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Live Chat software for modern messaging

Freshchat Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives

Freshchat product overview

Price starts from

1799

/user

Per month

What is Freshchat?

Freshchat is the modern messaging solution that delivers effortless customer service for the digital-first customer by bringing together artificial and human intelligence across messaging channels.

Key benefits of using Freshchat

  • Onboard news users, retain existing ones, and re-engage with expired ones with in-app
    campaign messages
  • Generate leads intelligently via the lead bot at all times, auto-upload leads on to your
    CRM and help team members focus on high impact conversations
  • Break the desktop shackles, talk to visitors from anywhere using the agent mobile app
  • Increase team productivity with assignment rules and IntelliAssign to help them reach
    their goals faster
  • Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    Email/Help Desk
    Phone Support
    FAQs/Forum
    24/7 (Live rep)
    Knowledge Base

    Training options

    Documentation
    Live Online

    Freshchat pricing information

    Value for money

    4.0

    /5

    111

    Starting from

    1799

    /user

    Per month

    Pricing options

    Free plan
    Subscription
    Free trial
    Pricing range

    Value for money contenders

    Freshchat features

    Functionality

    4.0

    /5

    111

    Total features

    64

    9 categories

    Most valued features by users

    Reporting/Analytics
    Third-Party Integrations
    API
    Chat/Messaging
    Activity Dashboard
    Multi-Channel Communication
    Customizable Branding
    Reporting & Statistics

    Functionality contenders

    Freshchat users reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.1

    /5

    111

    Positive reviews

    78

    %

    Rating breakdown
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend7.8/10
    Rating distribution

    5

    4

    3

    2

    1

    47

    40

    15

    4

    5

    Pros
    I loved being able to use an intelligent bot and program it my way, likewise, the best functionality is being able to mount it on any web page just by pasting the Json.
    I like their UI the best, it is very intuitive, easy to understand, and looks beautiful. I can also customize their theme as per my website's requirements.
    Quick and simple to use, looks elegant and very professional. The ability to upload images and files is excellent and can be integrated with the business site.
    Cons
    I found it a bit difficult to incorporate in my website. The messages that I read in the morning accumulated in the inbox but with no real customer's names, so I was unable to know who was who.
    Sound notifications were not working, the support staff said 'check your computer is not muted' - what. Is this a phone company telling me to check my router is plugged in.
    Difficult to transfer chat. Really bad customer support.

    Overall rating contenders

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    Jessica W.

    IT Specialist

    Construction, 51-200 employees

    Review source

    Overall Rating

    Great Chat Bot Solution

    Reviewed 9 months ago

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    Don C.

    Copywriter

    Writing and Editing, 11-50 employees

    Review source

    Overall Rating

    Freshchat is like a dashcam for your business

    Reviewed 3 years ago

    Transcript

    Don: Hi, my name's Don, I'm a copywriter. I give Freshchat a four out of five star rating. For more reviews...

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    Jade M.

    Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

    Used daily for 2+ years

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

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    Freshchat excellent tool for your business chat support team and customer service

    Reviewed 2 years ago
    Pros

    The interface is of exceptional quality. InteliAssign and Canned Responses are two of our favorite features. We have two types of customers: business-to-business and business-to-consumer. This feature allows us to automatically assign support staff based on their skills and line of business. Shortcuts for canned responses are also very useful. You can tailor these canned responses to match the tone of your business that you want to convey to your customers in chat.

    Cons

    When it automatically creates a Freshdesk ticket and you need to send a response, or it will affect your First response time in Freshdesk.

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    Manar F.

    Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

    Used daily for 1-2 years

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

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    Fresh Chat - positive and negative points

    Reviewed a year ago

    In general , its good tool for direct contact with clients , user friendly for agents like any platform can always be improved .

