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We performed a comparison between Freshdesk, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and Oracle Fusion Service based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable features of Freshdesk are the automation of tickets to assign them to different agents, and the managing of documents is easy.""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.""The UI is easy to use.""The feature that I have found most valuable is the way that it connects to various folders especially because we use it as a CRM tool. We can connect it with our phones and our chat, and also with the API and have it as an email service. Freshdesk just makes our life easier.""The user experience on the platform itself is fantastic. The UI is clean and uncluttered, so it's easy to find any information about your customer or the issue at hand. You can find out the person responsible for that particular issue, what the problem is, who the stakeholders are, and how to resolve it. There are lots of tools that will help you do that as well.""The ticketing system is smooth, but since we use a free version, we do not have many facilities available.""Freshdesk significantly improved our customer issue resolution process. We can now easily record and track all customer requests, ensuring that no tickets are lost.""Their knowledge base is phenomenal. The way that it learns from our users is awesome, and responses are really awesome as well. It does a pretty good job of picking up what's needed. The knowledge bases are great."

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"The way it effectively works with the array of other Microsoft tools, such as Azure, is valuable. It works very well with the use of data linking and things like that. Overall, it is a great overall tool to have an effective understanding of the transactional background of each of our customers.""Our clients appreciate that the solution can be used to monitor everything their customer interacts with in their business.""The solution is stable.""Dynamics is easy to use. There are several fields I can filter.""The most valuable features are the integration capabilities with other third-party software. It has an easy user interface and in terms of security, it has permission-based access for different users.""The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is the flexibility with Microsoft Office 365.""It integrates well with other Microsoft products.""Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a stable solution."

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"Oracle Service Cloud could improve the integration for older platforms.""Oracle offers a wide range of applications, each capable of delivering significant value to our business.""The service management features are valuable.""Stable and scalable with good technical support.""The most valuable feature of the solution is that customers can easily understand it.""It offers a seamless experience with quick deployment—eliminating prolonged implementation and installation processes.""The product's most valuable feature is an efficient fusion of finance and HR modules.""The solution changes the way clients work to make it easier and faster."

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Cons
"It would be helpful to pull reports or schedule them based on agents, users, ticket numbers, or responses.""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.""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.""I would like to see improvements in the account management aspect, having a customer portal for better visibility into my subscription, invoices, and trouble tickets.""There aren't any features that we want to enhance, but we need to mature in our usage of some of them. I can't say any feature is missing or needs improvement, but a tool's built-in features need to evolve customer feedback. We have a dialogue set up for that kind of feedback.""I would like on-the-go translation,""There are some restrictions where you need automation and sometimes there is just no way to achieve what you need.""Sometimes our requirements are not matched with Freshdesk's free version as most of the advanced features are not available to us."

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"Microsoft Dynamics CRM's customer support could be improved as tickets usually take a long time to resolve.""The options for customizing Microsoft Dynamics CRM are very limited or highly complex.""Microsoft Dynamics CRM could improve the built-in reports. The ones that are included are pretty generic unless you subscribe to Microsoft BI, which is an extra fee. They should offer the reports without having to purchase a separate subscription for Microsoft BI. However, the reports in Microsoft BI are fantastic.""They should work on improving the solution's scalability.""Dynamic's management could be improved. The tech management should have better technical capabilities.""Out of the box, the solution doesn't really have a desirable user experience. We have to set it up and customize it to meet our needs.""Microsoft Dynamics CRM could improve by making the ports and dashboards more intuitive using Microsoft Azure analytical features. Compared to Salesforce and other partners, the dashboards in Microsoft Dynamics CRM are less intuitive.""It could be less complicated for smaller organizations."

