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FreeScout

Overview

Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer service software that helps businesses of all sizes engage with customers across email, phone, c...

FreeScout is an open source help desk and shared inbox software built with PHP that can be deployed on a shared hosting server. It offers various features, including support agents, ticket management, multiple mailboxes, and more.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

19

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

Free

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

3.4K

5

4

3

2

1

2K

1.2K

166

33

18

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
81%
would recommend this app

4.2

13

5

4

3

2

1

8

2

2

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
62%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Freshdesk makes our customer support operations seamless with its wide range of features such as ticketing, knowledge base management, and command center capabilities, helping teams manage customer interactions more efficiently.”
MP

Manijith P.

Graphics Hardware Engineer

“Freshdesk helped the team manage customer inquiries and internal requests more efficiently through its structured ticketing system, automation features, and clear communication flow.”
JD

Johny D.

CSO and Helpdesk Global Lead

“I've used it for almost a year in a customer support role, and it has helped streamline daily workflows through its clean UI, reporting features, and support tools.”
CL

CH L.

Customer experience specialist

Pros

Not enoughreviews yet

Cons

“The interface feels cluttered and messy at times, and the workflows can be confusing and difficult to navigate, especially when managing different features and settings.”
KA

Kosana A.

QA Analyst

“Some advanced automations and setting up certain integrations can be a bit complex at first if you don't have a technical background.”
PG

Pablo G.

Customer Support

“When viewing the ticket, there does not appear to be enough opportunities for some information to be provided, like the friendly name of the company.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Jesse Z.

Software Developer

Cons

Not enoughreviews yet

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review18 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review2 years ago

Key features

  • Total features104
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI Text-to-Speech
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Adaptive Responses
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • All-Employee Access
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Assignments and Tasks
  • Attachments/Screencasts
  • Automated Routing
  • Automated Ticket Resolution
  • Automated response
  • Automation
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Branding
  • Call Scripting
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Co-Browsing
  • Communications Strategy Development
  • Community Forums
  • Contextual Engagement
  • Contextual Response Generation
  • Conversation Archiving
  • Create Content
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Interaction Automation
  • Customer Profiles
  • Customizable Branding
  • Decision Making
  • Document Processing
  • Email
  • Email Management
  • Email Tracking
  • Email to Case
  • Escalation Handling
  • Feedback Collection
  • Help Desk
  • Inbound Identification
  • Independent Decision Making
  • Integrations
  • Intelligent Routing
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Internal Discussion
  • Knowledge Base
  • Knowledge Base Utilization
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lead Development
  • Live Chat
  • Macros
  • Mentions
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Optimization
  • Mobile User Support
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Coverage
  • Multi-step Planning
  • Multilingual Support
  • Natural Language Interaction
  • Notes
  • Notifications
  • Omnichannel
  • Open Listening
  • Performance Tracking
  • Personalization
  • Phone
  • Physical Media
  • Priority Case Alerts
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Proactive Chat
  • Proactive Customer Outreach
  • Proactive Engagement
  • Problem Solving
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Reporting
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Seamless Escalation
  • Searchable Articles
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-Serve Support
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Social
  • Social Media Integration
  • Supporting Documents
  • Surveys
  • Tagging System
  • Targeted Emails
  • Task Execution
  • Team Inbox
  • Templates
  • Text
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Collaboration
  • Ticket Creation User Experience
  • Ticket Management
  • Ticket Response User Experience
  • Tickets
  • Transcripts
  • Trend Analysis
  • Trends
  • Two-Way Communication
  • User, Role, and Access Management
  • Visitor Activity
  • Voice
  • Workflow
  • Workflow Optimization
  • Workflows
  • Total features12
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI Text-to-Speech
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Adaptive Responses
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • All-Employee Access
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Assignments and Tasks
  • Attachments/Screencasts
  • Automated Routing
  • Automated Ticket Resolution
  • Automated response
  • Automation
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Branding
  • Call Scripting
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Co-Browsing
  • Communications Strategy Development
  • Community Forums
  • Contextual Engagement
  • Contextual Response Generation
  • Conversation Archiving
  • Create Content
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Interaction Automation
  • Customer Profiles
  • Customizable Branding
  • Decision Making
  • Document Processing
  • Email
  • Email Management
  • Email Tracking
  • Email to Case
  • Escalation Handling
  • Feedback Collection
  • Help Desk
  • Inbound Identification
  • Independent Decision Making
  • Integrations
  • Intelligent Routing
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Internal Discussion
  • Knowledge Base
  • Knowledge Base Utilization
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lead Development
  • Live Chat
  • Macros
  • Mentions
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Optimization
  • Mobile User Support
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Coverage
  • Multi-step Planning
  • Multilingual Support
  • Natural Language Interaction
  • Notes
  • Notifications
  • Omnichannel
  • Open Listening
  • Performance Tracking
  • Personalization
  • Phone
  • Physical Media
  • Priority Case Alerts
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Proactive Chat
  • Proactive Customer Outreach
  • Proactive Engagement
  • Problem Solving
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Reporting
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Seamless Escalation
  • Searchable Articles
  • Self Service Portal
  • Self-Serve Support
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Social
  • Social Media Integration
  • Supporting Documents
  • Surveys
  • Tagging System
  • Targeted Emails
  • Task Execution
  • Team Inbox
  • Templates
  • Text
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Collaboration
  • Ticket Creation User Experience
  • Ticket Management
  • Ticket Response User Experience
  • Tickets
  • Transcripts
  • Trend Analysis
  • Trends
  • Two-Way Communication
  • User, Role, and Access Management
  • Visitor Activity
  • Voice
  • Workflow
  • Workflow Optimization
  • Workflows

Integrations

  • Total integrations41
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • Bitrix24
  • Calendly
  • Chargebee
  • Claris FileMaker
  • ClickUp
  • CloudTalk
  • Freshcaller
  • Freshchat
  • Gainsight Customer Success
  • GitHub
  • Harvest
  • Intuit Mailchimp Email Marketing
  • Jira
  • Jotform
  • Linear
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • MightyCall
  • Okta
  • PDQ Deploy & Inventory
  • Planhat
  • STORIS
  • Salesforce Service Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • SparkTG VCC
  • SurveySparrow
  • Textline
  • Tidy
  • Trello
  • Trustpilot
  • Twilio
  • Unicommerce
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Mail
  • Zoom Workplace
  • monday CRM
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • Bitrix24
  • Calendly
  • Chargebee
  • Claris FileMaker
  • ClickUp
  • CloudTalk
  • Freshcaller
  • Freshchat
  • Gainsight Customer Success
  • GitHub
  • Harvest
  • Intuit Mailchimp Email Marketing
  • Jira
  • Jotform
  • Linear
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • MightyCall
  • Okta
  • PDQ Deploy & Inventory
  • Planhat
  • STORIS
  • Salesforce Service Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • SparkTG VCC
  • SurveySparrow
  • Textline
  • Tidy
  • Trello
  • Trustpilot
  • Twilio
  • Unicommerce
  • WordPress
  • Zapier
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Mail
  • Zoom Workplace
  • monday CRM