Freshdesk Features
Platform (6)
Mobile User Support
Based on 1164 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.
Customization
Based on 1665 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows users to customize chat colors, text, logos, and branding.
User, Role, and Access Management
Based on 1556 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.
Integration
Based on 1155 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Integrates with other customer service software to improve support and enhance functionality
Reporting
Based on 1882 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress
Dashboards
Based on 1970 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Displays important metrics relating to performance
Ticket and Case Management (8)
Ticket Creation User Experience
Based on 2243 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
User Experience of creating and submitting a ticket
Ticket Response User Experience
Based on 2261 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
User Experience of responding and receiving a response
Workflow
Based on 2184 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Route tickets based on values of fields, changes to ticket status and time based conditions
Automated Response
Based on 2064 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Respond to common requests with standard reply
SLA Management
Based on 1814 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Offers tools for managing and tracking service-level agreements (SLAs)
Attachments/Screencasts
Based on 2097 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Documents and files can be attached to the ticket to communicate with customer issues/resolutions
Ticket Collaboration
Based on 2026 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Share and collaborate on tickets with multiple customer service representatives
Customer/Contact Database
Based on 1379 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Central repository for account and contact information
Communication Channels (5)
Customer Portal
Based on 1933 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows fully customizable portal for customer to enter tickets, provide feedback and communicate with service agents
Email to Case
Based on 2094 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Ability for customer service agents to communicate via email and email conversations are automatically tracked in ticket
Live Chat Support
Based on 1322 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Ability for customer service agents to communicate with customers via live chat to solve problems live
Social Media Integration
Based on 1197 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Integration to social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to allow customers and agents to communicate via social networks
Voice
Based on 943 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Make and receive calls directly in the application. Track and record calls for analysis.
Self-Service Experience (5)
Knowledge Base
Based on 964 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides a repository of information that can be used by those seeking support.
Searchable Articles
This feature was mentioned in 915 Freshdesk reviews.
Makes articles in the knowledge base searchable on the web.
Community Forums
This feature was mentioned in 687 Freshdesk reviews.
Enables users to engage with other users to solve common issues.
Mobile Optimization
As reported in 242 Freshdesk reviews.
Optimizes the customer self-service experience on mobile devices
Personalization
260 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Gives the user targeted, personalized results based on their activity or preferences
Self-Service Platform (4)
Branding
256 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to add custom branding (logos, brand colors, etc.) to self-service portals, chatbots, etc.
Automation
265 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Automates some or all operation related tasks
Artificial Intelligence
225 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Utilizes artificial intelligence to improve workflows or customer experiences
Integrations
As reported in 241 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows easy integrations with applications, such as messenger applications, APIs, and customer support tools
Communication (5)
Pop-up Chat
Based on 587 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Enables a popup chat window on company websites to encourage interaction between website visitors and designated company representatives.
Notifications
Based on 603 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Delivers notifications to both sides of the conversation.
Targeted Emails
Based on 497 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Sends automated emails to further engage clients and potential clients.
In-App Messaging
202 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows for live chat to be enabled within the app for customer help.
Co-Browsing
Based on 205 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows agents to join a customer's browser session and navigate through the website with them.
Internal Use (6)
Customization
Based on 1665 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows users to customize chat colors, text, logos, and branding.
Conversation Archiving
Based on 206 Freshdesk reviews.
Archives conversations in a separate location for later reference.
Lead Development
As reported in 189 Freshdesk reviews.
Enables employees to denote potential customers.
Knowledge Base
Based on 561 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Establishes a knowledge base for employee reference during conversations.
Team Inbox
Based on 521 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Provides a central location for help requests, helping employees respond sooner.
Customer Profiles
Based on 549 Freshdesk reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team.
Allows for the creation of profiles for contacts and customers.
Process (3)
Mentions
This feature was mentioned in 166 Freshdesk reviews.
Scours various channels for brand mentions to proactively seek reparative communications.
Tickets
Based on 488 Freshdesk reviews.
Creates and assigns support tickets, scheduling them in a timely manner.
