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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

    Gainsight CS

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Gainsight Customer Success (CS) is presented as a growth engine for modern post-sale teams. Built for CROs, CS leaders, and operations pros, it provides visibility into customer health, expansion potential, and revenue risk. With automation, AI, and health scoring, Gainsight helps scale outcomes without scaling headcount. With its playbooks and success plans to CSQL tracking and journey orchestration, Gainsight CS helps teams to take the right action at the right time, every time. Access to…

    $2,500

    Per Company Per Month

    Pricing
    FreshchatGainsight CS
    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
    Subscription
    $2,500
    Per Company Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshchatGainsight CS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
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    Community Pulse
    FreshchatGainsight CS
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Gainsight
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    36 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    187 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    132 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    184 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    74%
    Implementation went as expected
    73 Answers
    Features
    FreshchatGainsight CS
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Freshchat and Gainsight CS
    Feature
    Freshchat
    7.4
    18 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Gainsight CS
    -
    Ratings
    Chat history and transcripts7.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat reporting7.218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics7.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Freshchat and Gainsight CS
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Gainsight CS
    8.3
    294 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.3297 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Freshchat and Gainsight CS
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Gainsight CS
    8.1
    341 Ratings
    7% below category average
    API00 Ratings8.0235 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings8.5336 Ratings
    Integration with Marketo00 Ratings7.979 Ratings
    Integration with Eloqua00 Ratings8.039 Ratings
    Customer Data Extraction / Integration
    Comparison of Customer Data Extraction / Integration features of Freshchat and Gainsight CS
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Gainsight CS
    7.7
    362 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Product usage00 Ratings7.8350 Ratings
    Help desk / support tickets00 Ratings7.5281 Ratings
    Customer Success Management
    Comparison of Customer Success Management features of Freshchat and Gainsight CS
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Gainsight CS
    8.1
    364 Ratings
    6% below category average
    NPS surveys00 Ratings8.5297 Ratings
    Sponsor tracking00 Ratings7.3238 Ratings
    Customer profiles00 Ratings8.5317 Ratings
    Automated workflow00 Ratings8.2348 Ratings
    Internal collaboration00 Ratings7.6334 Ratings
    Customer health scoring00 Ratings8.5357 Ratings
    Customer segmentation00 Ratings8.1307 Ratings
    CSM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CSM Reporting & Analytics features of Freshchat and Gainsight CS
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Gainsight CS
    7.8
    358 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Customer health trends00 Ratings8.3340 Ratings
    Engagement analytics00 Ratings8.1307 Ratings
    Revenue forecasting00 Ratings6.6203 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.3358 Ratings
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    FreshchatGainsight CS
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    Olark
    Score10 out of 10
    ClientSuccess
    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho SalesIQ
    Score9.7 out of 10
    ChurnZero
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Genesys DX (discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    FreshchatGainsight CS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    8.9
    (401 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    9.2
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (18 ratings)
    8.3
    (197 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (135 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshchatGainsight CS
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Gainsight
    I really enjoy using Gainsight CS because we can track our customers through their life cycles through our CSM/Implementation teams, Customer Community, and even our Academy! All of the information is in one spot for us to use and see. I would recommend this product (as well as CC & CE) for any SaaS company that needs visibility across all products and teams.
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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.
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    Gainsight
    • One source of truth for all things CS - managing day-to-day tasks.
    • Getting ahead of the risk by having a very detailed and evolving health score system. Gainsight's CSM was incredibly helpful in building our risk mitigation plan using the health score, sharing their best practices.
    • Having a mutually agreed upon Success Plan that you can share with the customer. It was also incredibly helpful with assigning other parties to take actions, along with due dates and reminders
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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.
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    Gainsight
    • Outlook integration could be better as within Outlook we do not get much insight of the account. While contacting a contact from Outlook, it will be great if the Outlook -Gainsight CS tool can show certain important information, like any pending CTAs, the latest billing amount, and pending certifications, etc. This will improve the communications and make it more aligned with the company and account perspectives.
    • Limitations of report creation are user level - As a user I can not create report as per my wish on my set of accounts. Only the admin user has access to that, and also it's very intuitive compared to Salesforce.
    • Dashboard customization - as a user I have very much limited options to put in my dashboard. It's all about CTA all the time.
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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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    Gainsight
