Freshsuccess vs. Intercom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Freshsuccess
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Freshsuccess (based on technology acquired by Natero by Freshworks in May 2019) is designed to help Customer Success Managers prevent churn, increase account expansion, and manage more customers with less effort. The vendor says features include: Customer 360 - See customer emails, chats, meetings, support tickets, billing history, and product usage, in one place. Predictive Alerts - Predict which customers are likely to churn, convert, or expand their…
$79
per month
Intercom
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Intercom creates modern Customer Service software that aims to redefine how businesses support their customers. The platform connects businesses directly to customers using powerful messaging and automation. According to the vendor, Intercom enables teams to scale support without investing more resources - leading to happier customers and more efficient support teams.
$39
per month per seat
Pricing
FreshsuccessIntercom
Editions & Modules
Estate
$79 billed annually
per month per user
Estate
$95 billed monthly
per month per user
Forest
$129 billed annually
per month per user
Forest
$150 billed monthly
per month per user
Essential
$39
per month per seat
Advanced
$99
per month per seat
Expert
$139
per month per seat
The Early Stage program
From $65 for 5 support seats
per month
Proactive Support Plus add-on
from $99
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FreshsuccessIntercom
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAI customer service features included in every plan. Intercom integrates Help desk, AI Chat bot, and Proactive support.
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Features
FreshsuccessIntercom
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Freshsuccess
10.0
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Intercom
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Freshsuccess
7.1
6 Ratings
19% below category average
Intercom
-
Ratings
API7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Marketo7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Eloqua7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Data Extraction / Integration
Comparison of Customer Data Extraction / Integration features of Product A and Product B
Freshsuccess
8.6
6 Ratings
1% below category average
Intercom
-
Ratings
Product usage8.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk / support tickets9.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Success Management
Comparison of Customer Success Management features of Product A and Product B
Freshsuccess
7.1
6 Ratings
16% below category average
Intercom
-
Ratings
NPS surveys7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Sponsor tracking7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer profiles7.15 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated workflow8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal collaboration5.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer health scoring8.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer segmentation7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
CSM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CSM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Freshsuccess
7.4
6 Ratings
11% below category average
Intercom
-
Ratings
Customer health trends9.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Engagement analytics7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Revenue forecasting4.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboards9.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Freshsuccess
-
Ratings
Intercom
8.1
111 Ratings
2% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.4101 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings8.068 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.767 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.275 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.3104 Ratings
Ticket response00 Ratings7.8109 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Freshsuccess
-
Ratings
Intercom
7.3
115 Ratings
6% below category average
External knowledge base00 Ratings7.4114 Ratings
Internal knowledge base00 Ratings7.299 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Freshsuccess
-
Ratings
Intercom
8.2
111 Ratings
7% above category average
Customer portal00 Ratings8.589 Ratings
IVR00 Ratings7.736 Ratings
Social integration00 Ratings7.569 Ratings
Email support00 Ratings8.8105 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.580 Ratings
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.8 out of 10
Salesforce Service Cloud
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
FreshsuccessIntercom
Likelihood to Recommend
6.3
(6 ratings)
9.0
(260 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(19 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(168 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(10 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
FreshsuccessIntercom
Likelihood to Recommend
Freshworks Inc
Any SaaS company that needs to measure and track the health of client and user accounts will find the data provided by Natero extremely useful. If you have a support team that is tracking tickets, to-do-lists, etc. across different platforms, you'll be happy to know that you can consolidate most of those existing workflows into Natero, making this a single platform for your CES team to keep things running smoothly.
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Intercom
Well suited for real time customer support needs - that's where it really shines. Well suited for proactive outreach and the ability to gather feedback from customers + surveys. Less appropriate for a non techie company to set it up, basically any sort of changes in integration have to be done by an engineer.
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Pros
Freshworks Inc
  • Love the accounts view to see all my accounts, their health and some helpful stats!
  • The charting is relevant and detailed for customers to understand their usage of our product. The look and feel is very clean and easy to understand.
  • In the account, you can link to other documentation, which is great!
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Intercom
  • Intercom's ability to centralize customer communication is a game-changer.
