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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    em Client

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AeM Client is a email client for Windows and macOS from the company of the same name in Prague, boasting a clean and easy-to-use interface, and features for calendars, tasks, contacts, notes, and chat. It provides support for major services (including Gmail, Exchange, iCloud, and Outlook365), with automatic set up for most email services and data import from all major email apps (including Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Thunderbird). Email management features include Watch for…

    $49.95

    one-time fee

    Freshdesk

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk is a cloud-based customer service software that helps businesses of all sizes to deliver customer support. Freshdesk converts requests coming in via email, web, phone, chat, and social into tickets, and unifies ticket resolution across channels. Additionally, Freshdesk lets the user automate workflows, provide self-service, manage SLAs, and measure metrics, to stay on top of customer support. Freshdesk also offers out-of-the-box features like an AI-powered support chatbot,…

    $0

    Up to 2 agents

    Pricing
    em ClientFreshdesk
    Editions & Modules
    VIP Support Extension (year 2 and beyond)
    $9.95
    per year
    Pro - for Individuals
    $49.95
    one-time fee
    Lifetime Upgrades
    $70
    one-time fee
    Pro - for Companies
    $188.95
    one-time fee 10 devices
    Free
    $0
    Up to 2 agents
    Growth
    $15
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Pro
    $49
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Enterprise
    $79
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    em ClientFreshdesk
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    em ClientFreshdesk
    Considered Both Products
    eM Client
    No answer on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    189 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    185 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    190 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    135 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    158 Answers
    Features
    em ClientFreshdesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of em Client and Freshdesk
    Feature
    em Client
    -
    Ratings
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    174 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.2170 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.0115 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings7.64 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.0170 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.3170 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of em Client and Freshdesk
    Feature
    em Client
    -
    Ratings
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    156 Ratings
    2% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.1142 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.0145 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of em Client and Freshdesk
    Feature
    em Client
    -
    Ratings
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    165 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings7.5141 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.251 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings8.587 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.4164 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings7.8101 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    em ClientFreshdesk
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Help Scout
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    LiveAgent
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Front
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    em ClientFreshdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (241 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (41 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.6
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (39 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (171 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.4
    (6 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    em ClientFreshdesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    I recommend Freshdesk for people who need to handle a large volume of inquiries through tickets and follow-ups. This platform provides tools that will improve problem-solving efficiency, ensuring customers are satisfied with the speed with which their issues are resolved. Overall, it will optimize customer service support operations and the resolution of their problems.
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    Pros
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    • The price is great for small startups just large enough to need a support ticketing system.
    • This may seem minor, but many tools don't have this: the ability to link a contact to multiple companies/accounts.
    • Agent collision detection is great for making sure agents don't duplicate each others' work!
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    Cons
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    • Data Security.
    • SLA Policies where it is not customer / contract driven but agents / groups driven.
    • Audit Trail is not available in Pro version makes the tool adoption difficult from compliance perspective.
    • Chat Bot and Fresh Chat Services has greater potential to explode, but the pricing model tagged to chat bot sessions .are illogical as it limits the ability to use the fresh chat feature
    • Agent Logon Screen use earlier version of Captcha as it is annoying for the agents to login. Very frustrating experience.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    We are extremely happy with Freshdesk and can foresee using it for the next year. We might only consider using a different platform if our average daily ticket volume reaches four digits and its AI isn’t enough to handle our needs by then. While we haven’t tested this yet, we have read reviews that it’s AI capabilities are lacking
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    Usability
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    I gave it a rating of 9 out of 10 because they delivered on everything we asked them to do. Easy to setup, easy to deploy to end users, easy to customize, easy to enter tickets and so much more. Our experience with their support is top notch! After opening a ticket for support they call use back within 10 minutes every time!
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    Reliability and Availability
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    I have encountered a lot of errors in the Freshdesk, however, they tend to resolve it on priority or at least they will share the timeline by when this can be resolved. Most of the time the issue has been from the other partner's end. They take time to resolve their vendor issues and they don't have any timelines in case of developed app errors.
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    Performance
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    The reports take a lot of time to download if the time period is large. Also, the tickets take their sweet time to open and load. It is not fast as Zendesk. Only 30 tickets are visible in a single go and there isn't any option to select all. If we need to change the pages and dashboards it takes a lot of time to open.
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    Support Rating
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    The main thing about Freshdesk user service is that once a request has been made for information about a feature of the platform, the support team responds to tickets quickly, within a day of writing and submitting them, with information that is concise enough so that there is no need to ask for help on the same topic again.
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    In-Person Training
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Support Team's knowledge and understood the company's requirement, and always shared the insight of the usage of the tool to it s full potential, moreover the team checks periodically to check if we using the tool right and if we are facing any kind of challenges. Also they would update us on new features that can make the work easy.
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    Online Training
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Video tutorials, questions answers round before and after testing and Fresh desk team would always share best practices on the needs. Furthermore would periodically check if we are able to work smoothly. Would send alerts to known any issues, send recommendation on new features. Freshdesk team always available when we need certain advise.
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    Implementation Rating
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Our team easily implemented Freshdesk, and as soon as we started, we were pros with it. In a matter of days, we had integrated signatures and canned responses. The biggest problem was the Help Center part, but after some time, that was also integrated. We did not know some features when we started, but that is normal.
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    Alternatives Considered
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshdesk has a more modern and intuitive user interface, while Help Scout's interface is simpler and more minimalist.In case of features, Freshdesk offers a wider range of features, includes omnichannel support, AI powered automations, and advanced analytics. Help Scout is more focused on providing a simple and efficient ticketing system.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    I was not very involved with the purchase/contract (my company purchased Fresjdesk before I was brought on), but I will say that pricing per agent made it difficult to grow our support team. Additionally, we were kind of disappointed after our upgrade because it didn't solve our pain points as much as we expected.
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    Scalability
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    My company had Freshdesk agents from support and success. It's generally difficult to customize permissions for different agent "roles." We were a fully distributed company, so "multiple sites" doesn't apply to us. We found Freshdesk features lacking as we grew our customer base, and adding agents wasn't easy because price steeply increases with number of agents.
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    Professional Services
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    Very professional, they would always ask for the steps followed and where we went wrong, they would politely share the video recording to review in case any other team member faces the same issue
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    Return on Investment
    eM Client
    No answers on this topic
    Freshworks Inc
    • Increased response times - Client Success maintains at 98% SLA for resolution
    • Categorization of feedback and issues - custom ticket fields make it easier for us to review why clients contact us on a high level
    • Standardization of internal procedures via templates, canned responses and automations
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