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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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,…

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    Jira Service Management

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AJira Service Management (formerly Jira Service Desk, now including features from the former Mindville Insight, acquired by Atlassian in June 2020) is a service desk software that is purpose-built for IT, service, and support teams. The software provides everything IT and support teams need out-of-the-box for service request, incident, problem and change management. Jira Service Management integrates seamlessly with Jira Software so that IT and development teams can work better together. Users…

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    Pricing
    FreshdeskJira Service Management
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Free
    $0
    per month
    Standard
    $20
    per agent/per month
    Premium
    $40
    per agent/per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshdeskJira Service Management
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    FreshdeskJira Service Management
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshdesk
    It has a lot of the features you would need to run a support service but it doesn't have as much extensibility. It works out more cost effective to use Jira Service Management as customer and service management is included in one product
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Ultimately we ended up switching from Freshdesk to Zendesk, and then from zendesk to DevRev. We're still trying to find the right fit for us - Freshdesk covers the same options as Zendesk, if you use the whole suite it's probably a good option.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Good platform for organizing the tickets from different sources and making sure no single communication is missed in the cracks. Automations bring productivity. Customization is not easy unless you learn the SDKs/ APIs. but has a great deal to offer. Integrations with other …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    FreshDesk was the best combination of ease of use and price. While inexpensive, even the lowest tier offered more functionality than the other guys, and the learning curve is almost nonexistent so it's easy to add new agents and get them up to speed quickly instead of having …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Freshdesk has less features but seems easier to set up and use. This benefits both end users and support agents.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    The decision was made before my time. I want to move to another platform ASAP.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Jira Service Management Configuration was incredibly complicated and would have required significant time and effort to set up properly. Customer Portal customization is very limited compared to other solutions. No integrated voice solution is available, which was something …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    The product that Freshdesk compares to the most on this list is Zendesk, which was considerably more expensive and was missing a server integration that we required. It did have a lot of great features, though, and its Support and Account Managers are located in the U.S. (vs. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    It's simpler and great for start ups and small business.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    We're actually already using other systems to make up for the lack of things that Freshdesk can do. However, Freshdesk is easy to learn and easy to use. With everything going more digital, we need software that can keep up. Freshdesk is still a good project management tool. We …
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Functionality vs. price for Freshdesk was high compared to other products. It was also easier to understand and configure.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    - Zendesk vs Freshdesk is similar but FD is better than zendesk. - SF vs Freshdesk cost is almost ok but got better contacts in FD to begin with. - Siebel vs Freshdesk UI challenge are easier than Siebel. - Jira vs Freshdesk Cost effective than Jira.
    Incentivized
    Atlassian
    Chose Jira Service Management
    We considered Freshdesk but considering the tight integration with Jira and Confluence, this was the best bet.
    Incentivized
    Chose Jira Service Management
    We did select Jira initially because of its simplicity and ease of setup but it turned out to be a lot more complex to get up and running!

