Compare FreshChat and HelpCrunch 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (83.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
15 $
FreshChat
Star Rating
(493)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansHelpCrunch
Star Rating
(237)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
15 $
Browse all 4 pricing plansFreshChat vs HelpCrunch
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found HelpCrunch easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with HelpCrunch overall.
- Reviewers felt that HelpCrunch meets the needs of their business better than FreshChat.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that HelpCrunch is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of HelpCrunch over FreshChat.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
HelpCrunch
Standard Live chat plan
15
$
Great plan for small teams that includes more auto messages, full customization, unlimited contacts and chat history
- 3 chat auto messages
- Help Desk
- Knowledge Base
Free Trial
FreshChat
Free Trial is available
HelpCrunch
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
401
9.3
188
Ease of Use
9.1
403
9.4
194
Ease of Setup
8.8
257
9.5
137
Ease of Admin
9.0
244
9.4
123
Quality of Support
8.8
395
9.6
186
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
240
9.6
120
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
403
9.7
180
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
9.1
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
64
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
43
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
9.3
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
76
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
45
|
Verified
8.5
273
|
Verified
9.2
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
51
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
59
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
60
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
9.4
15
Not enough data
9.6
14
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.6
15
Integrations
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.7
11
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.6
12
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
15
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
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
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
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 - AI Chatbots
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
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
8.9
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
8.7
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
9.0
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
9.0
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
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
Channels
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Design
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
8.5
103
9.3
19
8.6
104
9.1
21
8.9
102
8.9
20
8.7
99
8.9
19
8.6
83
9.2
16
Platform
9.2
105
9.7
20
8.9
100
9.1
19
8.8
100
9.5
18
8.5
99
9.2
20
8.4
78
8.3
14
9.0
93
8.9
16
8.8
94
9.2
17
Generative AI
8.4
42
9.8
10
8.6
42
9.8
9
Conversational Platform
8.6
148
9.8
9
Feature Not Available
9.6
8
8.5
127
8.8
7
8.6
111
9.2
8
Support Automation
8.6
133
8.8
7
8.6
135
8.8
7
8.5
134
9.5
7
8.8
116
9.3
9
Generative AI
8.5
61
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.5
73
9.2
13
8.6
72
9.1
15
7.8
73
8.3
13
Communication
9.2
281
|
Verified
9.6
103
|
Verified
8.5
294
|
Verified
9.4
106
|
Verified
8.4
202
|
Verified
9.1
86
|
Verified
8.9
248
|
Verified
9.5
89
|
Verified
8.2
138
|
Verified
8.0
23
Internal Use
8.5
273
|
Verified
9.2
107
|
Verified
8.7
268
|
Verified
9.3
92
|
Verified
8.4
221
|
Verified
9.2
83
|
Verified
8.7
256
|
Verified
9.1
82
|
Verified
9.0
252
|
Verified
9.2
80
|
Verified
8.5
255
|
Verified
9.1
86
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.9
33
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.7
93
Not enough data
8.4
80
Not enough data
8.5
67
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
9.1
74
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
8.0
68
8.3
5
8.8
77
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
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
9.2(won by default)
23
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
23
Not enough data
Process
9.4(won by default)
43
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
48
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
42
Not enough data
Channels
9.2(won by default)
50
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
53
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
53
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
43
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
44
Not enough data
Insight
9.2(won by default)
41
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
49
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
46
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
48
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support 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
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support 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
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy
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 - 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
FreshChat and HelpCrunch are categorized as Conversational Support, Chatbots, Live Chat, Customer Self-Service, and AI Customer Support Agents
Unique Categories
FreshChat is categorized as Conversational Marketing and Social Customer Service
HelpCrunch is categorized as Shared Inbox, Customer Communications Management, Transactional Email, Help Desk, and AI Chatbots
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FreshChat
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HelpCrunch
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
10.4%
Computer Software
9.8%
Consumer Services
8.0%
Financial Services
5.6%
Retail
4.8%
Other
61.4%
Computer Software
20.4%
Information Technology and Services
12.2%
Marketing and Advertising
9.1%
Internet
7.8%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
4.3%
Other
46.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
How do I set up a chat bot to respond to FAQ's automatically?
3 Comments
Official Response from FreshChat
We have no code easy to use bot builders to help you set up powerful chatbots. You can refer to these solution articles to help you build one. You can also...Read more
Can we see the ticket details and the possibility of modification ?
2 Comments
Official Response from FreshChat
No, you can't modify ticker details from FreshchatRead more
What are the advanced Whatsapp integration features that we can use besides incoming chats?
1 Comment
Official Response from FreshChat
You can also run proactive campaigns using WhatsApp. Please refer to this link for more details- https://bit.ly/3vCWmBVRead more
Does your platform have a mobiile app?
1 Comment
PP
Hi Damilola! You surely can interact with your customers through HelpCrunch mobile apps in addition to the web dashboard.
We offer iOS and Android mobile...Read more
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