Freshservice Overview

This is a summary of the comprehensive capabilities and benefits of Freshservice based on over 15911 insights from peer reviews, customer testimonials, and expert opinions. We included citations from these sources so you can read the full content at the original source if you wish.

Freshservice, freshdesk, Zoho Desk, SolarWinds Service Desk, Help Scout, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Help Desk. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

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Freshservice supports business activities such as:

  • Helpdesk Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Engagement Management
  • Customer Feedback Management

Freshservice can help you with many business goals, such as Enhance Customer Relationships, Acquire Customers, Improve Internal Communications, Scale Best Practices, Improve Efficiency, etc. It can help manage these activities if you use User Generated Content and Blogs for these needs. As a solution, Freshservice's capabilities include Ticketing, Dashboard, Alerts: Popups & Notifications, etc.

Freshservice was founded in 2010. Information Technology and Services Vertical is its biggest customer base.

Reviews

"Freshservice can help IT managers increase efficiency by changing the conversation from “I need more people to be successful” to “my people are successful because they are able to focus on what they mean to do " - Ben Greeno

Cuspera Reviews

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Freshservice solved their Help Desk needs. Cuspera uses 15911 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Help Desk needs.

Business Priorities

Enhance Customer Relationships and Acquire Customers are the most popular business priorities peers achieved using Freshservice.

Other priorities:

  • Improve Internal Communications
  • Scale Best Practices
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Improve ROI
  • Improve Consistency
  • Improve Visibility
  • Increase Sales & Revenue
  • Improve Digital And Social Presence
  • Launch New Products
  • Shorten Ramp Up Time
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
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Use Cases

Peers recommend Helpdesk Management , Knowledge Management , Workflow Management , as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied while using Freshservice.

Read Peer Reviews and Expert Experience for Business Use Cases

BUSINESS USE CASES RATINGS CUSTOMER AND EXPERT EXPERIENCES
Helpdesk Management

4.56/5

Read Reviews (1127)

"...It has a lot of the functionality we need in a HelpDesk suite, and the analytics are great too...."
Knowledge Management with User Generated Content and Blogs

4.49/5

Read Reviews (287)

"...Call avoidance has been recognized due to our clients using self service via our Solutions Knowledge base...."
sharing knowledge

4.55/5

Read Reviews (5)

"...We have been able to report on how many tickets we receive on a monthly basis, track our inventory, share a knowledge base with the employees on how to fix common issues...."
creating knowledge base

3.92/5

Read Reviews (2)

"...Creating a Knowledge Base has been so easy to do...."
Workflow Management

4.32/5

Read Reviews (273)

"...The ability to attach supporting documentation and maintain a workflow of accountability as well as the maintenance and support is excellent...."
PEER EXPERIENCES
Helpdesk Management

4.56/5

Read Reviews (1127)

"...It has a lot of the functionality we need in a HelpDesk suite, and the analytics are great too...." Peer review by Marek L, Jr. Systems Administrator
Knowledge Management with User Generated Content and Blogs

4.49/5

Read Reviews (287)

"...Call avoidance has been recognized due to our clients using self service via our Solutions Knowledge base...." Peer review by Jan F
sharing knowledge

4.49/5

Read Reviews (5)

creating knowledge base

4.49/5

Read Reviews (2)

Workflow Management

4.32/5

Read Reviews (273)

"...The ability to attach supporting documentation and maintain a workflow of accountability as well as the maintenance and support is excellent...." Peer review by Michael Woychak

58+ more Business Use Cases

Our AI advisor, Wyz, harnessed 15911 insights from peers and experts to help you assess how these Freshservice use cases fit your Help Desk needs.

Customer Testimonials

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS

Ben Greeno

IT Director

Judson University

Freshservice can help IT managers increase efficiency by changing the conversation from “I need more people to be successful” to “my people are successful because they are able to focus on what they mean to do Testimonial By Ben Greeno

Niv Liran

Chief Product Officer

AUTO1 Group

Freshworks products are the perfect complement to our back-office management tools. We’ve been relying on Freshworks tools for more than 3 years to provide integrated mission-critical solutions to AUTO1 Group’s customer and dealer service departments, as well as internally. In addition to outstandi...ng products, Freshworks also offers excellent service and high level customer-success support, which makes them our Tier-1 solution for smart and efficient customer engagement cloud solution

Testimonial By Niv Liran

Craig Bell

IT Service Director

Cordant group

I was surprised at the speed of implementation, Freshservice was available the next day and ready to use in under a week. Testimonial By Craig Bell
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS

Ben Greeno

IT Director

Judson University

Freshservice can help IT managers increase efficiency by changing the conversation from “I need more people to be successful” to “my people are successful because they are able to focus on what they mean to do Testimonial By Ben Greeno

Niv Liran

Chief Product Officer

AUTO1 Group

Freshworks products are the perfect complement to our back-office management tools. We’ve been relying on Freshworks tools for more than 3 years to provide integrated mission-critical solutions to AUTO1 Group’s customer and dealer service departments, as well as internally. In addition to outstandi...ng products, Freshworks also offers excellent service and high level customer-success support, which makes them our Tier-1 solution for smart and efficient customer engagement cloud solution

Testimonial By Niv Liran

Craig Bell

IT Service Director

Cordant group

I was surprised at the speed of implementation, Freshservice was available the next day and ready to use in under a week. Testimonial By Craig Bell

Case Studies

COMPANY CASE STUDIES
Case Study Addison Lee

Freshservice helps Addison Lee get where it wants to go with IT support.

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Case Study Cordant Group

Cordant Group achieves a 96% customer satisfaction rating with Freshservice

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Case Study Judson University

Judson University sees a 250% increase in first call resolution with Freshservice.

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Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

for Freshservice

What is Freshservice?

Freshservice is a Service Management solution that acts as a force multiplier, helping businesses of all sizes achieve efficiency, effectiveness, and greater ROI.

What is Freshservice used for?

Freshservice is a Help Desk Software mainly used by its customers to Enhance Customer Relationships and Acquire Customers by Helpdesk Management, Knowledge Management and Workflow Management .

What are the top features of Freshservice?

Ticketing, Dashboard and Alerts: popups & Notifications are some of the top features of Freshservice.

Who uses Freshservice?

Freshservice is used by Information Technology And Services, Computer Software and Education among other industries.

What are Freshservice alternatives?

Freshdesk, Zoho Desk, SolarWinds Service Desk and Help Scout are popular alternatives for Freshservice.

Where is Freshservice located?

Freshservice is headquartered at 2950 S. Delaware Street, Suite 201, San Mateo CA 94403.

Popular Business Setting

for Freshservice

Top Industries

  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
  • Education

Popular in

  • Small Business
  • Mid Market
  • Enterprise

Peers used Freshservice to Enhance customer relationships and Acquire customers

Peer and Expert Opinion on Features

for Freshservice

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Ticketing

3.62/5

Read Reviews (2932)
Dashboard

2.91/5

Read Reviews (216)
Alerts: popups & Notifications

2.48/5

Read Reviews (192)
Personalization

3.56/5

Read Reviews (174)
Templates

2.13/5

Read Reviews (80)
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Ticketing

3.62/5

Read Reviews (2932)
Dashboard

2.91/5

Read Reviews (216)
Alerts: popups & Notifications

2.48/5

Read Reviews (192)
Personalization

3.56/5

Read Reviews (174)
Templates

2.13/5

Read Reviews (80)

IT and Other Capabilities

for Freshservice

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Export

3.30/5

Read Reviews (570)
Data Import

3.23/5

Read Reviews (1368)
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Export

3.30/5

Read Reviews (570)
Data Import

3.23/5

Read Reviews (1368)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Phone Support

4.40/5

Read Reviews (325)
Chat Support

4.21/5

Read Reviews (357)
Email Support

4.19/5

Read Reviews (373)
24/7 Support

4.06/5

Read Reviews (3944)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Phone Support

4.40/5

Read Reviews (325)
Chat Support

4.21/5

Read Reviews (357)
Email Support

4.19/5

Read Reviews (373)
24/7 Support

4.06/5

Read Reviews (3944)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

2.37/5

Read Reviews (14)
Analytics

3.73/5

Read Reviews (178)
Custom Reports

3.05/5

Read Reviews (1638)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

2.37/5

Read Reviews (14)
Analytics

3.73/5

Read Reviews (178)
Custom Reports

3.05/5

Read Reviews (1638)

Software Failure Risk Guidance

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for Freshservice

Overall Risk Meter

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Top Failure Risks for Freshservice

Vendor Profile Details

Company Name

Freshworks

Company Website

https://www.freshworks.com/

Year Founded

2010

HQ Location

2950 S. Delaware Street, Suite 201, San Mateo CA 94403

Employees

1001-5000

Social

Financials

SERIES H