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    Freshdesk

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk (a product of Freshworks Inc.) is a customer service solution with enterprise capability. Freshdesk unifies channels, conversations, AI capabilities, customer insights, and advanced ticketing into the Freshdesk Command Center so agents are ready to resolve. With Freddy, People-first AI, customer service teams can take AI agents live in minutes to fully resolve complex and simple queries, get response and resolution assistance from AI copilot, and stay ahead with AI insights.…

    $18

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Freshdesk
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $18
    per month per agent
    Pro
    $59
    per month per agent
    Enterprise
    $95
    per month per agent
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Freshdesk
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—
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    Community Pulse
    Freshdesk
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshdesk
    Freshdesk was an easier set up and faster onboarding of the team to the platform
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    I have used ServiceNow at my previous company and it does work well but it's a best to implement and therefore I can only imagine how expensive it has to be. I have only seen quick demo of Zendesk and Spiceworks but we were already on Freshdesk and happy with it we never …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    ZenDesk was trying pretty hard at one point to sell us and ultimately we decided to stick with Freshdesk for now. It seemed like Zendesk was developing things quickly and had a big emphasis on the Support space, while I heard Freshworks is less focused on future Freshdesk …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    freshdesk is cheaper compared to other services
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Freshdesk was cheaper at that time. Please take note we had been using Freshdesk for at least 10 years.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    The tool is pretty straightforward and simple to set up. Has great UI and UX. The options are easy to find and the interface is standard without having too much jargon
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    more features, can update in bulk, has a solutions text box at the top of the ticket.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Freshdesk is a solid alternative
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    We evaluated Odoo before; it was a good tool with more features than Freshdesk, making it an all-in-one solution. But it is exactly because it is an All-in-one tool that Freshdesk has more refined features for request management and the portal we have considered.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    WhatsApp flow creation for customer engagement definately gave us edge over other software.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Far more straightforward than Salesforce which has too many features and modules and is very hard to navigate, making it too complicated for our organization. Similarly for Zoho, but not nearly as bad as Salesforce. Zendesk, for us, is quite similar to Freshdesk. The key reason …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    We actually use both JIRA and Freshdesk, and Freshdesk has been a great tool for our clients and our internal users to have visibility over both the big picture and the individual issues at play.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    We use Intercom for 70% of our inbound, its a great tool that has many inbuilt and easy to use out the box features like their knowledge base, live chat, tool tips, product tours etc. We primarily use freshdesk for the customers that want to use our email to raise issues etc
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Freshdesk offered a faster time-to-value and a more intuitive, easier-to-administer UI for the mid-market team size we targeted. It was more affordable without significant feature lock-in. Freshdesk had a more polished omnichannel experience, and its reporting/analytics were …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Unfortunately, Freshdesk is the only one I have used. Gmail was the main one before this.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    It had a good set of features and tight integration with other Zoho apps, but the UI felt less modern, and some customizations were a bit clunky. That said, Zoho Desk is still a great option, especially for teams already deep into the Zoho ecosystem or those looking for a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Freshdesk, Zendesk and ServiceNow are all excellent. Other products have good points and bad points, but, in my opinion, are clearly inferior. It really comes down to implementation and how well the ticketing system is integrated with other systems, and customized for your …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    We wanted to move our entire support on a single channel and manage all the support via a single channel so this is where omni channel helped us.

