Compare Freshdesk and BOSS Support Central - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 10, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Freshdesk or BOSS Support Central?

BOSS Support Central is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Freshdesk, and Freshdesk is rated higher (94/100) than BOSS Support Central (84/100). Freshdesk offers users more features (10) than BOSS Support Central (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Freshdesk!

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:

FRESHDESK INC. Vs. BOSS - Business Oriented Software Solutions.

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.

BOSS - Business Oriented Software Solutions.: Founded in 1991, BOSS Solutions is a U.S. Company providing innovative software solutions to meet the need of customers in service management. The company’s major product lines are BOSSDesk that provides IT Service Management on the Cloud, BOSS Support Central – that provides IT Service Management On-Premise, and BOSS811 a one call ticket managemen...

Who is more expensive? Freshdesk or BOSS Support Central?

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 Freshdesk and BOSS Support Central.

Freshdesk price starts at $15 per agent/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Freshdesk is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Help Desk software. BOSS Support Central price starts at $19 per user/month , When comparing BOSS Support Central to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Help Desk software cost.

Bottom line: Freshdesk cost is around the same cost of BOSS Support Central.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Freshdesk Vs. BOSS Support Central based on some of the most important and required Help Desk features.

Freshdesk: Billing and Invoicing, Customer Survey, Email Integration, Knowledge Base/FAQ, LDAP/Active Directory Synchronization, Multi-Site Support, Rules/Workflows, Scheduling.

BOSS Support Central: We are still working to collect the list of features for BOSS Support Central.

Target customer size

Freshdesk works great for small to medium enterprises that think they need to rely on a cloud-based solution for their customer support. Boss Support Central is ideal for small, medium, and large IT and Project Management Companies.

Freshdesk

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $15 per agent/month

Freshdesk is a cloud based help-desk system designed to ensure good customer relations between and an organization and its clients. The solution core features include ticketing, collaboration and automations.

Categories: Call Monitoring, Banking CRM, Call Center, Casino CRM.

BOSS Support Central

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $19 per user/month

BOSS Support Central is an integrated IT support management (ITSM) system that helps manage a company’s IT customer support services. The suite of services include IT Service Desk, Asset Management and Lifecycl...

Categories: Help Desk, Self-Service Portal, Ticket Management, IT Asset Management, Contract Management.

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Freshdesk: 10 Features

Billing and Invoicing
Customer Survey
Email Integration
Knowledge Base/FAQ
LDAP/Active Directory Synchronization
Multi-Site Support
Rules/Workflows
Scheduling
Facebook Integration
Twitter Integration

BOSS Support Central: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
Software review
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Freshdesk
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$15 per agent/month
Functionality
39
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ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$19 per user/month
Functionality
6
SolarWin...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
94/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
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Functionality
38
Zendesk
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49 per agent/month
Functionality
48
Zoho Des...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$14 per agent/month
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.