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Cisco Webex Experience Management vs Freshdesk comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 27, 2025

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

Cisco Webex Experience Mana...
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
22nd
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Freshdesk
Ranking in Customer Experience Management
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Field Service Management (3rd), Help Desk Software (5th), Knowledge Management Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Customer Experience Management category, the mindshare of Cisco Webex Experience Management is 1.6%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Freshdesk is 3.0%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Customer Experience Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Freshdesk3.0%
Cisco Webex Experience Management1.6%
Other95.4%
Customer Experience Management
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2281632 - PeerSpot reviewer
Very stable but exceptionally costly
It is a fairly scalable solution and it does not require any maintenance. I would give it a ten out of ten for stability. Approximately 100 people use Cisco Webex Experience Management at our company. I do not use it every day, but other employees do. Unless it becomes more affordable, we do not plan to increase the usage of the solution at our company.
Bharanidharan K - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly interface but needs enhancement in ticket tracking and response times
There is no room for improvement in Freshdesk. We can set a time period for particular employees as something that could be better. For example, if some new employees are unfamiliar with Freshdesk, it should be more user-friendly. They need to give shortcut keys to use the ticketing portal. If some users don't know how to generate a ticket, providing them with a help desk or tutorial portal would be useful for the end-user.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It works well in general, we haven't had any issues with it. It is stable and useful."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is the way that it connects to various folders especially because we use it as a CRM tool. We can connect it with our phones and our chat, and also with the API and have it as an email service. Freshdesk just makes our life easier."
"It is very easy to make reports."
"The most valuable features of Freshdesk are the automation of tickets to assign them to different agents, and the managing of documents is easy."
"Freshdesk has allowed us to measure and track the response and resolution time of tickets which has been reduced from seven to eight hours down to 30 minutes to one hour."
"These features are easy to use, and the filtering is really good, providing a good overview of active tickets and who's working on them."
"The organization that is possible with other departments is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"It generated reports for us, which helped us identify the status of requests and the aging of requests."
"There is the option to create different roles for specific users. We make use of groups for each customer service team which has been very effective. We are able to apply different sets of rules for each group which determines how they interact with customers and escalate issues."
 

Cons

"It is very expensive but there are no additional charges after it's purchased."
"For integrations, we need to write code that communicates with their system in order to enable certain functionality in the system. This is a lot of work for their customers."
"It should enhance its service and its reporting capabilities."
"It would be helpful to pull reports or schedule them based on agents, users, ticket numbers, or responses."
"Having so many tags makes everyday work a lot more complicated, and a lot more time-consuming."
"There are some restrictions where you need automation and sometimes there is just no way to achieve what you need."
"While it's good for a small number of tickets, definitely in the future, we will require something more powerful."
"Sometimes our requirements are not matched with Freshdesk's free version as most of the advanced features are not available to us."
"If Freshdesk had forms in it so that I could go to the portal and fill out a service request, that would improve it immensely and make it more valuable for enterprise customers, but that's not a current functionality. You can't have a certain catalog of any type. You can't be like, "Hey, I want to just go submit a ticket," and then type in. You can't prompt them to ask anything. It is just a blank form."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"We use a combination of Freshdesk, Freshservice, and Freshchat. We use the whole suite. Weirdly enough, we pay more for Freshdesk than we do for Freshservice. I would rate it a three out of five in terms of pricing. You can get different bundles, and you can always move to different plans that are standard. Freshservice can go anywhere from $19 up to $120 per agent, per month. There is such a wide range, and it is very customizable to your needs."
"Freshdesk was the best solution with the best price. It was cost efficient and included all the features that we needed."
"We use a licensing model only so we pay for the number of agents we have configured in the system only."
"The best system plan is enterprise. It costs basically 79 Euros per agent per month when it's billed annually and 95 Euros per agent per month when it's billed monthly."
"It was definitely not expensive. It was two grand or maybe three grand total for a year. It has just straight and simple standard licensing fees. There is no additional fee."
"The pricing is pretty manageable and acceptable."
"It is costly."
"The price could be better, but it's okay. Compared to ServiceNow and JIRA, Freshworks offers a competitive price. There are also additional licensing costs because you need Microsoft Outlook. Each new email account costs around $15 to $19."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
23%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
6%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Webex Experience Management?
It works well in general, we haven't had any issues with it. It is stable and useful.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Webex Experience Management?
Cisco Webex Experience Management is very expensive but there are no additional charges after it's purchased. I would rate it a ten out of ten in terms of costliness.
What needs improvement with Cisco Webex Experience Management?
I wouldn't say it needs any improvement on the technical side, but it could be less expensive.
What do you like most about Freshdesk?
Freshdesk significantly improved our customer issue resolution process. We can now easily record and track all customer requests, ensuring that no tickets are lost.
What needs improvement with Freshdesk?
With the advancements in AI now, I will say Freshdesk should consider integrating more AI, but so far, I am satisfied with every single feature.
What is your primary use case for Freshdesk?
As a customer success manager for over six years, I can sum up the benefits I've seen from using Freshdesk: it has played a huge role in ensuring that my customers stay happy, and happiness means d...
 

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