Compare ConnectWise PSA and Freshsales 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
ConnectWise PSA
Star Rating
(524)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about ConnectWise PSAFreshsales
Star Rating
(1,229)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Freshsales excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface and customization options. Users appreciate the ability to create personalized filters, which helps them manage leads effectively and streamline their sales processes.
- According to verified reviews, ConnectWise PSA stands out for its comprehensive management capabilities, particularly for managed service providers (MSPs). Users highlight its ability to integrate ticketing, time tracking, projects, and billing into one platform, significantly reducing manual work and enhancing organization.
- Users say that Freshsales offers superior automation features, which simplify lead management and follow-ups. Reviewers note that these capabilities save time and effort, allowing sales teams to focus on closing deals rather than administrative tasks.
- Reviewers mention that while ConnectWise PSA is effective for time and billing, it may not be as user-friendly as Freshsales. Some users have reported challenges with configuration and setup, which can hinder the overall experience, especially for those new to the software.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Freshsales has a strong support system, with many users appreciating the quality of assistance they receive. This contrasts with ConnectWise PSA, where users have expressed a desire for improved support options to better address their needs.
- According to recent feedback, both products cater well to small businesses, but Freshsales has a slight edge in terms of overall satisfaction and ease of use. Users consistently rate Freshsales higher for its setup and administrative capabilities, making it a more attractive option for teams looking for a straightforward CRM solution.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
ConnectWise PSA
No pricing availableFreshsales
Growth
Starting at $9.00
1 User Per Month
Tailored for startups and SMBs seeking efficient pipeline management and engagement across channels
- Web Forms
- SMS & WhatsApp
- Basic Workflows
Free Trial
ConnectWise PSA
No trial information availableFreshsales
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.3
441
8.7
1,043
Ease of Use
7.2
448
9.0
1,057
Ease of Setup
6.2
231
8.7
563
Ease of Admin
7.1
214
8.9
535
Quality of Support
7.3
413
8.8
1,012
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.4
212
9.0
529
Product Direction (% positive)
6.9
432
9.3
1,037
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.5
137
|
Verified
8.9
717
|
Verified
7.9
95
|
Verified
8.3
416
7.8
125
|
Verified
8.8
707
|
Verified
8.3
139
|
Verified
8.5
705
|
Verified
7.6
101
|
Verified
8.3
506
|
Verified
8.3
128
8.6
336
|
Verified
8.0
114
|
Verified
8.2
481
|
Verified
8.1
114
|
Verified
8.1
467
8.4
124
|
Verified
8.4
509
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
7.3
85
|
Verified
8.5
548
7.2
88
|
Verified
8.5
521
7.4
94
|
Verified
8.9
628
7.4
76
|
Verified
7.9
114
Customer Support
8.4
127
8.5
533
7.6
125
|
Verified
8.6
541
7.7
119
8.6
547
7.5
82
8.2
457
7.9
108
8.5
477
Reporting & Analytics
7.5
139
|
Verified
8.4
630
|
Verified
7.3
137
|
Verified
8.6
664
|
Verified
7.5
112
8.3
507
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.2
207
|
Verified
6.8
95
|
Verified
8.3
330
|
Verified
Platform
7.4
81
8.4
404
|
Verified
7.9
86
8.5
396
|
Verified
8.2
86
8.7
414
|
Verified
7.6
53
8.3
314
|
Verified
7.3
57
7.7
258
7.0
74
8.0
301
|
Verified
8.0
83
8.8
410
|
Verified
7.3
77
8.0
285
|
Verified
Integration
7.7
79
8.4
375
|
Verified
8.0
78
8.3
333
|
Verified
8.5
75
7.9
297
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
85
Agentic AI - CRM
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
5.3
6
Not enough data
6.4
6
Not enough data
Email Marketing
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
11
Online Marketing
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Management
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Social
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Ticket and Case Management
8.5
234
Not enough data
8.3
230
Not enough data
8.3
227
Not enough data
8.4
214
Not enough data
8.1
201
Not enough data
7.8
216
Not enough data
8.3
224
Not enough data
8.4
167
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
9
Not enough data
6.1
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
4.4
6
Not enough data
4.4
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
Communication Channels
7.6
178
Not enough data
8.5
212
Not enough data
7.7
137
Not enough data
7.1
109
Not enough data
7.5
77
Not enough data
Platform
6.5
85
Not enough data
7.7
96
Not enough data
8.4
104
Not enough data
7.8
92
Not enough data
7.5
195
Not enough data
7.5
203
Not enough data
Lead Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.7
18
Organization
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.3
23
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.8
21
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.9
13
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrated Workflows
Not enough data
9.0
