Compare Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center Platform and Freshdesk 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (48.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$19.00 1 User per month billed annually Per Month
Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center Platform
Star Rating
(600)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center PlatformFreshdesk
Star Rating
(3,719)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 User per month billed annually Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Freshdesk excels in user experience, with many praising its clean interface and easy navigation. Users find that it significantly reduces stress when managing multiple customer queries, making it a preferred choice for teams looking for efficiency.
- According to verified reviews, Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center Platform stands out for its customization capabilities. Users appreciate the simplicity of creating IVRs from scratch and tailoring them to specific client needs, which enhances operational efficiency.
- Users say that Freshdesk's automation features are a game changer, allowing for structured ticket management and reducing manual workload. This is particularly beneficial for teams that need to streamline their customer support processes.
- Reviewers mention that Five9's integration of AI tools, such as Agent Insights and Agent Assist, is making a significant impact on customer experience, helping to automate processes that were previously time-consuming for agents.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Freshdesk is particularly user-friendly for new hires, with many noting that agents can start handling tickets efficiently without extensive training. This ease of onboarding is a major advantage for businesses with high turnover or rapid growth.
- According to recent feedback, while Five9 offers strong support processes, it faces challenges in overall satisfaction compared to Freshdesk, which boasts a higher G2 Score and a larger volume of positive reviews, indicating a more consistent user experience.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center Platform
No pricing availableFreshdesk
Freshdesk Email and Ticketing (Growth)
$19.00
1 User per month billed annually Per Month
Omnichannel engagement, AI agents, and robust ticketing across web, SMS, messaging and email
- Automations
- Help Desk and Ticketing: Ticketing, Shared inbox, Threads and tasks, Customer portal
- Analytics: OOB analytics and standard reports
Free Trial
Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center Platform
No trial information availableFreshdesk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
490
8.6
3,259
Ease of Use
8.4
499
8.9
3,281
Ease of Setup
8.0
357
8.6
2,338
Ease of Admin
8.0
302
8.7
2,197
Quality of Support
8.3
471
8.7
3,156
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
300
8.8
2,120
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
486
8.8
3,230
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.9
2238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2256
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2058
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1806
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2088
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2017
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1371
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
327
Not enough data
7.4
323
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
7.1
57
Not enough data
6.8
56
Not enough data
7.2
55
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.6
1923
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
2085
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1311
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1188
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
933
|
Verified
Platform
7.3
8
8.1
1155
|
Verified
7.9
58
8.1
1658
|
Verified
9.2
10
8.6
1547
|
Verified
8.7
9
8.3
1149
|
Verified
8.1
9
8.0
1874
|
Verified
8.3
8
8.3
1961
|
Verified
Dialing Options
8.9
144
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.2
7
Not enough data
Agent Tools
8.8
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
134
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
Automation
8.3
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Auto Dialer
5.6
9
Not enough data
5.9
9
Not enough data
AI Capabilities - Auto Dialer
4.2
6
Not enough data
3.9
6
Not enough data
3.9
6
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
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 Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
8.4
357
Not enough data
8.0
333
Not enough data
7.5
322
Design
Not enough data
8.2
330
Not enough data
7.8
334
Not enough data
8.3
354
Not enough data
8.3
343
Not enough data
8.4
331
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
262
Not enough data
7.7
262
Usability
Not enough data
8.7
263
Not enough data
8.7
259
Not enough data
8.8
251
Reporting
Not enough data
8.6
245
Not enough data
8.5
241
Not enough data
8.6
253
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
178
Not enough data
7.5
178
Quality Assurance
8.5
51
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
Engagement
8.4
49
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
Performance
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
11
Not enough data
6.4
11
Not enough data
Channels
8.9
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
169
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
162
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
171
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
58
Not enough data
Functions
8.7
256
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
256
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
163
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
209
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contact Center
6.2
33
Not enough data
7.3
36
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.7
34
Not enough data
Administrative
8.2
229
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
247
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
262
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
172
|
Verified
Not enough data
Compliance
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.8
62
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Management
8.6
56
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
Integration
8.8
61
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
ServiceNow Apps
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - ServiceNow Store Apps
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
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
Platform
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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workforce Management
8.5
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
47
Not enough data
Administration
8.0
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
54
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
55
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.3
432
Not enough data
8.3
378
Not enough data
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.4
307
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.4
388
Not enough data
8.4
408
Not enough data
8.3
373
Not enough data
8.2
314
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
207
Not enough data
7.4
203
Messaging Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
92
Not enough data
6.8
87
Not enough data
8.3
96
Not enough data
8.7
101
Not enough data
8.7
98
Not enough data
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.9
100
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.1
29
Not enough data
Workforce Management
8.9
93
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
6.4
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.3
12
Not enough data
Administrative
9.0
96
Not enough data
8.7
100
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.1
31
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
Automation
7.7
30
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
8.1
29
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
29
Not enough data
7.5
29
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.2
14
7.8
116
6.6
15
7.9
114
5.4
14
7.6
113
Communication
8.7
56
8.8
583
|
Verified
8.9
57
8.7
601
|
Verified
8.1
50
8.7
494
|
Verified
8.4
52
8.5
199
8.1
43
8.2
202
Internal Use
7.9
58
8.1
1658
|
Verified
8.0
46
8.6
203
7.7
45
8.2
186
8.4
48
8.8
558
|
Verified
7.9
49
8.8
519
|
Verified
8.4
50
8.6
547
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
139
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.7
959
Not enough data
8.6
911
Not enough data
8.3
682
Not enough data
8.2
238
Not enough data
8.4
255
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.5
252
Not enough data
8.6
259
Not enough data
8.0
220
Not enough data
8.4
237
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
7.7
16
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.6
17
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
7.8
16
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2(won by default)
79
Not enough data
8.0(won by default)
79
Process
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
162
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
484
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
371
Channels
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
479
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
415
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
376
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
340
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
58
Insight
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
382
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
169
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
373
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
445
Generative AI
5.3
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
86
Not enough data
7.7
85
AI Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Management & Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Lifecycle Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access Control and Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration and Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Governance Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
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 and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Voice Recognition - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speech Synthesis - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and privacy - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Salesforce AppExchange Apps
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
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
Calling
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
Contacts
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Insights
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - UCaaS Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Extensions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Features
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
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Omnichannel Features
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 Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Automation
Not enough data
9.3
9
Feature Not Available
8.7
9
Feature Not Available
9.1
9
Autonomy
Feature Not Available
6.9
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Agentic AI - AI Agents
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center Platform and Freshdesk are categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, Conversational Support, Help Desk, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Customer Communications Management, Live Chat, and Social Customer Service
Unique Categories
Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center Platform is categorized as Chatbots, AI Voice Assistants, Contact Center, Auto Dialer, Contact Center Workforce, Omnichannel Commerce, Speech Analytics, ServiceNow Store Apps, UCaaS Platforms, Call Compliance, Contact Center Knowledge Base, AI Agent Builders, Proactive Notification, Salesforce AppExchange Apps, Call Center Infrastructure (CCI), AI Governance Tools, Contact Center Quality Assurance, AI Agents For Business Operations, Outbound Call Tracking, and Customer Service Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center Platform
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Freshdesk
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
Consumer Services
8.9%
Financial Services
8.0%
Insurance
7.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.4%
Telecommunications
5.3%
Other
64.4%
Information Technology and Services
17.1%
Computer Software
12.7%
Financial Services
4.1%
Internet
4.1%
Education Management
3.8%
Other
58.3%
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