    We had a large KEBD, and we wanted to take its advantage to the fullest, so we went ahead and had this setup, but later replaced it with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Jira Service Management
    JIRA is far more advanced than some of its competitors with its advanced agile functionality and customizable workflows.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    189 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    38 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    185 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    190 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    38 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    135 Answers
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    158 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    Features
    FreshdeskJira Service Management
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk and Jira Service Management
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    174 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Jira Service Management
    8.2
    77 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.2170 Ratings7.576 Ratings
    Expert directory8.0115 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.43 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.64 Ratings7.063 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.1170 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.3170 Ratings00 Ratings
    Service restoration00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Self-service tools00 Ratings7.070 Ratings
    ITSM reports and dashboards00 Ratings7.564 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk and Jira Service Management
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    156 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Jira Service Management
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base8.0142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.0145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk and Jira Service Management
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    165 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Jira Service Management
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal7.4141 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR8.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.587 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.4164 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.7101 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM asset management
    Comparison of ITSM asset management features of Freshdesk and Jira Service Management
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Jira Service Management
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Configuration mangement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Asset management dashboard00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Policy and contract enforcement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Change management
    Comparison of Change management features of Freshdesk and Jira Service Management
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Jira Service Management
    7.2
    71 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Change requests repository00 Ratings7.565 Ratings
    Change calendar00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Service-level management00 Ratings7.569 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreshdeskJira Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (241 ratings)
    7.4
    (78 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (41 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    4.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (39 ratings)
    9.1
    (25 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (171 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.4
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshdeskJira Service Management
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Atlassian
    I think using a ticketing system is very easy to use and allows multiple teams to create help desks in the same portal. In terms of internal usage, I think this is a great option. However, suppose you're trying to keep internal items and external helpdesks in the same instance. In that case, this is not ideal, as there is no effective way to separate the two instances to protect internal data better.
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    Pros
    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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    Atlassian
    • Integration with many of the most common tools companies are using (Slack, MS Teams, Salesforce, ... etc)
    • Natural workflow with Jira (as product development / project management tool) which makes the full fix and follow up of the tickets / issues very easy to follow
    • Allow multiple different entry points and work flows for as many different needs your teams / company have
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    • Navigating through issues outside of a kan ban board can be confusing and task heavy.
    • It's easy to clutter up the tool. It could use some easy clean up capabilities.
    • User interface is decent, but could use work to make it more intuitive.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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!
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    I have given this rating because, in my opinion, I don't see any downsides of Jira until now. We can customise workflows based on the project needs, including task workflows. Jira is very extensible, which is one of its most important features.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    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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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    I gave JIRA a 9 rating since for me JIRA works according to its purpose. Since there is a customer portal, our clients can leave a comment or communicate with us using the PR ticket that way it is easier for us to also request any additional information we need for our investigation.
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    In-Person Training
    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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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    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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    Atlassian
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Atlassian
    Zendesk is a similar ticketing system that our organization used before JIRA Service Desk. The main drawback of Zendesk was that it can only be used as a cloud service. This means that our company data would be living on the internet at the hands of their security team. Another drawback of this is the price is significantly more expensive rather than hosting it yourself. Zendesk does have some additional features such as commenting on multiple tickets at once that JSD does lack. However, switching to JSD was significantly more cost effective because we have the ability and the infrastructure to host our own ticketing system, something that Zendesk could not provide. Ultimatley switching to JSD saved us money and allows the ability for integration with all of the other Atlassian Suite products that we use on a day to day basis.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    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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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    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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    Atlassian
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    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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    Atlassian
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Atlassian
    • It is definitely cheaper than Salesforce
    • It allows the IT service desk to be more organized and respond more quickly to tickets, which can save time for both agent and requester.
    • Some things are "not quite there" developmentally, so this means that internal IT will need to spend more time developing and testing the product.
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    ScreenShots

    Jira Service Management Screenshots

    Screenshot of Drive IT best practices with ITIL-ready templates. Get everything your IT teams need out of the box for service request, incident, problem, and change management.Screenshot of Get an ITIL certified service desk. Everything your IT teams need out-of-the-box for service request, incident, problem, and change management. Jira Service Desk is PinkVERIFY™ certified.Screenshot of Deliver a better service experience. Customers or employees can submit requests with an easy-to-use help center and add Confluence to Jira Service Desk to get an integrated knowledge base. Machine learning intelligently recommends the right service and learns from every interaction, so answers are easy to find.Screenshot of Stay in the loop with developers. y linking Jira Service Desk with Jira Software, IT and developer teams can collaborate on one platform to fix incidents faster and push changes with confidence.Screenshot of Deliver on SLA's. Nail your Service Level Agreements, every time. Your agents get a simple queue so they get the important things done first. Configure and get going in minutes.Screenshot of Automate those repetitive tasks. Is your team stuck in gear with repetitive tasks or missing priority requests? Setup automations so your agents can focus on solving the important stuff and help lighten the workload.