Cherwell Service Management vs Freshservice comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Cherwell Service Management
Ranking in Help Desk Software
18th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
13th
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Freshservice
Ranking in Help Desk Software
5th
Ranking in IT Service Management (ITSM)
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (9th), Cloud Management (13th), IT Asset Management (3rd)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Help Desk Software category, the market share of Cherwell Service Management is 0.4% and it decreased by 72.7% compared to the previous year. The market share of Freshservice is 2.3% and it decreased by 47.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Help Desk Software
Unique Categories:
IT Service Management (ITSM)
0.2%
Project Management Software
2.9%
 

Featured Reviews

Thobile Moeketsi - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 5, 2022
Having everything in one location has significantly improved our efficiency and reporting
We use the solution for IT service management, it's the key process for recording incidents or problems, and change management. We are customers of Cherwell and I'm an enterprise architect.  Previously, the processes we now use Service Management for, were done manually. Implementing CSM has made…
EM
Sep 7, 2022
Reliable with good workflow automation and professional support
The only thing I would have against it right now is that the workflow automation is not as granular as we would like it to be, at least for the size of our organization. The round robin ticketing feature that they have is not ideal, especially in the cases of, for example, if you have multiple groups and there are similar users in different groups. If the round robin-ing feature is turned on at any point for that user, depending on the workflow automation, the ticketing will just go to that user instead of going to a particular group. It's not as accurate as it should be. When we have new hires that come in, we have a new hire ticket that comes in from our HR department that comes into the IT department so that we can start preparing the equipment and getting the credentials ready. And then, once we create credentials, we need to send that over to an onboarding department that then provides the credentials to the end user and onboards them the day of. Now for all those tickets, we're talking about two or three tickets by the time we have to ship equipment. Since we have to ship equipment too during Covid, by the time we have those three tickets created, we need to have one group that encompasses everybody that would be involved in that whole procedure so that we'd be able to all have visibility within those tickets. Otherwise, I can't see HR tickets based on the group rules we have set up. HR can't see our IT tickets. There was a level of security in place there. We had to create a group that encompassed everybody. The problem there was that since the IT department has a round robin-ing feature set up so that when tickets come in, they're auto-assigned to us, all the tickets that were created within that group that we created to encompass everybody were just coming directly to us, which didn't make sense. We had to have the ticket initially come into our team, basically, and then we'd have to reroute the ticket. It was just a whole added process and it just became overly frustrating. That's part of the reason why we're moving away from the platform.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The dashboard is very useful to get a quick overview of current tasks."
"Clear processes with transparent responsibilities led to more efficiencies within the teams."
"All our activities are carried out in the one place."
"The most valuable features are problem management and change management."
"Its integration features, orchestration features, and discovery tools are the most valuable. It is also pretty stable, and it can be as scalable as you want."
"The dashboard and the reporting functionality are the solution's most valuable features."
"It has reduced the time to look up who is responsible for a service, and it has reduced the time to finalize a service request because it now goes directly to the person who is responsible for the service in that location. So, a service request is handled quickly and directly by the person responsible for it."
"We find its ability to track what's going on with each request very valuable. We are also able to merge ticket requests and assign them to different groups in the company. We have another department that uses the same system."
"The most valuable feature is the sandbox, which allows me to test new configurations, automations, and workflows before taking them live on the production system."
"Its ease of use is fantastic. It is just above and beyond, especially when you compare it to something like Cherwell, Salesforce, or anything like that. It is on its own level. It is so easy to administer. The way everything is organized and the way it builds its own documentation is very good."
"Depending on the size of your organization, is pretty standard and useful."
"There is a nice user interface."
"The admin feature is the UI, so it's very clean. The asset management and its model are valuable as well."
"The most valuable feature of Freshservice is you can assign downloaded tickets and the reports are useful."
 

Cons

"Access is only available if we're on VPN."
"Application service mapping, GRC, SecOps, and things like that need improvement."
"The stability, specifically in the on-premises deployment model, could be improved."
"Areas for improvement would be the service catalog and customer catalog, which is not very user-friendly. The shopping cart experience is also terrible - you submit and go straight to the cart, you can't continue shopping or see your overall cost."
"I would suggest that Freshservice enhance its technical capabilities, particularly when it comes to ICT network discovery."
"We'd like to see a CMDB, a Configuration Management Database, in the future."
"Freshservice could improve the integration with Microsoft Outlook."
"Freshservice has issues around how assets get picked up, requiring a lot of parameter changes within to network to ensure the system discovers everything."
"We haven't had any issues with the stability of Freshservice. However, we have had some issues with data imports, we have noticed that large amounts of data can get stuck. This is something that we haven't seen in other solutions."
"I am not too happy with the page layout or screen layout since it always looks messy."
"The round robin ticketing feature that they have is not ideal."
"There are some limitations in reporting. For example, I would like to have a report of conversations or replies."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For an ITIL user, the cost is probably about 50 bucks a month."
"The solution has an annual licensing model."
"There are some additional costs but not that many. For example, we have unlimited assets, which is something for which we pay extra. We also paid for additional orchestration. I would rate it a three out of five in terms of pricing. They are right in the middle."
"The pricing information is on their website. It's my understanding that their Pro Plan, for example, is around $89/month."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The cost at the current timing is very reasonable but as the product gains popularity, I anticipate it might become expensive. Fortunately my customers have been offered a generous discount making it more affordable for me and satisfying both my needs and customers requirement."
"Our licensing fee for Freshservice is $2,500 a year."
"Compared to other tools, Freshservice is affordable."
"Freshservice price is competitive, it is not more than other solutions on the market."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
55%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
6%
Retailer
3%
Computer Software Company
26%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cherwell Service Management?
All our activities are carried out in the one place.
What needs improvement with Cherwell Service Management?
We need to be on VPN in order to set up and access the solution, and that has created some challenges. Even though it uses our Windows login, we still have to be on VPN. The product should be able ...
What is your primary use case for Cherwell Service Management?
We use the solution for IT service management, it's the key process for recording incidents or problems, and change management. We are customers of Cherwell and I'm an enterprise architect.
What do you like most about Freshservice?
The solution has been very helpful engineering insights into the client's environment. We have been able to manage calls and incidence very efficiently which provides us with a clear understanding...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Freshservice?
The cost at the current timing is very reasonable but as the product gains popularity, I anticipate it might become expensive. Fortunately my customers have been offered a generous discount making ...
What needs improvement with Freshservice?
I would suggest that Freshservice enhance its technical capabilities, particularly when it comes to ICT network discovery. This will make a significant improvement in their software and these featu...
 

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