Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Freshdesk
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer service software that helps businesses of all sizes to deliver customer support. Freshdesk converts requests coming in via email, web, phone, chat, and social into tickets, and unifies ticket resolution across channels. Additionally, Freshdesk lets the user automate workflows, provide self-service, manage SLAs, and measure metrics, to stay on top of customer support. Freshdesk also offers out-of-the-box features like an AI-powered support chatbot,…
$0
Up to 10 agents per user
Workbooks
Score 4.6 out of 10
N/A
Workbooks offers cloud-based CRM, marketing automation and business applications to the mid-market. Workbooks includes order management and fulfillment, invoicing, and supplier management. Workbooks aims to provide a single 360° view of customers, where the information is accessible anytime, anywhere.
$30
per user/per month
Pricing
FreshdeskWorkbooks
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
Up to 10 agents
Growth
$15
per month per agent
Pro
$49
per month per agent
Enterprise
$69
per month per agent
Workbooks CRM Edition
$30
per user/per month
Workbooks Business Edition
$65
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FreshdeskWorkbooks
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Features
FreshdeskWorkbooks
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
8.4
145 Ratings
6% above category average
Workbooks
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Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets8.7141 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory8.195 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission8.8142 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response8.7142 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
8.3
130 Ratings
7% above category average
Workbooks
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Ratings
External knowledge base8.4116 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base8.3120 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
8.3
138 Ratings
8% above category average
Workbooks
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Ratings
Customer portal8.2116 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR8.143 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration8.572 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support8.8138 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration8.284 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.7
9 Ratings
0% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.59 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings7.29 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings7.68 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings6.48 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
6.3
8 Ratings
17% below category average
Case management00 Ratings6.28 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings5.88 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.3
7 Ratings
3% below category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings6.67 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.5
9 Ratings
1% below category average
Task management00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.87 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
8.6
8 Ratings
12% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.88 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings8.88 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.7
8 Ratings
2% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.5
8 Ratings
10% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
6.6
3 Ratings
9% below category average
Social data00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
6.9
6 Ratings
3% below category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings6.76 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Workbooks
4.2
7 Ratings
56% below category average
Mobile access00 Ratings4.27 Ratings
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FreshdeskWorkbooks
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Agiloft Flexible Service Desk Suite
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Creatio
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
FreshdeskWorkbooks
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(213 ratings)
7.0
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(14 ratings)
8.5
(7 ratings)
Usability
8.9
(36 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Performance
8.5
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.7
(34 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.9
(2 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.4
(142 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.5
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FreshdeskWorkbooks
Likelihood to Recommend
Freshworks Inc
Using a collection of Skill Based Ticket Assignment, Ticket Allocation, and alerts, we’ve been able to bring our average resolution time to under half our previous time. This is done by making sure the right tickets get to the right agents, and by ensuring agents are followed up on to ensure they do not forget deadlines on tickets in their queue. Furthermore, tickets which would be open for weeks due to lack of a client response are now closed automatically following a prompt email to the end-user
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Workbooks Online
It's a really great system for small to medium organizations that are willing to spend some time thinking about how their workflow can be improved by designing processes which will allow them to streamline and automate their business. For people who are not serious about making a commitment to bettering their business, Workbooks may not be a correct fit. For instance there are a lot of features which many people think they don't need, but they haven't really spent the time to figure out what the needs of the business are. The nice thing about Workbooks is that you can turn off things you don't need, and then when the business demands, they will be there for you to utilize.
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Pros
Freshworks Inc
  • Follow up on all conversations that enter and are easy to use by the employee and save responses ready for use.
  • Find out the average rate of the number of conversations that occur in the company and conduct the analysis.
  • There is a feature it allows one to take a permit in the name of the employee who responds to the conversation and to know the problem faced by the customer and the solution.
