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DIGITAL CX vs Freshdesk comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

DIGITAL CX
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
12th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Customer Communications Management (CCM) (5th), Social CRM (8th)
Freshdesk
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (3rd), Help Desk Software (5th), Knowledge Management Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Customer Experience Management category, the mindshare of DIGITAL CX is 1.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Freshdesk is 2.4%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Experience Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Freshdesk2.4%
DIGITAL CX1.9%
Other95.7%
Customer Experience Management
 

Featured Reviews

JV
IT Specialist
Unified communication has reduced global calling costs and supports organized departmental workflows
The best features that DIGITAL CX offers are making international calls, the chat functionality, and the fax capability. We still use fax as some institutions require fax documentation to be sent to us. Adding users is very easy, and the setup is straightforward. The support from RingCentral is exceptional. The international calling capabilities and low costs are outstanding. DIGITAL CX has positively impacted my organization through cost reduction. Currently, we do not assign direct lines to most users. We have very few direct lines, and the cost is much lower by simply creating extensions and only authorizing certain users to make international calls. Last year we started making the adjustment, and we reduced costs from 4,000 dollars to 2,000 dollars in just a couple of months.
Gauri Thakur - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Portfolio Projects at Microland Limited
Integrated support workflows have provided a unified view but need broader enterprise flexibility
Freshdesk's scalability could be improved for larger businesses across departments. Its intuitive interface is appealing for small to medium-sized businesses. However, when you look at larger enterprise levels, ServiceNow operates more efficiently. This scalability is an area where Freshdesk could expand its offerings. Additionally, I don't have too much hands-on experience with Freshdesk ticket routing. I need to check with the service desk team if they've used it. Similarly, for analytics capability, I haven't explored much on Freshdesk, but I have done it for ServiceNow. I have seen a lot on ServiceNow and the BMC Remedy, so I can speak better for them. I haven't had the chance to look at it so much that I can do a comparison. I haven't had much experience with Freshdesk's reporting. Within its paradigm of customer service management, Freshdesk is quite scalable. But I've said that inter-department and the interoperability is better off in ServiceNow than in Freshdesk.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"DIGITAL CX has positively impacted my organization through cost reduction; last year we started making the adjustment, and we reduced costs from 4,000 dollars to 2,000 dollars in just a couple of months."
"RingCentral has a good implementation of voice over IP and is easy to use, enabling a range of VoIP functions."
"I would definitely recommend Freshworks to potential users."
"The built-in customer satisfaction surveys made it easy for us to see areas that need improvement, and the ticket automations allows us to set priorities on incoming tickets based on who is submitting it."
"Freshdesk has allowed us to measure and track the response and resolution time of tickets which has been reduced from seven to eight hours down to 30 minutes to one hour."
"Aside from sending a ticket to client, it can also send an image."
"The organization that is possible with other departments is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The UI is easy to use."
"Freshdesk is a time saver and reduces the need for fewer employees."
"Freshdesk significantly improved our customer issue resolution process. We can now easily record and track all customer requests, ensuring that no tickets are lost."
 

Cons

"Pricing on RingCentral can be confusing due to numerous surcharges and fees, making it important to consider all fees for a true comparison with other services."
"I believe DIGITAL CX could be improved by making certain menus easier to find."
"RingCentral could improve by incorporating more advanced AI functionalities, as Zoom currently has AI integrated across their products."
"There are a few things we have asked for, like a forward button. When a ticket comes in, we forward it, but it doesn't sync up with the forward. That is the one they have to rework. The other is when we forward the ticket, it doesn't go all, or certain things don't go with it. We have told them about it, and they are working on it. It would be better if they gave us a more standard reporting template. Although they already have some, many aren't usable. It would be easier if we had more templates to work with."
"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."
"It would be helpful to pull reports or schedule them based on agents, users, ticket numbers, or responses."
"More automation would be beneficial, as it could greatly improve our efficiency and reduce manual tasks."
"Sometimes our requirements are not matched with Freshdesk's free version as most of the advanced features are not available to us."
"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."
"Freshdesk's scalability could be improved for larger businesses across departments."
"The solution's inbound calls could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."
"Freshdesk was the best solution with the best price. It was cost efficient and included all the features that we needed."
"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 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."
"The pricing is pretty manageable and acceptable."
"It is costly."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
26%
Construction Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Insurance Company
9%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise14
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for DIGITAL CX?
My experience with the pricing, implementation cost, and licenses of DIGITAL CX has been very good. As I mentioned, the cost was reduced significantly. We have carried out a substantial cost reduct...
What needs improvement with DIGITAL CX?
I believe DIGITAL CX could be improved by making certain menus easier to find. The manuals do not contain sufficient information and do not specify certain cases. In those situations, I sometimes h...
What is your primary use case for DIGITAL CX?
DIGITAL CX serves as the main communication platform in my organization for both internal and external purposes. I use DIGITAL CX for internal communication to facilitate intercommunication between...
What needs improvement with Freshdesk?
I think the main problem with Freshdesk is the deep settings, interface, and analytics. When you need complex cross-functional reports, such as a link between tickets and CRM data or a specific vis...
What is your primary use case for Freshdesk?
My main use case for Freshdesk is customer support tickets. A specific example of how my team uses Freshdesk for customer support tickets is that it was a pre-integrated Freshdesk tool with Jira, w...
What advice do you have for others considering Freshdesk?
My advice for others looking into using Freshdesk is to consider that compared to Zendesk or Salesforce, where the settings might take months, Freshdesk can allow you to launch it in just a few day...
 

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