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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    N/ALusha is a Business-to-Business (B2B) data and Sales Intelligence platform utilized by sales, marketing, recruitment, and Revenue Operations (RevOps) departments to identify professional contacts, enrich database records, and monitor buying signals. The solution integrates with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, automation tools, and existing Go-To-Market (GTM) stacks. According to Lusha, the system provides access to over 300 million business contacts and achieves over 90% direct…

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    Pricing
    FreshdeskLusha
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $18
    per month per agent
    Pro
    $59
    per month per agent
    Enterprise
    $95
    per month per agent
    Free
    $0.00
    per month 40 credits
    Starter
    $49.90
    per month 400 credits
    Pro
    $69.90
    per month 600 credits
    Premium
    $399.90
    per month 3,400 credits
    Scale
    Fully customizable plan for large organizations
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshdeskLusha
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—25% discount for annual pricing.
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    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Lusha
    Chose Lusha
    It is better and cost effective compared to Zoominfo which had many junk data and for one tenth of its price Lusha performs much better
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    213 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    118 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    147 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    104 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    174 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    FreshdeskLusha
    Incident and problem management
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    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    210 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Lusha
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    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 Lusha
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    185 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Lusha
    -
    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 Lusha
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    197 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Lusha
    -
    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
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Freshdesk and Lusha
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Lusha
    8.3
    122 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Advanced search00 Ratings9.143 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings8.8119 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings8.445 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings8.8116 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings8.643 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Freshdesk and Lusha
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Lusha
    8.8
    132 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Contact information00 Ratings8.8133 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings8.7129 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings8.8125 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Freshdesk and Lusha
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Lusha
    8.4
    124 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lead qualification process00 Ratings8.5107 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings8.738 Ratings
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings9.056 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings8.5114 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders00 Ratings8.257 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings8.547 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings8.8111 Ratings
    Tags00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings8.751 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Freshdesk and Lusha
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Lusha
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    31 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sales email templates00 Ratings8.731 Ratings
    Append emails to records00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
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    8.9
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    8.3
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    Usability
    9.0
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    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    7.5
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    9.0
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    Performance
    7.6
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    8.0
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    9.1
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    (1 ratings)
    8.0
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    Online Training
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
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    9.5
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    6.5
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    7.0
    (1 ratings)
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    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
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    (6 ratings)
    8.0
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    Product Scalability
    6.8
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    8.0
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    Professional Services
    8.7
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    8.0
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    Vendor pre-sale
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    8.0
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    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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    Lusha
    It excels in contact information, but leaves wanting when it comes to company data and matching, allowing only for matches on either URL or Company Name. Our standard practice is URL, Name and Country which ensures better accuracy. We use it primarily for adding mobile and email details to existing contacts. 25 Intent topics that we can change monthly gives us flexibility to search for specific signals that some of our other tools do not have access to. However, the exports do not come with a number, instead a description.
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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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    Lusha
    • Identify prospect from Linkedin/Sales Navigator pages
    • Show email ID and phone numbers of the prospect
    • Reflect the correct/complete name of the prospect
    • Suggest contacts from similar profiles
    • Copy/edit option available for better user friendliness
    • It shows relevant information of the prospect's company as well
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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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    Lusha
    • It would be nice to have a general idea of how many contacts it has information for on a particular account at the very start before scrolling through the different pages.
    • It would be great to also have the titles of individuals on the list, so it's quicker to sift who to keep in or exclude prior to revealing details.
    • No product is perfect! Some of the information generated can be inaccurate or generic, e.g., a phone number for a persona may not be direct for that individual but could be a general customer service number for the company and could be the same number listed for multiple prospects.
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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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    Lusha
    It suits our requirements perfectly and fits well within our budget
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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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    Lusha
    Simple, clean efficient. No lags and gets us the exact data that we need. No unnecessary terminologies, and it works like a charm every time. From prospecting to lead generation, and intent searching, Lusha is our go to tool and it has stayed ever since we started using it. i would highly recommend.
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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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    Lusha
    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.
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    Lusha
    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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    Lusha
    Shani Segev is a rockstar. She has always been there to help us overcome any challenges we encounter while using Lusha.
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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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    Lusha
    Issues solving
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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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    Lusha
    Fast responding
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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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    Lusha
    The platform is super easy to use. The UI is very intuitive and clean, and has a similar layout to other data tools meaning you can very quickly jump into it and understand how to source contacts or companies, create lists or run email sequences. At first I found the addition of the AI to be quite overwhelming as it is pushed quite heavily on a number of areas of the tool, but once you get used to that the tools are very helpful. I also found it much easier to setup intent signals than other tools which was a nice bonus. Marked down slightly as I find the CRM integration whilst easy to set up, can fail and disconnect often.
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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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    Lusha
    I used a lot of tools, but Lusha is the most accurate and precise data. Other may have a better user experience inside the platform, but it doesn't really matter if the data generated doesn't convert into sales. Lusha also provides phone numbers, which is fantastic, and most of the tools delivers only emails adresses.
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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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    Lusha
    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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    Lusha
    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
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    Lusha
    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
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    Lusha
    • More time Selling, Less Time Searching: B2B selling today is all about how fast you can reach your prospects. Searching for contact information was daunting and painful a few years back. With 1-click imports, integrations and hunts: tools like Lusha are a massive benefit in terms of saving time in the ever laborious task of List Building.
    • Better Phone Numbers: Especially in regions like EU and APAC, where mobile numbers are not available with tools like ZoomInfo and Apollo, Lusha comes as a saviour.
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