  • Intercom's automation features have saved us time and streamlined workflows.
  • Help desk for users.
  • Intercom seamlessly integrates with a variety of other tools and platforms, enhancing its functionality and making it a central part of our tech stack.
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Cons
Freshworks Inc
  • Make set up more self-service. We are changing a lot of systems, and it was challenging to have to coordinate every item with Natero.
  • Automatically triggered emails based on certain usage.
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Intercom
  • The AI tools should have a make shorter option
  • The research is difficult compared to other platforms such as Zendesk where it is easier to find stuff (accounts, emails, messages...)
  • I know that you could integrate better AI tools! The chatbot is amazing, so I'm just missing more AI tools to increase productivity
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Likelihood to Renew
Freshworks Inc
No answers on this topic
Intercom
We have been and will be continuing our journey with Intercom and nothing too concerning has happened that I have experienced or heard of that has us on the edge yet. If it ever happens it will be something along the lines of "Outgrowing" the use of need of the platform.
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Usability
Freshworks Inc
No answers on this topic
Intercom
Everything is very straightforward and easy to see, explore, and use. Intercom provides walkthroughs and helps guides in case something is not apparent to the user and has their agents available to help. I always feel confident when exploring new features or making changes that I can have it accomplished due to the service they provide.
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Reliability and Availability
Freshworks Inc
No answers on this topic
Intercom
always there
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Performance
Freshworks Inc
No answers on this topic
Intercom
works perfect
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Support Rating
Freshworks Inc
No answers on this topic
Intercom
Intercom is the premier customer support/engagement model and it definitely has one of the top tier customer support teams as well. I don't think I have ever waited more than 5 minutes to get the information I need or get help with an issue. They are incredible and I aim to model our customer service department after them.
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Online Training
Freshworks Inc
No answers on this topic
Intercom
Easy to know the learning path
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Implementation Rating
Freshworks Inc
No answers on this topic
Intercom
The implementation was surprisingly easy but we are having to adapt from our old process to work well with Intercom.
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Alternatives Considered
Freshworks Inc
I highly recommend and prefer using Salesforce over Natero. Salesforce allows me to pull in as many fields into a report as I would like, compared to 14 different fields into Natero. I am able to view and make changes to information much quicker than Natero. I like Salesforce much more.
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Intercom
We've used both Drift and Salesforce chat at Owl Labs in the past, and I didn't find them to meet our needs or customer needs the way Intercom has been able to. Intercom ranks higher for us regarding Integrations offered, customization, AI functionality, and user-friendliness. In the past, if chat visitors would click around our website, they'd have to start their chat over again from the start and lose their communication history with us. We also found that Salesforce chat did not have enough customization that we needed. One small example is that in Intercom, you can see when another teammate is looking at a chat and tag them in notes to collaborate. We didn't have access to anything like that when using Salesforce chat. Intercom has made it easy to work alongside one another to be more efficient.
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Return on Investment
Freshworks Inc
  • Visibility - We can now see in one place the many dimensions of customer health
  • Focus - Knowing who is in trouble and how that affects the business means teams can focus on key accounts
  • Insight - Natero shows the effectiveness of common actions, therefore we can improve processes over time
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Intercom
  • I like how easy it is to spot the user data needed to assist our members.
  • Love how easy it is to link articles on the chat that will help both us and the customers.
  • I like that the sales force or the tickets is already connected on the chat
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ScreenShots

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Intercom Screenshots

Screenshot of Support Bots: Intercom brings upleveled support automation that scales support teams by resolving 33% of common questions.Screenshot of Shared Inbox: From quick to complex questions, the Intercom Inbox workflows helps resolve issues in real time and improve team efficiency—without sacrificing CSAT.Screenshot of Product Tours: Connect the dots from sign-up to success with Intercom' interactive product tours.Screenshot of Campaign Builder: Series, Intercom's visual campaign builder, lets users send cohesive messages across channels—inside the app and out.Screenshot of Intercom Surveys: In-context customer surveys, Intercom Surveys connects users to valuable customer insights—and then helps to turn those insights into action, automatically.Screenshot of The Intercom Messenger