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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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Freshdesk Ratings
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87 Likeliness to Recommend
96 Plan to Renew
82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+87 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?
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Respectful
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Freshdesk Reviews
Joy K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Feb 2024
Easy to use and implement
Likeliness to Recommend
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
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Teo D.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2024
Updating clients
Likeliness to Recommend
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Mobile application is easy to use and simplifies communications.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Some how expensive for small business.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It's easy to update clients and and communicate to clients using freshdesk.
Pros
- Caring
- Respectful
- Client Friendly Policies
- Generous Negotitation
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Petar'Barnes T.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Dec 2023
User-Friendly Interface.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Freshdesk from other similar products?
Freshdesk' pricing model is transparent and straightforward. The platform offers various plans suitable for businesses of different sizes, ensuring that users only pay for the features they need. This clarity in pricing sets Freshdesk apart from platforms with more complex and convoluted pricing structures.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
One of the significant advantages of Freshdesk is its scalability. It caters to the needs of small businesses and scales seamlessly as the organization grows. The flexibility to add modules and features ensures that Freshdesk remains a relevant and supportive tool throughout the business's expansion.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Although Freshdesk offers a variety of integrations, some users may find the integration process complex. Certain integrations might require additional technical expertise, and a more straightforward approach could enhance the overall accessibility for users with varying technical backgrounds.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
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