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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshdesk Omni

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk Omni is an AI-powered, comprehensive solution for offering customers seamless experiences today and in the future.

    $35

    per month per agent

    Gist

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AGist is a unified marketing, sales, and support platform. It includes live chat, a help desk, knowledge base, email marketing, marketing automation, opt-in forms, and more.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    Freshdesk OmniGist
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $29
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Pro
    $69
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Enterprise
    $109
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Professional
    $29.00
    per month
    Premium
    $99.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Freshdesk OmniGist
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Freshdesk OmniGist
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk Omni and Gist
    Feature
    Freshdesk Omni
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Gist
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk Omni and Gist
    Feature
    Freshdesk Omni
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Gist
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk Omni and Gist
    Feature
    Freshdesk Omni
    7.3
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Gist
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Freshdesk Omni and Gist
    Feature
    Freshdesk Omni
    -
    Ratings
    Gist
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Chat reporting00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Zoho SalesIQ
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Freshdesk OmniGist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (112 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Freshdesk OmniGist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Freshworks Inc
    For a typical technical support help desk use case Freshdesk Omni is great! It has the advanced features of automating responses and canned answers where appropriate. The AI functionality seems good but not something we are leveraging at this point given the volume of tickets.
    Incentivized
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    Gist
    If your marketing model is selling products, services, or SAAS where you are doing inbound marketing and your website will do most of the lead generation and conversion, this is a great product. From live chat, support, event tracking, and automation, you could almost put your entire business on autopilot. If your marketing model is mostly outreach to cold leads and conversion, this software currently does not have any type of sales stages or task generation. I would still use Gist for website inbound but use another software for outreach and cold leads then when they become a lead put them into Gist for marketing automation.
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    Pros
    Freshworks Inc
    • When an agent receives a call via Dialpad or Amazon Connect, Freshdesk Omni automatically displays relevant customer details, previous interactions, and ticket history in a single view.
    • Every call (answered, missed, or voicemail) is automatically logged into Freshdesk as a ticket, including details like call duration, customer number, and agent notes.
    • Agents can initiate outbound calls directly from Freshdesk using click-to-call functionality, reducing manual dialing errors and saving time.
    Incentivized
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    Gist
    • Customer service via a unified inbox so you dont have to separately monitor your twitter, Facebook or IG account for consumer communication there. Gist unified all into one inbox, better than anyone else I've seen in the market. They archive all communications and tie them back to a single user so you get unified customer history / data.
    • Marketing segmentation and automation: they track user history and behavior across the site and have super detailed segmenting capability, on par with ActiveCampaign's, but better I'd say. Better UI for the marketing admin person, and more unified data than in AC.
    • Live chat and chatbot. Usually it's either one or the other but with Gist you can do both seamlessly.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Freshworks Inc
    • It is a very user-friendly tool. We haven't found any drwback in any of the modules provided. It works excellently at my organization.
    • Its powerful workflow automation reduces manual effort for job assigning and makes our process more efficient and saves valuable time.
    Incentivized
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    Gist
    • Plan limits can be confusing. For example, there is a monthly charge for support and a monthly charge for "growth," plus there's a separate charge depending on how many contacts and seats you have. Perhaps this is normal in the industry, but it can make it a little challenging to understand the bill every month.
    • The vast amount of features means development will never be as fast as you'd like it to be (even though they release updates all the time). This may not actually be a valid concern, and it certainly isn't unique to Gist (who doesn't have a wishlist they're waiting on their favorite SaaS to get to?), but I do believe the likelihood of being stuck without your desired feature being developed goes up a lot as the product gets bigger and bigger.
    • Email deliverability has been less than perfect in the past, but it has improved drastically in the last year.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Gist
    Gist is a quite reliable service with a lot of added values. We don't need to pay for different Saas for these important features. If I had an issue the team was super responsive and helpful, that is essential for every business. The email delivery is great, so virtually no email has landed into spam folder
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Freshworks Inc
    Utilizing a unified platform has successfully reduced the resolution time for customer-facing issues. This streamlined approach enhances efficiency and generates valuable insights that can be leveraged to improve our services and better understand customer needs, ultimately leading to a more satisfying experience for our clients.
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    Gist
    It’s pretty simple, but it does a lot so there are more complicated features which depend on an individuals ability for software implementation. I am not an IT expert and I’ve managed to implement everything myself, others that are more tech-minded may find everything easier.
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    Support Rating
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Gist
    Fantastic support. Ask a question, get an answer within 24 hours every time. And sometimes within a few minutes. They've always come through for me, helpful and, even when it's an issue on my end, they point me in the right direction.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Freshworks Inc
    1) Price is also a point to decide, other Service Providers were providing similar features but the prices were slightly on a higher side. 2) Coming to feature comparison, JIRA offers whole lot of other features but currently we did not require them and Zoho had few less features comparing to Freshworks
    Incentivized
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    Gist
    Gist combines all our previous products into one application and adds many more features that would require more apps. Gist is excellent and a no-brainer all-in-one application when compared to having to manage multiple applications at higher cost. The support from the whole Gist team has been extremely responsive.
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    Return on Investment
    Freshworks Inc
    • Our customers often give feedback to closed tickets to track satisfaction scores
    • Customers appreciate the value of viewing their tickets in the customer portal
    • We save time by having a single source system to interact with our customers and track issue history.
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    Gist
    • They are perfect for me as a someone who needs a lot of bang for the buck. The chat messenger device on my website alone has brought me new prospects that I did not have to spend money recruiting.
    • I am able to save hours of time with the automated emails that are GDPR compliant.
    • I don't have to pay for a designer to have excellent looking emails either.
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    ScreenShots

    Freshdesk Omni Screenshots

    Screenshot of Advanced AnalyticsScreenshot of Team InboxScreenshot of Customer Communication ManagementScreenshot of Conversational AI

    Gist Screenshots

    Screenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of Email MarketingScreenshot of Marketing Automation WorkflowsScreenshot of Knowledge BaseScreenshot of Meetings