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Freshsales vs Zoho Desk comparison

 

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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 Customer Engagement Centers
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
CRM (26th), Opportunity Management (7th), Sales Force Automation (10th)
Zoho Desk
Ranking in CRM Customer Engagement Centers
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the CRM Customer Engagement Centers category, the mindshare of Freshsales is 1.5%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zoho Desk is 1.5%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Customer Engagement Centers
 

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.
Babatunde-Olugbode - PeerSpot reviewer
End-to-end solution to manage customer support tickets and consolidate all communication channels into one platform
For me, the valuable features are related to customer engagement because I want to ensure I don't miss any customer inquiries, no matter the channel. For example, I haven't seen any other platform that consolidates all channels into one console. That's a valuable feature to me. Then there's the pricing, which is better than Zendesk. Zendesk charges in USD per user, per month, whereas Zoho let us pay in Naira (Nigerian currency). Zoho can also identify user locations, letting you leverage existing reviews. These are valuable features that many organizations have adopted Zoho Desk for. We can download the mobile app to see requests and respond from anywhere. It is one of the most improved applications and widely integrated systems I've worked with. You can virtually integrate it with almost anything, like Microsoft Teams and other data applications. The marketplace lets you find native integrations. For example, we have an organization that uses multiple systems and wants to ensure agents don't log in to multiple platforms to see emails. They have a native integration system that takes care of that and works seamlessly.

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."
"Email integration is easy."
"Freshsales is user-friendly, scalable and stable."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its well-organized sales cycle, which is important to us."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to divert deals based on the potential revenue or specific market to certain sales teams."
"Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap."
"The product is quite stable."
"The integration part is a valuable feature in the solution, especially if we're talking about Zoho One solution. Zoho Desk is easy to integrate with Zoho platform."
"Zoho Desk offers a wide range of features that allow integration with different systems, enhancing ease of use."
"Zoho Desk offers a wide range of features that allow integration with different systems, enhancing ease of use."
"Overall, I consider Zoho CRM to be one of the best CRMs in the market today."
"It is a scalable platform."
"The product has a lot of features."
"The deployment process is swift, typically taking just one day, and includes customization and automation setup."
 

Cons

"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."
"The solution needs to improve the user experience and leads capture."
"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."
"It lacks customizability for complex and larger use cases."
"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."
"Sometimes support is available according to their time slots and they can't fulfill everything I need them to. They give us a time slot but it's not always enough."
"The solution could improve its stability and scalability."
"I would like to have integrated support, and integration between the ticketing tool and the project management tool."
"There is room for improvement in terms of integration."
"They could enhance the product’s features to customize the automated email responses."
"It could be easier to link Zoho Desk and Outlook."
"The solution needs to have more customization on alerts and notifications."
"As per customer requirements, it may have some limitations."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The basic price is affordable. The add ons are expensive."
"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 price for this solution is good in general, but in Brazil we do pay additional taxes."
"Zoho Desk is a cost-effective solution."
"The solution costs INR 8400 per user."
"Price-wise, Zoho Desk is about 35 USD a month per user."
"The pricing is better than Zendesk. Zendesk charges in USD per user per month, whereas Zoho let us pay in Naira (Nigerian currency)."
"Zoho Desk's cost is pretty much okay."
"The gap is limited, but it should limit the price back bracket so that most start-ups can use it most effectively."
"For what it does, it's quite cheap."
"The solution is relatively cheap. However, there are additional licensing fees involved."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Educational Organization
53%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Government
4%
 

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 do you like most about Zoho Desk?
The most valuable features of Zoho Desk are archiving queries and analytics.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Zoho Desk?
The price point is a concern. The licensing model is quite easy, however, the pricing issue remains the main concern.
What needs improvement with Zoho Desk?
The main concern is the pricing of Zoho Desk, as I consider it to be on the expensive side.
 

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