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Overview

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Freshdesk is a cloud-based, omnichannel customer service software for businesses of all sizes, with solutions that increase...

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LiveAgent is a web-based help desk solution with AI features, managing support tickets from channels like email, VoIP, live...

  • 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

Pricing

Starting from

15

/user

Per month

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

Starting from

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No pricing info

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

User reviews

4.5

3.3K

5

4

3

2

1

1.9K

1.1K

157

30

16

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
97%
would recommend this app

4.7

1.6K

5

4

3

2

1

1.1K

408

43

6

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
99%
would recommend this app

Pros

Freshdesk provides an unrivalled ability to stay on top of client support and issue management. This tool is so far the best in class at supporting our needs in supporting our client base.
It helps me solve customers' inquiry and the best benefit that comes from Freshdesk is it's free. Compared to other paid helpdesks, Freshdesk could still really be worth it.
Overall, Freshdesk is an awesome solution for a tedious task. I recommend it to all my friends in the industry.

Pros

It's a powerful, elegant and quite complete helpdesk/live chat/ticket handling solution. It has a very complete free tier and powerful (if expensive for us) premium features.
Their CS is super responsive and helpful. Easy to set up, value-cost is off the chain and has the all the right functionalities I needed.
You can largely set it up yourself which is always a good sign. There is good separation of modules which allows you to grow into greater use of the system one piece at a time.

Cons

We had a lot of employees that would leave and come back, and if you archived the user, it was a bit of an odd way to get them back into the platform, it's doable, just awkward.
Worse, there is no way to discover this until after you've paid and spent time getting everything set up.
I had to ask for a lot of assistance and spent some time fixing mistakes I have made that could have been easily avoided with a bit more training.

Cons

Okay, but the UX is atrocious. Out of all the other helpdesk solutions I have used, LiveAgent is by far the most frustrating to set up and navigate.
The knowledge base is ugly which makes it ugly old website. As mentioned earlier it has an overwhelming amount of features which means a little learning curve.
Before I had to answer emails, social network separately and this was lost throughout the conversations which made the support very flawed and annoying.
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review10 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review8 days ago

Key features

  • Total features112
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Account Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Agent Interface
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Routing
  • Automatic Call Distribution
  • Autoresponders
  • Batch Communications
  • Blended Call Center
  • CMDB
  • CRM
  • Call Center Integration
  • Call Center Management
  • Call Logging
  • Call Monitoring
  • Call Recording
  • Call Reporting
  • Call Routing
  • Call Scripting
  • Call Transfer
  • Callback Scheduling
  • Caller ID
  • Campaign Management
  • Canned Responses
  • Case Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Computer Telephony Integration
  • Conferencing
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Creation
  • Content Management
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Customer Communication
  • Customer Complaint Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Service Analytics
  • Customer Social Profiles
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Decision Support
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Distribution
  • Email Management
  • Email Monitoring
  • Email Templates
  • Email Tracking
  • Employee Activity Monitoring
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Triggered Actions
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • For Startups
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Gamification
  • Geotargeting
  • Help Desk Management
  • IT Asset Management
  • IVR
  • Inbound Call Center
  • Inbox Management
  • Incident Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Issue Auditing
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lead Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Manual Dialer
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Scripts
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Offline Form
  • On-Demand Recording
  • Onboarding
  • Online Forums
  • Outbound Call Center
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Phone Key Input
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Proactive Chat
  • Problem Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Management
  • Queue Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Recording
  • Recurring Issues
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Support
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Routing
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Screen Sharing
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Session Recording
  • Shared Inboxes
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Softphone
  • Summary Reports
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Text to Speech
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transcripts/Chat History
  • Transfers/Routing
  • Two-Way Audio & Video
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • Video Chat
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Support
  • Virtual Assistant
  • VoIP Connection
  • Voice Customization
  • Voice Mail
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Website Integration
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features177
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Account Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Agent Interface
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Assignment Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Automated Routing
  • Automatic Call Distribution
  • Autoresponders
  • Batch Communications
  • Blended Call Center
  • CMDB
  • CRM
  • Call Center Integration
  • Call Center Management
  • Call Logging
  • Call Monitoring
  • Call Recording
  • Call Reporting
  • Call Routing
  • Call Scripting
  • Call Transfer
  • Callback Scheduling
  • Caller ID
  • Campaign Management
  • Canned Responses
  • Case Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Computer Telephony Integration
  • Conferencing
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Creation
  • Content Management
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Customer Communication
  • Customer Complaint Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Service Analytics
  • Customer Social Profiles
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Decision Support
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Distribution
  • Email Management
  • Email Monitoring
  • Email Templates
  • Email Tracking
  • Employee Activity Monitoring
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Triggered Actions
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • File Transfer
  • For Startups
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forms Management
  • Full Text Search
  • Gamification
  • Geotargeting
  • Help Desk Management
  • IT Asset Management
  • IVR
  • Inbound Call Center
  • Inbox Management
  • Incident Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Issue Auditing
  • Issue Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Lead Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Manual Dialer
  • Mobile Access
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Data Collection
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Scripts
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Negative Feedback Management
  • Offline Form
  • On-Demand Recording
  • Onboarding
  • Online Forums
  • Outbound Call Center
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Phone Key Input
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Prioritization
  • Proactive Chat
  • Problem Management
  • Procurement Management
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Quality Management
  • Queue Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Recording
  • Recurring Issues
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Support
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Routing
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Screen Sharing
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Session Recording
  • Shared Inboxes
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Softphone
  • Summary Reports
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Management
  • Task Progress Tracking
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Text to Speech
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transcripts/Chat History
  • Transfers/Routing
  • Two-Way Audio & Video
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • Video Chat
  • Video Conferencing
  • Video Support
  • Virtual Assistant
  • VoIP Connection
  • Voice Customization
  • Voice Mail
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Website Integration
  • Widgets
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations501
  • Constant Contact
  • Gmail
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Mailchimp
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Twilio
  • Twitter/X
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Total integrations145
  • Constant Contact
  • Gmail
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Calendar
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Mailchimp
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Stripe
  • Twilio
  • Twitter/X
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
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Freshdesk