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"The solution’s reporting could be improved.""The product must provide modules for operations management.""We built some custom code to make a few functions easier. Oracle needs to look at what the customers do and integrate them into the product.""Oracle Fusion Service needs to improve its documentation part because we do not have proper documentation.""Oracle changed the means by which users are created in the system. I would like this to be easier to implement.""The dependency on the dollar makes these products more costly during disruptions in currency parity, especially in countries like Pakistan.""Lacks the ability to deploy custom code for customization.""The vendor must provide a user-friendly mobile application."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "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."
  • "We use a licensing model only so we pay for the number of agents we have configured in the system only."
  • "Freshdesk was the best solution with the best price. It was cost efficient and included all the features that we needed."
  • "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."
  • "It is costly."
  • "The pricing is pretty manageable and acceptable."
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  • "We have to buy a separate license in order to implement the social listening feature."
  • "It's kind of pricey. It's about $50 or $60 per user."
  • "I am not the person who pays for Microsoft Dynamics CRM but it is expensive. I have been using Microsoft Azure, which Microsoft Dynamics CRM is built on, and I know we prepaid for the services. For me as a consumer, I do not think I can afford it, mainly because I am only learning how to use the AI and the rate which they charge is high. In general, Microsoft solutions are expensive and this is most likely due to the brand, this is something you expect. However, the price might be high but you receive a highly secure solution."
  • "There is a license required to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM."
  • "The price of the solution is good but could be cheaper."
  • "We have a three-year ELA with all our Microsoft solutions and often we had to do a true-up which was approximately $1,000,000. Additionally, we pay approximately $2,500 a month for support."
  • "Pricing for this software could be cheaper."
  • "The solution is open source and is free. However, it does require a Dynamics 365 subscription."
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  • "This is definitely an expensive product compared to others on the market."
  • "Licensing fees are on the higher end and I rate them an eight out of ten."
  • "Oracle's pricing is quite high, and this cost can be a significant barrier, especially for smaller companies."
  • "Oracle Fusion Service is more expensive than Workday."
  • "There are no extra licenses, everything is included in the subscription, and the price is fixed."
  • "The product has average pricing."
  • "Oracle Fusion Service is a cheap and flexible solution."
  • "The tool is reasonably priced."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Freshdesk significantly improved our customer issue resolution process. We can now easily record and track all customer… more »
    Top Answer:I would like to see improvements in the account management aspect, having a customer portal for better visibility into… more »
    Top Answer:I use Freshdesk to manage IT support tickets for our team of 15 IT professionals across multiple countries. It has been… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM are all the filters and possible reports.
    Top Answer:The solution should improve the user experience in the process of creating and activating offers. Sometimes, the process… more »
    Top Answer:We use Microsoft Dynamics CRM to control sales advancements in our company.
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of the solution is that customers can easily understand it.
    Top Answer:The solution’s reporting could be improved.
    Top Answer:I used the solution for general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and indirect tax. Currently, I am working… more »
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    Also Known As
    Dynamics CRM, MS Dynamics CRM
    Oracle Service Cloud, Oracle RightNow
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    Overview

    Freshdesk is a cloud-based customer support solution that provides organizations with the features necessary to effectively streamline their support processes. This includes powerful multichannel capability, integrated game mechanics, smart automations, and more.

    The solution is designed to automate agent workflows and resolve routine questions using AI and bots. Freshdesk allows managers to prioritize, categorize, and assign tickets to their agents, making it easy for them to collaborate and quickly respond to customers. 

    Freshdesk Features and Benefits

    Some of the solution's top features and benefits include:

    • Simplified ticketing: With Freshdesk, you can easily prioritize, manage, and assign trackable tickets. The management system ensures that multiple agents don’t work on the same ticket by accident. You can easily set deadlines for ticket resolution based on specific categories and create custom statuses that suit your workflow to identify what stage a ticket is in.
    • Automation: Automatically assign tickets to agents and groups based on keywords and requests and set up automated repeated actions and provide quick, consistent responses to common questions using pre-formatted replies. In addition, you can choose to prevent the reopening of tickets when customers reply with a thank you.
    • Improved collaboration: Share tickets with other teams while retaining full visibility into the progress being made on the issue. Related tickets can be linked together to better keep track of the big picture. Tickets can also be split into smaller child tickets and assigned to multiple agents to help resolve complex, multi-stage issues.
    • Build up your knowledge base: Create effective support documentation by enabling agents to convert their ticket replies into knowledge base articles, while they reply.
    • Metrics and reporting: See how different agents and groups are performing by viewing various help desk metrics and improve performance by identifying problems based on insights.