    Gainsight offers a level of support that I've not experience before. They will work with you to come up with a solution to a problem - or help match you with another client that has a similar setup as you to get their feedback. Also the functionality that we have built within the software works for us. It's 'easy' to use (once you get the hang of it) and our users rather enjoy working in the software.
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    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.
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    Gainsight
    Gainsight CSGainsight's usability is extremely intuitive. The dashboards are modular and the ability to click into each to learn more is helpful to gain visibility and strategizing where to prioritize time as a CSM. Logging activities is also extremely intuitive as is the CTA function. There is some confusion on "Where can I find..." if there are multiple dashboards so an internal AI tool to ask would be helpful as well.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat has always been available when I needed to use it.
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    Gainsight
    Rarely any issues with availability or outages. When they do occur, there is excellent communication and consistent updates. Bugs are usually addressed in a timely manner, and communication around those issues is also extremely good
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    Performance
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat always loads quickly and communication is quickly sent and received.
    Incentivized
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    Gainsight
    There are some times when it can take almost a minute to load some of our reports or the rules engine. Within a rule it can also take time to load the actions as they each load one at a time when scrolling. The ability to scroll without waiting would be ideal
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    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.
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    Gainsight
    The CSMs are very hands-on and helpful, both Elaine and Lane have provided a lot of guidance and value over the years. Support is responsive and will jump on things as needed. The thought leadership and community is probably the most valuable part of our support from Gainsight.
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    Online Training
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Gainsight
    The online videos are very good for basic tasks in the platform, but it isn't very descriptive or helpful trying to make your own specific variables fit the simple example that is typically used. Typically, I'll watch a video, try on my own and still have to get help from support or Customer Success team
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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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    Gainsight
    I was not part of the implantation (I took over later). However, based on what was passed to me, the tool was not well implemented at our org. I think this had to do with complexity, wrong person assigned in our org, and org buy-in. I think it would have been very successful if we had a better assignment process internally.
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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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    Gainsight
    Gainsight CS and Vitally offer distinct strategic advantages depending on organizational maturity. We used Vitally for a year and it is pretty decent for mid-market teams requiring immediate agility. We just had a hard time getting our CSM's to adopt the tool. In contrast, Gainsight CS serves as a comprehensive System built for enterprise complexity. Its architectural depth allows for intricate data modeling and parent-child hierarchies, while its Bionic Rules engine provides professional-grade automation that handles nuanced triggers far beyond the capabilities of standard, trait-based systems.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Freshworks Inc
    Did not help with the purchase
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    Gainsight
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Freshworks Inc
    We only implemented the product in 1 way so I cant speak to this.
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    Gainsight
    It can lean a little heavily toward Customer Success, but the ability to customize many areas based on specific user or account characteristics allows you to make it work across many different roles. This also makes collaboration within the tool across teams possible. It a flexible tool if you have a skilled admin to help guide your process building.
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    Professional Services
    Freshworks Inc
    Did not use
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    Gainsight
    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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    Gainsight
    • No metrics yet, but we have improved our at-risk customers by identifying risks earlier via our automated health score and with our Gainsight approved mitigation workflow, CSMs and leaders have better discipline with mitigation efforts and sharing at-risk customers across the org so other teams can step in and assist
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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

    Gainsight CS Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Journey Orchestrator, used to build personalized, scalable customer journeys with lifecycle-based emails, playbooks, and triggered workflows, so no customer slips through the cracks.Screenshot of an AI Cheat Sheet. These offer AI-generated summaries, suggestions, and insights tailored to each account—so CSMs spend less time analyzing, and more time acting.Screenshot of AI Scorecards. These are used to analyze renewal and churn data to recommend new measures, refine weights, and create high-impact scorecards (or refine existing ones), to forecast with more precision and act with confidence.Screenshot of Success Plans, where users can create clear, outcome-based plans with customers—then track progress, assign owners, and show stakeholders exactly how value is being driven.Screenshot of Gainsight Home, which provides one place for customer success teams to prioritize, act, and prove impact—powered by real-time insights, AI signals, and workflows designed to drive retention and expansion.Screenshot of Customer 360. This interface brings together usage data, health scores, playbooks, and account details into one unified view.