Freshworks

Freshdesk

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

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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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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

9 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

9 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

8 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

2022

Freshdesk Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

3
Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+82 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?

8% Negative

7% Neutral

85% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Enables Productivity
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Customer Self Service Capabilities

Agent Collaboration

Multi Channel Support

Customer Service Knowledge Management

Agent Scripting

Contact Center Integration

Customer Community Management

Customer Service Workflow Management

Analytics and Reporting

Intelligent Search

Mobile Customer Care

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Freshdesk Reviews

Caleb J.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Education
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Sep 2023

works alright. Kinda frustrating pay-walls

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

I guess it's price options.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What they do give you without paying crazy prices.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are a lot of pay-walls of what I would consider basic features such as agents sharing tickets and some reporting.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Much more viable when integrated with Zapier and Google Forms, but a ton of work to set up.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Helps Innovate
Reliable

Cons

Slower Product Innovation
Less Inspiring
Vendor Friendly Policies

Eduardo B.

Role: Operations
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Sep 2023

Useful but nothing special

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Freshdesk allows your Customer Support team to be more efficient and manage all costumer contacts from one place

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Collaboration and ticket management was very professional and smooth.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The interface is ugly and the reporting features aren't very clear to use.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It might not be the best option but it is definitely reliable and usable.

Pros

Client Friendly Policies
Effective Service
Saves Time
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Inspiring
Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation

arvind j.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Aug 2023

Freshdesk: Your All-in-One Support Solution.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

What sets Freshdesk apart is its seamless integration of various communication channels into a unified platform. This multichannel support ensures we can respond to customer inquiries from different sources efficiently. The automation and AI features simplify our workflow, allowing us to prioritize and assign tickets intelligently. Also, the customizable ticket fields provide a tailored approach to handling customer issues.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Personally, my favorite aspect is the robust knowledge base. It empowers customers to find solutions independently, reducing the number of support tickets. This not only saves time but also enhances customer satisfaction by providing them with the resources they need.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One thing I find less appealing is the pricing structure. While Freshdesk offers valuable features, the pricing plans can be a bit steep for small businesses. More flexible pricing options or tiered plans catering to different business sizes would be beneficial.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For anyone considering Freshdesk, I'd suggest taking advantage of its automation and customization capabilities. Setting up workflows and automations based on your business needs can significantly boost efficiency. Additionally, explore the reporting and analytics features to gain insights into your support performance and identify areas for improvement. However, keep an eye on the pricing plans to ensure they align with your budget and business scale.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Freshdesk Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

3 Since last award

84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+82 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

Customer Self Service Capabilities Central product portals, customer-facing resolution wizards and guidance, customer community forums.

Agent Collaboration Supports live collaboration between agent and customers, among customers (e.g. forums), and among service professionals (e.g. team-based customer service).

Multi Channel Support Integration with email, telephone, and live chat, and with self-service and social media.

Customer Service Knowledge Management Customer and/or agent-facing knowledgebase and search capabilities. Ability to create KBs, FAQs, wikis, and capture effectiveness ratings from customers.

Agent Scripting Recommend resolution steps to agents based on machine learning or AI.

Contact Center Integration Agent desktop, CTI integration. Call scripting, call queuing, prioritization by different support channels.

Customer Community Management Creation and management of branded and focussed user communities.

Customer Service Workflow Management Ticketing and case management capabilities. Automated assignment and escalation, decision trees, guided resolution wizards (ideally GUI drag-and-drop).

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

Intelligent Search Knowledgebase search with content indexing, and search of external content repositories. Proactive search and auto-suggestions. Natural language processing.

Mobile Customer Care Can create custom-branded service applications for customers on a mobile device (preferably native application rather than a responsive design site).

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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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Knowledge Management

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Freshdesk Reviews

Caleb J.

works alright. Kinda frustrating pay-walls

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Eduardo B.

Useful but nothing special

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

arvind j.

Freshdesk: Your All-in-One Support Solution.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

1
Since last award

3
Since last award

1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Customer Self Service Capabilities

Agent Collaboration

Multi Channel Support

Customer Service Knowledge Management

Agent Scripting

Contact Center Integration

Customer Community Management

Customer Service Workflow Management

Analytics and Reporting

Intelligent Search

Mobile Customer Care

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement