PriceTrail

Intercom vs Zendesk

Cheapest paid: $29 vs $19

Zendesk starts 1.5× cheaper on its entry plan.

How they differ

Zendesk is the cheaper way in, by about 53% on the entry plan.

Named on Intercom's pricing page but not Zendesk's: custom branding.

Named on Zendesk's pricing page but not Intercom's: ai agent, api access, audit log, automations and triggers, custom reporting, customer context.

Since recording began Intercom has moved its pricing 1 time and Zendesk has not moved at all.

Intercom Zendesk
Cheapest paid plan$29$19
Dearest published plan$132$115
Free planNoNo
ChargedPer personPer person
Free trial14 days
Plans published44
Top plan is price-on-requestNoYes
Price changes recorded10

Intercom

Plan MonthlyAnnual
Copilot$35$29
Pro$99
Proactive Support Plus$99
Advanced$85
Essential$29
Expert$132
Fin AI Agent

Zendesk

Plan MonthlyAnnual
Contact Center$83
Copilot$50
Suite Enterprise + CopilotContact sales
Suite Professional$115
Suite Team$55
Support Team$19
Workforce Engagement Bundle$50

Both figures read from each vendor's public pricing page. Feature sets differ, so compare the plans, not only the numbers.