Lots of potential but, in my opinion, too many bugs
September 24, 2024

Lots of potential but, in my opinion, too many bugs

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Freshchat

I am a content manager. We use Freshchat for an automated bot on our website and for live support through WhatsApp bot.

The aim for this is to reduce the tickets users create through the support portal and to offer a more in-person experience for the users as we don't have phone support available at the moment.

Pros

  • WhatsApp integration
  • AI support
  • Technical support

Cons

  • Limited analytics
  • Bot setup is complicated
  • Translation set up us complicated
  • No CSAT option in our plan
  • Better FCR
  • Less RPH on tickets
  • Better deflection rate
There are a lot of option that I lack control over. I am unable to archive bots/Whatsapp numbers by myself, I need to reach out to support about this.

Once the bot is set up, the interface is quite clear and easy to use. But for example we have several bots and the intent added on the articles for natural language training are not picked up automatically and need to be duplicated one by one.

Also when having FAQs available to link during chat, every FAQ article needs to be opened manually and the settings need to be changed to have it available for the agents to suggest.

Do you think Freshchat delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Freshchat's feature set?

No

Did Freshchat live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Freshchat go as expected?

No

Would you buy Freshchat again?

No

Freshchat is well-suited for businesses looking for a simple, multi-channel communication platform to manage customer queries in real time. It excels in supporting live chat, with a clean interface and easy-to-manage conversations. However, in my opinion, it falls short in several areas. The absence of a built-in CSAT feature limits feedback collection, and I think the bot setup is overly complex, requiring more customization. In my opinion, the analytics are lacking in detail, making it difficult to gain actionable insights. Additionally, in my experience, agent status updates are confusing and not always reflective of their actual availability, leading to workflow issues for us.

Freshchat Feature Ratings

Real-time messaging
7
Chat notifications
6
Third-party integrations
2
Chat widgets
2
Chat sentiment analysis
3
Chat transfer
7
Chat history and transcripts
8
Chat reporting
2
Chat and web analytics
3

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