A simple and affordable ticketing tool

Reviewed 5 years ago

We're quite happy earlier but then switched to LiveAgent for more advanced settings.

Pros

Freshdesk is good tool to start with bare essential features and nice UI UX. The freemium unlimited agents plan as all what you needed.

Cons

The other paid plans lacks some essential features like all in one ticketing solution with free integrated chat as available in LiveAgent. Secondly, there's no DKIM, DMARC & SPF records settings available in Zendesk.

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Andrew R.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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LiveAgent

Full-featured ticket management solution

Reviewed 8 years ago

I came across LiveAgent while researching alternatives to ZenDesk and FreshDesk, both of which are good but lock you into their platforms. By contrast LiveAgent can be purchased outright and installed on your own server (in addition to using it as a hosted service). The feature set is amazing and in many cases much better than the competition.

Pros

Lots of features. Multi-channel functionality.

Cons

No SSO functionality

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Michal I.

Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Overall Rating
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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LiveAgent

Great solution for support

Reviewed 8 years ago

Our company was looking for a tool to support our HW and SW customers. Tried various solutions including Zendesk, Freshdesk and more. Then found LiveAgent. Great tool, good value for money, ease to use, great support and help to implement. And now, after several years of use, it is still the best choice for support tool that we could have done.

Pros

Simple to use, rich features, great support. Includes all the needed functions for supporting.

Cons

No cons were added to this review

Vendor response

Thank you Michal for your LiveAgent feedback.

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Harrison t.

Retail, 1-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

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Overall Rating
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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LiveAgent

Excellent Help Desk + Live Help and more money saved in your wallet.

Reviewed 8 years ago

*THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON THE DOWNLOADABLE ON YOUR OWN SERVER VERSION* So far I been using LiveAgent and its been a absolutely wonderful experience. I have used many other help desk system before such as LiveZilla, Zopim, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Desk.com, and etc. LiveAgent has beaten them in every way due to its pricing, features, customer support, and mobile features. No one likes to be stuck...

Pros

- One time fee for downloadable license - Mobile application - Customization of portal - Email templates - Canned responses - Help Desk + Live Help all in one - Full of integrations - Ease of migration

Cons

- Need a desktop application - Make agent UI more easier and understanding

Vendor response

Thanks Harrison for your feedback and suggestions.