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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

    Infor CRM

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AInfor CRM delivers tools for individuals, teams, and companies focused on increasing sales performance and the insights to optimize sales, marketing, and service strategy and execution. Infor CRM provides sales teams with rich customer information from interactions and transactions across the business and accommodates the modern flexible workforce with multiple access methods. Robust process automation capabilities enable efficiencies and the application of best practices across sales…N/A
    Pricing
    FreshdeskInfor CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $18
    per month per agent
    Pro
    $59
    per month per agent
    Enterprise
    $95
    per month per agent
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshdeskInfor CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FreshdeskInfor CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Infor
    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
    FreshdeskInfor CRM
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    210 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Infor CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.3206 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.9140 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.0207 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.1207 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    185 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Infor CRM
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base8.1169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.0173 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    197 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Infor CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.3169 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR8.563 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.2105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support8.6197 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.8126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    7.8
    9 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings5.46 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings5.48 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    8.3
    4 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    2.5
    8 Ratings
    102% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings3.97 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings1.06 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    4.2
    7 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings7.17 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings3.61 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings2.15 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    4.2
    8 Ratings
    58% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings3.64 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings2.18 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    8.6
    9 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    3.5
    2 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    2.9
    4 Ratings
    89% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings2.71 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Freshdesk and Infor CRM
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Infor CRM
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    FreshdeskInfor CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (277 ratings)
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (25 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (42 ratings)
    7.8
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 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
    FreshdeskInfor CRM
    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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    Infor
    If you have a mobile workforce, it likely wouldn't be as appropriate (keep in mind we're using the desktop client, and have very limited experience with the web app). It is well suited if your business needs lots of custom processes- find a good vendor. We utilize SimpleSoft out of Ohio, and they have been excellent. Key question: think about where your business is going to be in 5-10 years, and will this CRM solution be able to grow with us?
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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.
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    Infor
    • Saleslogix functionality can be managed to a very granular level for each individual using it. Within the users profile you can restrict access to modules, remove write permission, remove export privileges, etc.
    • Saleslogix has one of the best sync engines I have ever seen. If you allow your outside sales reps to have their own database, they can modify customer record while off line and when they do have internet access they can sync changes in both directions. This functionality works great when you have inside and outside sales staff covering the same territory.
    • Saleslogix can be customized using Visual Basic Code syntax. This is a positive aspect as well as a negative. Our existing Saleslogix is so customized that if we were to upgrade to 8.0 it would cost us over $20k to redo some of the customizations. Upgrades are frequently incompatible with customizations.
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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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    Infor
    • InforCRM has made dramatic improvements in the web client though in some cases it has been painfully slow to get the most needed things updated. An example is the slow speed of the web client. The newest update is supposed to fix this.
    • The web client does not autosave, so users have to remember to hit the 'save' button at each screen. This is the biggest complaint of users going from the desktop client to the web client.
    • I personally would like to see data panes (account, contact, etc.) with the capability to set up a different view for each team and/or security level that would access the data.
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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.
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    Infor
    Because we've already made the investment in the original on-premise version, the cost per user is relatively low. The product has grown with us and we can now choose a LAN or Web client version and host the site internally, giving us total control of our data. The iPhone and iPad versions allow the sales team quick access in the field and the voice-to-text option is quite handy. SalesLogix doesn't require that our technology stack be constantly up to date which again, keeps our cost down. They are always making enhancements to the product and we can choose to update/upgrade when those enhancements appeal to us enough to justify adding the service pack.
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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.
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    Infor
    It can be a bit slow at times. Its that refresh don't always need to refresh slowing down the user.
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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.
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    Infor
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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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    Infor
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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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    Infor
    We utilize the support of a local-ish vendor. SimpleSoft is their name. they are great, and very responsive
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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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    Infor
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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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    Infor
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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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    Infor
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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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    Infor
    We selected INFOR CRM over Salesforce simply because it was affordable and didn't have so many 'bells & whistles' that Salesforce has that we were not using. We didn't realize that the compatibility with upgrades were going to be such an issue.
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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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    Infor
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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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    Infor
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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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    Infor
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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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    Infor
    • It's a CRM, so using a CRM as opposed to not using one is typically a step in the right direction.
    • Slightly lower TCO than other CRMs.
    • Complete end-to-end workflows allow you to quantify and analyze every step in the business process, leading to improved efficiency.
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