Freshworks Inc.

Freshdesk

Composite Score

8.4 /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 Knowledge Management category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Product Impact

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 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.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 96%
Negotiation and Contract:: 93%
Conflict Resolution:: 92%
Strategy & Innovation:: 92%
Service Experience:: 96%

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.

+94 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?

1% Negative

2% Neutral

97% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Effective Service
Saves Time

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Configurable Knowledge Repository

Workflow and Approval Management

Social Features

Intelligent Search

Role-Based Access

Bulk Actions

API Integration

Multiple File Type Support

Multi-Language Support

AI Capabilities

Rich Text Editor

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Score 8.6

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Score 8.0

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Freshdesk Reviews

Delight Ijeoma N.

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

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Submitted Mar 2025

A Solid Choice for Customer Engagement.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Unlike some competitors, Freshdesk integrates multiple channels like email, chat, social media, and phone into one platform.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its AI assistant, Freddy, helps automate ticket responses, routing, and analytics, reducing manual work.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The system can sometimes lag, especially when handling a high volume of tickets.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you require advanced reporting, automation, or AI features, be prepared for higher-tier plans.

Pros

Unique Features
Efficient Service
Saves Time
Fair

Idrissa L.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

Simplifying Employee Support

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Employees can submit HR-related queries through email, chat, or the portal, and everything is tracked in one place. For HR, this centralization is a dream when it comes to addressing payroll issues, benefits queries, or onboarding hiccups

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Queries about payroll go straight to the finance team, while benefits-related questions are assigned to HR.

What do you dislike most about this product?

While it’s great for tracking ticket resolution times, it doesn’t provide much insight into recurring issues or trends, which would be valuable for proactive HR planning.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Up to now, it’s all been positives about Freshdesk, so it’s almost certain that I recommend it.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Trustworthy
Fair
Generous Negotitation

Agatha A.

Role: Operations
Industry: Recreation
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Better than other tools

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

It is easier to understand and has the explainer videos to follow for setup and depolyments

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Has maximum templates for email tickets triggers and auto responses and the cost is fair enough

What do you dislike most about this product?

Customer care are too slow to respond to technical questions often

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend the solution because it is faster

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Unique Features
Efficient Service
Effective Service

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Freshdesk Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

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

Configurable Knowledge Repository The solution provides the ability to create, manage, disseminate and archive knowledge articles in a structured format.

Workflow and Approval Management Ability to model, build, and execute automatic workflows for the purpose of managing content-centric processes.

Social Features Social features allow knowledge users to like, rate, comment, or tag knowledge content.

Intelligent Search Provide user with filters and facets to refine search results, with auto-suggest capabilities, natural language search and search engine indexing.

Role-Based Access Enable different levels of access based on role, allowing different articles to be available only to specific audiences as needed.

Bulk Actions Allows users to import and export multiple articles at a time, make updates and changes to multiple categories, properties, or articles simultaneously.

API Integration API integrations with enterprise apps e.g. collaboration/communication tools, CRM, ECM, and existing knowledge sources allow access to content in multiple ways.

Multiple File Type Support Write or translate articles to multiple languages and allow users to search in multiple languages to support global customers.

Multi-Language Support Write or translate articles to multiple languages and allow users to search in multiple languages to support global customers.

AI Capabilities Artificial intelligence to enhance knowledge management such as automatically tagging content, recognizing duplicate content, and suggesting relevant content.

Rich Text Editor Allows users to create and share information using text and other formats such as charts, images, audio, and video, with easy formatting options.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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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Freshdesk Reviews

Delight Ijeoma N.

A Solid Choice for Customer Engagement.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Idrissa L.

Simplifying Employee Support

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Agatha A.

Better than other tools

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Configurable Knowledge Repository

Workflow and Approval Management

Social Features

Intelligent Search

Role-Based Access

Bulk Actions

API Integration

Multiple File Type Support

Multi-Language Support

AI Capabilities

Rich Text Editor

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Customization

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement