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How do companies resolve customer tickets without a dedicated tool?

In the latest run (Nov 3, 2026), Google Sheets was listed first by one of three engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode). The brands named most consistently were HubSpot, Zendesk and Front.

Help DeskInformationalDiscovery Runs weekly

Tracked since Oct 31, 2026 · 2 weekly runs · 3 responses · last run Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 98.8%·next run

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Top pick
listed first by 1 of 3 engines in the latest run
Brands named
11
+6
Answer volatility
Medium
62.1/100 · how often the shortlist changes

Who each engine recommends

Position of every brand named in the latest run.

BrandChatGPTPerplexityAI ModeMention rate
HubSpot#3#2#4
100%
Zendesk#4#6#2
100%
Front#7#1—
67%
HelpDesk#2—#1
67%
Salesforce—#5#5
67%
Google SheetsTop pick#1——
33%
Hiver—#3—
33%
Intercom——#3
33%
Supportbench—#4—
33%
Freshworks#5——
33%
Zoho#6——
33%

Mention rate over time

Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).

8 brands
0%25%50%75%100%Nov 2Nov 3Google Sheets 33%

Google Sheets is named by 33% of engines today.

Responses

What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3 · sentiment toward the top pick: → Neutral
  1. Google Sheets — Companies can resolve customer support tickets without a dedicated ticketing system by building a manual ticket management workflow using tools they already have, such as Gmail, Outlook, Google Sheets, Excel, Slack,… New this week
  2. HelpDesk — In fact, many small businesses and startups operate this way before investing in dedicated helpdesk software. New this week
  3. HubSpot New this week
  4. Zendesk — If you're exploring this from a product-development perspective, I'd be interested in helping you understand what features a company actually needs in a lightweight ticket management system that replaces manual… ↓ 3 vs last week
  5. Freshworks — If you're exploring this from a product-development perspective, I'd be interested in helping you understand what features a company actually needs in a lightweight ticket management system that replaces manual… ↓ 3 vs last week

Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Intercom, Front

Citations

Sources the engines cited for this prompt.

SourceTypeCitationsCited by
hubspot.comBrand site · HubSpot4ChatGPT, Perplexity
front.comBrand site · Front3ChatGPT, Perplexity
bigin.comWeb1Perplexity
customerservicemanager.comWeb1Perplexity
helpdesk.comBrand site · HelpDesk1ChatGPT
hiverhq.comBrand site · Hiver1Perplexity
hubspotusercontent00.netWeb1ChatGPT
salesforce.comBrand site · Salesforce1Perplexity
sparrowdesk.comWeb1Perplexity
supportbench.comBrand site · Supportbench1Perplexity
zendesk.comBrand site · Zendesk1Perplexity
zoho.comBrand site · Zoho1ChatGPT

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Cite as: SlateIndex, “How do companies resolve customer tickets without a dedicated tool?”, https://slateindex.ai/prompt/how-do-companies-resolve-customer-tickets-without-a-vijb7outqu, data of Nov 3, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.