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Freshdesk vs Notion comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 27, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
6.0
Freshdesk delivers time savings, improved efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, enhancing customer service and integration capabilities for organizations.
Sentiment score
6.9
Notion enhances productivity, reduces costs, saves time, and consolidates tools, reducing subscriptions and increasing efficiency by several hours weekly.
People who initially find ServiceNow to be on the higher side, but when you do the value gain comparison in the next few years, you see that it does give you the returns, with the AI capabilities and everything it brings.
Director, Portfolio Projects at Microland Limited
I would say per document, Notion saves at least ten minutes because of easy organization and sharing skills.
Automations Engineer at Ad Up
If we want to search for different things such as Jira or Confluence, it is all present in Notion, which is better for us.
Senior software developer at Simplifyvms
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.2
Freshdesk excels in responsive support and problem-solving, despite occasional inefficiencies and communication challenges, impressing users with technical capabilities.
Sentiment score
7.2
Notion's customer service receives mixed reviews, being praised for responsiveness yet criticized for lacking direct and timely support.
We have not needed to contact technical support, as Freshdesk has met our needs efficiently.
VP - Technology and Solutions at Ninth Dimension IT Solutions (P) Ltd
From my experience, once it is set up, we have never had problems.
Customer Success Manager at Mimshackworks Endeavors
The first-time response should be within 30 seconds.
NOC SOC ANALYST at SAVIC Inc.
Whenever we had an issue, it was very easy to email them, and they were giving us the solution within a few hours.
Senior software developer at Simplifyvms
Customer support is great, effective, and easy to reach.
Project Management Associate at MPost
Customer support for Notion is actually great; they are really responsive.
Head of Product at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.6
Freshdesk is scalable and popular for IT teams, though scaling across large businesses can be challenging for some departments.
Sentiment score
8.0
Notion is highly scalable, accommodating large datasets and users, though some improvements in performance and pricing are suggested.
Additional features like email, WhatsApp, and SMS ticketing, along with Slack integration, can be enabled as required.
VP - Technology and Solutions at Ninth Dimension IT Solutions (P) Ltd
For small to medium-sized businesses, you can look at Freshdesk, but for larger enterprise levels, you look at ServiceNow.
Director, Portfolio Projects at Microland Limited
In our environment, which is a fairly small company in one country, Freshdesk is easy to scale.
Development Manager at Horizon Software
Notion is heavily scalable, and we did not have a problem with scalability at all.
CEo at CloudPositive
Notion is highly scalable.
Founder at AppCritic
As an organization, when we scale up, the pricing tends to go very high.
Automations Engineer at Ad Up
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.4
Freshdesk is stable with minimal issues, offering strong reliability, though integration and technical support during escalations can be challenging.
Sentiment score
7.0
Notion users experience periodic crashes and downtime under heavy use, though stability is generally rated between six and eight.
The goal is always to respond to customer tickets in a timely fashion, ensuring that customers feel seen and heard while also providing solutions.
Customer Success Manager at Mimshackworks Endeavors
After installation and continuous operation, I have encountered no problems.
Head Advisor Infrastructure Cloud Architect at Adrienutech
Freshdesk has been quite stable in the market.
Director, Portfolio Projects at Microland Limited
I encountered a problem once when there was an outage for a couple of days.
Founder at AppCritic
Sometimes, Notion can be slow, especially if there is too much information or during peak times.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Notion does have some glitches at times, such as pages reloading for long durations or databases not updating correctly.
Architect at Nexworld
 

Room For Improvement

Users seek improved support, customization, localization, enterprise performance, and seamless integrations to enhance Freshdesk's efficiency for businesses.
Notion needs improvements in database features, user interface, automation, performance, and customer support to enhance user experience.
Currently, some features like SMS or WhatsApp integration are only available to larger user groups, but even smaller teams should have access based on their specific needs.
VP - Technology and Solutions at Ninth Dimension IT Solutions (P) Ltd
The current integration is more complicated and doesn’t work as well.
Development Manager at Horizon Software
More automation would be beneficial, as it could greatly improve our efficiency and reduce manual tasks.
Call Centre Manager at a retailer with 51-200 employees
Notion has one big downside: the lack of an offline mode.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
It's difficult to determine what information is private.
Founder at AppCritic
I might find myself trying to load a new page, but I am unable to move from one page to another due to frequent hanging.
Project Management Associate at MPost
 

