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Compare Freshdesk and Genesys Cloud CX 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 User per month billed annually Per Month
No pricing available
Freshdesk
Star Rating
(3,620)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 User per month billed annually Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 6 pricing plansGenesys Cloud CX
Star Rating
(1,492)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Genesys Cloud CXSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Freshdesk excels in user experience, particularly with its clean interface and strong automation features. Users appreciate how the ticket management and SLA tracking help teams stay organized and respond efficiently to customer inquiries.
- Users say that Genesys Cloud CX shines in its ability to integrate multiple communication channels, such as voice, chat, email, and messaging, into a single platform. This seamless integration simplifies workflows for agents, making it easier to manage customer interactions without switching tools.
- According to verified reviews, Freshdesk's implementation process is praised for being quick and intuitive, with users highlighting the onboarding wizard that helps teams get started without a steep learning curve. This is particularly beneficial for small businesses looking to adopt new software.
- Reviewers mention that while Genesys Cloud CX offers robust analytics and customizable dashboards, some users find it less user-friendly compared to Freshdesk. The complexity of the platform can be a hurdle for teams that prefer a more straightforward approach to customer support.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Freshdesk's shared inbox feature is particularly effective for managing incoming support requests, allowing teams to see who is working on which tickets. This feature helps prevent duplication of efforts and ensures that no customer inquiries are overlooked.
- Users report that Genesys Cloud CX provides excellent support for mid-market businesses, especially with its advanced phone capabilities. However, some users feel that it may not be as well-suited for smaller businesses that require simpler solutions, as they may find the platform's features overwhelming.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Freshdesk
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
Genesys Cloud CX
No pricing availableFree Trial
Freshdesk
Free Trial is available
Genesys Cloud CX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
3,185
8.6
1,039
Ease of Use
8.8
3,208
8.9
1,072
Ease of Setup
8.6
2,267
8.4
636
Ease of Admin
8.7
2,154
8.4
587
Quality of Support
8.7
3,083
8.2
996
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
2,078
8.5
581
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
3,160
8.7
941
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
8.9
2225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2147
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2037
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1800
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2088
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2010
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1374
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
331
Not enough data
7.4
328
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
7.1
59
Not enough data
6.9
59
Not enough data
7.2
59
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.6
1923
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
2070
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1314
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1193
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
940
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
1154
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1662
|
Verified
8.4
174
|
Verified
8.6
1545
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1142
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1865
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1959
|
Verified
Not enough data
Messenger
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
Channels
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
9.2
20
Customers
Not enough data
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
9.2
24
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
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
Dialing Options
Not enough data
8.9
143
Not enough data
8.9
127
Not enough data
9.2
6
Agent Tools
Not enough data
8.6
123
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
9.2
160
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
120
Not enough data
9.2
145
Not enough data
8.7
107
Agentic AI - Auto Dialer
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
AI Capabilities - Auto Dialer
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
Channels
8.3
355
Not enough data
7.9
333
Not enough data
7.5
324
Not enough data
Design
8.2
331
Not enough data
7.8
336
Not enough data
8.2
356
Not enough data
8.3
343
Not enough data
8.4
332
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
266
Not enough data
7.7
266
Not enough data
Usability
8.7
266
Not enough data
8.7
262
Not enough data
8.7
255
Not enough data
Reporting
8.6
249
Not enough data
8.5
245
Not enough data
8.6
257
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
182
Not enough data
7.6
182
Not enough data
Quality Assurance
Not enough data
8.7
157
Not enough data
8.6
148
Not enough data
7.7
159
Engagement
Not enough data
8.5
138
Not enough data
8.2
158
Not enough data
8.2
147
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
8.9
151
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
33
Not enough data
7.5
33
Channels
Not enough data
9.1
345
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
203
Not enough data
8.6
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
235
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
68
Functions
Not enough data
8.8
392
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
400
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
337
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
232
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
313
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
242
Agentic AI - Contact Center
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
6.7
10
Administrative
Not enough data
8.3
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
395
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
431
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
285
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
257
Responses
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
