Support Platform Key Features Locked Behind Premium Plans
Zendesk gates its most useful features behind higher-tier pricing, making lower plans insufficient for real-world support operations. Teams on growth budgets face a forced upgrade or a degraded support workflow. Feature gating at this level creates friction that pushes teams to evaluate competitors.
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