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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    GLPI

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    GLPI is an IT Service Management software based on open source technologies. It is a suite for IT, project, financial and user management. GLPI can support companies of any size, and offers both on-premises and cloud (SaaS) solutions.

    $23

    per IT agent/per month

    Pricing
    FreshdeskGLPI
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $18
    per month per agent
    Pro
    $59
    per month per agent
    Enterprise
    $95
    per month per agent
    GLPI Network Cloud
    $23
    per IT agent/per month
    Basic
    $1,455
    for <10 IT agents; <500 IT assets
    Standard
    $4,365
    for <50 IT agents; < 5000 IT assets
    Advanced
    $14,550
    for >51 IT agents; > 5001 IT assets
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshdeskGLPI
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$1,200 per installation
    Additional Details—Prices for on-premises support L.3 and editor´s guarantee depends on the number of IT agents and IT assets. The price for GLPI Network Cloud is unique price per IT agent/per month. IT assets are free of charge and unlimited on GLPI Network Cloud. End users are free of charge for both options.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FreshdeskGLPI
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Teclib
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    213 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    207 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    213 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    147 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    174 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    FreshdeskGLPI
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk and GLPI
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    210 Ratings
    5% above category average
    GLPI
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.3206 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Expert directory7.9140 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.115 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.0207 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.1207 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk and GLPI
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    185 Ratings
    0% below category average
    GLPI
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base8.0169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.0173 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk and GLPI
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    197 Ratings
    3% above category average
    GLPI
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.3169 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR8.563 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.2105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support8.6197 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.7126 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Freshdesk and GLPI
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    GLPI
    8.5
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Freshdesk and GLPI
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    GLPI
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    FreshdeskGLPI
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Ivanti ITSM
    Score6.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreshdeskGLPI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (277 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (25 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (42 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (207 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.5
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.8
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshdeskGLPI
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Teclib
    GLPI is
    well suited to an on prem environment, I work for a company that values open-source
    software and European solutions.
    I have no
    experience with GLPI cloud hosted solution or their support as we have in house
    devs that fix and improve our installation, their community in the support forum
    is excellent if you have a question or want advice on an issue.
    Incentivized
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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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    Teclib
    • Tickering
    • Inventory
    • FAQ
    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.
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    Teclib
    • Lack of auto update mechanism.
    • Admin interface is somewhat dated.
    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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    Teclib
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Teclib
    We’ve used
    GLPI for many years and the interface has gotten better with every major
    release, the dashboard is easy to use and customizable.

    With the
    massive catalogue of plugins, you can change or add so many features and if you
    have the right team, you can turn it into a completely unique piece of
    software.

    So, if the
    default setup isn’t to your liking you can tweak it extensively.
    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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    Teclib
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Teclib
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Teclib
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Teclib
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Teclib
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Teclib
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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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    Teclib
    We selected GLPI because it is free software, and because of the potential it expected to have. We do not consider other alternatives.
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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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    Teclib
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Teclib
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Freshworks Inc
    - good customer support
    - personal contact
    - usage limited to basic product features, individually designed solutions seem unlikely
    Incentivized
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    Teclib
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Incentivized
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    Teclib
    • Quick resolution of incidents
    • User satisfaction measurement
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    GLPI Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dashboards for Asset Management and HelpdeskScreenshot of Asset ManagementScreenshot of Asset management: item viewScreenshot of User managementScreenshot of Helpdesk: Kanban viewScreenshot of Helpdesk