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Assay vs Zendesk QA

Zendesk QA is an add-on for Zendesk customers that scores conversations with AI. Assay checks every conversation against your own written rules, from Zendesk or elsewhere.

About Zendesk QA

Zendesk QA, formerly Klaus, is an add-on for Zendesk Support and Suite plans. It reviews conversations with AI against categories such as empathy and solution, and flags risks like churn and escalations.

Best for

Teams that run all their support in Zendesk and want QA inside the same product.

About Assay

Checks every call, chat and email against your QA scorecard, links each result to the line in the transcript, and sends uncertain ones to a person.

Best for

QA, compliance and team leads who need every conversation checked, with evidence they can show an auditor.

Side by side

QuestionZendesk QA Assay
Where it runsInside Zendesk, as a paid add-onIts own app, connected to Zendesk and other tools
What is checkedBuilt-in categories plus custom criteriaYour own scorecard, written as plain English rules
How results are givenCategory scoresYes, no or not sure for each rule, with a measured confidence
EvidenceReview comments and highlightsThe real line from the transcript behind every result
Uncertain resultsReviewed by your team as you chooseAlways sent to a person, plus a random share of passes

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Questions

Is Assay a Zendesk QA alternative?
Yes. Assay imports solved Zendesk tickets every 15 minutes and checks them against your own rules. It also works with Freshdesk, Intercom, Front, Gorgias and recorded calls, so QA doesn’t depend on one helpdesk.
Do I need a Zendesk add-on to use Assay?
No. You connect Zendesk with an API token from Admin Center. Nothing is installed in Zendesk.

Try it on your own calls

Tell us about your team. We’ll reply within two working days to set up a trial with 50 of your transcripts and your current scorecard.

  • No card or contract for the trial
  • Your conversations are never used to train models
  • We go through the results with you