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Cisco Webex Experience Management vs Freshdesk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Webex Experience Mana...
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
13th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Freshdesk
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (3rd), Help Desk Software (9th), Knowledge Management Software (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Customer Experience Management category, the mindshare of Cisco Webex Experience Management is 0.8%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Freshdesk is 5.9%, down from 8.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Experience Management
 

Featured Reviews

BC
Very stable but exceptionally costly
It is a fairly scalable solution and it does not require any maintenance. I would give it a ten out of ten for stability. Approximately 100 people use Cisco Webex Experience Management at our company. I do not use it every day, but other employees do. Unless it becomes more affordable, we do not plan to increase the usage of the solution at our company.
Alexey Timchenko - PeerSpot reviewer
Incredibly user-friendly, flexible, and affordable
Automation and ticket routing rules in Freshdesk save us daily by streamlining routine tasks. We use reports to identify issues, allocate resources, and continuously improve our processes. It is a vital part of our daily operations, helping us stay proactive and efficient in handling various types of tickets. The reporting and analytics tools in Freshdesk are effective for measuring customer service performance. While our current subscription level has some limitations in terms of reporting, the next level provides more options. Budget constraints currently prevent us from upgrading, but the available reporting features still meet our basic needs. I highly recommend Freshdesk, especially for companies in their early stages. It is user-friendly, easy to configure, and great for those with a moderate volume of customer requests. The cost is reasonable, making it a quick and efficient solution to implement. Overall, I would rate Freshdesk as an eight out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It works well in general, we haven't had any issues with it. It is stable and useful."
"Freshdesk significantly improved our customer issue resolution process. We can now easily record and track all customer requests, ensuring that no tickets are lost."
"It's free of charge for us. For our scale of business, it's very important. We don't have a lot of tickets."
"The most valuable features of Freshdesk are the automation of tickets to assign them to different agents, and the managing of documents is easy."
"Freshdesk has allowed us to measure and track the response and resolution time of tickets which has been reduced from seven to eight hours down to 30 minutes to one hour."
"It is very easy to make reports."
"The user experience on the platform itself is fantastic. The UI is clean and uncluttered, so it's easy to find any information about your customer or the issue at hand. You can find out the person responsible for that particular issue, what the problem is, who the stakeholders are, and how to resolve it. There are lots of tools that will help you do that as well."
"There is the option to create different roles for specific users. We make use of groups for each customer service team which has been very effective. We are able to apply different sets of rules for each group which determines how they interact with customers and escalate issues."
"I used Freshdesk for communication with the clients, such as real-time chats."
 

Cons

"It is very expensive but there are no additional charges after it's purchased."
"I would like to see a little bit more color in the solution."
"There are a few things we have asked for, like a forward button. When a ticket comes in, we forward it, but it doesn't sync up with the forward. That is the one they have to rework. The other is when we forward the ticket, it doesn't go all, or certain things don't go with it. We have told them about it, and they are working on it. It would be better if they gave us a more standard reporting template. Although they already have some, many aren't usable. It would be easier if we had more templates to work with."
"There are some restrictions where you need automation and sometimes there is just no way to achieve what you need."
"For integrations, we need to write code that communicates with their system in order to enable certain functionality in the system. This is a lot of work for their customers."
"It should enhance its service and its reporting capabilities."
"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."
"The solution's inbound calls could be improved."
"Sometimes our requirements are not matched with Freshdesk's free version as most of the advanced features are not available to us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We use a licensing model only so we pay for the number of agents we have configured in the system only."
"The pricing is pretty manageable and acceptable."
"It is costly."
"We use a combination of Freshdesk, Freshservice, and Freshchat. We use the whole suite. Weirdly enough, we pay more for Freshdesk than we do for Freshservice. I would rate it a three out of five in terms of pricing. You can get different bundles, and you can always move to different plans that are standard. Freshservice can go anywhere from $19 up to $120 per agent, per month. There is such a wide range, and it is very customizable to your needs."
"It was definitely not expensive. It was two grand or maybe three grand total for a year. It has just straight and simple standard licensing fees. There is no additional fee."
"The price could be better, but it's okay. Compared to ServiceNow and JIRA, Freshworks offers a competitive price. There are also additional licensing costs because you need Microsoft Outlook. Each new email account costs around $15 to $19."
"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."
"Freshdesk was the best solution with the best price. It was cost efficient and included all the features that we needed."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Retailer
6%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Webex Experience Management?
It works well in general, we haven't had any issues with it. It is stable and useful.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Webex Experience Management?
Cisco Webex Experience Management is very expensive but there are no additional charges after it's purchased. I would rate it a ten out of ten in terms of costliness.
What needs improvement with Cisco Webex Experience Management?
I wouldn't say it needs any improvement on the technical side, but it could be less expensive.
What do you like most about Freshdesk?
Freshdesk significantly improved our customer issue resolution process. We can now easily record and track all customer requests, ensuring that no tickets are lost.
What needs improvement with Freshdesk?
Freshdesk's major drawback is its limitation in integrating tools for App Store and Play Store reviews, and social channels like Twitter, which come with additional costs. Despite having third-part...
What is your primary use case for Freshdesk?
The customer's primary use case for Freshdesk is handling emails and social media queries. It is mostly used for managing transactional queries such as deposits and withdrawals. Our support team is...
 

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