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Freshdesk vs LiveAgent

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

USD · US · source: www.freshworks.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Growth
USD 19 / month with annual commitment

$19 /agent/month, billed annually

Seat · /agent/month Standalone · Fixed
Pro Highlighted
USD 55 / month with annual commitment

$55 /agent/month, billed annually

Seat · /agent/month Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise
USD 89 / month with annual commitment

$89 /agent/month, billed annually

Seat · /agent/month Standalone · Fixed

USD · US · source: www.liveagent.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Small business
USD 19 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment

$15 per agent/month billed annually $19 /month

Seat · per agent/month Standalone · Fixed
Medium business
USD 35 monthly · USD 29 / month with annual commitment

$29 per agent/month billed annually $35 /month

Seat · per agent/month Standalone · Fixed
Large business Highlighted
USD 59 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment

$49 per agent/month billed annually $59 /month

Seat · per agent/month Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise
USD 85 monthly · USD 69 / month with annual commitment

$69 per agent/month billed annually $85 /month

Seat · per agent/month Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Freshdesk

Growth

Plan highlights

Freddy AI Agent

First 500 sessions included

Included

Plan highlights

Ticketing & shared inbox

Included

Plan highlights

Customer portal & knowledge base

Included

Plan highlights

Out-of-the-box analytics & reporting

Included

Plan highlights

Threads & tasks

Included

Plan highlights

Roles & permissions

Included

Help Desk and Ticketing

Multilingual Help Desk

Excluded

Help Desk and Ticketing

Collaborators

Excluded

Freddy AI Insights

Freddy AI Insights

Excluded

Analytics

Custom real-time dashboards

Excluded

Analytics

Agent availability dashboard

Excluded

Analytics

Custom object analysis

Excluded

Self Service

Multilingual translations

Excluded

Self Service

Portal customization

Excluded

Self Service

Community forums

Excluded

Self Service

Article versioning

Excluded

Self Service

Ticket templates

Excluded

Self Service

Advanced custom fields

Excluded

Self Service

Approval workflow

Excluded

Self Service

Flexible knowledge base hierarchy

Excluded

Routing and SLA

Multiple SLA policies

Excluded

Routing and SLA

Round robin, and load balanced assignment

Excluded

Routing and SLA

Skill-based ticket assignment

Excluded

Administration and Security

Business hours - global, multiple, group specific

Excluded

Administration and Security

Agent shifts and out of office scheduler

Excluded

Administration and Security

JWT authentication

Excluded

Administration and Security

Audit logs

Excluded

Administration and Security

Allowed domains and IP whitelisting

Excluded

Administration and Security

Sandbox

Excluded

Extend the power of Freshdesk

MCP actions

1,200 actions/year

Limited

Pro

Plan highlights

Freddy AI Agent

First 500 sessions included

Included

Plan highlights

Multilingual helpdesk

Included

Plan highlights

Custom dashboards & reporting

Included

Plan highlights

Intelligent routing

Included

Plan highlights

Multiple SLA policies

Included

Plan highlights

External collaborators

5,000 collaborators included

Included

Help Desk and Ticketing

Multilingual Help Desk

Included

Help Desk and Ticketing

Collaborators

5,000 collaborators included

Included

Freddy AI Insights

Freddy AI Insights

Excluded

Analytics

Custom real-time dashboards

Included

Analytics

Agent availability dashboard

Included

Analytics

Custom object analysis

Excluded

Self Service

Multilingual translations

Included

Self Service

Portal customization

Included

Self Service

Community forums

Included

Self Service

Article versioning

Included

Self Service

Ticket templates

Included

Self Service

Advanced custom fields

Included

Self Service

Approval workflow

Excluded

Self Service

Flexible knowledge base hierarchy

Excluded

Routing and SLA

Round robin, and load balanced assignment

Included

Routing and SLA

Skill-based ticket assignment

Excluded

Administration and Security

Business hours - global, multiple, group specific

Included

Administration and Security

Agent shifts and out of office scheduler

Included

Administration and Security

JWT authentication

Excluded

Administration and Security

Audit logs

Excluded

Administration and Security

Allowed domains and IP whitelisting

Excluded

Administration and Security

Sandbox

Excluded

Extend the power of Freshdesk

MCP actions

6,000 actions/year

Limited

Enterprise

Plan highlights

Freddy AI Agent

First 500 sessions included

Included

Plan highlights

Freddy AI Insights

Included

Plan highlights

Skill-based routing

Included

Plan highlights

Sandbox

Included

Plan highlights

Audit logs

Included

Plan highlights

Allowed domains & IP whitelisting

Included

Help Desk and Ticketing

Multilingual Help Desk

Included

Help Desk and Ticketing

Collaborators

5,000 collaborators included

Included

Freddy AI Insights

Proactive Insights with Root Cause Analysis

Included

Freddy AI Insights

Conversational Insights

Included

Analytics

Custom real-time dashboards

Included

Analytics

Agent availability dashboard

Included

Analytics

Custom object analysis

Included

Self Service

Multilingual translations

Included

Self Service

Portal customization

Included

Self Service

Community forums

Included

Self Service

Article versioning

Included

Self Service

Ticket templates

Included

Self Service

Advanced custom fields

Included

Self Service

Approval workflow

Included

Self Service

Flexible knowledge base hierarchy

Included

Routing and SLA

Multiple SLA policies

Included

Routing and SLA

Round robin, and load balanced assignment

Included

Routing and SLA

Skill-based ticket assignment

Included

Administration and Security

Business hours - global, multiple, group specific

Included

Administration and Security

Agent shifts and out of office scheduler

Included

Administration and Security

JWT authentication

Included

Extend the power of Freshdesk

MCP actions

12,000 actions/year

Limited

LiveAgent

Small business

Highlights

AI Agents

Included

Highlights

Ticketing

Included

Highlights

Live chat

Included

Highlights

Knowledgebase

Included

Highlights

Customer Portal

Included

Highlights

Contact forms

Included

Highlights

Automation rules

Included

Highlights

Integrations

Included

Highlights

Multiple language support

Included

Communication channels

Contact forms – Contact us buttons

3

Limited

Communication channels

Contact forms – In page

3

Limited

Communication channels

Email ticketing – Incoming email accounts

3

Limited

Communication channels

Email ticketing – Outgoing email accounts

3

Limited

Communication channels

Live chat button

2

Limited

Conversation management

Custom ticket filters

300 filters / agent

Limited

Conversation management

Departments

10

Limited

Conversation management

Canned messages

20

Limited

Conversation management

Predefined answers

20

Limited

Customization

Knowledge base

1

Limited

Customization

API keys

1

Limited

Automation

Event Rules

50

Limited

Support and services

Customer support service

best effort

Limited

Communication channels

Call center & IVR

Excluded

Automation

Time Rules

Excluded

Automation

Service levels (SLA)

Excluded

Security and permissions

SSO

Excluded

Conversation management

Custom roles

Excluded

Medium business

Highlights

Everything in Small plan

Included

Highlights

AI Agents incl. full setup

Included

Highlights

Call center & IVR

Included

Highlights

Time Rules

Included

Highlights

Reports

Included

Highlights

Proactive chat invitations

Included

Highlights

Agent ratings

Included

Highlights

Sound configuration

Included

Highlights

Service levels (SLA)

Included

Highlights

SSO

Included

Highlights

Custom roles

Included

Communication channels

Contact forms – Contact us buttons

10

Limited

Communication channels

Contact forms – In page

10

Limited

Communication channels

Email ticketing – Incoming email accounts

10

Limited

Communication channels

Email ticketing – Outgoing email accounts

10

Limited

Communication channels

Live chat button

5

Limited

Conversation management

Custom ticket filters

500 filters / agent

Limited

Conversation management

Departments

20

Limited

Conversation management

Canned messages

100

Limited

Conversation management

Predefined answers

100

Limited

Conversation management

Custom roles

2

Limited

Customization

Knowledge base

1

Limited

Customization

API keys

5

Limited

Automation

Event Rules

150

Limited

Automation

Time Rules

30

Limited

Automation

SLA rules

5

Limited

Automation

Service levels (SLA)

