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Freshdesk vs Sprinklr comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Freshdesk
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (6th), Field Service Management (3rd), Help Desk Software (8th), Knowledge Management Software (5th)
Sprinklr
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Social CRM (1st), Community Platforms (2nd), Social Media Management Solutions (1st), Digital Experience Platforms (DXP) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Customer Relationship Management solutions, they serve different purposes. Freshdesk is designed for Customer Experience Management and holds a mindshare of 4.8%, down 5.1% compared to last year.
Sprinklr, on the other hand, focuses on Social CRM, holds 20.8% mindshare, down 25.4% since last year.
Customer Experience Management
Social CRM
 

Featured Reviews

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.
VikasKhattri - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation tools have improved workflow efficiency and offers AI features
AI manages customer interactions really well, and the flow becomes easier. The best part about AI is its analytics. For example, if a customer has been with the product for past five years, it provides insights into a customer's buying behavior and past issues with the company. This data is important when dealing with a customer on a call or another channel. Sprinklr's automation tools have improved workflow efficiency for our customers and made their life easier. he integration is better than before because they are really focusing on what they're doing now. Some of our colleagues even moved to Sprinklr from Aethela, and they are really building it up in a better way.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's easy to use and integrates with other tools. We can embed Jira into it, link Jira tickets with Freshdesk tickets, and use it for our knowledge base."
"The ticketing system is smooth, but since we use a free version, we do not have many facilities available."
"Freshdesk provides a plain vanilla solution, making it user-friendly and less complex."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is the way that it connects to various folders especially because we use it as a CRM tool. We can connect it with our phones and our chat, and also with the API and have it as an email service. Freshdesk just makes our life easier."
"Its simplicity is most valuable. It is easy and simple, and it requires negligible training effort. I don't spend all my time goofing around trying to find stuff in the ticketing system."
"It's free of charge for us. For our scale of business, it's very important. We don't have a lot of tickets."
"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."
"The most valuable features of Freshdesk are the automation of tickets to assign them to different agents, and the managing of documents is easy."
"Customization and custom rule engines are highly valuable, enabling the creation of custom rules tailored to specific needs."
"The most effective feature is the automation of the routing engine."
"AI manages customer interactions really well, and the flow becomes easier."
"The scheduling feature is, of course, key just so I can do it in one sitting, plan out the month, and be ahead of everything."
"Everything is integrated in one platform."
"This single-pane-of-glass approach enhances efficiency by consolidating social network interactions on one dashboard."
"Sprinklr provides an in-depth, comprehensive solution akin to Salesforce for social media, offering a 360-degree cover with numerous options."
"The interface is the most valuable feature to me."
 

Cons

"If Freshdesk had forms in it so that I could go to the portal and fill out a service request, that would improve it immensely and make it more valuable for enterprise customers, but that's not a current functionality. You can't have a certain catalog of any type. You can't be like, "Hey, I want to just go submit a ticket," and then type in. You can't prompt them to ask anything. It is just a blank form."
"The reporting, analysis modules and insights capabilities for this solution could be improved."
"It would be helpful to pull reports or schedule them based on agents, users, ticket numbers, or responses."
"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."
"Sometimes our requirements are not matched with Freshdesk's free version as most of the advanced features are not available to us."
"The dashboards are useful but could be so much better. As a product manager, and data scientist, we couldn't use the dashboard for analytics and had to move the data in Power BI."
"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."
"Sometimes I'll log into LinkedIn, and it won't show the scheduled post."
"Sprinklr could be more drag-and-drop friendly."
"Their support team should opt for phone calls over emails to resolve issues faster."
"There could be more videos on how to use Sprinklr."
"If I compare Sprinklr with NICE, people still opt for NICE. This is because they are not as confident with the use cases of Sprinklr, even though Sprinklr is trying to improve."
"The interaction and integration with our CRM should be improved, especially to ensure security with on-premises solutions and to be suitable for banking environments."
"Sprinklr should consider not charging for everything. Services such as premium support and onboarding should be part of the deal."
"The support system is a major drawback because there is no live chat system for immediate issue reporting, leading to delayed resolutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use a licensing model only so we pay for the number of agents we have configured in the system only."
"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."
"Freshdesk was the best solution with the best price. It was cost efficient and included all the features that we needed."
"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."
"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."
"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 is costly."
"The best system plan is enterprise. It costs basically 79 Euros per agent per month when it's billed annually and 95 Euros per agent per month when it's billed monthly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
14%
Retailer
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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...
Why is Sprinklr famous for its social media feature?
As a digital experience platform with many features, Sprinklr includes the feature for better social media and sales outreach and is famous for it because many competitors don’t offer it. If you us...
Is Sprinklr a free digital experience platform?
No, Sprinklr isn't a free DXP but it does offer a 30-day free trial. It's not offered for all of its features, though. I looked and at the moment you can get a free trial for only Lite (meaning no...
Can Sprinklr help a company provide good customer support?
I think if you're looking for a digital experience platform that values your customers most, you're asking about the right one, as the whole philosophy Sprinklr seems to have is about your clients...
 

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