Macros
This feature was mentioned in 375 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows administrators to create templated responses to frequently asked questions.
Channels (8)
Email
As reported in 483 Freshdesk reviews.
Ability to connect agents with customers through Live Chat.
Social
Based on 419 Freshdesk reviews.
Connects employees with customers through a social media solution.
Live Chat
This feature was mentioned in 380 Freshdesk reviews.
Ability to connect agents with customers through email.
Phone
This feature was mentioned in 344 Freshdesk reviews.
Connects employees with customers through a calling solution.
Text
This feature was mentioned in 58 Freshdesk reviews.
Ability to connect agents with customers through text message solution.
Multi-Channel Coverage
This feature was mentioned in 361 Freshdesk reviews.
Software incorporates multiple digital communications channels.
Open Listening
336 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows incorporation of inbound contacts from non-marketing channels.
Physical Media
326 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Includes physical media (mail, flyers, billboards, etc.) in the channels mix.
Insight (4)
Surveys
386 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides opportunity for customers to give feedback through a survey.
Reporting
Based on 173 Freshdesk reviews.
Enables administrators to create customized reports reflecting customer satisfaction.
Visitor Activity
As reported in 377 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows administrators to track visitor activity to understand the research that was done before turning to customer service.
Help Desk
Based on 449 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides a knowledge base or other support channel for disparate team members to work together and provide cohesive solutions.
Design (5)
Communications Strategy Development
334 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows planning and deployment of an overall communications strategy.
Create Content
As reported in 337 Freshdesk reviews.
Includes or integrates with content creation apps.
Personalization
357 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Outbound communications are segmented and personalized.
Inbound Identification
Based on 347 Freshdesk reviews.
Inbound contacts are identified and handled based on history.
Regulatory Compliance
Based on 335 Freshdesk reviews.
Software verifies compliance with GDPR, CAN-SPAM, and other legal requirements.
Usability (3)
All-Employee Access
270 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Permits use by job roles outside of service department
Supporting Documents
As reported in 266 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows linking of useful information such as screen shots
Two-Way Communication
This feature was mentioned in 258 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides direct contact between CSRs and customers outside of milestones
Reporting (3)
Priority Case Alerts
Based on 252 Freshdesk reviews.
Informs stakeholders of activity on escalated or high-value cases
Trend Analysis
As reported in 248 Freshdesk reviews.
Evaluates frequency of types of complaints
Performance Monitoring
This feature was mentioned in 260 Freshdesk reviews.
Includes a dashboard or other means of performance monitoring
Productivity Tools (7)
Notes
239 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to leave notes or comments on emails or relevant cases.
Internal Discussion
This feature was mentioned in 224 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides a dedicated space or a thread feature that allows for long-form discussion.
Assignments and Tasks
Based on 229 Freshdesk reviews.
Offer in-application assignment and task tracking functionality.
Workflows
Based on 233 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows users to create and follow predetermined workflows attached to actions.
Templates
Based on 234 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows users to create canned answers or templates for email responses.
Integrations
As reported in 212 Freshdesk reviews.
Integrates without outside software to provide additional functionality or pull information.
Tagging System
As reported in 230 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides a tagging system to allow users to sort emails by relevant subject.
Analytics (3)
Trends
As reported in 208 Freshdesk reviews.
Analyzes trends in email content and resolution.
Performance Tracking
This feature was mentioned in 218 Freshdesk reviews.
Tracks performance and productivity of users inside the application.
Email Tracking
This feature was mentioned in 216 Freshdesk reviews.
Tracks email analytics like emails opened, how long the email was opened for, etc.
Conversational Platform (4)
Personalization
439 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Identifies the customer and personalizes interaction at every touchpoint.
Omnichannel
This feature was mentioned in 385 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows multiple related channels to interact at once to reduce transfers.
Contextual Engagement
As reported in 378 Freshdesk reviews.
Prompts agents to engage customers based on contextual data, such as product usage or conversation history.
Proactive Engagement
Based on 314 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides features for sending outbound messages to engage customers through proactive support.
Support Automation (4)
Intelligent Routing
Based on 395 Freshdesk reviews.