5

Limited

Support and services

Customer support service

24/7

Included

Large business

Highlights

Everything in Medium plan

Included

Highlights

Time tracking & Audit log

Included

Highlights

Audit log

Included

Communication channels

Facebook

Included

Communication channels

Instagram

Included

Communication channels

X

Included

Communication channels

Viber

Included

Communication channels

Telegram

3 bots

Limited

Communication channels

WhatsApp

5 numbers

Limited

Communication channels

Contact forms – Contact us buttons

50

Limited

Communication channels

Contact forms – In page

50

Limited

Communication channels

Email ticketing – Incoming email accounts

150

Limited

Communication channels

Email ticketing – Outgoing email accounts

150

Limited

Communication channels

Live chat button

50

Limited

Conversation management

Custom ticket filters

1000 filters / agent

Limited

Conversation management

Departments

150

Limited

Conversation management

Canned messages

500

Limited

Conversation management

Predefined answers

500

Limited

Conversation management

Custom roles

5

Limited

Customization

Knowledge base

2

Limited

Customization

API keys

10

Limited

Automation

Event Rules

500

Limited

Automation

Time Rules

100

Limited

Automation

SLA rules

50

Limited

Automation

Service levels (SLA)

20

Limited

Support and services

Customer support service

24/7

Included

Enterprise

Highlights

Everything in Large plan

Included

Highlights

Almost unlimited

Included

Support and services

Dedicated account manager

Included

Support and services

Priority support

Included

Support and services

Assisted channels integration

Included

Customization

Branding Free

Included

Support and services

Custom billing setup

Included

Support and services

Service review call and reports

Included

Support and services

Scheduled release management

Included

Communication channels

Contact forms – Contact us buttons

200

Limited

Communication channels

Contact forms – In page

200

Limited

Communication channels

Email ticketing – Incoming email accounts

500

Limited

Communication channels

Email ticketing – Outgoing email accounts

500

Limited

Communication channels

Live chat button

100

Limited

Communication channels

Telegram

3 bots+

Limited

Communication channels

WhatsApp

20 numbers

Limited

Conversation management

Custom ticket filters

5000 filters / agent

Limited

Conversation management

Departments

300

Limited

Conversation management

Canned messages

1000

Limited

Conversation management

Predefined answers

1000

Limited

Conversation management

Custom roles

40

Limited

Customization

Knowledge base

10

Limited

Customization

API keys

100

Limited

Automation

Event Rules

1000

Limited

Automation

Time Rules

200

Limited

Automation

SLA rules

100

Limited

Automation

Service levels (SLA)

100

Limited

Support and services

Customer support service

24/7

Included

How their prices changed

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Freshdesk

    • Growth: USD 19 / month with annual commitment
    • Pro: USD 55 / month with annual commitment
    • Enterprise: USD 89 / month with annual commitment
    • Growth: USD 19 / month with annual commitment
    • Pro: USD 55 / month with annual commitment
    • Enterprise: USD 89 / month with annual commitment

LiveAgent

    • Small business: USD 19 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment
    • Medium business: USD 35 monthly · USD 29 / month with annual commitment
    • Large business: USD 59 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment
    • Enterprise: USD 85 monthly · USD 69 / month with annual commitment
    • Small business: USD 19 monthly · USD 15 / month with annual commitment
    • Medium business: USD 35 monthly · USD 29 / month with annual commitment
    • Large business: USD 59 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment
    • Enterprise: USD 85 monthly · USD 69 / month with annual commitment