    Additionally, knowledge bases and the AI agents are also on the same platforms, so these things help us to improve the quality of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    I use Freshdesk over other similar products I've tested because the price difference and ease of use for the end user seem to me to be the most suitable for achieving a better return on investment within my company. I also found the various AI-powered automation tools to be …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Freshdesk is way beyond these tool. The solution and technology provided is more more step ahead with the shared product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    We felt that Freshdesk offered better value in terms of pricing and offered a matching feature set. It was also highly recommended by a member of a team that had used Freshdesk in their previous organisation. Lastly the fact that it could integrate into Hubspot (that we use as …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    We use all Freshdesk, Freshchat, and other Freshworks tools—they’re all great. Freshchat is awesome for real-time support, while Freshdesk handles tickets, automation, and multi-channel queries really well. Using them together gives us a complete, seamless customer service …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    its better in terms of pricing for sure as others are completely to high costly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Freshdesk was the easiest to set up and was the most straightforward product of all the products we evaluated. It had a better user interface for agents, and provided a great solution to meet our needs at a lower cost than the other products that we evaluated. Freshdesk offers …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    213 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    207 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    213 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    147 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    174 Answers
    Features
    Freshdesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    210 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.3206 Ratings
    Expert directory7.9140 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.812 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.115 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.0207 Ratings
    Ticket response9.1207 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    185 Ratings
    0% below category average
    External knowledge base8.0169 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.0173 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    197 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Customer portal8.3169 Ratings
    IVR8.563 Ratings
    Social integration8.2105 Ratings
    Email support8.6197 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.7126 Ratings
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    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Freshdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (277 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (42 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (207 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.5
    (7 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.8
    (6 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Freshdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Freshworks Inc
    I believe Freshdesk is well-suited for companies that manage multiple accounts, such as those in the Business Process Outsourcing industry. It has all the necessary capabilities, such as ticket management that uses omnichannel to receive ticket requests from service requests (managed internally) in the system, emails, etc. There are also several workflow automations that can be built within the platform/system. What is lacking is the API documentation, which limits the possibilities for further automations. Overall, it is a highly recommended tool for managing employee productivity and timeliness.
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    Pros
    Freshworks Inc
    • No prior experience with similar platforms is required to use Freshdesk. I found its interface to be quite intuitive, at least for the end user.
    • It's easy to connect with other platforms, so you can sync and manage data from other platforms because the integrations work correctly.
    • Freshdesk's technical support is quite responsive, with short and effective response times. They have easily handled my questions and issues.
    • It has tools for customizing automated chats, answering frequently asked questions before transferring to an agent. Its configuration is extensive and highly customizable.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Freshworks Inc
    • Freshdesk is buggy, full stop. I don't know how many support tickets I submitted related to user login.
    • There can be a language barrier with support and sales.
    • There were a couple of hours-long outages that significantly impacted my company's customer experience.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Freshworks Inc
    New support agents can learn the system quickly, minimizing training time and maximizing productivity from day one. Agents are more willing to use a system that is simple, reducing resistance to change and ensuring all interactions are logged (a common problem with complex systems). The platform is known for being easy to set up and customize, allowing teams (especially smaller ones) to get started with minimal technical expertise.The platform makes it easy to set and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring customers get timely responses and helping managers enforce performance standards.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshdesk is extremely easy to use as implemented it on our own with average technical skills. A lot of the options are straightforward and Freshdesk provides easy-to-understand explanations for some of the more complex-sounding ones. We recently onboarded new specialists and they were able to learn Freshdesk with minimal training.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Freshworks Inc
    I have encountered a lot of errors in the Freshdesk, however, they tend to resolve it on priority or at least they will share the timeline by when this can be resolved. Most of the time the issue has been from the other partner's end. They take time to resolve their vendor issues and they don't have any timelines in case of developed app errors.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Freshworks Inc
    The reports take a lot of time to download if the time period is large. Also, the tickets take their sweet time to open and load. It is not fast as Zendesk. Only 30 tickets are visible in a single go and there isn't any option to select all. If we need to change the pages and dashboards it takes a lot of time to open.
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    Support Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Because I never worked with a company that responds so quickly to their customer! They are always fast at responding and very open to new ideas and quickly turning them around to include them in future releases. They walk us through when we need assistance and are very good at communicating. Overall top notch support
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    In-Person Training
    Freshworks Inc
    In-person training is provided to all the agents and it is very easy to learn the basics of the Freshdesk interface. Solving tickets via dashboards, replying to the guest queries in bulk via Freshdesk. The training which is a bit hard is creating the logic according to the ticket flow and intergeration.
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    Online Training
    Freshworks Inc
    This tool is no doubt easy to learn but in-person training is a lot better than online training. It takes time to grasp things in the online training, however, in pandemic we have done all the training online. Apart from a bit more time we haven't faced any issues with online training.
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    Implementation Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Was a fairly quick implementation for us. However, we are only doing email integration and not some of the more complex integrations that are possible. One clarification on an earlier question. I selected that Freshdesk doesn't have a given feature, but this is not true. I selected this because there wasn't a selection for I don't use the feature. This is a weakness in the survey.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Freshworks Inc
    Compared to Crisp, Freshdesk offers much more organization and is just much more helpful when it comes to having more than one region/team. Not that Crisp is bad, but with Freshdesk, internal communication and collaboration are much easier, which was quite important for our team to grow.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Freshworks Inc
    I was not very involved with the purchase/contract (my company purchased Fresjdesk before I was brought on), but I will say that pricing per agent made it difficult to grow our support team. Additionally, we were kind of disappointed after our upgrade because it didn't solve our pain points as much as we expected.
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    Scalability
    Freshworks Inc
    My company had Freshdesk agents from support and success. It's generally difficult to customize permissions for different agent "roles." We were a fully distributed company, so "multiple sites" doesn't apply to us. We found Freshdesk features lacking as we grew our customer base, and adding agents wasn't easy because price steeply increases with number of agents.
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    Professional Services
    Freshworks Inc
    - good customer support
    - personal contact
    - usage limited to basic product features, individually designed solutions seem unlikely
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    Return on Investment
    Freshworks Inc
    • Increased response times - Client Success maintains at 98% SLA for resolution
    • Categorization of feedback and issues - custom ticket fields make it easier for us to review why clients contact us on a high level
    • Standardization of internal procedures via templates, canned responses and automations
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