Overall impact
B (64)

Commentary

Zendesk is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 64.2 for overall impact (71st percentile compared to all companies), Zendesk ranks 172nd out of 473 industry peers, behind Tricentis, SHL Group, Clio and 168 others, and ahead of Quhuo, InvestCloud, STX Next and 298 others. On top material causes for Zendesk's industry (Software), Zendesk performs well in Quality Lifelong Education (91.8 score), Technology Innovation (94.7), Technology Innovation (94.7) and 5 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Accountable Institutions (19.2 score), Reduced Inequality (35.4), Accountable Institutions (19.2) and 13 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Founded
2007
Employees
6,440
Sector
Information Technology
Industry
Software
Sub-industry
Application Software
SASB industry
Software & IT Services
Headquarters
Ca, United States
Share classes
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Mission
To help you deliver exceptional customer service
Description
Zendesk, Inc., a software development company, provides software as a service solutions for organizations in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. Its flagship product is Zendesk Support, a system for tracking, prioritizing, and solving customer support tickets across various channels. The company also offers Zendesk Chat, a live chat and messaging software to connect with customers on websites and mobile device applications; Zendesk Talk, a cloud-based call center software; Zendesk Guide, a knowledge base that powers customer self-service and support agent productivity; Zendesk Gather, a community forum software that allows customer end-users to connect and collaborate; Zendesk Explore, which provides analytics for organizations to measure and enhance the customer experience; and Zendesk Sell, a sales customer relationship management (CRM) product solution to enhance productivity, processes, and pipeline visibility. In addition, it provides Zendesk Sunshine, a CRM platform; Sunshine Conversations, a messaging platform solution; Zendesk Developer Tools, a combination of application programming interfaces, web widget, and mobile software development kits; Zendesk APIs that allow users to build custom integrations and interact with Zendesk data; and Zendesk Apps that enable organizations to customize Zendesk product and platform solution interfaces and optimize workflow through plug-ins. Lastly, Zendesk Suite is an omnichannel offering that combines its solutions. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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Ethos considers the following causes material for Zendesk, based on its industry sub-industry Application Software. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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