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Freshworks

Freshchat

Composite Score

8.0 /10

CX Score

8.1 /10

38 Reviews Write a Review

What is Freshchat?

Freshchat, a modern live chat software, by Freshworks, is built for sales and customer engagement teams to talk to prospects and customers on the website, mobile app, or social pages. A leap from legacy live-chat, Freshchat helps businesses and its teams focus on a continuous and context-driven messaging experience. With features like campaigns, sales bot, integrated self-service, and intelligent message routing, responses to visitors’ questions are smarter and faster.

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Awards & Recognition

Freshchat won the following awards in the Chatbots category

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1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2023

Freshchat 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.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

90 Plan to Renew

5
Since last award

75 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.

+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 Freshchat?

2% Negative

14% Neutral

84% Positive

Pros

Altruistic
Generous Negotitation
Transparent
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Knowledgebase

Workflow Processing

Multi-channel

Integration With CRM

Leads Generation

Voice or Text Input

Wayfinding

Scheduled Availability

Learning and Adaptability

Natural Language Processing

Personalized Service

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 76

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

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Freshchat Reviews

Navneet S.

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Easy to use and easily trainable with new users.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Freshchat from other similar products?

Very different from the legacy tools which were used earlier.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Conversation groups

What do you dislike most about this product?

Sometimes laggy

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If they are looking for a product that is easily trainable then it's the simple choice.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Pauline E.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshchat from other similar products?

Their support team & product specialists are amazing. The features are amazing, especially the chatbot - saves a lot of time & effort. Wide pricing plans to choose from.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Constant renovation to answer to customers' needs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

That it does not really support Arabic. We are an Arabic EdTech, and we need the translations to be accurate.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Work more on the translation, and do not use Google Translate.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Balakumar G.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Reliable product with great customer success team.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Freshchat from other similar products?

Less customisation compared to others. But very reliable platform with great customer support

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Their integrations and apps

What do you dislike most about this product?

Chat widget have less customisations

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Defenitely best at this pricing

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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Freshchat Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

90 Plan to Renew

5 Since last award

75 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Freshchat?

Pros

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

Knowledgebase Allows users to create knowledgebase articles, metadata tags, creation data and author's name

Workflow Processing By leveraging the chatbot’s AI capabilities, the intelligent routing of data across an organization, based on pre-defined parameters of a workflow.

Multi-channel Supports live chat, mobile app, powerbot and messenger

Integration With CRM The chatbot’s integration with the organization’s CRM would allow for customer information to be queried, once the customer’s identity has been verified.

Leads Generation The chatbot can take its interaction as input as a possible new sales lead, for follow-up by an organization’s business development office.

Voice or Text Input Chatbot interaction through audible (voice) or text (keyboard) input.

Wayfinding Allows the chatbot to act as a site’s search engine, in addition to a text-based search field, and have access to a service desk’s service catalog.

Scheduled Availability The ability to schedule when the chatbot will be available, if its role is to augment a service desk on an after hours basis.

Learning and Adaptability The chatbot should have the ability to learn the characteristics of the human with whom it is interacting. This can include speech nuances.

Natural Language Processing Allows chatbot to “understand” voice/text inputs relayed by a human in conversational vernacular, and be able to process & relay feedback in natural speech.

Personalized Service In conjunction with CRM integration, or through the use of browser cookies, the chatbot can be configured to deliver a more personalized service to the client.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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Freshchat Reviews

Navneet S.

Easy to use and easily trainable with new users.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Pauline E.

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Balakumar G.

Reliable product with great customer success team.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Knowledgebase

Workflow Processing

Multi-channel

Integration With CRM

Leads Generation

Voice or Text Input

Wayfinding

Scheduled Availability

Learning and Adaptability

Natural Language Processing

Personalized Service

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created