Zendesk Feature Direction Increasingly Misaligned With B2B Support Needs
B2B support teams report Zendesk's product roadmap has shifted toward B2C use cases, making the platform progressively less suited for complex account-based support workflows. Features like hierarchical account management, multi-tier SLA escalation, and enterprise reporting have stagnated while consumer-facing capabilities improve. Teams are evaluating alternatives.
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