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
64
Repeatability and Reportability
Not enough data
8.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
57
AI and Automation
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
8.2
69
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.9
63
Not enough data
7.7
59
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
28
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Management
7.3
48
Not enough data
6.9
49
Not enough data
5.7
44
Not enough data
6.7
51
Not enough data
Project Management
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.6
48
Not enough data
7.2
50
Not enough data
Accounting
6.7
48
Not enough data
7.3
49
Not enough data
6.8
47
Not enough data
6.6
44
Not enough data
6.5
44
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
6.1
44
Not enough data
6.0
43
Not enough data
6.1
43
Not enough data
6.2
42
Not enough data
Analytics
6.0
44
Not enough data
6.6
49
Not enough data
6.1
47
Not enough data
Administration
7.2
49
Not enough data
7.5
50
Not enough data
7.4
47
Not enough data
Platform
7.0
45
Not enough data
6.2
42
Not enough data
6.9
48
Not enough data
5.6
46
Not enough data
4.8
43
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.2
28
Not enough data
4.3
28
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.3
15
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Agentic AI - Visitor Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Scoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Attribution
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.6
50
Discovery
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.7
50
Management
Not enough data
8.7
49
Not enough data
9.0
51
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.7
51
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incentives
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.3
30
Personalization
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.4
31
Administrative
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.4
28
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
8.9
223
Not enough data
8.8
216
Not enough data
8.2
50
Customizations
Not enough data
9.0
233
Not enough data
9.2
238
Not enough data
8.9
245
Not enough data
8.6
219
Not enough data
8.9
240
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
32
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
8.1
84
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.3
84
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
7.6
80
Sales Management
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
7.8
79
Not enough data
8.3
84
Not enough data
8.7
89
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Calling
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
120
Not enough data
8.7
130
Not enough data
9.1
146
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contacts
Not enough data
9.0
151
Not enough data
9.0
137
Not enough data
9.0
143
Insights
Not enough data
9.1
165
Not enough data
9.1
142
Not enough data
8.9
123
Not enough data
9.0
145
Not enough data
9.0
141
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incident Management
7.6
11
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
7.0
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
Reporting
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
6.5
11
Not enough data
Access & Usability
6.5
10
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
6.7
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Service Desk
4.2
6
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
5.0
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
4.2
6
Not enough data
4.4
6
Not enough data
4.7
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
ConnectWise PSA and Freshsales are categorized as CRM and Marketing Automation
Unique Categories
Freshsales is categorized as Sales Engagement, AI Sales Assistant, Online Form Builder, Outbound Call Tracking, Sales Analytics, Lead Scoring, Email Tracking, Sales Performance Management, and Visitor Identification
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
ConnectWise PSA
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Freshsales
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
59.1%
Computer & Network Security
8.8%
Computer Networking
5.4%
Computer Software
4.2%
Telecommunications
3.2%
Other
19.2%
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Computer Software
13.8%
Marketing and Advertising
7.8%
Financial Services
4.1%
Internet
3.6%
Other
54.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
What applications does this tie to in order to maximimize use of other programs?
1 Comment
GG
I am not familiar with the programs you mention, but we somehow integrated with Hubspot for our sales and marketing teams. I was not part of the integration...Read more
ConnectWise PSA has no more discussions with answers
What is Freshsales used for?
2 Comments
BP
It's used for a number of things from lead generation to managing client accounts. It's a great tool to keep everything under 1 umbrella that is accessible...Read more
What are the three benefits of CRM?
2 Comments
BP
1. Creating sequences/pipelines to contact leads quicker and stay in communication with them easier
2. Allowing the sales team to easily access the...Read more
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