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The Zendesk alternative built for Australian 🇦🇺 business

Threads, not tickets. Every channel included. Set up in 45 minutes, not weeks. Colvy replaces Zendesk with simplicity, speed and AI.

Threads
not tickets
45 min
setup vs weeks
$0
add-on fees

Colvy vs Zendesk: feature by feature

Zendesk charges extra for nearly everything. Colvy includes it all.

Feature
Colvy
Zendesk
SMS (Australian 🇦🇺 numbers)
Add-on
WhatsApp
Add-on
Instagram DMs
Add-on
Facebook / Meta DMs
Email (Gmail / Outlook)
Phone calls & voicemail
Add-on
Google Reviews
Live chat widget
AI assistant
Add-on
Call intelligence & transcription
WISMO automation
POS / ERP integrations
Limited
Payments (send link, get paid)
Australian 🇦🇺 phone numbers
Limited
Australian 🇦🇺 support team
45-minute migration
Ideas & feedback board
Public roadmap
Announcements / changelog
Polls & surveys
Media gallery
Team notes
Shared calendar
Tasks & reminders

Where Colvy wins

Key areas where Colvy outperforms Zendesk for Australian 🇦🇺 businesses.

Threads, not tickets

Zendesk forces every interaction into a ticket. Colvy gives each customer one conversation thread across all channels.

Set up in 45 minutes, not weeks

Zendesk needs lengthy implementation and training. Colvy migrates you in a single session.

No add-on tax

Zendesk charges extra for phone, SMS, WhatsApp and AI. With Colvy every channel and feature is included.

AI that understands your business

Colvy AI reads orders, tracking and history. Zendesk AI relies on help articles and basic automation.

Google Reviews management

Automate requests and respond from your inbox. Zendesk has no Google Reviews feature.

Australian 🇦🇺 support & pricing

Local team, local numbers, pricing in AUD. Zendesk is US-based with USD pricing.

Already paid Zendesk? You won’t lose a cent

Switching mid-contract shouldn’t cost you. We make the move painless — and free.

We’ll cover your unused balance

On a yearly plan with Zendesk? Send us proof of payment and we’ll credit the remaining months as free time on Colvy — or carry your subscription over. You don’t pay twice.

Free migration, done for you

Our team moves everything from Zendesk to Colvy for you — conversations, contacts, numbers and channels — in about 45 minutes, at no cost.

Balance credit is offered at Colvy’s discretion on sighting valid proof of a current annual payment — and we’ll sort it out.

Everything you have now, plus more

Switching from Zendesk to Colvy means keeping what works and gaining what was missing.

Every customer gets one conversation thread — no ticket numbers
Phone, SMS, WhatsApp, social and email all included
AI assistant handles common questions and WISMO
Call intelligence transcribes and summarises every call
Google Reviews automated and managed in one place
Secure payment links built in
No per-agent pricing or add-on fees
Full migration handled by the Colvy team in 45 minutes

Transition everything in 45 minutes

Our team handles the migration. Keep your number, your reviews and your customers — just lose the limitations.