Amazon Connect vs Zammad
Amazon Connect
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| Figure | Amazon Connect | Zammad |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €9/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 6 |
| Spec score · Customer Service - Enterprise Software | 9.2 (#1) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Founded | 2017 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington | Berlin, Germany |
| Integrations | AWS documents Customer Profiles integrations with Salesforce, ServiceNow, Marketo, and Zendesk through Amazon AppFlow. | Zammad provides a REST API and lists integrations including LDAP, Sipgate, Placetel, Checkmk, Monit, and Nagios. |
| Security | AWS states that Connect Customer supports TLS 1.2 or later for clients accessing the service. | The Starter hosted plan lists German data center hosting, SSL encryption, device management, two-factor authentication, and an ISO27001-certified data center. |
Plans
Amazon Connect
- Amazon Connect Customer — chatPriced on request
- Amazon Connect Customer — SMS and 3P messagingPriced on request
- Amazon Connect Customer — voicePriced on request
- Amazon Connect Customer — emailPriced on request
- Chat$0.01, paid once
- SMS and 3P messaging$0.01, paid once
- Voice$0.04, paid once
- Email$0.08, paid once
Zammad
- Starter v2€9 a month
- Professional v2€18 a month
- Plus v2€27 a month
- Business€2,999 a year
- Enterprise€5,999 a year
- Corporation€9,999 a year
In their own words
Amazon Connect
Amazon Connect is a customer-experience service for managing interactions from outreach and self-service through assistance by human agents. Its AI agents can handle requests such as returns, account changes and flight rebooking, and can pass interaction context to a person when needed. Customers can continue across voice, chat, email, SMS, web, WhatsApp and Apple Messages without repeating themselves. Business and customer-experience teams can design conversational interactions on a visual, no-code canvas. Agent tools include real-time assistance, guided steps, post-contact summaries, screen recording and performance evaluations. The service also offers real-time and historical metrics, conversational analytics and an analytics data lake with zero-ETL access to third-party sources. Platforms listed are Android, iOS, API and web. AWS describes usage-based pricing without minimums, long-term contracts, seat-based licensing or tokens; prices can vary by region, communication type and provider. Listed charges are $0.04 minute, $0.01 message, 0.01 USD per SMS or third-party message, and $0.08.
Zammad
Zammad is a support platform for customer service, IT support, and internal operations. Teams can handle requests from multiple channels, assign and prioritize tickets, and add internal notes. Templates, bulk actions, and automation are available to cut down on repetitive support tasks, and the product includes a knowledge base. Its web app supports more than 40 languages. Hosted plans start at €7 a month (billed Annually): Starter v2 supports up to 5 agents, Professional v2 up to 35, and Plus v2 has no agent limit. Their listed channels and storage allowances vary by plan. A free plan and a 30-day trial are listed. Zammad also has a self-hosted version for customer servers, where the customer handles updates, backups, and availability. Listed platforms include API, Linux, self-hosted, and web. The product provides a REST API and lists integrations such as LDAP, Sipgate, Checkmk, and Nagios. Zammad 7.0 includes AI agents, ticket summaries, and a writing assistant; optional AI features cost €0.03 per AI call.