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What Is Freshdesk?

Freshdesk is a cloud-based helpdesk system that offers powerful solutions for customer service. Freshdesk unifies conversations from email, phone, web, chat and social, and helps you resolve issues across channels effortlessly. With Freshdesk, you can also automate workflows, offer convenient self-service options, manage SLAs, and generate reports. Freshdesk is used by over 60,000 customers, including Bridgestone, HP, Harvard University and DHL.

Who Uses Freshdesk?

Businesses of all sizes across the world trust Freshdesk to provide remarkable customer service.

Where can Freshdesk be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premise

About the vendor

  • Freshworks
  • Located in San Mateo, US
  • Founded in 2011

Freshdesk support

  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Australia and 115 others

Languages

Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch and 20 others

Freshdesk pricing

Starting Price:

$18.00/month
  • Yes, has free trial
  • Yes, has free version

Freshdesk has a free version and offers a free trial. Freshdesk paid version starts at $18.00/month.

Pricing plans get a free trial

About the vendor

  • Freshworks
  • Located in San Mateo, US
  • Founded in 2011

Freshdesk support

  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Australia and 115 others

Languages

Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch and 20 others

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Features of Freshdesk

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Assignment Management
  • Automated Routing
  • CRM Software
  • Call Center Management
  • Call Monitoring Software
  • Call Recording Software
  • Call Routing
  • Catalog Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Management Software
  • Content Management Software (CMS)
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard Software
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Email Management Software
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Triggered Actions
  • Feedback Management
  • File Sharing Software
  • Full Text Search
  • IT Asset Management Software
  • IVR
  • Inbox Management
  • Incident Management Software
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Issue Auditing
  • Issue Tracking Software
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management Software
  • Live Chat Software
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Language
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Prioritization
  • Problem Management
  • Queue Management
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Screen Sharing Software
  • Self Service Portal
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Session Recording
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Management Software
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management Software

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Freshdesk Reviews for Indian Users

Average score

Overall
4.5
Ease of Use
4.5
Customer Service Software
4.5
Features
4.3
Value for Money
4.4

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Kelly
Kelly
Design Engineering Manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

The FreshDesk ticketing system is quite efficient

4.0 last year

Comments: Freshdesk is one of my favorite help desk tools because it is intuitive and simple to master, even for complete newcomers. Finding comparable tickets is as simple as conducting a Google search, and there are numerous filtering options to select from.

Pros:

Freshdesk is a smart, easy-to-use, and intuitive business solution. The user interface is clean, which makes it easier to concentrate on giving a proper response. Smooth customer communication leads to expert support. For years, Freshdesk has been an indispensable tool for me, and I have often touted it to friends and colleagues in the business world.

Cons:

The news that the Legacy Reports page will be removed and replaced with Analytics makes me unhappy. Some of the cool stuff in Legacy Reports isn't in Analytics yet, but I'm having a joy with that tool.

Arpad
Senior software consultant in Hungary
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Comprehensive and User-Friendly Helpdesk Solution

5.0 5 months ago

Comments: Overall, my experience with Freshdesk has been positive. It's an efficient and scalable helpdesk solution that significantly improves the support process, making it easier to track, manage, and resolve customer inquiries. The tool's multi-channel support and automation capabilities help reduce response times and ensure that customers get timely help. While there are some limitations regarding pricing and advanced reporting, it’s a solid choice for businesses that need a reliable, easy-to-use, online customer support platform.

Pros:

Freshdesk replaced our previous support solution that was not visible for our clients. The switch to Freshdesk was a very positive step as it has intuitive and user-friendly interface. It is a platform to kake it easy to manage customer support tickets in one centralized place. The automation tools allow seamless workflows that save time and boost productivity. The ability to assign tickets, set priority levels, and create custom workflows ensures that no ticket is missed. We also intergate it with our contract system, so we can imemdiately book the time spent ona ticket. We also store our knowledge base in articles in the "Solutions", which is nicely searchable.

Cons:

One of the drawbacks of Freshdesk is that it can become quite expensive as you scale up, especially when you need advanced features that are only available in higher-tier plans. Some reporting and analytics features, while useful, could be more customizable for complex business needs. At times, it feels like there is a bit of a learning curve to fully unlock the platform's potential.

Adam
Systems Billing Developer in UK
Telecommunications, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Freshdesk is a perfectly acceptable ticketing system

3.0 5 months ago

Comments: Freshdesk is a perfectly acceptable ticketing system, it integrates well with email, and captures the core information you want, and allows notes and replys to be added with ease, but at its heart, its limited, with poor filtering, updating and notifying capabilities

Pros:

Interface resizes nicely for screen sharing

Cons:

Lack of notifications, too many fields needed to be filled in to close a ticket, can only action 50 things at a time, constant ! update pop ups when nothing has actually changed

Samuel
Executive Administrator in US
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Stable and reliable.

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Better than average. It checks all the boxes with various levels for companies to determine what is liked.

Pros:

Simple to use. HTML email. Fast customer support.

Cons:

Not a very current looking Dashboard. Also lacks ability to change what is seen (or tracked).

Alternatives Considered: SysAid

Reasons for Switching to Freshdesk: reliability, stable, no major bugs, HTML email system.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Thums up Freshdesk- overall great experience with freshdesk.

5.0 6 months ago

Comments: Great over all experience with Freshdesk we 55 engineers are working on it, we are very well satisfied Freshdesk.

Pros:

Wonderful Product to manage your staff bandwidth. also easy to manage and use.

Cons:

GUI of this product, Freshdesk can better with it.