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Freshworks

Freshdesk

8.5 /10
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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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86 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

94 Plan to Renew

3
Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

+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?

9% Negative
6% Neutral
85% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Enables Productivity
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Customer Self Service Capabilities

83

Agent Collaboration

83

Multi Channel Support

80

Agent Scripting

80

Customer Community Management

80

Contact Center Integration

80

Customer Service Knowledge Management

79

Customer Service Workflow Management

79

Analytics and Reporting

78

Intelligent Search

77

Mobile Customer Care

76

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Business Value Created

83

Ease of Implementation

83

Usability and Intuitiveness

83

Breadth of Features

83

Ease of IT Administration

82

Quality of Features

80

Ease of Data Integration

79

Ease of Customization

79

Availability and Quality of Training

78

Vendor Support

77

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

76

Freshdesk Reviews

Robin P.

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

Submitted Dec 2023

Great product, constantly evolving!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Customise of ticket fields to suit, various teams. Knowledge functionality has improved over recent years

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

automations

What do you dislike most about this product?

Could do more to guide/recommend solutions to agents

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Very good for managing tickets, can access them from mobile easily, allowing true support from anywhere! Still improving on Knowledge base and how that can help agents

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Lewis K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Food and Beverage
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

I love Freshdesk!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

The features list is endless and they are always looking to enhance their platform

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

How easy it is to filter through customer requests and effectively use information provided

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not much at all my overall experience has been very positive

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Freshdesk is a really amazing product I would recommend 10/10

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy
  • Unique Features

Yevheniia B.

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

Submitted Nov 2023

Our support and customer service tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

I chose Freshdesk because it is easy to use and valuable in all areas, especially customer support, and it helps the company a lot. It has an exceptional knowledge base and is a fantastic tool to encourage better customer service and support.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

This program has been a great help to our customer service and support operations, and I love how it has helped us maintain customer alignment and organization. Freshdesk has improved our customer service because it is easy to use and has an excellent support staff that has been there for us whenever we needed them.

What do you dislike most about this product?

If better search tools and filters allowed users to find tickets or actions based on keywords or dates quickly, it would be a huge time saver.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Since we started using it, we have been able to quickly and easily manage any customer service issue by creating a ticket for it. Our customers are satisfied and trust our brand more. As a result, we have developed strong and lasting bonds with them. One of the many advantages we have gained is the first-class support service provided by the Freshdesk team.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Trustworthy
  • Efficient Service