    Pros

    I like the most that you can always edit , add or delete canned responses , so this can help agents to be ready always with answers to new updates .I like that its easy to be learned, not complicated

    Cons

    I prefer if there was option to delete a message after its sent to client , same feature as in whatsappAlso sometimes a new chat will come with no notification , even all notifications are on .Also it will be better to have a search option on the chats , based on the labels of the chats tickets And would be better also ,if chat can still be open for more than 24 hours .

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    Verified reviewer

    Computer Software, 51-200 employees

    Used daily for 1-2 years

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    Overall Rating
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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    You get what you pay for.

    Reviewed 6 years ago
    Pros

    Price is on the lower end of the customer chat solutions out there. And it has the core features you need if you need more than the cheapest options.

    Cons

    Where to start. Quality is an issue. If you don't have a lot of traffic, maybe this is enough. But the second you get into their more advanced controls, we just experienced so many anomalies... It was hard to know what was us and what was them. And anytime we reached out for help, the majority of their team is based overseas and turn around seemed slow. Then when it came to troubleshooting, they always wanted links and screenshots. Meanwhile, since they took so long to respond, you are long past being in the error state and moved way past the issue - knowing the issue still likely exists. This lead to nothing getting fixed or resolved. Pay the premium and get Intercom or Drift. Or get one of the cheap options out there.

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    Ted K.

    Consumer Services, 1-10 employees

    Used daily for 6-12 months

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

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    Best Support Chat App

    Reviewed a year ago

    It is helping by giving our customers a quick, familiar and simple way of contacting us so that they can receive the support they need. So ultimately it is helping our business grow.

    Pros

    It is simple and easy to use. The integration was seamless and fast. It is reliable and there is no downtime. It is very convenient for our customers to get in touch with us at any time.

    Cons

    I wish there was a better alert notification system when a chat has been initiated. There needs to be a constant alert until someone picks up the chat conversation.

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    Jason W.

    Computer Software, 1-10 employees

    Used weekly for 6-12 months

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

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    An excellent entry into live chat support

    Reviewed 6 years ago

    Initially, I was looking for a live chat solution for one of our clients, but quickly realized the software could become useful for us as well. I explored several good options, including Tawk.to and Pure Chat, but found that overall, Fresh Chat offered the right combination of features and ease of use for our client, making it an obvious choice for us to support and recommend.

    Pros

    Fresh Chat is one of only a handful of free, robust tools for providing live customer support via your website with ease. Upfront, the ease of installation and configuration is fantastic. One needn't be an engineer to get this up and running quickly, as they provide all the tools needed. From plugins (WordPress in my case) to apps (Android and iOS both available), it's all easy to find, deploy, and use. In addition, there are numerous ways to integrate it with other systems, from Fresh Service, Fresh Desk, to third party integrations.

    Cons

    Perhaps the only area I think they could improve is by adding additional third party integrations, but that's a minor quibble, as they already offer several. In all likelihood the selection will grow over time.

    Freshchat FAQs

    Q. What type of pricing plans does Freshchat offer?

    Freshchat has the following pricing plans:
    Starting from: ₹1799.00/month
    Pricing model: Free, Subscription
    Free Trial: Available | (No Credit Card required)


    Q. Who are the typical users of Freshchat?

    Freshchat has the following typical customers:
    Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business


    Q. What languages does Freshchat support?

    Freshchat supports the following languages:
    English, German, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Spanish, Dutch, French, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Chinese (Simplified)


    Q. Does Freshchat support mobile devices?

    Freshchat supports the following devices:
    Android, iPad, iPhone


    Q. Does Freshchat offer an API?

    Yes, Freshchat has an API available for use.


    Q. What other apps does Freshchat integrate with?

    Freshchat integrates with the following applications:
    WooCommerce, Upscope, Freshcaller, TeamViewer Remote, Calendly, Pipedrive, Landingi, Freshsales, Freshdesk, Stripe, Slack, Klaviyo, Meta for Business, Bird, Zluri, Shopify, Zendesk Suite


    Q. What level of support does Freshchat offer?

    Freshchat offers the following support options:
    Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep), Knowledge Base

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