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Freshsales vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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

Freshsales
Ranking in CRM
25th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (12th), Opportunity Management (8th), Sales Force Automation (12th)
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Cust...
Ranking in CRM
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Freshsales is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Cristina Neri - PeerSpot reviewer
Cheaply-priced and does not require much customizations
It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. At the moment, the tool functions quite well for our needs. Around five people use the tool. In the future, my company might plan to increase the use of the solution. Currently, all the sales people in our company use the product.
reviewer2748861 - PeerSpot reviewer
There is significant room for improvement in routing and setup challenges
The system is easy to use, especially when logging customer interactions or requests, which flow to the resolution teams. Users can attach documents and easily review past interactions. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service streamlines operations in my customer support department. The automation feature in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service impacts workflows positively by making work easier. When logging customer cases, they automatically flow to the resolution team instead of sending an email. Cases can be easily logged, and feedback can be checked in the same application without sending emails or calling the resolution team. The analytics and reporting tools work perfectly for improving service delivery. We can see full interactions, number of interactions, and how often customers reach out before resolutions, among other metrics. Since implementing the AI feature, our CS scores, customer effort scores, and customer satisfaction scores have improved tremendously. AI has several use cases where it responds to issues immediately and offers the best-case scenario for handling such cases, reducing human impact compared to manually processing complaints before resolution. The main benefit from using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is the great improvement compared to the past manual method of escalating issues to the resolution team. Now, information is collected and logged, flowing to the resolution team, which has significantly improved turnaround times compared to the days it previously took to resolve customer complaints.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is a low-cost CRM product compared to other CRM alternatives."
"I like Freshsales because it's integrated with Shopify which we use to host our website."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its well-organized sales cycle, which is important to us."
"Email integration is easy."
"Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap."
"Freshsales is user-friendly, scalable and stable."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to divert deals based on the potential revenue or specific market to certain sales teams."
"There was a situation where we needed to integrate our system with other platforms quickly. Typically, this process would require using middleware or additional testing tools. However, integration was easy because we were using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service, which is a Microsoft product. It has built-in connectors that integrate with Microsoft systems, making the process much easier."
"Offers integration with hosted solutions."
"Collaboration, pace of change, new features being rolled out, and support service are the valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service."
"It is a stable product."
"I find the advanced case management capabilities and the ability to track the SLAs of the product particularly valuable."
"I mainly do customer management, setting records, and things like that."
"The insights are quite helpful."
"Integration is seamless. I have integrated Microsoft Dynamics customer service with other systems."
 

Cons

"The reporting for this solution across all their products could be improved. Currently, we have clients who export their data from Freshservices to third party solutions such Power BI to create more comprehensive reports."
"It lacks customizability for complex and larger use cases."
"We can use only one domain in the basic package."
"The solution needs to improve the user experience and leads capture."
"The licensing costs should be based on the amount of data and number of clients that one can insert into the application."
"The price of this solution could be improved as well as the reporting functionality."
"We have a problem with the time to delivery for our customers, although this is not specific to this solution. Time to delivery can be 90 days."
"There are some occasional performance issues."
"They could improve the components to be more user-friendly. It needs to be more interactive for new users to operate."
"The platform’s UI could be better."
"The things that are needed are not available in the documentation."
"The product is expensive. It keeps improving. Once you've invested a lot in it, switching to a different system is hard."
"The interface could be more appealing and attractive for users."
"The solution could improve by providing internal scorecards for agents and much better staff ratings. There's room for enhancing the engagement features."
"I didn't like the solution very much because its functionality is a bit typical and old-fashioned, and the entire system needs upgrading."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool is not that expensive."
"If one is a very low price and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a three."
"The price for this solution is good in general, but in Brazil we do pay additional taxes."
"Freshsales is an economical product."
"The basic price is affordable. The add ons are expensive."
"The tool is a bit on the expensive side if we purchase it individually."
"The pricing seems fair."
"It is more expensive than other vendors."
"I rate Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service pricing a five out of ten."
"It is a decent price compared to multiple vendors and products available in the market."
"The solution has a corporate enterprise license, which large corporations sign."
"While it will apply to all employees, not all will utilize it fully. From a cost perspective, it strikes a balance: It's not overly expensive but also not too cheap."
"The product's licensing is straightforward. It's user-based, so you decide how many users you want to license, and that's it. On the value-for-money scale, it's average. You do get what you pay for, so I wouldn't call it expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Healthcare Company
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Freshsales?
Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap.
What needs improvement with Freshsales?
The licensing costs should be based on the amount of data and number of clients that one can insert into the application. The number of clients in the tool is 500, which is less in number.
What is your primary use case for Freshsales?
I use the solution in my company since we are interested in the application and all the activities that salespeople do. We track the email, then the appointment, and the feedback from the appointme...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service?
The pricing is within the market range, but there is room for improvement. I have annual subscriptions.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service?
The main area for improvement is the pricing model. While it is competitive within the market, there is room for improvement, as is the case with most software vendors.
 

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Sample Customers

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