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Freshdesk vs Salesforce Sales Cloud Comparison (2026)

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Overview

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

Salesforce Sales Cloud gives you a 360° view of your contacts, pulling in social activity, campaign and communication history, key contacts & deals, 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

Pricing

Starting from

19

/user

Per month

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

Starting from

25

/user

Per month

  • 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

4.4

19K

5

4

3

2

1

10.4K

6.5K

1.5K

269

168

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
71%
would recommend this app

Pros

“We use Freshdesk for our support operations, and it has helped us resolve and close tickets faster with its advanced features presented in a simple and easy-to-use interface.”
AC

Amarnath C.

Senior software engineer

“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

Pros

“Salesforce Sales Cloud is a robust and enterprise-grade CRM solution that significantly improves sales process visibility and management. While it requires time to learn and properly configure, it becomes a highly effective tool for tracking pipelines, automating workflows, and generating insights once fully implemented.”
SS

Swaminathan S.

ERC Sr. Associate

“Indeed, Salesforce helps the whole sales team, including me, to prospect new customers, manage the leads, control the whole sales pipeline, and maintain relationships with existing partners.”
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Bruno M.

Sales Executive

“Customization and Scalability: You can tailor nearly everything—from custom objects and stage fields to automated logic via Salesforce Flow—allowing it to bend to unique business requirements rather than forcing a rigid workflow.”
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darshan k.

Owner

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

“It does not provide monthly flexibility, and committed seats cannot be reduced when business needs change.”
FW

Fiodas W.

CS Manager

“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

Cons

“Ive used it on the sales and integration front to automate campaign set ups - only problem is garbage in - garbage out so there needs to some automated improvements since admins dont always optimize”
MS

Marwa S.

Senior Solutions Engineer

“The main drawbacks are the high total cost of ownership and the steep learning curve, as essential features often require expensive add-ons and a dedicated administrator to manage the complex setup. Despite the modern UI, the platform can still feel cluttered and unintuitive, requiring significant training for new users to navigate daily tasks efficiently.”
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RAUL M.

Software support

“One minor complaint I have is that the reporting features can be a bit clunky at times, and it took a bit to figure out how to get the data we needed.”
IW

Isla W.

Sales Operations Manager

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  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review11 days ago

