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Zendesk was designed for customer support desks. Not IT desks.

Risotto resolves 20-60% of tickets automatically, freeing IT from the tier 1 task hamster wheel. No more switching portals or simply routing requests.

Used by companies that are raising the bar for internal support.

“We accomplished nearly the same configuration with Risotto in an hour that took us months with the other company.”

Phillip Rickett
VP of IT

“Ease of deployment was huge. We didn’t need a consultant or months of configuration. Risotto just worked. The more we use Risotto, the smarter it gets—that’s what makes it different from every other tool we’ve tried.”

Peter Hadjisavas, Hazel Health's Head of IT, customer testimonial photo for Risotto.
Peter Hadjisavas
Head of IT

“Automated software access saves us so much time. Within minutes, people get the access they need… no additional overhead needed.”

Collin
Legal & Compliance Manager

“Before Risotto, compliance reports could take days. Now I can pull everything needed in seconds.”

Jason Huey
Senior IT Systems Administrator
Risotto AI for Internal Support

Zendesk AI helps agents respond faster. 
Risotto resolves tickets before an agent is needed.

Risotto was built from the ground up for internal support automation. It sits on top of Zendesk to take over the work Zendesk can’t.

Capability
Zendesk
Risotto
Capability
Primary Use Case
Zendesk
Customer service management
Risotto
Internal IT support automation
Capability
Ticket Auto-Solve Rate
Zendesk
Single digits (primarily deflection)
Risotto
20-60% typical (true resolution)
Capability
Pricing Model
Zendesk
Per-agent tiers ($19-$115+)
Risotto
Per-employee
Capability
Features Included
Zendesk
Multichannel customer support (social, voice, portals)
Risotto
Internal support only (no customer service bloat)
Capability
Setup Time
Zendesk
Weeks to months
Risotto
Hours to days
Capability
Learning Curve
Zendesk
Steep
Risotto
Minimal, focused on internal support
Capability
Slack Experience
Zendesk
Bot creates tickets, redirects to Zendesk portal
Risotto
True conversational support, never leaves Slack
Capability
Access Management
Zendesk
Requires separate tools, complex custom workflows
Risotto
Native: approval + provisioning + de-provisioning
Capability
AI Architecture
Zendesk
AI features bolted onto customer support platform
Risotto
AI-native, built for conversational resolution
Capability
Knowledge Sources
Zendesk
KB + help center articles
Risotto
KB + Slack conversation history + LLM fallback
Capability
Multi-Step Troubleshooting
Zendesk
Limited, primarily article suggestions
Risotto
Yes, adapts when solutions don't work
Capability
Implementation Support
Zendesk
Self-service or paid professional services
Risotto
Included: former IT practitioners guide the setup
Capability
Support Response Time
Zendesk
Slow on lower tiers
Risotto
Fast for all customers

If your IT agents are still fending off questions manually, your support bot isn’t doing the job. Layer Risotto onto Zendesk to ensure all simple, repeatable stuff never hits the ticketing queue.

Give your employees the same incredible support your customers get.

Keep Zendesk for ticketing.
Continue using Zendesk to manage your queue.
Keep your existing support processes, SLAs, and reporting intact.
Your IT team keeps the tools they know.
But make your internal support experience smoother.
For employees
Ask for help in Slack or Teams instead of logging into portals.
Get instant answers without wondering if IT saw the request.
Resolve access requests in seconds, not hours.
Just talk naturally. No ticket numbers to track.
For IT teams
Auto-resolve 20-60% of internal requests completely.
Stop adapting customer service workflows for IT problems.
Spend time on projects that actually need your expertise.
Let AI handle the repetitive work 24/7.
And add an AI teammate built for internal support.

Risotto AI handles the work Zendesk wasn't designed to do.

Executes access provisioning with approvals, not just ticket routing.
Resets passwords and credentials without agent involvement.
Troubleshoots through conversation, adapting when solutions don't work.
Learns from your team's Slack conversations automatically.
Gets smarter every day without manual training.
Keep Zendesk for ticketing.
Continue using Zendesk to manage your queue.
Keep your existing support processes, SLAs, and reporting intact.
Your IT team keeps the tools they know.
But make your internal support experience smoother.
For employees
Ask for help in Slack or Teams instead of logging into portals.
Get instant answers without wondering if IT saw the request.
Resolve access requests in seconds, not hours.
Just talk naturally. No ticket numbers to track.
For IT teams
Auto-resolve 20-60% of internal requests completely.
Stop adapting customer service workflows for IT problems.
Spend time on projects that actually need your expertise.
Let AI handle the repetitive work 24/7.
And add an AI teammate built for internal support.

