Freshworks

Freshdesk

7.9 /10

What is Freshdesk?

Freshworks' cloud-based customer support software, Freshdesk, makes customer happiness refreshingly easy. With powerful features, an easy to use interface, and a freemium pricing model, Freshdesk enables companies of all sizes to provide a seamless multi-channel support experience across email, phone, web, chat, forums, social media, and mobile apps. Freshdesk’s capabilities include robust ticketing, SLA management, smart automations, intelligent reporting, and game mechanics to motivate agents.

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Awards & Recognition

Freshdesk won the following awards in the Field Service Management category

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2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

7 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2023

Freshdesk Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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90 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Freshdesk?

3% Negative

4% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Inspires Innovation
Respectful
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Dispatch Management

Field Service Knowledge Management

Field Sales Enablement

Application Integration

Field Service Workflow Management

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting

Online Booking

GPS Tracking

Mobile App

Service Scheduling

Quotes and Estimates

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Freshdesk Reviews

Glenn S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Great product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Pricing model and the combined solutions it offers

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its easily administrative and has a wide range of integrations

What do you dislike most about this product?

Needs a drag and drop and a better email notification process

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Its a great helpdesk tool. Priced right for smaller budgets

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Unique Features
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Freshdesk

What is Freshdesk?

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Freshdesk Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

92 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+88 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Freshdesk?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Dispatch Management Includes customer qualification, work order management, route planning, and signature capture.

Field Service Knowledge Management The ability to provide an editable knowledge repository that field service staff can answer to answer with problem or incident resolution.

Field Sales Enablement Includes sales order management functions such as quotes, contracts, calls, visits, marketing, and automation.

Application Integration Includes functional and data integration with common applications such as CRM, CSM, ERP, email, etc.

Field Service Workflow Management The ability to create, track, and manage service tickets or cases.

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting, forecasting & easy data extraction for data analysis.

Online Booking Customers can conveniently schedule and book appointments through an online booking system.

GPS Tracking Includes geo-fencing, real-time alerts, fleet tracking, Google maps, and mobile integration.

Mobile App Access customer profiles, job history, prior invoices, photos, upload forms, build estimates etc. within the app.

Service Scheduling Schedule and match jobs to qualified employees, automatically assign jobs to available employees and manage the pipeline from request to delivery.

Quotes and Estimates The ability for the system to provide quotes and/or estimates.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Freshdesk Reviews

Glenn S.

Great product!

Likeliness to Recommend

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Feature Ratings

Dispatch Management

Field Service Knowledge Management

Field Sales Enablement

Application Integration

Field Service Workflow Management

Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting

Online Booking

GPS Tracking

Mobile App

Service Scheduling

Quotes and Estimates

Vendor Capability Ratings

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement