Zendesk Gates Full Ticket Export Behind Higher-Tier Plans
Zendesk customers on lower-tier paid plans cannot perform a complete ticket export, and the tier that unlocks full export is priced beyond what smaller support teams can justify. This leaves teams unable to back up, migrate, or analyze their own support history data without paying for capacity they don't otherwise need.
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