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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (67.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00
Starting at $15.00 1 agent / Per Month
Freshservice
Star Rating
(1,307)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansLiveAgent
Star Rating
(1,536)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $15.00 1 agent / Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansFreshservice vs LiveAgent
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Freshservice easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Freshservice and LiveAgent both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that LiveAgent is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Freshservice over LiveAgent.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Freshservice
STARTER
$19.00
For getting started
- Incident Management
- Knowledge Base
- Self Service Portal
LiveAgent
Small
Starting at $15.00
1 agent / Per Month
E-mail support - Ticketing,
Contact forms,
Forum & Knowledge base,
iPhone/Android app
- Unlimited ticket history
- Unlimited email addresses
- Advanced reporting
Free Trial
Freshservice
Free Trial is available
LiveAgent
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
1,168
8.9
1,300
Ease of Use
9.2
1,170
8.9
1,305
Ease of Setup
8.8
953
8.7
868
Ease of Admin
9.0
957
8.9
845
Quality of Support
9.0
1,128
9.1
1,239
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
932
9.1
821
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
1,155
8.9
1,264
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
9.0
779
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
777
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
758
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
714
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
575
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
703
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
717
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
444
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.7
654
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
717
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
696
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
539
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
381
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.9
413
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
664
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
526
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
377
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
647
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
694
|
Verified
Administration
8.6
320
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
345
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
373
|
Verified
Not enough data
Service Desk
9.4
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
377
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
369
|
Verified
Not enough data
Management
8.5
312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
319
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
283
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
286
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
230
|
Verified
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
333
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
271
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
268
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
303
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Design
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
8.3
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
303
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
320
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.1
25
Not enough data
Management Tools
9.1
341
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
331
Not enough data
8.5
295
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
136
Not enough data
7.8
135
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Incident Management
5.6
6
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
5.7
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functions
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
5.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Agentic AI - Contact Center
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Responses
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.3
5
Platform
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Feedback Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feedback Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feedback Sources
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
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
Workforce Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.7
22
Communication
Not enough data
9.3
485
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
489
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
376
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
374
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
61
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.4
664
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
422
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.9
403
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
384
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
382
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.2
75
7.8
17
Self-Service Experience
8.4
136
9.1
322
8.7
132
8.9
305
7.1
112
8.9
273
7.6
114
8.1
41
8.2
133
8.3
45
Self-Service Platform
8.5
134
8.6
45
8.7
138
8.3
46
7.1
107
7.4
41
8.1
129
8.7
43
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
6.0
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
5.0
5
Not enough data
5.3
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
13
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
13
Process
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
56
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
252
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
196
Channels
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
248
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
232
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
249
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
186
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Insight
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
174
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
222
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
220
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
225
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
7.6
14
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Survey Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
70
Not enough data
Agentic AI - IT Alerting
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
7.0
5
Not enough data
Incident Management
9.1
736
Not enough data
8.9
739
Not enough data
9.0
792
Not enough data
8.6
728
Not enough data
8.6
693
Not enough data
Reporting
8.6
774
Not enough data
8.2
637
Not enough data
8.2
616
Not enough data
Access & Usability
8.4
702
Not enough data
8.9
725
Not enough data
8.5
550
Not enough data
8.7
562
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Service Desk
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analysis
7.6
175
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
231
Not enough data
8.2
214
Not enough data
8.7
257
Not enough data
8.4
285
Not enough data
8.7
317
Not enough data
Security
7.8
180
Not enough data
7.0
109
Not enough data
7.5
168
Not enough data
8.9
285
Not enough data
8.8
288
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
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
Freshservice and LiveAgent are categorized as Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
Freshservice is categorized as IT Service Management (ITSM) Tools, IT Alerting, Incident Management, Enterprise IT Management, and Service Desk
LiveAgent is categorized as Digital Customer Service Platforms, Feedback Analytics, Shared Inbox, Complaint Management, Customer Communications Management, Chatbots, Knowledge Management, Social Customer Service, Live Chat, Help Desk, Enterprise Feedback Management, Contact Center, and Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Freshservice
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
LiveAgent
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
19.7%
Computer Software
5.5%
Construction
4.5%
Education Management
3.6%
Hospital & Health Care
3.4%
Other
63.4%
Information Technology and Services
12.8%
Computer Software
7.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Retail
5.5%
Internet
4.5%
Other
64.3%
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