Freshchat vs. Verint Channel Automation

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Freshchat
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
A solution to engage customers with smarter conversations on any channel, designed so support, marketing, sales, and even bots to have conversations at scale with customers.
$19
per month (billed annually) per agent
Verint Channel Automation
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Verint Channel Automation is a social customer service software that enables companies to engage in large volumes of social media conversations with their customers. The cloud-based software combines intelligent prioritization with team management workflows.N/A
Pricing
FreshchatVerint Channel Automation
Editions & Modules
Growth
$19
per month (billed annually) per agent
Pro
$49
per month (billed annually) per agent
Enterprise
$79
per month (billed annually) per agent
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FreshchatVerint Channel Automation
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
FreshchatVerint Channel Automation
Considered Both Products
Freshchat
Chose Freshchat
I've used the above as an agent and to be fair I inherited Freshdesk when I took my role over. I stuck with it as it does what it says on the tin, it has some good functionality and a good price for what you can get all in if you include Freshdesk too.
Chose Freshchat
Freshchat is way above it’s competitor in features and printing all inclusive support 24/7 ready for our business all this at all lower cost what can you ask for more this helped up be more efficient and allowed us to take our business to the next level all client and user were …
Chose Freshchat
Freshchat provided best possible tool at best possible price.
Chose Freshchat
Freshchat has better integration because of the Fresh suite where the crm is connected t freschhat making information centralized. Also, there is the ticketing system for fresh that helps understand user communication history. Plus WhatsApp is now possible and easier to setup …
Chose Freshchat
The advance feature of the product
The usability and feasibility of the tool
Customer experience point of view is really good.
Chose Freshchat
selected to tie in with our main ITSM tool, and as such we did not on this occasion survey the market place
Chose Freshchat
We have used a self-developed solution for the same purpose with full in-house development however the features vs the value that freshchat provided were worth the selection, freshchat achieved overall better performance and received gemerally more praise, some key advantages …
Chose Freshchat
Freschat has all the basics we need to offer this channel to our customers.
Chose Freshchat
Most of our customers prefer to use the slack app. They also prefer to use it to communicate directly with our Client Success Team for strategic questions/consulting rather than using it to escalate support related issues. Freshchat is great because having it directly in the UI …
Chose Freshchat
Freshchat stands out as a strong live chat and messaging solution, especially for live customer support. Compared to Zendesk explore, which is a tool specifically designed for analytics and reporting. Freshchat is designed for instant communication with customers, making it a …
Chose Freshchat
Honestly, Freshchat was the first choice from the beginning since we were already using Freshdesk ticketing system and we wanted a smooth integration between the products. While we explored a few products, we quickly tested Freschat and sticked to it.
Chose Freshchat
Only did a preliminary investigation as were a Freshdesk user prior, so was an extension of the great offering from Freshdesk
Chose Freshchat
Freshdesk messaging is a chat world whereas Freshdesk is a ticketing world.
Chose Freshchat
We reviewed Zendesk with Freshdesk, but decided to stick with Freshdesk as it works better with our platform.
Chose Freshchat
I have not used other messaging apps like Freshchat messaging. I did look at other options when evaluating if I would use Freshchat and it was apparent that Freshchat was the most cost-effective option with the highest potential for customization and the most features that …
Chose Freshchat
because i found freshdesk is very easy in using , have a usability way , and can show me the priority of the chats easily , i can see all the information and details i need through it , freshdest is the best chat contact i use , its really amazing and its features make it very …
Chose Freshchat
Messaging across mediums - Freshchat integrates with majority of mainstream instant messaging apps. Like Facebook messenger, Telegram and WhatsApp . This makes it convenient for us to have a presence on the above-mentioned platforms and respond to messages from these platforms …
Chose Freshchat
Freshdesk is better it has faster actions and no much options must be filed to solve the issue // what we need to solve the issue is filling 2 blocks and submit the issue to solve it /// having the abilty of contact with more than 3 clients on the same time.
Chose Freshchat
Its easy to use and its very friendly. It requires very less time to train staff on it. Easy to track work and manage work on it. It is integrated with other tools which we can use use to chats done by the agents for their audit purposes. Loved working on it.
Chose Freshchat
The interface of Freschat is quite well designed and structured which is not sluggish to use at all. Also, it has a very easy-to-use interface which makes it easy for the users to operate it. Other than that, Freshchat encompasses all the amazing features of contacting the …
Chose Freshchat
Freshchat has thoroughly helped my business to maximize every action of a user on our platform by enabling us to engage visitors in the right manner by email and chatbots.
Chose Freshchat
I have a lot of software already in my organization which we are using to handle different processes in the organization, Freshchat easily gets integrated with them and gives me all in one platform to manage all of my activities on one platform which is great help for me. It is …
Verint Channel Automation
Chose Verint Channel Automation
Conversocial gives structure to social media management and keeps conversations running smoothly with interaction history for each customer and follower. The collaboration workflows allows quick sharing of information and creation of tasks for others.
Chose Verint Channel Automation
Early on we did comparisons with Hootsuite and later with Adobe. While they have similarities, the difference at the time and likely currently, was the personal interest and general accessibility of Conversocial's platform and people. The combination of an effective CRM …
Chose Verint Channel Automation
I have also used Radian6 and Hootsuite. I did not like that you we're unable to archive in Hootsuite and could not see previous conversations. Hootsuite also had way too many columns that you could create and it was very disorganized in my opinion. Radian6 is a great tool but …
Chose Verint Channel Automation
I have experience with Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Simplify 360, Conversocial, Radian6, Cision, and Wildfire. Each of the platforms has a different strength. Conversocial excels at customer service management while Sprout Social is ideal for social media monitoring/engagement, …
Chose Verint Channel Automation
Functionality, searchability, ease of use and customer support
Chose Verint Channel Automation
I have used HootSuite and Salesforce Radian6 and so far, Conversocial is my favorite. Where Radian6 excels for categorization of posts, Conversocial has a much easier learning curve. I did not use HootSuite for more than a month before the company switched us to Conversocial so …
Chose Verint Channel Automation
We performed a full evaluation of HootSuite, SocialEngage, and Oracle RightNow. Conversocial was selected for several reasons, including the intuitive interface (very important for CS agents, who are already working in a multitude of complex systems), capacity to support our …
Chose Verint Channel Automation
ZenDesk, Hootsuite. Conversocial allowed us to work 7-10X faster than we had previously while still maintaining the "socialness" of the platform, rather than converting the experience into a traditional customer service interaction.
Features
FreshchatVerint Channel Automation
Chat Analytics and Reports
Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Product A and Product B
Freshchat
6.5
Ratings
28% below category average
Verint Channel Automation
-
Ratings
Chat history and transcripts7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Chat reporting6.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Chat and web analytics6.20 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
FreshchatVerint Channel Automation
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
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8.2
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Likelihood to Renew
8.2
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9.1
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Usability
7.1
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8.2
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Availability
7.3
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8.7
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Performance
7.3
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8.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.2
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8.2
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In-Person Training
-
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9.1
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.3
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9.1
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Configurability
4.5
(0 ratings)
-
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Ease of integration
7.3
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-
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Product Scalability
4.5
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Vendor post-sale
8.2
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Vendor pre-sale
8.2
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User Testimonials
FreshchatVerint Channel Automation
Likelihood to Recommend
its good app Freshdesk Messaging help me to contact the customer and contact the customer to inform my problem to solve it and is a good app and help full app and its easy to use uncomplicated and Freshdesk Helps me provide good quality to the customer and make customer feedback good for a company
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It is well suited for larger organizations that see a lot of content. If you're a very small business with little engagement, Conversocial may not be the most appropriate tool for you. I would ask yourself how much content you see each day/week, is that number going to increase for any reason, and based on that Conversocial may be the perfect fit.
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Pros
  • Freshchat has been offering best-in-class chatbots that primarily focus on intent and engagement.
  • It is quite proactive and has rich media campaigns to segment and target audiences.
  • Freshchat is also one of my favorite software because it offers seamless integration with apps.
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  • Businesses can analyze how long it takes different agents to respond to customer inquiries on social media. This helps them understand staffing, response time, and how to become more efficient with customer care.
  • By utilizing the tagging and sentiment features across all conversations, businesses can better understand what their customers are talking most frequently about on social media and whether it's positive or negative. This can help identify frequent product issues that may lead to future design improvements.
  • Through the dashboard, customer representatives can also easily assign conversations to the appropriate team member. This makes it more efficient for different managers to handle different conversations related to their product expertise.
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Cons
  • Bot communications used to take time to appear, but this was fixed recently and we are now more than satisfied to use it.
  • The initial process of setting up a Freshchat account is a long one.
  • The billing is per member/month which can get expensive fast.
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  • Determining the sentiment of a social message is something that every predictive modeled Social CRM tool can improve on.
  • Mechanism for posting to a native site might be more robust. Although our business did not choose to post through the tool. We did not use any other mechanism to automate our posts.
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Likelihood to Renew
Freshchat has been a reliable and user friendly platform for the past 5 plus years for engaging with customers in real time. It has helped us streamline support, reduce response time and improve customer satisfaction. The advanced automation feature and chatbot functionality have also saved our teams a lot of manual effort and increased efficiency. I didn't rate 10 because there is still room for improvement in reporting and deeper integration.
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The only two reasons we would not continue using Conversocial are it's lack of comprehensive analytics and its lack of Radian6's categorization tools. Tags make up for the categorization pretty well, however, and we're considering switching everything over to this now that we've tested tags for a couple months within Conversocial. (I previously wrote that Conversocial lacks support for some social channels like Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube, but they have now added Instagram and YouTube.)
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Usability
I give it an 8 due to its usability. Yes, I had a few issues to begin with and needed some assistance from Freshchat agents, but considering this is something that is completely new to me, to set up what feels like a professional chat handling system complete with autobot within a day is really saying something I feel.
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Because of the number of features it offers and the manner in which they're presented. I've explored a number of other tools that just don't do it as well. When sorting through and responding to hundreds of social media messages each day, the number of clicks it takes to do something really matters. Conversocial does a great job of minimizing clicks and presenting the data we need without having to click to find it
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Reliability and Availability
Freshchat has always been available when I needed to use it.
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Downtime is very rare, and the occasional occurrences are typically a problem with Twitter or FB API.
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Performance
Freshchat always loads quickly and communication is quickly sent and received.
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Extremely fast, practically in real time.
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Support Rating
The experience we had in past for lets say 4-5 months with the support team and our TAM was really helpful. The changes in the bot flow has helped our bot to ensure we connect with customer easily.
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Our account rep at Conversocial has set up a call with me every two weeks to check in, talk about new features, or answer questions. I know I can email or call her for help anytime. Their support team also responds quickly.
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In-Person Training
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Comprehensive training in all aspects of the software and general usages (including social media) for both agents and managers. Simulation workshops really made the live deployment process very smooth.
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Online Training
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Outstanding & comprehensive training both on-line and instructor-led. Another crucial differentiator from competitors in our eyes.
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Implementation Rating
I hope to show new users data because this can save a lot of time
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Without any tech requirement on our end, this was an extraordinarily easy implementation to run, compared to other platforms like live chat or email.
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Alternatives Considered
We have used a self-developed solution for the same purpose with full in-house development however the features vs the value that freshchat provided were worth the selection, freshchat achieved overall better performance and received gemerally more praise, some key advantages were related to user experience and performance of the system
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Early on we did comparisons with Hootsuite and later with Adobe. While they have similarities, the difference at the time and likely currently, was the personal interest and general accessibility of Conversocial's platform and people. The combination of an effective CRM solution and a team that was readily available to help proved to be the winning formula for our business.
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Scalability
We only implemented the product in 1 way so I cant speak to this.
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Return on Investment
  • From the positive effect of working on it, it helps employees to speed up their thinking and writing.
  • One of the positive effects of our clients is that their problems are solved easily and quickly.
  • Each employee knows how many of his chats have been resolved.
  • There is no negative effect in general.
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  • One of the biggest benefits we are seeing is that we have reduced the number of post-holiday complaints coming into head office. Since we are responding to issues and concerns as they arise, we can impact overall customer satisfaction.
  • The efficiencies gained from using a centralized platform for managing the response process has enabled us to reduce our team by 50%.
  • We can track that we are responding to a fan's first message within 30 minutes.
  • We can track the number of messages each user engages with.
  • We can see the most effective times of day to post and reply.
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ScreenShots

Freshchat Screenshots

Screenshot of Channel Freedom: The interface to engage customers on the channel of their choiceScreenshot of Unified Agent Workspace: Equips agents to deliver personalization at scaleScreenshot of Admin and Analytics: These drive informed decisions to help business scale

Verint Channel Automation Screenshots

Screenshot of the same consistent experiences across different messaging platforms, in multiple languages, through a seamless blend of bots and human agentsScreenshot of Verint Messaging's real-time and historical analytics necessary for the most demanding modern contact centers, with insights and reporting of the performance of humans and botsScreenshot of an illustration of how agents can move across interaction types as “Conversations” without losing context, such as during bot-to-human agent handoversScreenshot of the engagement dashboard. In addition to topical insights like emergent phrases mentioned and tags being assigned to conversations, the engagement dashboard provides high-level views of how the business is performing overallScreenshot of an overview of the business value of Verint MessagingScreenshot of the Verint Messaging dashboard, which includes an overall and per channel view of real-time messaging volume, and other KPIs