Can route contacts to agents the customer has worked with before.
Seamless Escalation
As reported in 415 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides features for escalating conversations to the appropriate agent.
Transcripts
This feature was mentioned in 380 Freshdesk reviews.
Maintains a transcript of conversations from all channels.
Self-Serve Support
This feature was mentioned in 321 Freshdesk reviews.
Enables customers to resolve queries or issues without the assistance of an agent.
Generative AI (16)
AI Text Generation
This feature was mentioned in 332 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Based on 329 Freshdesk reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
This feature was mentioned in 119 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Based on 117 Freshdesk reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text-to-Speech
116 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Simulates human-like speech from text inputs.
AI Text Summarization
This feature was mentioned in 143 Freshdesk reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
81 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
As reported in 81 Freshdesk reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
183 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
Based on 183 Freshdesk reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
This feature was mentioned in 212 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
208 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
266 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
As reported in 266 Freshdesk reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
AI Text Generation
Based on 88 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.
AI Text Summarization
As reported in 87 Freshdesk reviews.
Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.
Automation (3)
Customer Interaction Automation
This feature was mentioned in 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows users to automate responses to customer inquiries across various channels.
Feedback Collection
11 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Provides users the ability to automate the collection and analysis of feedback from customers, employees, or other stakeholders.
Document Processing
Based on 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows users to automate the handling, processing, and management of documents.
Autonomy (4)
Independent Decision Making
11 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows the AI agent to learn from interactions and adapt its responses accordingly.
Adaptive Responses
11 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Allows the AI agent to learn from interactions and adapt its responses accordingly.
Task Execution
As reported in 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides the AI agent the ability to execute tasks without requiring constant user input.
Problem Solving
As reported in 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows the AI agent to identify and resolve issues without user intervention.
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents (5)
Automated Ticket Resolution
Based on 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows the AI agent to autonomously resolve customer queries without human intervention.
Contextual Response Generation
As reported in 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Enables the AI agent to provide accurate answers based on the context of customer inquiries.
Sentiment Analysis
As reported in 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows the AI agent to analyze customer sentiment and adjust responses accordingly.
Knowledge Base Utilization
Based on 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Enables the AI agent to retrieve information from a knowledge base to assist with query resolution.
Multilingual Support
This feature was mentioned in 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides users the ability to interact with the AI agent in multiple languages for global support.
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents (4)
Proactive Customer Outreach
Based on 11 Freshdesk reviews.
Enables the AI agent to initiate interactions, such as reminders or follow-ups, with customers.
Feedback Collection
As reported in 12 Freshdesk reviews.
Provides users the ability to automate gathering and analyzing customer feedback after interactions.
Escalation Handling
This feature was mentioned in 12 Freshdesk reviews.
Allows the AI agent to identify when issues require human intervention and escalate them appropriately.
Workflow Optimization
As reported in 12 Freshdesk reviews.
Enables the AI agent to streamline repetitive customer service tasks, improving efficiency and response times.
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service (7)
Autonomous Task Execution
This feature was mentioned in 19 Freshdesk reviews.
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Multi-step Planning
As reported in 18 Freshdesk reviews.
Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes
Cross-system Integration
Based on 19 Freshdesk reviews.
Works across multiple software systems or databases
Adaptive Learning
As reported in 20 Freshdesk reviews.
Improves performance based on feedback and experience
Natural Language Interaction
As reported in 20 Freshdesk reviews.
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
19 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Decision Making
Based on 19 Freshdesk reviews.
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives
Agentic AI - Help Desk (3)
Autonomous Task Execution
As reported in 62 Freshdesk reviews.
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Natural Language Interaction
This feature was mentioned in 61 Freshdesk reviews.
Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation
Proactive Assistance
This feature was mentioned in 60 Freshdesk reviews.
Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting
Agentic AI - Shared Inbox (2)
Autonomous Task Execution
As reported in 15 Freshdesk reviews.
Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input
Decision Making
17 reviewers of Freshdesk have provided feedback on this feature.
Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives





