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Freshworks Inc.

Freshdesk

Composite Score
8.7 /10
CX Score
8.9 /10
Category
Freshdesk
8.7 /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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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.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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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.

+89 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?

4% Negative
6% Neutral
90% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Enables Productivity
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Customer Self Service Capabilities

83

Multi Channel Support

82

Customer Service Knowledge Management

82

Agent Collaboration

81

Customer Service Workflow Management

81

Analytics and Reporting

80

Contact Center Integration

80

Intelligent Search

80

Agent Scripting

79

Customer Community Management

79

Mobile Customer Care

78

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Business Value Created

82

Quality of Features

82

Ease of Implementation

82

Usability and Intuitiveness

82

Breadth of Features

82

Ease of IT Administration

81

Ease of Data Integration

80

Ease of Customization

79

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

78

Vendor Support

78

Freshdesk Reviews

Joy K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Finance
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Easy to use and implement

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Having a wealth of customer information readily available on a single, unified platform has enabled us to provide responses that are both personalized and prompt. Moreover, the automated features, including ticket distribution and preset replies, have significantly boosted our productivity. Essentially, Freshdesk distinguishes itself as a flexible and efficient tool, simplifying our processes and enhancing the quality of our customer service.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Freshdesk is a comprehensive platform that amalgamates all customer service channels—ranging from email, live chat, phone support, and social media—into a single cohesive hub. It acts as a power booster for customer service teams, equipping us to surmount any hurdle with finesse and effectiveness. The extent of customization is truly astounding. It enables us to modify every aspect to align with our distinct requirements—from automating routine tasks to designing custom templates that echo our brand's ethos. Not to mention the analytics and reporting tools that provide us with meaningful and actionable data,

What do you dislike most about this product?

IT users who are not as proficient may unintentionally include internal dialogue in their customer responses if they use Outlook to reply to a customer support email. Whenever a ticket gets a response, my Outlook is flooded with a series of three notifications. The system lacks a spell-check feature, which means precision in spelling is a must.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Freshdesk acts as a unified platform for all our agents, promoting efficient management of customer queries. This integration is advantageous to us as it guarantees that all team members can access a common platform, fostering improved teamwork and effective resolution of a wide range of customer inquiries, which I would like to recommend.

Pros

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

Nicolas F.

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

Submitted Jan 2024

Assigning tickets for professional support

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

FreshDesk interface is easy to use. Tickets priority can be set up right away.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The fact that it assigns a ticket number and remind the agent of any overdue/pending tickets.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Pricing can be more affordable.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

To anyone looking for a professional customer support CRM, FreshDesk is one of the best solutions.

Pros

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

Elin J.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

Efficient to manage communication with clients.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Freshdesk is one of the best tools for managing customer interactions. It ensures that our operations run smoothly and that we can provide immediate assistance. The platform has tons of features and is also surprisingly easy to use.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It offers us a centralized place for communication records between employees and clients, automation capacity through stored responses, tags and threads and the ability to assign tickets and leave notes to colleagues.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Often when the status of the ticket changes, it must be updated several times.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Freshdesk is an excellent customer service management tool for small and medium-sized enterprises. It manages tickets well and guarantees prompt responses. It's perfect for tracking problems, keeping in touch, and expediting client requests.

Pros

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

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