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Intercom vs Zendesk AI: who uses which

Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.

On usedby, 114 companies use Intercom and 27 use Zendesk AI. No company is listed with both yet. Intercom leads among the Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Oct 8, 2026: 137 of 141 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. Companies named on both have a confirmed or observed line on each side.

Who uses Intercom, Zendesk AI, or both

Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.

114

use only Intercom

0

companies use both

27

use only Zendesk AI

114 companies use only Intercom, 27 use only Zendesk AI and 0 use both, out of the 141 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.

114customers
79 confirmed 33 observed 2 signals

Where it lands

Artificial Intelligence5
Sales Tech & CRM5
Data & Analytics3

Newest customers

Hatz AIOct 1 – 5
TeachableSep 2 – Oct 1
DebbieJul 25 – Sep 2
HomeworksJul 25 – Sep 2

Zendesk AI

Open Zendesk AI
27customers
14 confirmed 12 observed 1 signal

Where it lands

DevTools & Infrastructure4
Travel & Hospitality3
E-commerce & D2C2

Newest customers

No new customer since tracking started on October 3, 2026.

Who uses both

Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.

No company uses both yetusedby has not found a company with a confirmed or observed line on both Intercom and Zendesk AI.

By industry

Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Intercom, Zendesk AI or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.

IndustryIntercom onlyBothZendesk AI only
DevTools & Infrastructure6 companies on usedby
50%0%50%
Artificial Intelligence5 companies on usedby
100%0%0%

Intercom onlyBothZendesk AI only

More common with Intercom

  • Artificial Intelligence5 of the 5 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Intercom.

Source: confirmed and observed usedby lines. Job-post signals, the weakest proof level, are left out of these shares.

Side by side

Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.

IntercomZendesk AI
Customersusedby, latest check Oct 8, 2026Intercom: 114 (79 confirmed, 33 observed, 2 job-post signals)Zendesk AI: 27 (14 confirmed, 12 observed, 1 job-post signal)
Top industryusedby, latest check Oct 8, 2026Intercom: No clear leadZendesk AI: DevTools & Infrastructure (4)
CategoryusedbyIntercom: Customer Service AutomationZendesk AI: Customer Service Automation
Free trialIntercom: Free trial or free plan available.intercom.com, checked Oct 6, 2026Zendesk AI: Free trial or free plan available.zendesk.com, checked Oct 7, 2026
SecurityIntercom: SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, ISO 27001, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, ISO 42001intercom.com, checked Oct 6, 2026Not checked yet
Data residencyIntercom: US, EU, AUintercom.com, checked Oct 6, 2026Not checked yet
IntegrationsIntercom: Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, Linear, Asana, Shopify, Stripeintercom.com, checked Oct 6, 2026Zendesk AI: Shopify, Microsoft Teams, Pipedrive, Klaviyo, GIPHYzendesk.com, checked Oct 7, 2026
WebsiteIntercom: intercom.comZendesk AI: zendesk.com

What customers report

Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.

Intercom

streamline the customer experience across our 20 brands

Miss Group

Vendor case study, intercom.com, captured Oct 8, 2026

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reduced their cost per support interaction by 80% – from $51 to $10 – in just two years

AgriWebb

Vendor case study, intercom.com, captured Oct 8, 2026

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Zendesk AI

a reduction by more than 56 percent

IRC-CEO

Vendor case study, zendesk.com, published Mar 9, 2026

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more than 50 percent of Babbel’s tickets are automated through AI agents

Babbel

Vendor case study, zendesk.com, published Feb 11, 2026

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Questions about Intercom and Zendesk AI

Which is used more, Intercom or Zendesk AI?

Intercom has more customers on usedby: 114 against 27 for Zendesk AI.

Do companies use both Intercom and Zendesk AI?

usedby has not found a company with a confirmed or observed line on both Intercom and Zendesk AI yet.

Who uses Intercom?

114 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Intercom.

Who uses Zendesk AI?

27 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Zendesk AI.

How does usedby count customers?

A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of three proof levels: confirmed, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company is named as using both tools when its lines on both are confirmed or observed.