G2 Vendor Directory

HelpDesk vs. Freshdesk

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricHelpDesk

by Text

Freshdesk

by Freshworks

Overall rating4.64.4
Review count343,867
Ease of use9.39.0
Ease of setup9.88.8
Quality of support9.18.9
Meets requirements9.18.8
NPS73.52941259.968271
Small Business60.6%48.4%
Mid-Market36.4%40.1%
Enterprise3.0%11.5%
Total page views2807,292
Total LLM citations2,39863,061

HelpDesk

HelpDesk.com is the ticketing capability inside Text.com, the customer service platform. Support teams use it to manage tickets from email, live chat, Messenger, and SMS in one queue, with automation and AI handling the repetitive work. Teams receive customer messages across channels, assign them to the right agent or team, track progress against SLAs, and close cases inside a shared inbox. A conversation that starts on Messenger and continues over email stays a single thread, so agents work from full context rather than fragmented records.

Pros

  • Features
  • Ease of Use
  • Team Collaboration
  • Customizability
  • Easy Communication
  • Customization

Freshdesk

Freshdesk (a product of Freshworks Inc.) helps customer service teams move from their first AI agent to AI-powered customer service, without a drawn-out transformation program. Freshdesk unifies channels, conversations, AI, and customer context into one place, so agents always have the full picture before responding. Ready-to-use AI agents understand intent, take action, and resolve requests across channels, not just route them. AI Copilot helps every agent work faster and with more confidence, and AI Insights turns service data into decisions instead of dashboards.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Features
  • Automation
  • Ticket Management
  • Efficiency
  • Helpful