8.6
33
Automation - AI Agents
Not enough data
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.0
10
Platform
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
9.1
33
Autonomy - AI Agents
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Responses
Not enough data
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.8
57
Not enough data
9.1
59
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.3
55
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.1
53
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.7
57
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.6
29
Workforce Management
Not enough data
8.7
171
Not enough data
8.6
161
Not enough data
8.5
152
Not enough data
8.2
150
Not enough data
8.0
118
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
144
Not enough data
8.5
163
Not enough data
8.4
170
Not enough data
7.9
143
Not enough data
8.5
152
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
9.2
23
Security
Not enough data
9.3
24
Not enough data
9.4
23
Conversational Platform
8.3
433
Not enough data
8.3
381
Not enough data
8.3
373
Not enough data
8.4
308
Not enough data
Support Automation
8.4
389
Not enough data
8.4
410
Not enough data
8.2
373
Not enough data
8.2
314
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
209
Not enough data
7.4
206
Not enough data
Messaging Channels
Not enough data
9.0
30
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.0
32
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
9.0
35
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
146
Not enough data
7.8
131
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
9.2
167
Not enough data
8.8
162
Not enough data
9.2
160
Not enough data
9.1
162
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
60
Workforce Management
Not enough data
8.9
153
Not enough data
8.8
150
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
5.6
8
Administrative
Not enough data
9.0
159
Not enough data
8.2
160
Customer Support
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.5
34
Automation
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
9.0
35
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.0
33
Generative AI
7.9
118
7.8
28
7.9
117
7.6
28
7.6
116
8.2
28
Communication
8.8
585
|
Verified
8.6
172
|
Verified
8.7
602
|
Verified
8.4
175
|
Verified
8.7
496
|
Verified
8.4
130
8.5
200
8.5
142
8.2
202
8.4
97
Internal Use
8.1
1662
|
Verified
8.4
174
|
Verified
8.6
204
8.6
167
|
Verified
8.1
186
8.4
128
|
Verified
8.8
560
|
Verified
8.4
144
|
Verified
8.8
520
|
Verified
8.2
137
|
Verified
8.6
548
|
Verified
8.4
137
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.9
144
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.7
960
Not enough data
8.6
913
Not enough data
8.3
687
Not enough data
8.2
241
Not enough data
8.4
258
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.5
254
Not enough data
8.6
261
Not enough data
8.0
221
Not enough data
8.4
238
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
7.8
19
Not enough data
7.7
17
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2(won by 1.3)
81
6.9
13
8.1(won by 0.9)
81
7.2
13
Process
8.6(won by 0.3)
164
8.3
28
9.3(won by 0.3)
484
9.0
31
8.6
374
8.7(won by 0.1)
29
Channels
9.2(won by 0.1)
480
9.1
32
8.7
419
8.9(won by 0.2)
33
8.8(won by 0.1)
380
8.7
34
8.5
342
9.7(won by 1.2)
36
8.2
56
9.1(won by 0.9)
33
Insight
8.6
383
9.3(won by 0.7)
30
8.7
172
9.0(won by 0.3)
35
8.6
375
8.9(won by 0.3)
33
9.1
447
9.4(won by 0.3)
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
27
Generative AI
7.7
88
Not enough data
7.7
87
Not enough data
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Basic Communication
Not enough data
9.6
64
Not enough data
7.6
45
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
8.8
53
Not enough data
8.7
54
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access
Not enough data
8.1
54
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.8
48
Advanced Features
Not enough data
8.9
60
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
9.1
61
Voice Recognition - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
8.5
8
Speech Synthesis - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Security and privacy - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
8.8
8
Compatibility - AI Voice Assistants
Not enough data
8.8
8
Agentic AI - Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace
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
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Calling
Not enough data
9.4
60
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.8
59
Not enough data
8.7
10
Contacts
Not enough data
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.4
54
Insights
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.1
52
Not enough data
8.1
51
Not enough data
8.1
9
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
8.9
42
Not enough data
9.2
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
51
|
Verified
Features
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
8.2
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
9.0
12
7.2
20
8.8
11
6.7
20
8.3
12
7.1
20
8.8
12
7.0
19
8.1
12
7.6
19
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
8.2
12
6.9
18
8.6
13
7.6
19
8.7
13
8.1
19
8.6
13
7.7
19
Automation
9.0
12
8.2
20
8.8
12
8.2
19
8.9
12
7.5
19
Autonomy
7.2
12
6.6
22
8.6
11
6.7
21
8.5
12
7.1
21
8.2
12
7.2
20
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
Freshdesk and Genesys Cloud CX are categorized as AI Customer Support Agents, Social Customer Service, and Live Chat
Unique Categories
Freshdesk is categorized as Digital Customer Service Platforms, Help Desk, Conversational Support, Shared Inbox, Complaint Management, Customer Communications Management, and Customer Self-Service
Genesys Cloud CX is categorized as AI Voice Assistants, Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace, Contact Center Quality Assurance, UCaaS Platforms, Speech Analytics, Auto Dialer, Conversational Marketing, Outbound Call Tracking, VoIP Providers, Contact Center Workforce, Call Center Infrastructure (CCI), Contact Center, Proactive Notification, AI Agents For Business Operations, Chatbots, Customer Service Automation, and Co-Browsing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Freshdesk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Genesys Cloud CX
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
17.0%
Computer Software
13.0%
Internet
4.1%
Financial Services
4.1%
Education Management
3.7%
Other
58.1%
Information Technology and Services
10.8%
Financial Services
10.3%
Telecommunications
5.7%
Consumer Services
5.1%
Insurance
4.6%
Other
63.5%
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