZendeskSupport Team covers email and ticketing; live chat starts on Suite Team, per agent.What AI costs
LaureoMonthly AI credits on every plan, and ticket resolution on Ultra with no fee per resolved ticket.ZendeskAutomated resolutions billed past a small allowance, and Copilot sold per agent.Sales tools
LaureoCampaigns, booking pages, quotes and invoices on every plan.ZendeskIts pricing covers customer service, employee service and contact center products.
What you actually pay
Every Laureo plan carries the CRM, email campaigns, automation and invoicing, and Business and Ultra add the help desk and team chat. Here is how the entry price lines up against Zendesk.
Pro, billed annually ($99.99 month-to-month)
Every plan holds the CRM, email campaigns, booking pages, quotes and invoices, and Business and Ultra add the help desk, knowledge base, public help center and live chat in the same CRM.
Support Team is $19 per agent a month paid yearly ($25 monthly) and covers email and ticketing. Messaging and live chat start on Suite Team at $55 per agent, Suite Professional is $115, AI agents bill per automated resolution past a small monthly allowance, and Copilot is a $50 per agent add-on on Professional and higher.
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What is included, side by side
A check means it is on a plan; the note under a feature names the plan when only a higher plan has it. “Add-on” means a paid add-on, bought separately. “Coming soon” means it is announced but not available yet. A line means it is not available.
| Feature | Laureo | Zendesk |
|---|---|---|
| Help desk with SLA targets and macrosOn Business and Ultra on Laureo, with SLA targets per priority and macros; Zendesk Support Team covers email and ticketing, routing and pre-written responses, priced per agent | Included | Included |
| Tickets in the same CRM as the dealsOn Business and Ultra, a Laureo ticket linked to a contact shows that contact's company with the count and value of its open deals, and a person can pick a deal when creating the ticket or turn the ticket into a new linked deal; Zendesk keeps the CRM in other products, connected through Marketplace apps or its APIs | Included | Add-onAvailable as an add-on |
| Live chat on your websiteOn Business and Ultra on Laureo, where each chat lands as a ticket in the same queue; Zendesk includes messaging and live chat from Suite Team, at $55 per agent a month paid yearly | Included | Included |
| Knowledge base and public help centerOn Business and Ultra on Laureo; the Zendesk Suite includes a help center | Included | Included |
| AI that resolves ticketsOn Ultra, Laureo's resolution agent drafts and auto-resolves under your control, included with fair-use limits; Zendesk includes AI agents with 5 to 10 automated resolutions per agent a month, then bills each one | Included | Included |
| AI that drafts support replies for approvalOn Ultra, Laureo drafts replies for a person to approve by default and keeps a signed resolution log; Zendesk sells Copilot at $50 per agent a month paid yearly on Professional and higher | Included | Add-onAvailable as an add-on |
| AI included, no per-resolution feeOn Ultra on Laureo, the resolution agent carries no fee per resolved ticket, within fair-use limits; Zendesk bills AI agents per automated resolution past the plan allowance | Included | Add-onAvailable as an add-on |
| AI never trains on your dataZendesk uses Service Data to train its own cross-account models, and a customer opts out by contacting Zendesk support | Included | Not available |
| Contacts, companies and dealsZendesk prices customer service, employee service and contact center products; a sales CRM connects through Marketplace apps or the APIs | Included | Add-onAvailable as an add-on |
| Broadcast email campaignsEvery Laureo plan sends segmented campaigns, with unlimited contacts on all plans; Zendesk's pricing page lists no email marketing campaigns | Included | Not available |
| Public booking pagesZendesk's pricing page lists no booking pages | Included | Not available |
| Quotes and invoicesLaureo quotes and invoices on every plan and takes card payments on Business and Ultra; Zendesk's pricing page lists no quotes or invoices | Included | Not available |
| A second full seat in the plan priceOn Business and Ultra on Laureo; every Zendesk agent is a paid seat | Included | Not available |
| Automation with no usage feeLaureo automation rules and workflow runs carry no per-run fee; Zendesk bills App Builder, Action Builder and Voice by consumption past plan allowances | Included | Add-onAvailable as an add-on |
| Month to month billingZendesk subscriptions are month to month, annual or multi year | Included | Included |
| Public API and webhooksOn Business and Ultra on Laureo; Zendesk supports custom integrations on its APIs | Included | Included |
| Phone and SMSPhone and SMS are coming soon on Laureo; Zendesk Suite Team includes telephony with toll-free and international numbers | Coming soon | Included |
Every tool in Laureo
The table covers the rows that matter against Zendesk. Here is the whole Laureo toolset, by name. The pricing page shows which plans include each one.
Marketing & Communication
Deals & Revenue
- Quotes & Invoices
- Booking Pages
- Deal Rooms
Customer Support
- Tickets & Help Desk
- Knowledge Base
- Public Help Center
- Feedback
- Live Chat
- AI Customer Support Agent (add-on)
Automation
Why teams move from Zendesk to Laureo
- Tickets in the CRM, not on a timelineOn Business and Ultra, a support email from a known contact opens a Laureo ticket on that contact and their company, with the count and value of that company's open deals beside it, and the ticket can turn into a new linked deal or task. The Zendesk for HubSpot integration shows tickets on the HubSpot contact timeline only.
- No sync to keepThe help desk is part of the CRM on Business and Ultra, so there is no app to install and no trigger to maintain. Connecting Zendesk to HubSpot creates three triggers and one webhook in Zendesk.
- Live chat in the same queueOn Business and Ultra, each website chat arrives as a ticket, so SLA targets, assignment and macros work the same way. Zendesk starts messaging and live chat on Suite Team, a higher per-agent plan than Support Team.
- Sales tools in the same planCampaigns, booking pages, quotes and invoices come on every plan. Zendesk prices customer service products only and connects a CRM through Marketplace apps or its APIs.
- No fee per resolved ticketOn Ultra, the resolution agent drafts and resolves tickets under your control, included with fair-use limits and no fee per resolved ticket. Zendesk bills its AI agents per automated resolution past the allowance and sells Copilot per agent.
Zendesk's AI, and Laureo's agent roster
Zendesk includes AI agents on every Suite and Support plan and bills them per automated resolution past 5 to 10 a month per agent, and sells Copilot for agents as a $50 per agent add-on on Professional and higher; Laureo includes monthly AI credits on every plan, and on Ultra its resolution agent drafts support replies for a person to approve by default, with a signed resolution log.
Laureo runs named agents instead. They work in the background and share one pool of monthly AI credits with no per-conversation fees. By default, every agent except Ticket Triage asks before it changes anything, and each comes with every plan; Ticket Triage comes with Ultra.
- Lead Router reads each new form lead, drafts a first reply and proposes an owner and a follow-up task.
- Deal Follow-Up flags deals that have gone quiet and drafts the next follow-up.
- Duplicate Guard checks each new company for a duplicate and proposes the merge.
- Quote Follow-Up drafts a follow-up when a client opens a quote without accepting it.
- Inbox Clerk turns email from your contacts into CRM work, such as a task, a ticket or a deal link.
- Ticket Triage sorts each new customer ticket and finds the matching help article, on the Ultra plan.
Your data stays yours. Every record is isolated to your workspace, and the AI never trains on or keeps your data.
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