Compare Freshservice and Universal Knowledge - Jul 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Freshservice or Universal Knowledge?

Universal Knowledge is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Freshservice, and Freshservice is rated higher (87/100) than Universal Knowledge (76/100). Freshservice offers users more features (15) than Universal Knowledge (5). 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:

FRESHDESK INC. Vs. Knowledge Powered 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.

Knowledge Powered Solutions: Knowledge Powered Solutions (KPS) offers Knowledge Management Software that is quick to deploy, easy to integrate, use and maintain. KPS software supports service desks and support agents, as well as customer self service. KPS software can be deployed for internal service delivery and customer service delivery in many areas including Call / Con...

Who is more expensive? Freshservice or Universal Knowledge?

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 Freshservice and Universal Knowledge.

Freshservice price starts at $19 per agent/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Freshservice is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Help Desk software. Universal Knowledge price starts at $13.21 per user/month , When comparing Universal Knowledge to its competitors, the software is rated 10 - much higher than the average Help Desk software cost.

Bottom line: Universal Knowledge is more expensive than Freshservice.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Freshservice Vs. Universal Knowledge based on some of the most important and required Help Desk features.

Freshservice: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Email integration, Asset Management, Billing and Invoicing, Contract Management, Customer Survey, ITIL Compliant, Knowledge Base/FAQ, LDAP/Active Directory Synchronization.

Universal Knowledge: Document Management, Knowledge Base/FAQ, Inbound Call Center, Call Center, Content Management.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes and types. Universal Knowledge is recommended for small businesses (1-20 employees),medium-sized companies (10-100 employees) and large enterprises (with more than 500 employees) in the Information and Technology (IT), Systems Management and other Information Provider industry, mainly those businesses engaging in the field of help desk and knowledge management.