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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

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    Insightly

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AInsightly is presented as a modern, affordable CRM that is easy to use, simple to customize, and that scales with companies as they grow, designed to solve common pain points that legacy CRMs can't. Available in any vertical, Insightly CRM customers can add companion products for marketing automation, customer service, and integrations in the same platform. Insightly has more than a million users worldwide.

    $348

    per year per user

    Pricing
    FreshdeskInsightly
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $18
    per month per agent
    Pro
    $59
    per month per agent
    Enterprise
    $95
    per month per agent
    Plus
    $29
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Professional
    $49
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Enterprise
    $99
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshdeskInsightly
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Community Pulse
    FreshdeskInsightly
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshdesk
    I feel that they can go head to head with Zendesk, which is considered to be the most popular and well known help desk software.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Freshdesk is a lot easier to implement than Desk.com and is a lot cheapier also. I have used Desk.com on my former work, and the tools that it had aveilable were almost the same, but it was easier to manage and start using. Take into account that I am comparing the version of De…
    Incentivized
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    Chose Insightly
    We selected Insightly because of the price. After a year we migrated to Freshsales because it gives us all the features we need for inbound and outbound (workflows for tasks, email campaigns, auto-assignation, integration with a phone provider, integration with multiple apps …
    Incentivized
    Chose Insightly
    The email syncing is what sets Agile CRM and Insightly CRM apart. With Agile CRM, you can set it to capture each and every email sent and received and that connects them to a contact in a time line feature, which is great when another team member wants to get up to speed …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    213 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    117 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    207 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    213 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    117 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    147 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    174 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    86 Answers
    Features
    FreshdeskInsightly
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    210 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Insightly
    -
    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 Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    185 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Insightly
    -
    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 Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    197 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Insightly
    -
    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
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.4
    423 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.2405 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings7.2372 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings7.390 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.2368 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.3379 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings6.521 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings7.275 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings7.2333 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.724 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.1
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Case management00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings7.28 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings7.19 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.2
    330 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings6.8314 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.7263 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    6.8
    406 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings7.1392 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.039 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.3342 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.6
    367 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.092 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings7.9344 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings7.8331 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.5
    369 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.4368 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.7126 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings6.86 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.3195 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.6
    316 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.8282 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.4217 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    7.4
    90 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings6.825 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.078 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    6.4
    159 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings7.7159 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings5.14 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Freshdesk and Insightly
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Insightly
    5.9
    328 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings5.9328 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    FreshdeskInsightly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (277 ratings)
    7.8
    (444 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (25 ratings)
    8.7
    (36 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (42 ratings)
    7.5
    (180 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (25 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    8.9
    (34 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.7
    (207 ratings)
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.5
    (7 ratings)
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.8
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Professional Services
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshdeskInsightly
    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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    There are a lot of things Insightly is great with for Career Services but much of my job is updating things manually because Insightly doesn't have a way to help me manage the database the way we need to. We have multiple academic records per students but needed to have fields that are multiselect on our contacts. These are all manually updated which are very tedious and not the best for what we need it to be able to do
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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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    • The ability to set up filters to generate lists based on just the categories I am interested in.
    • It's integration with our sales data so we can see customer spending trends across multiple years and seasons.
    • The ability to circle back to previous email correspondence to refresh on past conversations with individual clients.
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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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    • Once you are immersed in the platform, for all of its integration kudos, the platform became "intuitive" if that is the right word for it. There was some push back from staff on deployment.
    • The service and support team at Insightly was very responsive, but it seemed as if they had fielded similar complaints, and slower learning curves than we expected.
    • Unfortunately, while all has worked out nicely now and we are very happy with the platform, we had to have additional instruction time for all the staff during onboarding as workflows, dashboards, and pipelines were more time intensive than expected on the demo.
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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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    Unbounce
    Insightly offers a great product; it's the right fit for our company at this time. We were, however, considering moving to Contactually due to their cost effective automation features. However, they lacked the project management capabilities of Insightly. As our company grows, we would love to stay with Insightly - and if they can nail the automation and add the ability to customize a little bit more, it would be the perfect solution for us. For a larger company with a more involved sales team, you might find the metrics/reporting to be a bit basic. Insightly offers great customer service even to free customers
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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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    Anyone with any experience with a working knowledge of Facebook or using a Windows computer will be able to quickly adapt to Insightly and use it to suit their needs. It can become more difficult to use as a company might have custom workflows or Insightly customer service might need to customize the program to better suit a company's need. A slow introduction to the system is better than having to learn the program quickly. Parts and knowledge build on each other so it hard to grasp all at once. The learning curve for Insightly is 2-3 weeks while mastery comes with time and exposure to the program
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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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    The provider is 100% available, with no downtime, maintenance, or unexpected outages. We have been able to perform solid continuous services for 12 months without any interruptions. We have backups as well, unlike the in-house backup that they keep on their end. I believe they have a very good redundancy and backup infrastructure in case they get any outages.
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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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    Pages normally load quickly, but every now and then, as entering updates to fields, it take a while to update. Sometimes even after refreshing the screen, we have to exit and go back in to get the fields or queries to update.
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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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    We have used Insightly for almost 2 years now. We have always been able to get in touch with support for a variety of reasons and they have never disappointed us. The support staff have always been very understanding. They have assisted with answers to our questions and have provided great tech support. We would highly recommend them.
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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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    Well, we didn’t get the chance to do this in-person training but rather one-on-one online training with HR in-house. There were PowerPoints to discuss as well as video instructions on how to use the app, so it was okay. We were able to play around with it during the training or onboarding session.
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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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    I've used Insightly's online training &/ or learned as I went. I've found the blogs and online written material helpful. I've also attended a few webinars, which can be useful if you use a J-I-T approach so as not to overwhelm you (or your staff) with functionality that you are using just yet. The fact that it's all available on their website and you can learn at your own pace is invaluable
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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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    Insightly is significantly better than Zendesk. It is easy to use, pleasant to look at, and makes sense. However, I don't think Insightly is fair now compared to Salesforce. Insightly can do many of the same things as Salesforce, but I've only started on some of these features. Insightly has excellent potential, and its support team drives me to make it what I believe it can be. For the price, I believe Insightly is worth it.
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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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    I don’t have the exact answers for this, but our accounting or finance department negotiates this. They always handle this kind of stuff and negotiate yearly licenses. Usually, they purchase 10 licenses in bulk and ask for a discount in bulk. Other than that, if there are any issues encountered on the app, they account for that. If it’s broken, that’s also taken into consideration when renewing the contract.
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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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    (+) Being able to download my LinkedIn connections was a huge benefit. (+) I use the task function to stay on top of my follow-up activity which is another positive feature. (+) The sorting capabilities also help me pinpoint the contacts that I need to stay on top of. (-) When I add a new lead from an existing organization, I would like the organization's information to automatically populate the fields like address, website, description. I enter all that information manually. (-) My mass mailing experience has been tedious due to the email function being interrupted and crashing due to bad email addresses in some of my records. (-) Many of my leads do not have current email addresses. I wish Insightly offered a tool to help find email addresses. I spend too much time researching to find email addresses.
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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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    Our Customer Success Manager was great. A real professional and knowledgeable about the features and how they worked with our requirements
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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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    • Positive Impact>Visibility is critical when it comes to taking proactive measures within the organization. The Insightly Tool has helped use with that which minimizes costs when it comes to rework. We can proactively plan for upcoming growth and identify areas of improvement.
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