Key features

  • Total features104
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI Text-to-Speech
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Adaptive Responses
  • Agent Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • All-Employee Access
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Assignment Management
  • Assignments and Tasks
  • Attachments/Screencasts
  • Audience Targeting
  • Auto-Dialer
  • Automated Ticket Resolution
  • Automated response
  • Automatic Call Distribution
  • Automation
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Batch Processing
  • Bid Management
  • Branding
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Card/Badge Scanning
  • Business Process Control
  • Buyer Management
  • CRM
  • CRM Integration
  • Calendar Sync
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Call Center Management
  • Call List Management
  • Call Logging
  • Call Management
  • Call Monitoring
  • Call Recording
  • Call Scripting
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Order Management
  • Channel Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Tracking
  • Client/Property Matching
  • Co-Browsing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Communications Strategy Development
  • Community Forums
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contextual Engagement
  • Contextual Response Generation
  • Contract/License Management
  • Conversation Archiving
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Create Content
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer History
  • Customer Interaction Automation
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customer Profiles
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Social Profiles
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Entry
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Integration
  • Data Management
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deal Management
  • Decision Making
  • Document Management
  • Document Processing
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Dynamic Modeling
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Response Control
  • Email Templates
  • Email Tracking
  • Email to Case
  • Employee Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Escalation Handling
  • Estimating
  • Exception Reporting
  • Feedback Collection
  • Field Sales Management
  • Financial Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Insurance Industry
  • For Mac Devices
  • For Real Estate
  • For Real Estate Agencies
  • For Sales Teams/Organizations
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Startups
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Goal Management
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Help Desk
  • Inbound Identification
  • Inbox Management
  • Independent Decision Making
  • Integrations
  • Intelligent Routing
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Internal Chat Integration
  • Internal Discussion
  • Job Costing
  • Job Scheduling
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Base Utilization
  • Knowledge Management
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Assignment
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Development
  • Lead Distribution
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Nurturing
  • Lead Qualification
  • Lead Scoring
  • Lead Segmentation
  • Listing Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros
  • Marketing Automation
  • Medical History Records
  • Meeting Management
  • Mentions
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Optimization
  • Mobile User Support
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Coverage
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-step Planning
  • Multilingual Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Natural Language Interaction
  • Notes
  • Notifications
  • Omnichannel
  • Onboarding
  • Open Listening
  • Opportunity Management
  • Patient Communications
  • Patient Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Tracking
  • Personalization
  • Phone
  • Physical Media
  • Physician Management
  • Pipeline Management
  • Pipeline Reports
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Presentation Tools
  • Price Optimization
  • Prioritization
  • Priority Case Alerts
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Proactive Chat
  • Proactive Customer Outreach
  • Proactive Engagement
  • Problem Solving
  • Product Catalog
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Proposal Management
  • Prospecting Tools
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recommendations
  • Referral Tracking
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Reminders
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Sales Activity Management
  • Sales Approval
  • Sales Automation
  • Sales Forecasting
  • Sales Onboarding & Training
  • 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 Response User Experience
  • Tickets
  • Transcripts
  • Trend Analysis
  • Trends
  • Two-Way Communication
  • User, Role, and Access Management
  • Visitor Activity
  • Voice
  • Workflow
  • Workflow Optimization
  • Workflows
  • Total features180
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI Text-to-Speech
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Adaptive Responses
  • Agent Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • All-Employee Access
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Assignment Management
  • Assignments and Tasks
  • Attachments/Screencasts
  • Audience Targeting
  • Auto-Dialer
  • Automated Ticket Resolution
  • Automated response
  • Automatic Call Distribution
  • Automation
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Batch Processing
  • Bid Management
  • Branding
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Card/Badge Scanning
  • Business Process Control
  • Buyer Management
  • CRM
  • CRM Integration
  • Calendar Sync
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Call Center Management
  • Call List Management
  • Call Logging
  • Call Management
  • Call Monitoring
  • Call Recording
  • Call Scripting
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Order Management
  • Channel Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Tracking
  • Client/Property Matching
  • Co-Browsing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Communications Strategy Development
  • Community Forums
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Contextual Engagement
  • Contextual Response Generation
  • Contract/License Management
  • Conversation Archiving
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Create Content
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer History
  • Customer Interaction Automation
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customer Profiles
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Social Profiles
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Entry
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Integration
  • Data Management
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deal Management
  • Decision Making
  • Document Management
  • Document Processing
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Dynamic Modeling
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Response Control
  • Email Templates
  • Email Tracking
  • Email to Case
  • Employee Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Escalation Handling
  • Estimating
  • Exception Reporting
  • Feedback Collection
  • Field Sales Management
  • Financial Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Insurance Industry
  • For Mac Devices
  • For Real Estate
  • For Real Estate Agencies
  • For Sales Teams/Organizations
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Startups
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Goal Management
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Help Desk
  • Inbound Identification
  • Inbox Management
  • Independent Decision Making
  • Integrations
  • Intelligent Routing
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Internal Chat Integration
  • Internal Discussion
  • Job Costing
  • Job Scheduling
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Base Utilization
  • Knowledge Management
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Assignment
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Development
  • Lead Distribution
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Nurturing
  • Lead Qualification
  • Lead Scoring
  • Lead Segmentation
  • Listing Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros
  • Marketing Automation
  • Medical History Records
  • Meeting Management
  • Mentions
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Optimization
  • Mobile User Support
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Coverage
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-step Planning
  • Multilingual Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Natural Language Interaction
  • Notes
  • Notifications
  • Omnichannel
  • Onboarding
  • Open Listening
  • Opportunity Management
  • Patient Communications
  • Patient Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Tracking
  • Personalization
  • Phone
  • Physical Media
  • Physician Management
  • Pipeline Management
  • Pipeline Reports
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Presentation Tools
  • Price Optimization
  • Prioritization
  • Priority Case Alerts
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Proactive Chat
  • Proactive Customer Outreach
  • Proactive Engagement
  • Problem Solving
  • Product Catalog
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Proposal Management
  • Prospecting Tools
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Recommendations
  • Referral Tracking
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Reminders
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Sales Activity Management
  • Sales Approval
  • Sales Automation
  • Sales Forecasting
  • Sales Onboarding & Training
  • 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 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 integrations40
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • Birdeye
  • Bitrix24
  • Box
  • Calendly
  • Chargebee
  • Claris FileMaker
  • ClearSlide
  • ClickUp
  • CloudTalk
  • Conga Composer
  • Crowdstack Pro
  • Docusign
  • Dropbox
  • Eventbrite
  • Evernote Teams
  • Expensify
  • Five9
  • Freshcaller
  • Freshchat
  • GTM Workspace - Powered by ZoomInfo
  • GitHub
  • GoTo Meeting
  • Gong
  • Google Workspace
  • Harvest
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Intuit Mailchimp Email Marketing
  • Jira
  • Jotform
  • Linear
  • Litmos
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • MightyCall
  • Okta
  • Outreach
  • PDQ Deploy & Inventory
  • Planhat
  • Professional Services Cloud
  • QuickBooks Online
  • STORIS
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Salesforce Service Cloud
  • Salesloft
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smartsheet
  • SparkTG VCC
  • SurveyMonkey
  • SurveySparrow
  • Tableau
  • Textline
  • Tidy
  • Trello
  • Trustpilot
  • Twilio
  • Unicommerce
  • Veeva CRM
  • Webinato
  • WordPress
  • Yesware
  • Zapier
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Mail
  • Zoom Workplace
  • monday CRM
  • Total integrations32
  • Airtable
  • Asana
  • Birdeye
  • Bitrix24
  • Box
  • Calendly
  • Chargebee
  • Claris FileMaker
  • ClearSlide
  • ClickUp
  • CloudTalk
  • Conga Composer
  • Crowdstack Pro
  • Docusign
  • Dropbox
  • Eventbrite
  • Evernote Teams
  • Expensify
  • Five9
  • Freshcaller
  • Freshchat
  • GTM Workspace - Powered by ZoomInfo
  • GitHub
  • GoTo Meeting
  • Gong
  • Google Workspace
  • Harvest
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Intuit Mailchimp Email Marketing
  • Jira
  • Jotform
  • Linear
  • Litmos
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Teams
  • MightyCall
  • Okta
  • Outreach
  • PDQ Deploy & Inventory
  • Planhat
  • Professional Services Cloud
  • QuickBooks Online
  • STORIS
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Salesforce Service Cloud
  • Salesloft
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smartsheet
  • SparkTG VCC
  • SurveyMonkey
  • SurveySparrow
  • Tableau
  • Textline
  • Tidy
  • Trello
  • Trustpilot
  • Twilio
  • Unicommerce
  • Veeva CRM
  • Webinato
  • WordPress
  • Yesware
  • Zapier
  • Zoho CRM
  • Zoho Mail
  • Zoom Workplace
  • monday CRM