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Workbooks Online
  • Sales process management from enquiry to delivery of product
  • This was previously on as many as 4 systems using excel and legacy applications such as the written word in log books
  • Automatic reporting for financial compliance: once built, the reporting process reduced the workload on a monthly basis from 2 days to 20 minutes
  • The FD loved it
  • The overall capability of the package enabled the sales force to rapidly pull our pertinent data for a sales call, plus managing time and resources better for increased efficiency
  • Business development and focussed marketing became so much easier, we noted that the process paid for itself many times over
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Cons
Freshworks Inc
  • Ticket templates and canned responses should be able to be used interchangeably. We frequently have the same response in both fields.
  • The spam filter can be a little too aggressive. We have had issues with tickets being accidentally marked as spam then filtering incorrectly for weeks at a time.
  • Freshdesk doesn't quite have the right integrations with our other providers (Vonage, and Avochato, to name a few).
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Workbooks Online
  • There really isn't all that much, what I would like to see is an app to use on iDevices. Our sales team all have iPads for presentations etc.
  • While Workbooks works rather well with HTML 5, I would still like to see an app. I know it's in the making, but haven't seen anything of this as of yet.
  • I am sure that would increase productivity even further (if it's of the same standard as the main environment).
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Likelihood to Renew
Freshworks Inc
We are extremely happy with Freshdesk and can foresee using it for the next year. We might only consider using a different platform if our average daily ticket volume reaches four digits and its AI isn’t enough to handle our needs by then. While we haven’t tested this yet, we have read reviews that it’s AI capabilities are lacking
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Workbooks Online
the product works. support has been good or great so far all has been great and we hope to get more from the product. we purchased for an initial year then renewed for a longer term, we have no regrets with this.
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Usability
Freshworks Inc
I gave it a rating of 9 out of 10 because they delivered on everything we asked them to do. Easy to setup, easy to deploy to end users, easy to customize, easy to enter tickets and so much more. Our experience with their support is top notch! After opening a ticket for support they call use back within 10 minutes every time!
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Workbooks Online
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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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Workbooks Online
Workbooks CRM never let me down.
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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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Workbooks Online
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Freshworks Inc
The main thing about Freshdesk user service is that once a request has been made for information about a feature of the platform, the support team responds to tickets quickly, within a day of writing and submitting them, with information that is concise enough so that there is no need to ask for help on the same topic again.
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Workbooks Online
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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Workbooks Online
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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Workbooks Online
Workbooks online trianing does what it needs to; but some training will always be better suited to face to face..
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Implementation Rating
Freshworks Inc
Not applicable. I have never used a support desk system before and FreshDesk had already been implemented at my company before I joined. I am not involved in financial decisions and I have no opinion on buzzwords like "time to productivity" and "time to value"
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Workbooks Online
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Freshworks Inc
FreshDesk was the best combination of ease of use and price. While inexpensive, even the lowest tier offered more functionality than the other guys, and the learning curve is almost nonexistent so it's easy to add new agents and get them up to speed quickly instead of having them spend days getting use to the UI.
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Workbooks Online
We felt the high amount of customisation available from Workbooks was much more beneficial to us than the offerings from the larger CRM companies. We also liked the smaller company mentality of Workbooks as it reminded us of ourselves. Ultimately the price also paid a factor as Workbooks was more affordable for what we needed.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Freshworks Inc
The pricing we had taken is on yearly basis but the subscription and billing frequency that we have is on monthly basis. I would not want to make any changes to it, it is a seamless process with all the contract terms and we both agreed on it. It should be as per the customer's need.
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Workbooks Online
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Freshworks Inc
The product they have developed is amazing. They have made different products for emails, tickets, chats & calls as well. It is flexible according to multiple departments. The finance team can use it, the Customer support team is using it, we can use it in call centres, emails etc. We can use these tickets internally as well to create child tickets and assign them to different departments for query resolution.
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Workbooks Online
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Freshworks Inc
  • Freshdesk is certainly better than nothing, or a simple shared inbox
  • Freshdesk is frustrating to incorporate social media with
  • Freshdesk excels at ticket management
  • Freshdesk needs to do more to bring it into alignment with business, rather than 'just' service desk needs.
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Workbooks Online
  • Allows us easy management of leads and clear visibility of opportunities for the sales team
  • User levels allows us to lock down various parts of the system to only allow them to view or edit certain areas
  • Allows us to manage customers in one piece of software and avoid having to use separate software for support, sales and operations
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