The Showdown
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Why pay monthly fees for Zendesk when you can self-host discourse-alt-user-pms-button-for-admin for free? Let's look at the facts.
VS
Zendesk
The Expensive Option
- Closed Source (Black box)
- Expensive monthly fees per user
- Data stored on their servers
WINNER
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The Freedom Choice
- 100% Open Source Code
- Free forever (Self-hosted)
- You own your data completely
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10 people
150100200+
$
*Estimated standard pricing for Zendesk. Adjust if needed.
Estimated Annual Waste
$2,280
Monthly Burn Rate$190
5-Year Projection$11,400
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
Calculations based on 10 users at $19/mo.
Detailed Breakdown
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Multi-step Ticket
1-Click Messaging
1
External API
Native Discourse
2
Per-agent Pricing
Free