# Zoho Desk alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 231 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Zoho Desk holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/zoho-desk/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- ServiceNow Now Assist: 37
- Moveworks: 12
- Freshdesk: 9
- Intercom Fin: 8
- Workativ: 7
- Freshservice with Freddy AI: 6

## AI IT support agents

**Small business**: 72 of 84 answers did not name Zoho Desk (Zoho Desk is #4 of 9 at 6%).

- Freshdesk: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Workativ: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Siit: first choice in 6 of those 72
- Intercom Fin: first choice in 5 of those 72
- eesel AI: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Atera: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Risotto: first choice in 3 of those 72
- SiteGPT: first choice in 2 of those 72

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name Zoho Desk (Zoho Desk is #5 of 8 at 6%).

- Freshservice with Freddy AI: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Freshservice: first choice in 5 of those 75
- ServiceNow Now Assist: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Zendesk AI Agents: first choice in 4 of those 75
- Intercom Fin: first choice in 3 of those 75
- Aisera: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Freshdesk: first choice in 2 of those 75
- Freshservice with Freddy AI Agent: first choice in 2 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Zoho Desk.

- ServiceNow Now Assist: first choice in 33 of those 84
- Moveworks: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Microsoft Copilot Studio: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Aisera: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Zendesk AI Agents: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Aisera System of AI Agents / Aisera AI Service Desk: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Atomicwork: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Console: first choice in 1 of those 84

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