Setup Cost

Freshdesk offers competitive pricing with flexible plans and discounts, providing good value compared to alternatives like Zendesk.
Notion offers varied pricing, appealing for small businesses but potentially costly for larger teams or selective feature upgrades.
Our organization pays about 200,000 Indian rupees per year for the license.
VP - Technology and Solutions at Ninth Dimension IT Solutions (P) Ltd
Pricing has always been handled by the company I work with, and even when I get in-house feedback, I have never had issues with pricing or complaints when compared to what others have outside.
Customer Success Manager at Mimshackworks Endeavors
It's worth the money that you have to pay for it.
Director, Portfolio Projects at Microland Limited
However, inviting additional users can become costly.
Founder at AppCritic
It's affordable and offers community support if I get stuck.
Project Management Associate at MPost
Generally, it is not cheap.
Head of Product at a educational organization with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Freshdesk enhances customer support with ticket automation, customizable solutions, and integration, boosting efficiency, productivity, and satisfaction.
Notion offers versatile customization and collaboration features enhancing productivity, project management, and strategic decision-making within a minimal interface.
These features drastically impact my day-to-day work and my team's efficiency by reducing the resolution time significantly, as issues that once took days to resolve are now handled in hours and even minutes.
Works at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
The auto-assignment feature is particularly valuable as it alleviates the administrative task of manually checking for available engineers to assign tickets.
VP - Technology and Solutions at Ninth Dimension IT Solutions (P) Ltd
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.
Development Manager at Horizon Software
The most impactful feature for project management is the ability to invite multiple client stakeholders without complication.
Founder at AppCritic
Notion has very strong integration capabilities.
Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Overall, it adds significant value to our project management by organizing our work efficiently.
Architect at Nexworld
 

Categories and Ranking

Freshdesk
Ranking in Knowledge Management Software
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (5th), Field Service Management (3rd), Help Desk Software (6th)
Notion
Ranking in Knowledge Management Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (8th), Document Automation Software (2nd), AI IT Support (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Knowledge Management Software category, the mindshare of Freshdesk is 4.0%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Notion is 9.3%, up from 8.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Knowledge Management Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Notion9.3%
Freshdesk4.0%
Other86.7%
Knowledge Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

Gauri Thakur - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Portfolio Projects at Microland Limited
Integrated support workflows have provided a unified view but need broader enterprise flexibility
Freshdesk's scalability could be improved for larger businesses across departments. Its intuitive interface is appealing for small to medium-sized businesses. However, when you look at larger enterprise levels, ServiceNow operates more efficiently. This scalability is an area where Freshdesk could expand its offerings. Additionally, I don't have too much hands-on experience with Freshdesk ticket routing. I need to check with the service desk team if they've used it. Similarly, for analytics capability, I haven't explored much on Freshdesk, but I have done it for ServiceNow. I have seen a lot on ServiceNow and the BMC Remedy, so I can speak better for them. I haven't had the chance to look at it so much that I can do a comparison. I haven't had much experience with Freshdesk's reporting. Within its paradigm of customer service management, Freshdesk is quite scalable. But I've said that inter-department and the interoperability is better off in ServiceNow than in Freshdesk.
Rusira Sathnindu - PeerSpot reviewer
Automations Engineer at Ad Up
Minimal workspace has organized policies and student records and improves team collaboration
One of the main frustrations I have is the pricing of Notion. It is really pricey; we even used to call it pretty pricey for an expensive notepad. Notion has a per-user pricing model, but I think if it was per-organization pricing with a flat rate for the whole organization regardless of how many new people join, that would be really awesome. But with their current pricing models, especially for a growing organization when scaling from ten to one hundred employees, it is going to cost a lot of money. It is ten dollars as I remember, but that is a lot because you have to pay it per person. Another issue is that sometimes their markdown editor has a great many features, but sometimes the markdown editor breaks. When I copy something from ChatGPT and paste it there, sometimes the content gets messy. Only sometimes, but when it gets messy, it is really hard to fix things up. I might have to delete the entire thing and do everything by hand. So there are some bugs related to the markdown editor, but that is not always the case. The main pain point I would say is the pricing model. I do not have more needed improvements to add regarding integrations, performance, or mobile experience. Those areas are good in my mind. I have not actually used the mobile app a lot, but from other sides that is all good. The main two needed improvements I would suggest are a better pricing model and fixes for some bugs in the markdown editor.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
9%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Educational Organization
7%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business21
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise13
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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?
Freshdesk works great, and I do not have any suggestions for improvement; however, I do expect more features to come in the near future. I wish for improvements related to the pricing point to enha...
What is your primary use case for Freshdesk?
My main use case for Freshdesk is for integration with the service desk, where I integrate it with Site24x7 to receive tickets based on notifications triggered by Site24x7. A specific example of ho...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Notion?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was fair.
What needs improvement with Notion?
One of the main frustrations I have is the pricing of Notion. It is really pricey; we even used to call it pretty pricey for an expensive notepad. Notion has a per-user pricing model, but I think i...
What is your primary use case for Notion?
My main use case for Notion when I was using it was for keeping the company's internal documents as well as spreadsheets and databases. All of the company policy documents, including instructions a...
 

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Sample Customers

Honda, 3M, Hugo Boss, Petronas, Sony Pictures, The Atlantic, goodreads, Clear Channel Radio, Penn University of Pennsylvania, unicef, Kuoni, Movember
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