Gleap vs Zoho Desk
Gleap and Zoho Desk are both customer support tools. Gleap is aimed at small businesses and developers, while Zoho Desk is aimed at small businesses and enterprise. Zoho Desk costs less, from $7/mo versus $35/mo for Gleap. Only Zoho Desk has a free plan.
AI customer support with bug reports, session replay and code fixes
Multichannel help desk with the Zia AI assistant from Zoho
| Pricing | Paid · $35 | Freemium · $7 |
| Starting price | $35/mo | $7/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 7 days | 15 days |
| Built for | Small businesses, Developers, Enterprise | Small businesses, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web, ios, android | web, ios, android |
| Country | AT | IN |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Gleap if
SaaS and mobile app teams that want customer support, bug reporting and AI-assisted fixes in one platform without per-seat pricing.
- Support conversations and technical bug context live in one tool
- No per-seat fees from the Team plan up
- Kai Support costs $0.29 per resolution and hand-offs are free
Look elsewhere if: Large support operations needing a mature multi-brand help desk, or teams that only want simple visual feedback (Zendesk, Usersnap).
Choose Zoho Desk if
Small and mid-sized support teams, especially Zoho CRM users, that want a full-featured help desk at a lower per-agent price than Zendesk.
- Much lower per-agent cost than Zendesk at comparable tiers
- Free plan for up to three agents
- Tight integration with Zoho CRM and the wider Zoho suite
Look elsewhere if: Teams that need the largest third-party app ecosystem or a very simple shared inbox (Zendesk, Help Scout).
Gleap vs Zoho Desk pricing
Gleap
- Starter$35/mo1 seat, 1 project, 10k MAU, live chat and bug reports; $29/mo yearly
- Team$179/moUnlimited seats, 100k MAU, Kai Resolve; $149/mo billed yearly
- Pro$359/mo200k MAU, SLA policies, custom roles; $299/mo billed yearly
- EnterpriseFrom $1,199/moSSO, invoice billing, custom SLA; from $999/mo billed yearly
Zoho Desk
- Free$0Up to 3 agents, email ticketing basics
- Express$7/agent/moBilled annually; AI agents with BYOK or Zoho LLM
- Standard$14/agent/moBilled annually; live chat, knowledge base, answer bot
- Professional$23/agent/moBilled annually; Zia AI, Blueprints, telephony
- Enterprise$40/agent/moBilled annually; multi-brand, skill routing, sandbox
Gleap · Key features
- In-app bug reports with screenshots, session replay, console and network logs
- Kai Support AI agent answering from docs, websites, files and YouTube
- Kai Resolve investigating tickets with logs, read-only code and MCP data
- Kai Code turning confirmed bugs into pull requests your team reviews
- Shared inbox for chat, email, WhatsApp, Instagram, Slack and Telegram
- Knowledge base, public roadmap, release notes and surveys
Cons
- No free plan, only a 7-day trial
- Starter has one seat, no session replay and no integrations
- Big price step from $35 Starter to $179 Team billed monthly
Zoho Desk · Key features
- Unified ticket queue for email, chat, phone, social and messaging
- Round-robin and skill-based assignment with SLAs and escalations
- Blueprints to enforce step-by-step support processes
- Multilingual help center with knowledge base and community forum
- AI agents on Express with bring-your-own-key or Zoho LLM
- Zia assistant for sentiment, reply suggestions and anomaly detection
Cons
- Interface feels dense and dated in places
- Blueprints, telephony and full Zia require Professional or higher
- Monthly billing is significantly pricier than annual
Gleap vs Zoho Desk: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Gleap or Zoho Desk?
Zoho Desk starts at $7/mo and Gleap at $35/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Gleap and Zoho Desk have a free plan?
Gleap has no free plan, a 7-day free trial. Zoho Desk has a free plan.