Compare Freshdesk and Genesys Cloud CX 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 1 User per month billed annually Per Month
No pricing available
Freshdesk
Star Rating
(3,716)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (48.6% 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
(1,530)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.4% 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 intuitive interface and easy navigation. Users appreciate how the platform simplifies ticket management, making it less stressful to handle multiple customer queries simultaneously.
- According to verified reviews, Freshdesk's automation features significantly reduce manual work for customer support teams. Reviewers highlight that these tools help streamline workflows, allowing agents to focus on more complex issues rather than repetitive tasks.
- Users say that Genesys Cloud CX stands out for its customization capabilities, which are particularly beneficial for organizations with unique routing needs. This flexibility allows teams to tailor the software to fit specific call flows, enhancing overall efficiency.
- Reviewers mention that Freshdesk is particularly friendly for new hires, with many noting that agents can quickly get up to speed without extensive training. This ease of onboarding is a significant advantage for teams looking to maintain productivity during staff transitions.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Genesys Cloud CX has made strides in AI-powered automation, which can perform actions across systems rather than just responding to queries. This advancement is seen as a practical improvement that enhances agent productivity and customer satisfaction.
- Users report that while both platforms offer solid support, Freshdesk receives higher marks for its overall quality of support. Reviewers appreciate the responsiveness and helpfulness of the Freshdesk support team, which contributes to a more positive user experience.
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
3,257
8.6
1,061
Ease of Use
8.9
3,279
8.9
1,096
Ease of Setup
8.6
2,336
8.4
654
Ease of Admin
8.7
2,198
8.5
603
Quality of Support
8.7
3,154
8.2
1,017
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
2,121
8.5
596
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
3,229
8.7
965
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
8.9
2238
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
2254
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2058
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1807
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2089
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
2018
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1372
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
328
Not enough data
7.4
324
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
7.1
58
Not enough data
6.8
57
Not enough data
7.2
56
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.6
1925
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
2087
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1313
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1190
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
935
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.1
1156
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
1658
|
Verified
8.4
175
|
Verified
8.6
1548
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1149
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
1875
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1962
|
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
144
Not enough data
8.9
128
Not enough data
9.2
6
Agent Tools
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
9.2
162
Automation
Not enough data
8.6
121
Not enough data
9.2
147
Not enough data
8.7
108
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
8.4
358
Not enough data
8.0
334
Not enough data
7.5
323
Not enough data
Design
8.2
331
Not enough data
7.8
335
Not enough data
8.3
355
Not enough data
8.3
344
Not enough data
8.4
332
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
263
Not enough data
7.7
263
Not enough data
Usability
8.8
264
Not enough data
8.7
260
Not enough data
8.8
252
Not enough data
Reporting
8.6
246
Not enough data
8.5
242
Not enough data
8.6
254
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
179
Not enough data
7.6
179
Not enough data
Quality Assurance
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
8.6
149
Not enough data
7.8
160
Engagement
Not enough data
8.5
139
Not enough data
8.2
159
Not enough data
8.2
148
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
154
Not enough data
8.9
152
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
33
Not enough data
7.5
33
Channels
Not enough data
9.1
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
208
Not enough data
8.6
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
238
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9
69
Functions
Not enough data
8.8
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
403
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
340
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
316
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
304
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
244
Agentic AI - Contact Center
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
6.7
10
Administrative
Not enough data
8.3
356
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
439
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
287
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
261
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
9.3
36
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
59
Not enough data
8.8
58
Not enough data
9.1
60
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.3
55
Platform
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.6
61
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
172
Not enough data
8.6
163
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
8.2
151
Not enough data
8.0
119
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
145
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
8.4
172
Not enough data
8.0
145
Not enough data
8.5
153
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
432
Not enough data
8.3
378
Not enough data
8.3
371
Not enough data
8.4
307
Not enough data
Support Automation
8.4
388
Not enough data
8.4
408
Not enough data
8.3
373
Not enough data
8.2
314
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
207
Not enough data
7.4
203
Not enough data
Messaging Channels
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.0
33
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
9.0
36
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
150
Not enough data
7.8
132
Not enough data
8.9
167
Not enough data
9.2
169
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
9.2
161
Not enough data
9.1
163
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
60
Workforce Management
Not enough data
8.9
154
Not enough data
8.8
151
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
160
Not enough data
8.3
164
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
9.1
36
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.0
33
Generative AI
7.8
116
7.8
28
7.9
114
7.6
28
7.6
113
8.2
28
Communication
8.8
584
|
Verified
8.6
176
|
Verified
8.7
600
|
Verified
8.5
178
|
Verified
8.7
494
|
Verified
8.4
131
8.5
199
8.5
145
8.2
202
8.4
97
Internal Use
8.1
1658
|
Verified
8.4
175
|
Verified
8.6
203
8.7
168
|
Verified
8.2
186
8.4
129
|
Verified
8.8
558
|
Verified
8.4
145
|
Verified
8.8
518
|
Verified
8.3
141
|
Verified
8.6
546
|
Verified
8.4
137
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.9
140
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.7
960
Not enough data
8.6
912
Not enough data
8.3
684
Not enough data
8.2
239
Not enough data
8.4
257
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.5
253
Not enough data
8.7
261
Not enough data
8.0
222
Not enough data
8.5
238
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2(won by 1.3)
79
6.9
13
8.0(won by 0.8)
79
7.2
13
Process
8.6(won by 0.3)
162
8.3
28
9.3(won by 0.3)
484
9.0
31
8.6
371
8.7(won by 0.1)
29
Channels
9.2(won by 0.3)
479
8.9
33
8.7
415
8.9(won by 0.2)
34
8.8(tied score)
376
8.8(tied score)
35
8.5
340
9.7(won by 1.2)
37
8.3
58
9.1(won by 0.8)
33
Insight
8.6
382
9.3(won by 0.7)
30
8.7
169
9.0(won by 0.3)
37
8.6
373
8.9(won by 0.3)
33
9.1
445
9.4(won by 0.3)
31
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
27
Generative AI
7.8
86
Not enough data
7.7
85
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
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Basic Communication
Not enough data
9.6
64
Not enough data
7.5
44
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
8.3
5
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
61
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.8
11
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
43
Not enough data
9.3
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
52
|
Verified
Features
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.2
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
8.9
9
7.2
20
8.5
9
7.0
22
8.3
9
7.1
20
8.5
9
7.2
20
8.0
9
7.6
21
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
8.0
9
6.9
18
8.7
10
7.6
19
8.7
10
8.2
20
8.5
10
8.2
24
Automation
9.3
9
8.5
25
8.7
9
8.3
20
9.1
9
7.5
19
Autonomy
6.9
9
6.6
22
8.3
9
6.7
21
8.3
9
7.1
21
8.0
9
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 Proactive Notification, AI Voice Assistants, AI Agents For Business Operations, Contact Center, Chatbots, Customer Service Automation, Co-Browsing, Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace, Contact Center Quality Assurance, UCaaS Platforms, Speech Analytics, Auto Dialer, Conversational Marketing, Outbound Call Tracking, VoIP Providers, Contact Center Workforce, and Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
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
12.8%
Financial Services
4.1%
Internet
4.1%
Education Management
3.8%
Other
58.2%
Information Technology and Services
10.9%
Financial Services
10.2%
Telecommunications
5.8%
Consumer Services
5.0%
Accounting
4.6%
Other
63.4%
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