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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshchat

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AA solution to engage customers with smarter conversations on any channel, designed so support, marketing, sales, and even bots to have conversations at scale with customers.

    $0

    per month free for up to 10 agents

    Freshsales

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AFreshsales is a sales force automation solution for sales teams. It provides features that help salespeople to attract quality leads, engage in contextual conversations, drive deals with AI-powered insights, and nurture customer relationships. With built-in email, phone, chat, and telephony, Freshsales gives sales teams more time for selling by automating the sales process. It includes Freddy AI, salespeople can get insights into the best deals to go after and what actions to take and predict…

    $11

    per month per user

    Pricing
    FreshchatFreshsales
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $19
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Pro
    $49
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Enterprise
    $79
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Growth
    $11
    per month per user
    Pro
    $47
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $71
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshchatFreshsales
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FreshchatFreshsales
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshchat
    It's easy for chat communication and creating conversations for e-commerce support.
    Incentivized
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshsales
    Zoho CRM: very very slow and cumbersome to use
    Salesforce: It is a giant with a lot of features, but very complicated for an SMB
    HubSpot: Lacks lots of advanced features that Freshsales has
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshsales
    The Best Customer Support that's why we went with Freshsales.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshsales
    Actually, I didn't use any tools before Freshsales because I worked on a support team.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    36 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    FreshchatFreshsales
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Freshchat and Freshsales
    Feature
    Freshchat
    7.4
    18 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Chat history and transcripts7.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat reporting7.218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics7.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Freshchat and Freshsales
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Freshsales
    9.6
    54 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.752 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings10.041 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings10.053 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.353 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Freshchat and Freshsales
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Freshsales
    10.0
    51 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings10.049 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings10.050 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Freshchat and Freshsales
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Freshsales
    8.3
    52 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.749 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.051 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Freshchat and Freshsales
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Freshsales
    8.2
    53 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.753 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.047 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Freshchat and Freshsales
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Freshsales
    9.0
    51 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.751 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.341 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.038 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Freshchat and Freshsales
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Freshsales
    10.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Freshchat and Freshsales
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Freshsales
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings9.047 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FreshchatFreshsales
    Small Businesses
    Olark
    Score10 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho SalesIQ
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Genesys DX (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreshchatFreshsales
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    10.0
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshchatFreshsales
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Freshworks Inc
    It is best suited for having 24-hour support, where customers can interact easily, even using their phones, to raise concerns or inquire about information. This makes it easier than going through the documents portal as a source of knowledge or sending emails for worries. However, it can be less appropriate for scenarios when you need more formal communication, like emails, and when proper documentation is necessary.
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    Freshworks Inc
    Generally speaking for small to mid sized team I really cannot recommend it enough. It has an excellent feature set, good amount of integrations, fairly customisable and backed by solid support. And the pricing is very competitive too. I feel like if your team is larger than that, you might want to look at other alternatives but for teams that size, its really perfect.
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    Pros
    Freshworks Inc
    • Real time customer support. During busy times all our available agents can jump on and handle large volume of customer interactions.
    • Automations and canned response features. With automation we can greet our customers the moment a chat gets assigned to an agent letting customers know they are being attended to similarly canned response helps us use templates for generic and commonly asked questions.
    • Dashboards and analytics. Freshchat's ability to build customized dashboards and analyze performance in a granular level helps us monitor workload and manage performance effectively.
    Incentivized
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    Freshworks Inc
    • It helps you automate your onboarding process for new leads.
    • It has lots of integrations with other apps, so you can interact with other things like calendars and calls.
    • It's pretty easy to set sequences so the platform automatically follows up with people for you. This is not only helpful for your sales pipeline, but also for client communication when working on a project that requires their input.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Freshworks Inc
    • Freshchat is one of the best platforms, but still there are certain areas that require further improvement in order for the platform to become flawless.
    • I feel that the automated system in Freshchat is comparatively slow and due to this, it does not respond well according to all the requirements.
    • There are certain features in Freshchat which are not available for everyone and they can only be accessed by those who are paying the highest pricing tier.
    Incentivized
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    Freshworks Inc
    • Leads and Contacts do not seem to be adequately defined.
    • Reporting is not as robust as we would like it to be
    • Integration with FreshDesk is one way - we can see information from FreshDesk to FreshSales but not vice versa
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat has met all our expectations and more. It has allowed our team to be more efficient with their time, field questions quickly, and escalate issues up the chain. We highly recommend freshchat as the perfect addition to anyone already using freshdesk or simply looking for a good solution for in app messaging.
    Incentivized
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    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Freshworks Inc
    I give it an 8 due to its usability. Yes, I had a few issues to begin with and needed some assistance from Freshchat agents, but considering this is something that is completely new to me, to set up what feels like a professional chat handling system complete with autobot within a day is really saying something I feel.
    Incentivized
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    Freshworks Inc
    I would give Freshworks CRM's overall usability a 7 out of 10. Although the software has improved since we first obtained it, it still could use improvements to make functionality more intuitive and easier for the average user. It is not that challenging but there is definitely a learning curve
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat has always been available when I needed to use it.
    Incentivized
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    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat always loads quickly and communication is quickly sent and received.
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    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    The experience we had in past for lets say 4-5 months with the support team and our TAM was really helpful. The changes in the bot flow has helped our bot to ensure we connect with customer easily.
    Incentivized
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    Freshworks Inc
    When you initially log in to Freshworks, you get snippets to guide you on how to set up. You have a chat option on every page so you can reach out to the support agent and get your issues resolved in real time. The agents are fast, responsive, and experienced in handling even a person who introduced CRM to the world...
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    Implementation Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    I hope to show new users data because this can save a lot of time
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    Alternatives Considered
    Freshworks Inc
    Messaging across mediums - Freshchat integrates with majority of mainstream instant messaging apps. Like Facebook messenger, Telegram and WhatsApp . This makes it convenient for us to have a presence on the above-mentioned platforms and respond to messages from these platforms from a single Freshchat dashboard.its good app Freshdesk Messaging help me to contact the customer and contact the customer to inform my problem to solve it and is a good app and help full app and its easy to use uncomplicated and Freshdesk Helps me provide good quality to the customer and make customer feedback good for a company
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    Freshworks Inc
    We selected FreshSales because we needed something cheaper and more user-friendly than Salesforce, but we're now in the process of switching to HubSpot because it gives you the best of both worlds - ease of use + scale and reliability
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Freshworks Inc
    Did not help with the purchase
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    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Freshworks Inc
    We only implemented the product in 1 way so I cant speak to this.
    Incentivized
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    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Freshworks Inc
    Did not use
    Incentivized
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    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Freshworks Inc
    • From the positive effect of working on it, it helps employees to speed up their thinking and writing.
    • One of the positive effects of our clients is that their problems are solved easily and quickly.
    • Each employee knows how many of his chats have been resolved.
    • There is no negative effect in general.
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    Freshworks Inc
    • Increased visibility of open deals, as well as encouraging 'clean' data
    • Faster data updating (if Freshsales is used as our sole source of data)
    • Some follow-ups are missed, as sales staff forget to create new tasks after each follow up, depending on if the call was answered or not (for example)
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    ScreenShots

    Freshchat Screenshots

    Screenshot of Channel Freedom: The interface to engage customers on the channel of their choiceScreenshot of Unified Agent Workspace: Equips agents to deliver personalization at scaleScreenshot of Admin and Analytics: These drive informed decisions to help business scale

    Freshsales Screenshots

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