We are using Freshdesk for a help desk and a call center for documentation and ticketing for customers.

Freshdesk
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Great help desk tool
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Useful automation of tickets, helpful support, but missing some small capabilities
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
Freshdesk allows our customers easy and simple way to consume the documentation as well as manage all tickets
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Freshdesk are the automation of tickets to assign them to different agents, and the managing of documents is easy.
What needs improvement?
Freshdesk could improve its capabilities. It's missing the article formatting, and the overall look and feel make it not easy to use. The administration instructions on how to manage the automation, capability, and integration with third parties, such as chat or bots, are very important in these types of solutions.
In a future release, it would be beneficial if Freshdesk added the ability to publish files. For example, if I have an FTP site and I need to publish something for customers, such as installation files, I cannot do it in Freshdesk. I have to upload that on another system and bring it in as a link instead of being able to do everything in one place.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Freshdesk for approximately three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Freshdesk is 90 percent stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Freshdesk is scalable. This is a SaaS solution, which is not managed by us.
We have approximately 500 agents and managers that are working with this solution which are outside customers.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support from Freshdesk is great, they are responsive.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used JIRA Service Management, but it was very expensive. We decided to go with Freshdesk because of the price. However, today I'm considering moving to Zendesk because they are richer in features and integrations and it allows me to do much more than Freshdesk.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Freshdesk is not straightforward because there is a lot of preparation. However, this is something that would take time in any solution because you need to build your own look and feel.
I rate the initial setup of Freshdesk a five out of ten.
What about the implementation team?
The deployment of Freshdesk was done in-house.
The maintenance of Freshdesk is not simple. This includes directly the overall capabilities, such as formatting documents that you want to load and the ticket life cycle process.
I rate the maintenance of Freshdesk a five out of ten.
What was our ROI?
Freshdesk helps us to manage the customers and requests and documentation. With all the difficulties, we did receive an ROI that helps us to work with customers.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay approximately $70 per agent to use Freshdesk. We have 10 agents, which is approximately $700 or $800 per month. It is a fixed license, there are not any additional fees.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
we did evaluated other tools like SalesForce service and zendesk as well
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is they should check that Freshdesk services all their use cases, mainly on the documentation. It is standard ticketing, usually, it's fine. However, the documentation which you publish in the portal is not rich enough. You need to know what to do.
I rate Freshdesk a six out of ten.