Shlomi Lavi /
Jul 07, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Enterprise Service Desk or Freshservice?
Freshservice is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Enterprise Service Desk, and Freshservice is rated higher (87/100) than Enterprise Service Desk (84/100). Freshservice offers users more features (15) than Enterprise Service Desk (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Freshservice!
Looking for the right Help Desk solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:
ManageEngine Vs. FRESHDESK INC.
ManageEngine: ManageEngine is the enterprise IT management software division of Zoho Corporation. Founded in 1996 and known until 2009 as AdventNet Inc., Zoho Corporation has offices in California, Austin, New Jersey, India, Singapore, Tokyo and Beijing.
FRESHDESK INC.: Freshdesk was built ground-up to make your agents’ lives better. That is why you will find intelligent capabilities out-of-the-box, that automatically categorize, prioritize and dispatch your tickets, and even suggest the best solutions when you get one.
Who is more expensive? Enterprise Service Desk or Freshservice?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Help Desk software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Enterprise Service Desk and Freshservice.
Enterprise Service Desk price starts at $10 per technician/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Enterprise Service Desk is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Help Desk software. Freshservice price starts at $19 per agent/month , When comparing Freshservice to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Help Desk software cost.
Bottom line: Enterprise Service Desk cost is around the same cost of Freshservice.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Enterprise Service Desk Vs. Freshservice based on some of the most important and required Help Desk features.
Enterprise Service Desk: We are still working to collect the list of features for Enterprise Service Desk.
Freshservice: Email integration, Asset Management, Billing and Invoicing, Contract Management, Customer Survey.
Target customer size
Enterprise ServiceDesk is intended to help and was really developed for small businesses (1-20 employees), medium-sized companies (10-100 employees) and large enterprises (more than 1,000 employees). Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and types.