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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

    Pipedrive

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/APipedrive is a customer relationship management (CRM) software built to help small teams to drive sales.

    $24

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    FreshchatPipedrive
    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
    Essential
    $24
    per month per seat
    Advanced
    $49
    per month per seat
    Professional
    $69
    per month per seat
    Power
    $79
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $129
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshchatPipedrive
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Monthly plans are available. The Essentials monthly plan at $24 per month.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FreshchatPipedrive
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    36 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    FreshchatPipedrive
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    7.4
    18 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pipedrive
    -
    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 Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    7.9
    68 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.724 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings7.821 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings6.514 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.365 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.864 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.317 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings7.314 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.521 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.116 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    2.9
    7 Ratings
    91% below category average
    Case management00 Ratings4.76 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings3.16 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings7.549 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.613 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    67 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings7.964 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings4.15 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.263 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    7.8
    68 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.719 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.268 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings7.516 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    6.4
    64 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.664 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.554 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.646 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    62 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings6.112 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.360 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    149% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    3.6
    7 Ratings
    71% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings3.67 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings3.54 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Freshchat and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Freshchat
    -
    Ratings
    Pipedrive
    8.2
    61 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.261 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FreshchatPipedrive
    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
    FreshchatPipedrive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (42 ratings)
    8.0
    (72 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (18 ratings)
    9.0
    (25 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.5
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 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
    FreshchatPipedrive
    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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    Pipedrive is a fantastic tool to help monitor and track lead generation and referral sources. It helps maintain accountability with the sales team and helps ensure that we are doing appropriate marketing to maintain a steady influx of cases. The weekly and quarterly sales reports that it can generate are incredibly helpful and insightful. They help inform us of what we need to focus on each quarter/year.
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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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Great visual visibility of the funnel plus easy to drag the deals across the stages
    • The email integration that collects all relevant communication (also through the possibility of adding a deal-specific Pipedrive address on BCC)
    • The integration with Pandadoc, which we use a lot, so that Pipedrive keeps a really handy overview of the documents we have sent out / which have been signed
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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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Showing the customers name on the pipeline page. Right now I can only get it to show the brand name twice. I wish it would replace the second brand name with the main point of contact.
    • Better reporting tools. Their reporting tools are not easy to pick up. I've spent time trying to figure it out and it isn't something I can pick up on quickly.
    • Better training options. I wish I had a personal trainer to walk me through the best way to use Pipedrive so I can get the most out of it.
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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.
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    Pipedrive Inc.
    -2 for Its cost and +8 for the need of tracking of leads and monitoring of team.
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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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    Pipedrive is easy to use and has a clean interface so we can follow up accurately. Its custom features help manage leads and evaluate team performance. It saves time and improves efficiency. Pipedrive is stable and supports integrations and automation.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat has always been available when I needed to use it.
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    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshchat always loads quickly and communication is quickly sent and received.
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    Pipedrive 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.
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    Pipedrive Inc.
    Between quick video tutorials and having very quick feedback from their support teams, it is one of the main reasons I would recommend Pipedrive. It is critical, especially when setting up the platform to meet your companies needs, that a solid support team like Pipedrive has is there to make the transition easier.
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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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    Experiment is the only way to start
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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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    I much prefer the interface of Pipedive when compared to Zoho. Much more user friendly and the team is always readily available when we need them. Pipedrive allowed for many custom integrations to be added, as Zoho was a tad more complicated to manipulate. We would not go back to Zoho in any case.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Freshworks Inc
    Did not help with the purchase
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    Pipedrive Inc.
    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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Freshworks Inc
    Did not use
    Incentivized
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    Pipedrive 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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Great on setup which made our work easier and less technically equipped people can manage a lot of things(compared to SalesForce where you need to hire a developer to set it up)
    • We were able to integrate our calling system easily and get things going on the lead calling aspect.
    • Great multipipeline option where we were able to manage both organisations under one roof.
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