Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) vs Zendesk QA (Klaus)
A side-by-side comparison of Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) and Zendesk QA (Klaus) on what each one charges, what it meters, and which plan every capability actually sits on.
The short answer
Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) starts at Free, then $185/mo, Zendesk QA (Klaus) at $35/seat/mo.
| Measure | Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) | Zendesk QA (Klaus) |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | Free, then $185/mo | $35/seat/mo |
| Charged per | The workspace | Each agent seat |
| AI billed at | Agent Run allowance, no rate published | Not published |
| Included, where the other says no | 0 capabilities | 0 capabilities |
Capability by capability
Nothing we track differs between them.
Ticketing
| Capability | Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) | Zendesk QA (Klaus) |
|---|---|---|
| Shared inbox | NoNo inbox. Rippit reads conversations out of a help desk and scores them; agents keep answering customers where they already do. | Not published |
| Ticket queues | NoNo ticket object of its own. | Not published |
AI resolution
| Capability | Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) | Zendesk QA (Klaus) |
|---|---|---|
| Autonomous resolution agent | NoNothing here talks to customers. The AI analyses conversations after they have happened, so the agent in Agent App is an internal workflow rather than a customer-facing one, and the word means the opposite of what it means elsewhere in this directory. | Not published |
| Action-taking (API calls) | IncludedAll plans. Agent Apps are configurable workflows that run on a schedule or for a defined audience, and their output can create reports, build dashboards or distribute insights. | Not published |
AI assist
| Capability | Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) | Zendesk QA (Klaus) |
|---|---|---|
| Summarization | IncludedAll plans, through Q&A, which is unlimited on every tier: "Ask a question in plain language, and Rippit will review the relevant data, apply AI-powered analysis where needed, and return an evidence-backed answer with supporting conversations." Unlimited in seats and questions, not in cost, since each analysis consumes AI credits. | Not published |
Knowledge base
| Capability | Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) | Zendesk QA (Klaus) |
|---|---|---|
| Public help center | NoNo knowledge base product. | Not published |
QA & workforce
| Capability | Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) | Zendesk QA (Klaus) |
|---|---|---|
| Conversation QA scoring | IncludedAll plans. Rubric-based grading is the core object, stored as five normalised rubric tables with five matching score tables. | IncludedQuality Assurance or Workforce Engagement Management add-on. Not tiered: available on Suite all plans and Support all plans. |
| Automated QA coverage | IncludedAll plans, and it is what the meter counts. Automated scoring runs as an Agent App, and each execution against one agent or one conversation is a billable Agent Run. | IncludedMax 10 active AI prompt-based rating categories and 10 AI prompt-based spotlight insights per account. No overage is purchasable. |
| Agent scorecards | IncludedAll plans. Coaching programmes are given as the worked example of an Agent App: "Each time it analyzes an agent and creates their coaching report, that counts as one Agent Run." | IncludedScorecards, per-category ratings and review threads are enumerated in the export article, which is the vendor documentation that confirms they exist as objects. |
Reporting
| Capability | Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) | Zendesk QA (Klaus) |
|---|---|---|
| Raw data export | IncludedA Data Warehouse integration replicates the full data set into the customer's own database: "The Data Warehouse integration allows you to view all the Rippit data in your internal database." A copyable Looker schema is published on GitHub for reuse in other BI tools. | IncludedPublic Export API, JSON only. No CSV export is documented. Requires an admin-created API token with account ID and workspace ID. |
Enterprise
| Capability | Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) | Zendesk QA (Klaus) |
|---|---|---|
| SAML SSO | IncludedEnterprise only. "SSO Sign In" is one of four line items behind the unpriced tier. | Not published |
| Role-based access control | Not published | IncludedFive documented roles: Admin, Workspace Manager, Workspace Lead, Reviewer and Agent. No billing information is attached to any of them, so whether a reviewer-only role consumes a paid seat is not published. |
| HIPAA / BAA | IncludedA HIPAA / HITECH Type 1 Attestation under AT-C 105, AT-C 205 and AT-C 315. Type 1 tests design at a point in time rather than operating effectiveness over a period, which is a weaker assurance than the SOC 2 Type II alongside it. | Not publishedThe QA page says HIPAA-enabled, which is not HIPAA compliant and is not a BAA. No BAA is published for Zendesk QA, and the supplemental terms state QA is not covered by Advanced Data Privacy and Protection, which is the add-on carrying Zendesk's own HIPAA path. |
| SOC 2 | IncludedSOC 2 Type II covering Security, Confidentiality and Privacy. The trust centre states the scope explicitly, which is worth noting because it is wider than the web app alone: it covers "Rippit web application, the Screen Capture chrome extension, and desktop application". | IncludedClaimed by the Zendesk QA product page itself: SOC 2 Type 2, audited annually. No plan gate stated. |
| ISO 27001 | IncludedISO/IEC 27001 for information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection, listed in the trust centre alongside a PCI DSS 4.0 Level 1 Service Provider AOC. | Not publishedNot claimed on the Zendesk QA product page. Zendesk holds ISO 27001 for its own platform, but QA is carved out of several parent programmes, so the parent certification is not carried across. |
| GDPR | IncludedListed for EU and UK citizens, with CCPA alongside it. | IncludedClaimed by the Zendesk QA product page. Constrained by the supplemental terms, which prohibit using the product for automated decision-making under GDPR Article 22. |
| Data residency | Not publishedNo region choice is published. The privacy policy states that Google API data specifically is "stored on secure cloud infrastructure located in the United States", which is a statement about one integration rather than about the platform, and nothing establishes an EU option. | NoZendesk QA is excluded by name from the Data Center Location add-on, so the US, EEA, UK and APAC residency options a Zendesk customer can buy do not extend to this product. |
| Data retention policy | IncludedConfigurable rather than fixed, with a deletion process in place. No default period is published. | Not published |
Developer
| Capability | Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) | Zendesk QA (Klaus) |
|---|---|---|
| REST API | IncludedDocumented without a tier restriction. Token authentication, ISO 8601 datetimes, JSON payloads, and a published rate limits section. Tokens expire every 90 days by default and expiry can be disabled. | IncludedPublic Export API for reviews plus a custom integration API for bulk import of conversations and users. Published rate limits are Unknown. |
Both entries last checked Sep 9, 2026.
What Rippit (ex-MaestroQA) costs
$185/month
3 published plans, billed monthly- Billing unit
Per Agent Run - Free tier
Yes - AI pricing
Not published - Vendor calls it
Agent Run - Human handoff
Not published - Reopened chat
Not published - AI billing window
Not published - Data export
Self-serve - Automation export
Partial
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What Zendesk QA (Klaus) costs
$35/seat/month
2 published plans, billed annually- Billing unit
Per agent per month for every agent in the Zendesk account - Free tier
No - AI pricing
$35 per seat - Vendor calls it
agent - Human handoff
Not published - Reopened chat
Not published - AI billing window
Not published - Data export
Self-serve - Automation export
Not offered
3 of 9 not published by Zendesk QA (Klaus), checked