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Market share · Last verified Nov 4, 2026

Help desk market share Across 57,398 companies.

Based on 57,398 companies where we can see the tool in use, Zendesk leads with 41.7%, followed by Intercom at 31.5%. Shares come from live signals and update every month.

41.7%Zendesk31.5%Intercom19.5%Freshdesk7.3%Front
57,398Companies using a Help desk tool
41.7%Zendesk share
+2.7 ptsFront, 12-month change
Share

Share of companies.

VendorCompaniesShare12-mo changeZendesk23,94341.7%+0.3 ptsIntercom18,10731.5%-0.7 ptsFreshdesk11,18219.5%+1.8 ptsFront4,1667.3%+2.7 pts
Switching

Who moves to whom.

Accounts that switched between these vendors in the last 12 months. Darker cells mean more switches.

From ↓ · To →ZendeskIntercomFreshdeskFrontZendesk—126224165Intercom213—148229Freshdesk200199—127Front10280218—
By company size

Share by company size.

11–50 staff
Zendesk42%
Front28%
Intercom17%
Freshdesk13%
51–200 staff
Front30%
Intercom27%
Zendesk24%
Freshdesk19%
201–500 staff
Intercom38%
Front27%
Zendesk21%
Freshdesk14%
501–1,000 staff
Front32%
Intercom30%
Zendesk22%
Freshdesk16%
1,001–5,000 staff
Zendesk43%
Freshdesk26%
Front20%
Intercom11%
How we count

Every signal behind the numbers.

Agent scanning · 01 / 78MX recordsDomain namesMicrosoft 365 behind MimecastShows adoption
Domain names 9
Subdomains and tenants 7
Certificates 4
Website and app 12
Hiring 8
People 6
Company news 7
Vendors and partners 7
Public records 6
Code and infrastructure 8
Incumbent events 4
Questions

Help desk market share, answered.

Zendesk, with 41.7% of the 57,398 companies we track in Help desk. Intercom is second at 31.5%.

Front gained the most share over the last 12 months (+2.7 points).

By number of companies with a live, verified signal for the tool, not by revenue. A company using two tools counts for both.

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