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OpenText Legal Knowledge Management vs Zendesk comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 8, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Legal Knowledge Ma...
Ranking in Knowledge Management Software
11th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Indexing and Search (13th)
Zendesk
Ranking in Knowledge Management Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
70
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (3rd), CRM (7th), Help Desk Software (3rd), IT Service Management (ITSM) (5th), Reporting (8th), AI Customer Support (10th), AI IT Support (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Knowledge Management Software category, the mindshare of OpenText Legal Knowledge Management is 1.8%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zendesk is 10.1%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Knowledge Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Zendesk10.1%
OpenText Legal Knowledge Management1.8%
Other88.1%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer1719999 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Frequent updates, highly stable, and robust
We have had thousands of users, the solution is highly scalable. We have had a large installation of OpenText Decisiv and there were approximately 6,000 users. The user's roles vary, such as records managers. Additionally, depending on the organization, a lot of our clients are in the federal government which they have different types of roles, but most of them are end-users. They're searching for documents or the records that are in their repository, there are document producers, but most people are searching.
AmandaSanchez - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant and Startup Founder at AimHi Enterprises
Macros and automation have streamlined workflows and reduced manual effort across support teams
The ability to communicate on the Zendesk ticket through the actual user software, so TOPs, would have been helpful. Somehow seeing a user's ticket history within our app would have been beneficial. That is the only thing that I do not think existed at the time that might have been helpful. Some people struggled with Zendesk, but it was always easy enough to show them how to use it and what they were missing. The only times we really had people report concerns about it was when they did not understand that it could do that or how to use it in that way.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"If I was going to rank all the ECM solutions, OpenText Decisiv is the best because I have used the other ones and even though it's not the easiest to use at times, it is the most powerful, robust software out there."
"The most valuable feature of OpenText Decisiv is they are always improving."
"Zendesk has positively impacted my organization primarily through security, as I do not have to worry about data breaches or leaks because all information is handled and processed through Zendesk, ensuring that only people within the organization can access it."
"The JIRA integration has helped tremendously with bug tracking and timely resolution."
"Zendesk has helped us to increase productivity and has reduced the time between when a ticket is opened and when it is completed."
"My advice to others looking into using Zendesk is that if you need an alternative to GitHub Actions or GitHub issues, this is worth looking at."
"In a nutshell, it's a great tool that allows you to manage all your customer service issues in one location."
"It's very convenient to use."
"I found the user experience with vendors on Zendesk to be straightforward, especially when it comes to understanding and searching for specific tickets. The search and navigation tools are easy to use, and I haven't encountered any issues with delays or communication gaps in ticket resolutions."
"We have improved the service to clients, creating great support and managing relationships."
 

Cons

"OpenText Decisiv is difficult to do customization. They need to improve this."
"Customer Service: 6/10 – usually helpful but sometimes very slow. Technical Support: 6/10 – usually helpful but sometimes very slow."
"There could be improvements in integration, which can be achieved with APIs or tools like Zapier."
"The solution itself wasn't easy to set up."
"I do not have any specific examples for ROI because I was not paying for this application."
"It's expensive."
"The reports could be more fine tuned to enable better handling of tickets by individual agents and teams."
"If you are only using it for the knowledge base, it may not be the best product."
"Zendesk Guide could be improved by allowing us to put our assets in one location. What happens now for each article, for example, is we have to upload the images for that article to that location, so the image reuse is still not something that they have perfected. If they could allow us to update all the images in one location, and then pull the image from there, it would be easier when working on Multibrand projects. There are no Multibrand updates available—we have to update each brand manually. For my company, I have come up with an API tool which allows me to push the content to multiple brands together, but if you don't have something like that, you have to manually do it."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution can vary drastically because it depends on the modules that a client using. There is an additional cost of approximately 25% for maintenance."
"You have to pay extra for better support. So it's not only the license that you pay for, but you have to pay extra for the support as well."
"From what I hear, Zendesk's pricing is a little expensive."
"The price is very competitive."
"We pay for the solution on a yearly basis and my understanding is that the cost is about $30,000. That's the cost for 24 to 25 agents."
"Zendesk's licensing is not cheap. For Enterprise, we are paying $200 per agent. It's a per-month cost, so it's pretty steep. There are some services you need to pay extra for. For example, with Zendesk Guide, we had to buy the most expensive offering in order to get Multibrand and everything. We also had to pay a lot of money for themes."
"There are different plans that are offered. We are using the entry-level plan. The overall price of the solution should be reduced. The price is too high."
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My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Zendesk shows that pricing is really affordable compared to other customer management software. The setup is pretty simple as well, but if ...
What needs improvement with Zendesk Support?
Regarding my main use case for Zendesk, it is really easy to use, but one of the cons I have with it is that it takes some time to load information. Most of the time, if a particular candidate has ...
What is your primary use case for Zendesk Support?
On a day-to-day basis, I use Zendesk to track, manage, and work on my cases. I also use it to upload information securely, and this is not only limited to documents but also to images and reports. ...
 

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Zendesk Support, Zendesk Guide, Zendesk Sell
 

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