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Freshsales vs Pega 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)
Pega Customer Service
Ranking in CRM
30th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
5
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 Pega Customer Service is 0.3%, up from 0.1% 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.
reviewer4848291 - PeerSpot reviewer
Pega Customer Service is an AI-powered, case-centric platform that unifies channels, automates service workflows, and empowers agents to deliver fast, personalized, and consistent customer experiences
1. User Interface Flexibility The Constellation UI architecture, while modern and consistent, limits deep customization. Users want more control over layout, branding, and dynamic UI behavior. 2. Integration Complexity Integrating with non-Pega systems (e.g., legacy CRMs, third-party APIs) can require significant effort and custom development. More plug-and-play connectors would ease adoption. 3. Learning Curve for Configuration Despite being low-code, configuring complex service flows, case types, and AI rules can be challenging for new users. Enhanced guided wizards and templates could simplify setup. 4. AI and NLP Capabilities While Pega offers AI-driven Next-Best-Action, its natural language processing (NLP) for chatbots and sentiment analysis is not as advanced as some competitors. 5. Reporting and Analytics Out-of-the-box dashboards are useful but lack deep customization. 6. Mobile Experience The mobile agent experience is functional but less optimized compared to desktop. Improvements in offline capabilities and responsive design are often requested. 7. Licensing and Cost Transparency Some customers find the pricing model complex, especially when scaling across departments or adding AI features. More modular and transparent pricing would help with budgeting and ROI planning.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Email integration is easy."
"Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap."
"The solution is a low-cost CRM product compared to other CRM alternatives."
"Freshsales is user-friendly, scalable and stable."
"I like Freshsales because it's integrated with Shopify which we use to host our website."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to divert deals based on the potential revenue or specific market to certain sales teams."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its well-organized sales cycle, which is important to us."
"The technical support provided for all the solutions from Pega is of the same quality since they have their own internal teams and the same mechanisms, which are good for dealing with issues of different users."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is case management and different configurations."
"The product is scalable. It works efficiently for changing existing features."
"Pega Customer Service is scalable."
 

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."
"The price of this solution could be improved as well as the reporting functionality."
"It lacks customizability for complex and larger use cases."
"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."
"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 licensing cost could also be improved."
"The only concern I have seen about the product is its prices."
"The product's pricing needs improvement."
"Pega JVM function needs to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Freshsales is an economical product."
"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 basic price is affordable. The add ons are expensive."
"The price for this solution is good in general, but in Brazil we do pay additional taxes."
"The solution provides licenses to users either based on the number of users or the number of cases that an end user creates."
"The tool's pricing is flexible, and I rate it four to five out of ten."
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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
38%
Computer Software Company
20%
Non Profit
6%
Healthcare Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 do you like most about Pega Customer Service?
The product is scalable. It works efficiently for changing existing features.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pega Customer Service?
The pricing model of the solution can be divided into two parts since there are two types of licenses that users can purchase. The solution provides licenses to users either based on the number of ...
What needs improvement with Pega Customer Service?
Pega can automate the creation of permissions. The licensing cost could also be improved. For future releases, Pega packages are coming along with AI technologies. The blueprint is already in place...
 

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Sample Customers

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