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Cisco Webex Experience Management vs Freshdesk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Cisco Webex Experience Mana...
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
19th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Freshdesk
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
4th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (3rd), Help Desk Software (5th), Knowledge Management Software (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Customer Experience Management category, the mindshare of Cisco Webex Experience Management is 1.6%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Freshdesk is 3.0%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Experience Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Freshdesk3.0%
Cisco Webex Experience Management1.6%
Other95.4%
Customer Experience Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2281632 - PeerSpot reviewer
Very stable but exceptionally costly
It is a fairly scalable solution and it does not require any maintenance. I would give it a ten out of ten for stability. Approximately 100 people use Cisco Webex Experience Management at our company. I do not use it every day, but other employees do. Unless it becomes more affordable, we do not plan to increase the usage of the solution at our company.
Bharanidharan K - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly interface but needs enhancement in ticket tracking and response times
There is no room for improvement in Freshdesk. We can set a time period for particular employees as something that could be better. For example, if some new employees are unfamiliar with Freshdesk, it should be more user-friendly. They need to give shortcut keys to use the ticketing portal. If some users don't know how to generate a ticket, providing them with a help desk or tutorial portal would be useful for the end-user.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It works well in general, we haven't had any issues with it. It is stable and useful."
"It's free of charge for us. For our scale of business, it's very important. We don't have a lot of tickets."
"Its simplicity is most valuable. It is easy and simple, and it requires negligible training effort. I don't spend all my time goofing around trying to find stuff in the ticketing system."
"I used Freshdesk for communication with the clients, such as real-time chats."
"The UI is easy to use."
"We have made use of the training academy and the technical support team from Freshdesk. Both have been very good resources."
"The ticketing system is smooth, but since we use a free version, we do not have many facilities available."
"Freshdesk is very easy to use, it is user-friendly, and users can access knowledge base articles."
"There is the option to create different roles for specific users. We make use of groups for each customer service team which has been very effective. We are able to apply different sets of rules for each group which determines how they interact with customers and escalate issues."
 

Cons

"It is very expensive but there are no additional charges after it's purchased."
"It would be helpful to pull reports or schedule them based on agents, users, ticket numbers, or responses."
"For integrations, we need to write code that communicates with their system in order to enable certain functionality in the system. This is a lot of work for their customers."
"The solution's inbound calls could be improved."
"More automation would be beneficial, as it could greatly improve our efficiency and reduce manual tasks."
"I would like to be able to change the subject in emails for ourselves. If we could have the option to do that, it would improve our speed and the overall cleanliness of the CRM."
"An area for improvement in Freshdesk would be enabling all features regardless of company or user size."
"Technical support is not the best. It could be much, much better and offer better support to users."
"With the advancements in AI now, I will say Freshdesk should consider integrating more AI, but so far, I am satisfied with every single feature."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price could be better, but it's okay. Compared to ServiceNow and JIRA, Freshworks offers a competitive price. There are also additional licensing costs because you need Microsoft Outlook. Each new email account costs around $15 to $19."
"We pay approximately $70 per agent to use Freshdesk. We have 10 agents, which is approximately $700 or $800 per month. It is a fixed license, there are not any additional fees."
"The best system plan is enterprise. It costs basically 79 Euros per agent per month when it's billed annually and 95 Euros per agent per month when it's billed monthly."
"The pricing is pretty manageable and acceptable."
"Freshdesk was the best solution with the best price. It was cost efficient and included all the features that we needed."
"It was definitely not expensive. It was two grand or maybe three grand total for a year. It has just straight and simple standard licensing fees. There is no additional fee."
"We use a combination of Freshdesk, Freshservice, and Freshchat. We use the whole suite. Weirdly enough, we pay more for Freshdesk than we do for Freshservice. I would rate it a three out of five in terms of pricing. You can get different bundles, and you can always move to different plans that are standard. Freshservice can go anywhere from $19 up to $120 per agent, per month. There is such a wide range, and it is very customizable to your needs."
"We use a licensing model only so we pay for the number of agents we have configured in the system only."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Webex Experience Management?
It works well in general, we haven't had any issues with it. It is stable and useful.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Webex Experience Management?
Cisco Webex Experience Management is very expensive but there are no additional charges after it's purchased. I would rate it a ten out of ten in terms of costliness.
What needs improvement with Cisco Webex Experience Management?
I wouldn't say it needs any improvement on the technical side, but it could be less expensive.
What do you like most about Freshdesk?
Freshdesk significantly improved our customer issue resolution process. We can now easily record and track all customer requests, ensuring that no tickets are lost.
What needs improvement with Freshdesk?
With the advancements in AI now, I will say Freshdesk should consider integrating more AI, but so far, I am satisfied with every single feature.
What is your primary use case for Freshdesk?
As a customer success manager for over six years, I can sum up the benefits I've seen from using Freshdesk: it has played a huge role in ensuring that my customers stay happy, and happiness means d...
 

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