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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.…

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    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AZimbra is an email and collaboration platform and productivity suite that includes contacts, calendar, tasks, chat and file sharing, plus videoconferencing, document editing, and file storage.N/A
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    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $18
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    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    FreshdeskStravitoZimbra
    Incident and problem management
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    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    210 Ratings
    5% above category average
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    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.3206 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.9140 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.812 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.115 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.0207 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.1207 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk and Stravito and Zimbra by Synacor
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    185 Ratings
    0% below category average
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    External knowledge base8.0169 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.0173 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk and Stravito and Zimbra by Synacor
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    197 Ratings
    3% above category average
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    Customer portal8.2169 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR8.563 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.2105 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support8.6197 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.7126 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Freshdesk and Stravito and Zimbra by Synacor
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    Zimbra by Synacor
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings00 Ratings9.86 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Freshdesk and Stravito and Zimbra by Synacor
    Feature
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    Zimbra by Synacor
    6.6
    9 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Chat00 Ratings00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings5.18 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings00 Ratings2.07 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Freshdesk and Stravito and Zimbra by Synacor
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    Zimbra by Synacor
    5.5
    10 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Versioning00 Ratings00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings00 Ratings1.29 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings00 Ratings1.29 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings00 Ratings5.19 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings00 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings00 Ratings6.64 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    8.7
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    8.0
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    8.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (25 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.0
    (42 ratings)
    -
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    7.0
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    Availability
    7.5
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    Performance
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.4
    (41 ratings)
    -
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    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
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    -
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    Implementation Rating
    7.7
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    8.0
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    Configurability
    6.5
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
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    Ease of integration
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    6.8
    (6 ratings)
    -
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    Professional Services
    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor post-sale
    7.7
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    7.7
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    User Testimonials
    FreshdeskStravitoZimbra
    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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    Stravito
    Easy and smooth navigation, simple and user-friendly UI, with great search capability at its core will help the organization to use Stravito as the first go-to place for searching needed content. At the same time, we were in need of getting to know other countries' market research and Stravito made our lives super easy with its democratization capability.
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    Synacor
    Zimbra is great for an email system for a medium or large organization with appropriate IT staffing. The system is easy to use for end-users, and has a fantastic web interface. Unfortunately, it is overly complex, when considering staffing requirements and price, when compared with Office 365 or Google Apps for smaller organizations. For other education customers, it is hard to compete with Microsoft and Google providing their services for "Free" now though
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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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    Stravito
    • Strong search engine according to the content tags.
    • Knowledge democratization.
    • Content management through defined projects.
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    Synacor
    • Filter emails with specific information required.
    • Very good storage capacity.
    • Has a mobile version and another web.
    • It has a friendly and modern graphic interface.
    • It is compatible with all operating systems.
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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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    Synacor
    • Zimbra's mobile application leaves much to be desired; it is its weakest point.
    • This forces the use of third-party applications on smartphones, which only offer a more or less complete integration with the ActiveSync protocol.
    • Zimbra allows for an on-premise scenario, which is not for everyone, especially considering that the trend nowadays is to outsource email; in any case, it also offers this alternative.
    • The cost of Zimbra as a SaaS solution comes too close to that of more widely adopted competing options.
    • Zimbra lacks a robust integrated chat system, which its competitors offer.
    • It lacks AI integration.
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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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    Stravito
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    Synacor
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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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    Stravito
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    Synacor
    The web usability of the solution is adequate, with all functions integrated into a single interface. However, it is important to note that in the desktop environment, it lacks its own application and relies on ActiveSync synchronization with reference solutions like Outlook or Thunderbird. Some features, such as the briefcase, will be excluded. The same happens on smartphones.It is also common for competing solutions to include integrated chat or video call tools, which Zimbra lacks. These shortcomings are among the most frequently requested by users.
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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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    Synacor
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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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    Synacor
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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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    Synacor
    Overall, we were satisfied with the implementation. We perhaps should have spent more time consulting with Zimbra or others regarding best practices but as we got to know the system better we were able to make changes relatively easily after the fact.
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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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    Synacor
    Zimbra is a significantly cheaper option than one of the Microsoft solutions, such as Exchange. It is able to run in a free environment, as it is in the case of Linux. It offers the advantages of a powerful mail manager, such as indexed searches and the integration of contacts and notes, all in one platform. It is constantly updated and the operation of its connection in mobile equipment is remarkable and very efficient. Additionally, it is able to easily integrate with Outlook solutions with its connector, which brings all the benefits of Zimbra to the user under the interface known as "mail manager." So far, I have been using Zimbra for several years and I have not missed my previous work platforms.
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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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    Synacor
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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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    Stravito
    • Knowledge distribution made easier than before.
    • Cross collaboration enhanced through shared knowledge and insights.
    • Easy browsing capability in content-led users to save more time and help them to get what they need.
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    Synacor
    • Zimbra is a cheaper email service than other similar platforms and in my point of view offers better features, that's why the company migrated services to this platform several years ago and without a doubt, it has been the best investment.
    • Zimbra has a more user-friendly interface for employees, this has improved response times to external customers of the company.
    • The implementation of Zimbra in the company motivated the IT engineering department to make improvements in open source to adapt it to the needs of the company.
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