Cisco VoIP PBX vs. Freshdesk Contact Center

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco VoIP PBX
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Cisco offers VoIP PBX capability.N/A
Freshdesk Contact Center
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Freshdesk Contact Center ( Formerly Freshcaller) is a call center software for startups and small teams. Fresh Contact Center aims to enable businesses / teams set-up and run a call center without spending a lot of time and money. It is suited for phone teams of size 1- 30. Users can create custom greeting texts based on specific call scenarios. The nested Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system allows the user to provide a detailed set of options to callers. The call queues…
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per agent/per month
Pricing
Cisco VoIP PBXFreshdesk Contact Center
Editions & Modules
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FREE
$0
per agent/per month
Growth
$15
per agent/per ,billed annually
Pro
$39
per agent/per month, billed annually
Enterprise
$69
per agent/per month, billed annually
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco VoIP PBXFreshdesk Contact Center
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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Community Pulse
Cisco VoIP PBXFreshdesk Contact Center
Considered Both Products
Cisco VoIP PBX

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Freshdesk Contact Center
Chose Freshdesk Contact Center
We selected Freshdesk Contact Center because it proved to be easier to use not only for us but for the parents who call our school as well. Our parent complaints of not being able to reach our admin department have significantly decreased. I think Freshdesk Contact Center …
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Features
Cisco VoIP PBXFreshdesk Contact Center
Cloud PBX
Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Product A and Product B
Cisco VoIP PBX
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Ratings
Freshdesk Contact Center
8.9
8 Ratings
8% above category average
Hosted PBX00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings8.18 Ratings
Call reports00 Ratings9.38 Ratings
Directory of employee names00 Ratings9.27 Ratings
Call Management
Comparison of Call Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco VoIP PBX
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Ratings
Freshdesk Contact Center
8.9
8 Ratings
5% above category average
Answering rules00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
Call recording00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Call park00 Ratings8.97 Ratings
Call screening00 Ratings8.58 Ratings
Message alerts00 Ratings9.47 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco VoIP PBX
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Ratings
Freshdesk Contact Center
9.6
6 Ratings
15% above category average
Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco VoIP PBXFreshdesk Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(8 ratings)
8.7
(9 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco VoIP PBXFreshdesk Contact Center
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
The solution has almost everything I need to do my job, which is to keep in touch with my customers by phone calls and meetings. On the go, the softphone has room to improve user experience (Cisco Jabber), and as far as I know, Webex App should fill the gaps left by Jabber, but it depends to upgrade the system to the last version and that costs. Besides that, the solution is rock solid! Good audio quality in voice and video, integration with MSFT Teams and so reliable.
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Freshworks Inc
One scenario where Freshdesk Contact Center is well suited is when we have a lot of parents calling in with requests about student transcripts, and or grades, we can better interact with each caller and not have a lot of people on hold waiting for a long time. One scenario where Freshdesk might not be well suited is when callers get the chatbot more often than talking to an actual person.
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Pros
Cisco
  • Local routing on remote branches
  • Telephony features flexibility
  • Different endpoint alternatives for all use cases
  • Real integration with other systems or platforms
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Freshworks Inc
  • From this centralized help desk, we are able to allocate tickets and communicate with staff and clients via email.
  • The ability to phone a lead or customer directly from Freshdesk is fantastic.
  • Handling of waiting lines.
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Cons
Cisco
  • The setup flow was limited, unclear, and was not working for a while, IT didn't manage to fix it.
  • The UI looks terribly old, not even a little bit looking like a hardphone.
  • More options during a call.
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Freshworks Inc
  • Cost - the system was felt to be way overpriced for the feature-set it provided. For the cost of 10 support agents, I could engage with a full-blown VoIP UCaaS provider to support 20-30 users.
  • The system was dependent on the Amazon Web Services system, which was prone to outages, and as it was outsourced by Freshworks to Amazon, resolution time did not have clear SLAs.
  • Non-US support - any issues encountered with the system would go through international channels which decreased resolution time depending on when the development team was available.
  • Call reliability was questionable - sometimes agents would have ringing devices that would have no one on the other end - other times calls would be dropped without explanation.
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Usability
Cisco
All main features is very easy to access and use, only pressing a button or two (when you need to page up or page down the features set!) in the desk phone or a click of the mouse to place a call, start a chat, video call or a meeting. Very straight forward.
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Freshworks Inc
It's a really simple and affordable software solution if you're looking to upgrade your system or processes to a softphone. The service has been fantastic for both our outbound sales team and our inbound customer service team. As a manager, I'm really grateful I found FreshCaller early on in the process of evaluating companies to go to for a softphone.
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Support Rating
Cisco
Cisco offers online instruction on the use of the VoIP but it has to be sought out. Likely, the do offer additional support but this is managed by our IT department so it is difficult to determine just how accessible Cisco has been regarding the implementation and ongoing support for this product.
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Freshworks Inc
Freshcaller support is great. They will respond very quickly once I submit a ticket. On occasion, they are unable to answer a question and require a deep dive on some research for random questions but that's completely understandable. Overall, great service, great quality, and very accommodating. This is one of the better support groups, in my opinion.
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
As we all know,Cisco is one of the best and trusted companies when it comes to networking,most of our materials were all Cisco,Cisco routers,Cisco IP phones..etc They're more handy and easy to use and don't require an IT experience,I used an IP phone to receive a call,and it was very easy to use and the sound was clear,here it comes the good configuration of a Cisco Voip PBx
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Freshworks Inc
After multiple checks and constant research we found Freshdesk is one of the leading product service providers and the best at it too. We used to have PSTIN hard phones which caused a lot of drops and customer discontent. After Freshdesk, it has been a cakewalk. Really happy with it.
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Positive impact is users are happy with service provided by Cisco VoIP PBX.
  • End-users are happy by using multiple functions like conferencing, transferring, call park, etc.
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Freshworks Inc
  • Call logs helps analyse the interactions which each lead - helps space out if need be.
  • Follow ups are simplified due to viewing of past activity.
  • Easy integration helps in saving costs of phone calls.
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