Freshdesk
8.5 /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 Customer Service - Enterprise category

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Freshdesk Ratings

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

97 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 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?

6% Negative
6% Neutral
88% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Enables Productivity
  • Efficient Service
  • Reliable

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Agent Collaboration

84

Customer Self Service Capabilities

84

Multi Channel Support

81

Contact Center Integration

81

Customer Service Knowledge Management

81

Agent Scripting

81

Customer Service Workflow Management

80

Customer Community Management

79

Analytics and Reporting

79

Intelligent Search

77

Mobile Customer Care

76

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Implementation

84

Business Value Created

83

Breadth of Features

83

Usability and Intuitiveness

83

Ease of IT Administration

82

Quality of Features

81

Ease of Data Integration

80

Ease of Customization

79

Vendor Support

79

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

76

Freshdesk Reviews

Miguel N.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Alot of features with a very good pricepont

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Ease of use, steady product updates, innovation, adaptability

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

how deep you can go with the customizations.

What do you dislike most about this product?

sometimes vendor support is slow at best, no clear SLA to customers

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

buy it trough a partner with great support reviews

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Cons

  • Wastes Time

Zulfan H.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Great ticketing system with fraction of the cost

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

The features is very similar with other highly cost ticketing system, but it is giving it with a fraction of the cost

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The mobile applications and a transparent ITIL workflow in the ticket's flow

What do you dislike most about this product?

We have to pay another different scheme for asset management system, which virtually is side by side with incident management

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

After deep research, I believe this tool can compete with other tools that are there, but with a cheaper cost

Pros

  • Efficient Service
  • Respectful
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product

Luule M.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Finance
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

I like the pricing of the software

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Freshdesk is crafted with an intuitive design and comes with outstanding support documentation and live customer assistance when required. The interface is straightforward to comprehend upon initial login, and even the sophisticated features are logically structured for first-time use. I've instructed numerous individuals on how to utilize Freshdesk, and it has consistently been an uncomplicated process to integrate new users. On the infrequent instances when I required assistance, a representative was readily accessible via phone and provided informative and beneficial guidance.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integrated System: Freshdesk provides a collection of customer engagement resources, encompassing customer service, marketing, sales, and beyond, all consolidated into one platform. This integrated methodology simplifies workflows and removes the necessity for several disconnected tools. Automation: The automation functionalities within Freshdesk aid in minimizing manual work, enhancing productivity, and guaranteeing prompt replies to customer communications. Interoperability: The software's capacity to integrate with other widely-used tools and platforms leads to a more extensive and interconnected business environment.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are numerous editions of the tool tailored for each product type, and it's challenging to ascertain our current product version and what features we might be lacking from other versions. We yearn for a more seamless integration and customization process between Freshdesk and Freshsales. Certain restrictions prevented the creation of separate applications. The limited adaptability in the number of fields in custom modules compelled us to reorient some solutions that were already implemented in Freshsales due to the expansion of certain business rules.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

In case you need to offer unified support to your clients, this is the best tool as it offers both live chat, Emails and Social media integrations at the same price making it my best recommendation

Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing