{
  "slug": "zendesk",
  "name": "Zendesk",
  "vendor": "Zendesk",
  "website": "https://www.zendesk.com",
  "category": "communication-and-collaboration",
  "category_name": "Communication & Collaboration",
  "tags": [],
  "sla_url": "https://www.zendesk.com/company/legal/service-level-agreement/",
  "last_verified": "2025-12-20",
  "status_page": null,
  "scope": "global",
  "default_credit_policy": {
    "calculation": "tiered",
    "remedy": "credit",
    "max_credit_percent": 100,
    "automatic": false,
    "credit_tiers": [
      {
        "below": 99.9,
        "credit": 10
      },
      {
        "below": 99,
        "credit": 25
      },
      {
        "below": 95,
        "credit": 100
      }
    ]
  },
  "claim_process": {
    "deadline_days": 45,
    "deadline_basis": "incident_date",
    "business_days": false,
    "method": "Support Ticket",
    "url": "https://support.zendesk.com",
    "required_evidence": [
      "Account ID",
      "Affected services",
      "Incident timestamps",
      "Impact description"
    ],
    "review_days": 30,
    "credit_application": "Applied to next invoice"
  },
  "exclusions": [
    "Scheduled maintenance",
    "Force majeure events",
    "Customer misconfigurations",
    "Free tier services",
    "Beta features"
  ],
  "support_tiers": [
    {
      "name": "Standard",
      "slug": "standard",
      "price": "Included",
      "sla_eligible": true,
      "response_time": "< 24 hours"
    },
    {
      "name": "Enterprise",
      "slug": "enterprise",
      "price": "Custom",
      "sla_eligible": true,
      "response_time": "< 1 hour"
    }
  ],
  "services": [
    {
      "id": "chat",
      "name": "Zendesk Chat",
      "category": "customer-service",
      "description": "Live chat",
      "sla_url": "https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408823671194",
      "uptime": 99.9,
      "uptime_scope": "global",
      "sla_eligible": true,
      "credit_policy": null
    },
    {
      "id": "explore",
      "name": "Zendesk Explore",
      "category": "analytics",
      "description": "Analytics and reporting",
      "sla_url": "https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408823671194",
      "uptime": 99.9,
      "uptime_scope": "global",
      "sla_eligible": true,
      "credit_policy": null
    },
    {
      "id": "guide",
      "name": "Zendesk Guide",
      "category": "knowledge-base",
      "description": "Help center and knowledge base",
      "sla_url": "https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408823671194",
      "uptime": 99.9,
      "uptime_scope": "global",
      "sla_eligible": true,
      "credit_policy": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sell",
      "name": "Zendesk Sell",
      "category": "crm",
      "description": "Sales CRM",
      "sla_url": "https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408823671194",
      "uptime": 99.9,
      "uptime_scope": "global",
      "sla_eligible": true,
      "credit_policy": null
    },
    {
      "id": "support",
      "name": "Zendesk Support",
      "category": "customer-service",
      "description": "Ticketing system",
      "sla_url": "https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408823671194",
      "uptime": 99.9,
      "uptime_scope": "global",
      "sla_eligible": true,
      "credit_policy": null
    },
    {
      "id": "talk",
      "name": "Zendesk Talk",
      "category": "voice",
      "description": "Call center software",
      "sla_url": "https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408823671194",
      "uptime": 99.9,
      "uptime_scope": "global",
      "sla_eligible": true,
      "credit_policy": null
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Zendesk is a Communication & Collaboration provider. See the official SLA at [https://www.zendesk.com/company/legal/service-level-agreement/](https://www.zendesk.com/company/legal/service-level-agreement/).\n\n<!-- Add human-readable notes about Zendesk's SLA nuances here. -->"
}