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Freshworks Inc.

Freshdesk

Composite Score

8.6 /10

CX Score

8.8 /10

160 Reviews

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鈥檚 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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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

9 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

9 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

8 Top Rated Capabilities

5 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.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

83 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.

+86 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?

6% Negative

5% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Respectful
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Customer Self Service Capabilities

Agent Collaboration

Multi Channel Support

Customer Service Knowledge Management

Customer Service Workflow Management

Contact Center Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Agent Scripting

Customer Community Management

Intelligent Search

Mobile Customer Care

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Freshdesk Reviews

Judith P.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

Happy about the software

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

Freshdesk stands out with AI, gamification, omnichannel support, and affordability, making it a top choice for businesses of all sizes.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The combination of ease of use and powerful functionality .

What do you dislike most about this product?

While Freshdesk is a strong contender in the customer support space, its limitations in advanced features, customization, and pricing for larger teams may be drawbacks for some users.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Freshdesk is a versatile and user-friendly platform that can meet the needs of businesses of all sizes. By carefully evaluating your requirements, starting small, and leveraging the platform鈥檚 features, you can maximize its value for your team.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Ruth Osebhajimedeh S.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: Vendor Selection and Purchasing

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

It's a nice software and I will recommend it .

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?

It's unique features and interface

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It's easy to interact

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing at all

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's the best software tp use

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Eddy L.

Role: Operations
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Reliable
Effective Service
Client Friendly Policies
Acts with Integrity

Cons

Less Friendly Negotiation

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

Freshdesk Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

96 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Freshdesk?

Pros

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

Customer Self Service Capabilities Central product portals, customer-facing resolution wizards and guidance, customer community forums.

Agent Collaboration Supports live collaboration between agent and customers, among customers e.g. forums, and service professionals e.g. team-based customer service.

Multi Channel Support Integration with email, telephone, and live chat, and with self-service and social media.

Customer Service Knowledge Management Customer and/or agent-facing knowledgebase and search capabilities. Ability to create KBs, FAQs, wikis, and capture effectiveness ratings from customers.

Customer Service Workflow Management Ticketing and case management capabilities. Automated assignment and escalation, decision trees, guided resolution wizards (ideally GUI drag-and-drop).

Contact Center Integration Agent desktop, CTI integration. Call scripting, call queuing, prioritization by different support channels.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Agent Scripting Recommend resolution steps to agents based on machine learning or AI.

Customer Community Management Creation and management of branded and focussed user communities.

Intelligent Search Knowledgebase search with content indexing, and search of external content repositories. Proactive search and auto-suggestions. Natural language processing.

Mobile Customer Care Can create custom-branded service applications for customers on a mobile device (preferably native application rather than a responsive design site).

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

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Judith P.

Happy about the software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ruth Osebhajimedeh S.

It's a nice software and I will recommend it .

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Eddy L.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Customer Self Service Capabilities

Agent Collaboration

Multi Channel Support

Customer Service Knowledge Management

Customer Service Workflow Management

Contact Center Integration

Analytics and Reporting

Agent Scripting

Customer Community Management

Intelligent Search

Mobile Customer Care

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement