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Freshdesk vs. Salesforce Experience Cloud

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshdesk

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk is a cloud-based customer service software that helps businesses of all sizes to deliver customer support. Freshdesk converts requests coming in via email, web, phone, chat, and social into tickets, and unifies ticket resolution across channels. Additionally, Freshdesk lets the user automate workflows, provide self-service, manage SLAs, and measure metrics, to stay on top of customer support. Freshdesk also offers out-of-the-box features like an AI-powered support chatbot,…

    $0

    Up to 2 agents

    Salesforce Experience Cloud

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Marketing Cloud Engagement (formerly Salesforce Experience Cloud or Salesforce Community Cloud) is an online forum powered by Salesforce that enables businesses to connect with their employees, customers, partner organizations, and prospects. Designed to help facilitate communication and information sharing, customers can ask questions and request help, administrators can integrate data from third-party apps, and employees can collaborate across projects and…N/A
    Pricing
    FreshdeskSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Up to 2 agents
    Growth
    $15
    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
    FreshdeskSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    FreshdeskSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshdesk
    The decision was made before my time. I want to move to another platform ASAP.
    Incentivized
    Chose Freshdesk
    Easier to use and easier to transfer within departments and users. Better user interface. Freshdesk has a better and easier format to train clients and employees how to use. You can create individual private and public canned responses to make communicating to clients quicker …
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
    Chose Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Overall, Salesforce is the most effective solution since it is part of an integrated stack to house and activate CRM audiences within an email, but also expand upon it via the DMP. This can allow for cross channel reach and exposure frequency measurement. If we were to partner …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    FreshdeskSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    174 Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.2170 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory8.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.1170 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.3170 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    156 Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base8.0142 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.0145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    165 Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal7.4141 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR8.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.587 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.4164 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.7101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Freshdesk and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Freshdesk and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Freshdesk and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Freshdesk and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Results and Analysis
    Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Freshdesk and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    Conversion tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Test reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Funnel Analysis00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    User Segmentation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Digital Experience Platform
    Comparison of Digital Experience Platform features of Freshdesk and Salesforce Experience Cloud
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Experience Cloud
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    Campaign management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cloud enablement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content aggregation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content classification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-channel content personalization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer data analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    DXP Third-Party Integrations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-website management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Digital asset management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Editorial workflows and task management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    FreshdeskSalesforce Experience Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (241 ratings)
    10.0
    (52 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (41 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    4.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (39 ratings)
    7.7
    (17 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (171 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.4
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)