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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshdesk Contact Center

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk Contact Center ( Formerly Freshcaller) is a call center software for startups and small teams. Fresh Contact Center aims to enable businesses / teams set-up and run a call center without spending a lot of time and money. It is suited for phone teams of size 1- 30. Users can create custom greeting texts based on specific call scenarios. The nested Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system allows the user to provide a detailed set of options to callers. The call queues…

    $0

    per agent/per month

    Vonage Business Communications

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AVonage Business Cloud is a communication solution aimed at small-midsize companies. It integrates with third party applications, and includes IP-PBX capabilities, video conferencing, and collaboration tools. Pricing starts at $19.99 per month and increases with the amount of phone lines needed.

    $19

    per month per extension

    Pricing
    Freshdesk Contact CenterVonage Business Communications
    Editions & Modules
    FREE
    $0
    per agent/per month
    Growth
    $15
    per agent/per ,billed annually
    Pro
    $39
    per agent/per month, billed annually
    Enterprise
    $69
    per agent/per month, billed annually
    Mobile
    $19.99
    per month per extension
    Premium
    $29.99
    per month per extension
    Advanced
    $39.99
    per month per extension
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Freshdesk Contact CenterVonage Business Communications
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Freshdesk Contact CenterVonage Business Communications
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshdesk Contact Center
    Again, I wanted to go with a softphone that was easily able to be integrated with our CRM. I need my team to be nimble and fluid when making outbound calls and responding to inbound inquiries. FreshCaller was a really affordable, cloud-based solution that allowed me to not only …
    Incentivized
    Vonage
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    63%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    63%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    75%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Freshdesk Contact CenterVonage Business Communications
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.3
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Hosted PBX9.06 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)8.28 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    Call reports9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Directory of employee names9.27 Ratings8.98 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Vonage Business Communications
    8.7
    9 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Answering rules8.58 Ratings8.59 Ratings
    Call recording9.08 Ratings9.26 Ratings
    Call park9.07 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Call screening8.58 Ratings8.57 Ratings
    Message alerts9.47 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.44 Ratings
    Online Fax00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    9.6
    6 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Vonage Business Communications
    -
    Ratings
    Audio conferencing9.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    3% below category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.39 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings6.66 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Freshdesk Contact Center and Vonage Business Communications
    Feature
    Freshdesk Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    Vonage Business Communications
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings7.83 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Freshdesk Contact CenterVonage Business Communications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    8.8
    (26 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    1.0
    (11 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Freshdesk Contact CenterVonage Business Communications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Freshworks Inc
    One scenario where Freshdesk Contact Center is well suited is when we have a lot of parents calling in with requests about student transcripts, and or grades, we can better interact with each caller and not have a lot of people on hold waiting for a long time. One scenario where Freshdesk might not be well suited is when callers get the chatbot more often than talking to an actual person.
    Incentivized
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    Vonage
    Vonage Business Communications excels in scenarios requiring seamless remote work, such as virtual teams and remote workers. It's also ideal for businesses needing reliable disaster recovery solutions. However, it may be less appropriate for very small businesses with minimal communication needs or those with limited budgets, as the comprehensive features might be more than necessary.
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    Pros
    Freshworks Inc
    • From this centralized help desk, we are able to allocate tickets and communicate with staff and clients via email.
    • The ability to phone a lead or customer directly from Freshdesk is fantastic.
    • Handling of waiting lines.
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    Vonage
    • Eliminates physical phone consoles that can be pricey and unnecessary for staff.
    • Has a companion app that allows you to use your personal cell phone to check messages or make calls.
    • The desktop application is easy to use and has a number of customizable settings so that the app can be minimized but alert you of incoming calls.
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    Cons
    Freshworks Inc
    • Cost - the system was felt to be way overpriced for the feature-set it provided. For the cost of 10 support agents, I could engage with a full-blown VoIP UCaaS provider to support 20-30 users.
    • The system was dependent on the Amazon Web Services system, which was prone to outages, and as it was outsourced by Freshworks to Amazon, resolution time did not have clear SLAs.
    • Non-US support - any issues encountered with the system would go through international channels which decreased resolution time depending on when the development team was available.
    • Call reliability was questionable - sometimes agents would have ringing devices that would have no one on the other end - other times calls would be dropped without explanation.
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    Vonage
    • The extension can only have three devices which is difficult if you work in multiple locations. Your cell phone is one of the three, so you really only get two. I have three office locations that I work out of and it would be nice to have my extension at each.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Vonage
    I think it will be renewed as overall it is a midrange product that mostly does what we need it to
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Freshworks Inc
    It's a really simple and affordable software solution if you're looking to upgrade your system or processes to a softphone. The service has been fantastic for both our outbound sales team and our inbound customer service team. As a manager, I'm really grateful I found FreshCaller early on in the process of evaluating companies to go to for a softphone.
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    Vonage
    I thought it had very practical and useful usability. It has a clean and simple interface with large fonts that make it easy to read. It isn't particularly difficult, although figuring out some operations may be a bit challenging. For the most part though, it isn't very difficult to use
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    Freshcaller support is great. They will respond very quickly once I submit a ticket. On occasion, they are unable to answer a question and require a deep dive on some research for random questions but that's completely understandable. Overall, great service, great quality, and very accommodating. This is one of the better support groups, in my opinion.
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    Vonage
    We hardly have any issues with it to where we need to call them. There was a point where our connections across the board were terrible and it held us up in production quite a bit but since then things have been pretty simple and streamlined.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Freshworks Inc
    After multiple checks and constant research we found Freshdesk is one of the leading product service providers and the best at it too. We used to have PSTIN hard phones which caused a lot of drops and customer discontent. After Freshdesk, it has been a cakewalk. Really happy with it.
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    Vonage
    We believe Vonage Business Cloud is best for our organization over the AT&T and the Verizon platforms for several reasons including price, ease of use, connectivity, and other options. Since we have implemented this solution along with newer Polycom phones, we have had very few issues with our phones or our phone platform.
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    Return on Investment
    Freshworks Inc
    • Call logs helps analyse the interactions which each lead - helps space out if need be.
    • Follow ups are simplified due to viewing of past activity.
    • Easy integration helps in saving costs of phone calls.
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    Vonage
    • Cut down phone hardware expense since the soft phone is free and easier to use.
    • Text is becoming a more important and effective way to reach clients. Some will not answer a call or accept voicemail but respond quickly to text messages.
    • Allows me to work from anywhere with smart phone app saving hours at work.
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