Freshdesk is a great learning tool for education
April 03, 2023

Freshdesk is a great learning tool for education

Roger Sheffield | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Free

Overall Satisfaction with Freshdesk

General IT issues before going to remote helpdesk for further troubleshooting. Freshdesk is used to train new students in a helpdesk environment and assist other staff and students on center in real life/ real time environments. Once the issue has been troubleshooted, we resolve the issue or walk staff through putting in tickets in their own companies helpdesk.
  • Free.
  • Agent Management (Signatures, automatic emails)
  • Knowledge Base Articles
  • Merging Tickets
  • Multiple Agents per ticket
  • Hands on for students
While it does help, it feels a little bit clunky. This might be due to the free version not having the same capabilities as pro but some things were expected as just general work. Most tickets feel like work to keep up with and productivity feels slightly lower but students need to get used to that feeling.
Freshdesk is being used as a learning platform for students and not actively trying to increase customer satisfaction and or retention. That said, staff around center have been really happy to have an extra 10 IT techs on center to assist them with general information. From plugging in computers to creating electronic signatures, we help to the best of our ability.

Do you think Freshdesk delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Freshdesk's feature set?

Yes

Did Freshdesk live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Freshdesk go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Freshdesk again?

Yes

Freshdesk is well suited for small companies or small IT teams looking to start managing their selves easily and free. There is a low learning curve and it's easy to put in tickets. Freshdesk feels like it would crumble under pressure if every detail is needed. From conversations shrinking and merged tickets disappearing, There are things to work on.

Freshdesk Feature Ratings

Organize and prioritize service tickets
6
Expert directory
8
Ticket creation and submission
10
Ticket response
8
External knowledge base
10
Internal knowledge base
6
Customer portal
8
Email support
10
Help Desk CRM integration
8