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Freshdesk vs Zoho CRM Plus comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

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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

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)
Zoho CRM Plus
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Customer Experience Management category, the mindshare of Freshdesk is 2.4%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho CRM Plus is 1.1%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Experience Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Freshdesk2.4%
Zoho CRM Plus1.1%
Other96.5%
Customer Experience Management
 

Featured Reviews

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.
JO
Chief Information Officer at granistr
Efficiently managing prospects and communications with seamless API and integration solutions
Zoho CRM Plus is simple, easy to manage, and includes ready-to-use integrations. We use API, which connects to Google Maps Business solution, allowing us to find prospects from any country using this integration. We manage all our operations regarding marketing and deals prospect management, which saves a lot of workplaces.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Freshdesk has positively impacted my organization to an extraordinary extent; I cannot find the words to express how much it helps our workforce."
"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 ticketing system is smooth, but since we use a free version, we do not have many facilities available."
"The most valuable features of Freshdesk are the automation of tickets to assign them to different agents, and the managing of documents is easy."
"Freshdesk is very easy to use, it is user-friendly, and users can access knowledge base articles."
"It generated reports for us, which helped us identify the status of requests and the aging of requests."
"Freshdesk is very easy to use and understand; it has one of the best ticket systems that is easy to understand and provides the best visibility to customers."
"It's a product that is very easy to use and very user-friendly."
"Zoho CRM Plus significantly enhances our customer satisfaction, which aligns with our goal of improving solutions for customer relations management."
"Zoho CRM Plus is simple, easy to manage, and includes ready-to-use integrations."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ability to document information and meetings and track tasks for the business development process."
"The tool's most valuable features are sales module, pipeline, accounts, and reports analytics. It is a flexible solution. Our teams are more organized and well-informed about any deal movements. Additionally, the reports generated are critical for management, keeping them aware of what is happening at various business levels."
"The tool is a simple solution that is easy to use. It helps with team collaboration."
"My advice is to use Zoho CRM Plus because it deserves a rating of nine."
"The tool's features and performance are good."
"The product has valuable stability features."
 

Cons

"However, the challenging part comes from getting exactly what other departments needed from Freshdesk, especially the sales department, which requires good collaboration to extract the needed data."
"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."
"There are some restrictions where you need automations and sometimes there is just no way to achieve what you need - but this is common with other tools."
"I face problems with stability sometimes while using Freshdesk. It's a server issue."
"While it's good for a small number of tickets, definitely in the future, we will require something more powerful."
"More automation would be beneficial, as it could greatly improve our efficiency and reduce manual tasks."
"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."
"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."
"Zoho CRM Plus's configuration process could be improved."
"Zoho CRM Plus's UI could be more user-friendly."
"Zoho CRM Plus needs to have more detailed reports."
"Zoho Desk would benefit from being a multi-tenant tool, which is crucial for service providers with a large customer base."
"Data quality controls or some sort of tools could be improved. The aspect of data validations could be enhanced."
"We have faced issues with Zoho CRM Plus' technical support and integrations. Its technical support is not seamless."
"There is no single platform that can streamline everything effortlessly, which makes our setup complex."
"Zoho CRM Plus needs improvement on mobile app functionality. HubSpot and Salesforce CRMs are more feature-rich and have greater functionalities than Zoho CRM Plus."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 licensing model only so we pay for the number of agents we have configured in the system only."
"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 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."
"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."
"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."
"It is costly."
"The pricing is pretty manageable and acceptable."
"The tool's pricing is competitive and unbelievable. Its licensing costs are yearly."
"The tool's pricing is moderate, and licensing costs are yearly."
"I rate the solution's pricing a three out of ten. It is very affordable."
"It is an affordable product."
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Top Industries

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

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What needs improvement with Zoho CRM Plus?
Zoho Desk ( /products/zoho-desk-reviews ) would benefit from being a multi-tenant tool, which is crucial for service providers with a large customer base. Additionally, better integration support a...
What is your primary use case for Zoho CRM Plus?
I use Zoho CRM Plus ( /products/zoho-crm-plus-reviews ) to manage customer records and track the journey from prospects to customers. It involves using different pipelines for various products, sim...
What advice do you have for others considering Zoho CRM Plus?
My advice is to use Zoho CRM Plus because it deserves a rating of nine. It has improved tremendously since 2017 and is now comparable with top CRM solutions like Salesforce ( /vendors/salesforce )....
 

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