      With Freshdesk’s reporting tools, you can schedule the periodic delivery of out-of-the-box and custom reports to your inbox. The solution’s customer satisfaction reports provide you with feedback on how your customers rate your support.
    • Forum moderation: Set up moderation workflows to ensure that forum posts that violate your guidelines are not immediately published. Critical issues raised in the community are automatically converted into tickets to ensure they get the required response.

    • Integration: Freshdesk’s open API can be used to integrate the solution with multiple  third-party systems. 
    • Comprehensive security: Freshdesk’s security features allow you to:

      • Set custom access permissions for agents.
      • Perform comprehensive audits of networks and systems.
      • Secure your own support domain or vanity URL with custom SSL certificates.
      • Whitelist IP ranges and restrict login access outside of work, or link IP whitelisting to a VPN.
      • Set up SSO scripts for credential authentication.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Freshdesk stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Two major ones are its effective ticketing system and its intuitive interface.

    Deepak B., an application manager, writes, “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. This information is valuable for board meetings.”

    Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a comprehensive customer relationship management solution that helps businesses streamline their sales, marketing, and customer service processes. With its user-friendly interface and powerful features, it enables organizations to effectively manage their customer interactions and drive business growth.

    One of the key features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is its sales automation capabilities. It allows sales teams to track leads, manage opportunities, and close deals more efficiently. The solution provides a centralized platform for managing customer information, enabling sales representatives to access real-time data and make informed decisions. It also offers tools for forecasting, pipeline management, and sales analytics, helping businesses optimize their sales processes and drive revenue growth.

    In addition to sales automation, Microsoft Dynamics CRM offers robust marketing automation features. It enables marketers to create and execute targeted marketing campaigns, track campaign performance, and generate actionable insights. The solution provides tools for lead management, email marketing, social media integration, and customer segmentation, allowing businesses to engage with their customers effectively and drive marketing ROI.

    Furthermore, Microsoft Dynamics CRM helps organizations deliver exceptional customer service. It provides a unified view of customer interactions, enabling customer service representatives to deliver personalized and timely support. The solution offers case management, a knowledge base, and self-service portal capabilities, empowering customers to find answers to their queries and resolve issues on their own. It also provides tools for service analytics and reporting, helping businesses identify areas for improvement and enhance customer satisfaction.

    Deliver efficient service outcomes at scale when and where customers engage. Oracle Fusion Service is a unified platform of apps, data, and capabilities enabling effortless self-service, agent-assisted service, and field service workflows tailored to your industry and use case.
    Sample Customers
    Honda, 3M, Hugo Boss, Petronas, Sony Pictures, The Atlantic, goodreads, Clear Channel Radio, Penn University of Pennsylvania, unicef, Kuoni, Movember
    Metro Bank, Nissan, Pandora, Delta, Haynes International, City of London, Trek and many more market leaders.
    Pacifico Seguros Generales, Elsevier B.V., Madison Area Technical College, Bigtree Entertainment, Pvt. Ltd., HM Land Registry, Walmart Stores Inc., MakeMyTrip Ltd., Orbitz Worldwide LLC, Big Fish Games Inc.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Retailer21%
    Computer Software Company21%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Media Company6%
    Real Estate/Law Firm6%
    Retailer6%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company29%
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Government11%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    REVIEWERS
    Marketing Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Transportation Company7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization76%
    Financial Services Firm4%
    Computer Software Company3%
    Manufacturing Company3%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business59%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise28%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise56%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business52%
    Midsize Enterprise28%
    Large Enterprise20%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise58%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise52%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business6%
    Midsize Enterprise77%
    Large Enterprise17%
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