Risotto AI handles the work Zendesk wasn't designed to do.

Executes access provisioning with approvals, not just ticket routing.
Resets passwords and credentials without agent involvement.
Troubleshoots through conversation, adapting when solutions don't work.
Learns from your team's Slack conversations automatically.
Gets smarter every day without manual training.

What adding Risotto actually does for your team.

Forget the comparison charts for a moment. Here's what changes day-to-day: automation rates jump, employee satisfaction improves, and IT reclaims strategic time.

Automate 20-60% of IT tickets completely.

Risotto resolves password resets, access requests, knowledge questions, and basic troubleshooting without any IT involvement.

AI that was built for internal support

Understands conversational nuance and context and handles natural follow-up questions.

Multi-department support out of the box.

IT, HR, Legal, Finance, any team can use Risotto for structured support without separate systems.

Automated access management.

Access granted is time-based, role-based, and manager-dependent where necessary, with automatic provisioning on approval.

Easy setup

Most teams get up and running with Risotto in a day. No months-long implementation projects, or expensive consultants required.

Hear from IT teams using Risotto daily.

Risotto's AI-powered support system had a massive impact straight out of the box and with very little setup. Employees now get fast, efficient answers with the same precision as one of our professionals.

Mike Smith

IT Operations Manager at Jobber

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Risotto became the orchestration layer for Jira Service Management and gave us instant automation with AI.

Tom Grinberg

IT Manager

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The first time I saw Risotto auto-solve issues for us in Slack, I knew it would be a game-changer.

Collin Clifford

Legal & Compliance Manager

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It’s refreshing to work closely with the Risotto team. They genuinely care about solving our problems and improving our operations.

Phillip Rickett, Fundrise's Head of IT, customer testimonial profile photo for Risotto.

Phillip Rickett

Head of IT, Fundrise

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Your support data already exists 
across systems. Risotto connects the dots.

Don’t rebuild your support processes from scratch. Just connect them.

Plug into your stack on day 1. Start automating by day 2.

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Want to extend ticketing beyond IT?
If HR, Finance, or Operations need their own ticketing workflows, Risotto can handle that natively.
Get features like ticket categorization, auto-deflection and resolution, status tracking, and KB updates without buying more Freshservice licenses.
Wondering if Risotto can replace Freshservice ITSM?
We're not a heavyweight ticketing platform, and we won't pretend to be.
But if your needs are relatively straightforward (multi-channel intake, categorization, triage, resolution, escalation), we can cover the full loop end-to-end.

Risotto AI didn’t answer these (but it could have).

From custom workflows to advanced access policies, our support team helps you get the most out of every integration.

How long does implementation take?

Most teams are live within 3-7 days. Setup includes connecting Risotto to Freshservice, Slack, and your identity provider, configuring access workflows, and training the AI on your knowledge base.

What happens to our existing Freshservice tickets and workflows?

Nothing changes. Risotto creates new tickets in Freshservice for every conversation and syncs all interactions. Your existing workflows, SLAs, and processes continue working normally.

Does Risotto do ticketing end-to-end?

Yes, Risotto logs every IT query as a ticket, categorizes and labels it, resolves it if possible or routes it to the right person, and follows up until it’s closed.

Do we have to replace Freshservice?

No. Risotto integrates with Freshservice via bi-directional sync. You keep using Freshservice exactly as you do today. Risotto just adds an AI automation layer on top.But if your ticketing needs are simple, Risotto can handle all of it.

What if I have Freshservice and a third-party AI assistant already?

Risotto isn’t an AI assistant add-on OR a Freshservice replacement. It’s an autonomous AI agent that plugs into your Freshservice and independently solves and closes tier 1 tickets.Our customers see a 50% boost in IT automation, on average, after getting Risotto. You don’t have to rip out an established system like Freshservice. You can avoid paying for AI add-ons that need IT to step in all the time.