PriceTrail

Freshdesk vs Zendesk

Cheapest paid: $19 vs $19

Zendesk starts 1.0× cheaper on its entry plan.

How they differ

Freshdesk and Zendesk start within 0% of each other, so entry price is unlikely to be what decides between them.

Named on Freshdesk's pricing page but not Zendesk's: basic workflows, single sign-on, sla policies.

Named on Zendesk's pricing page but not Freshdesk's: advanced workflows, ai agent, api access, automations and triggers, customer context, email and ticketing system.

Since recording began Freshdesk has moved its pricing 5 times and Zendesk has not moved at all.

Freshdesk Zendesk
Cheapest paid plan$19$19
Dearest published plan$89$115
Free planNoNo
ChargedPer personPer person
Free trial14 days
Plans published34
Top plan is price-on-requestNoYes
Price changes recorded50

Freshdesk

Plan MonthlyAnnual
Additional AI Agent sessions
Connector app tasks
Day passes
Enterprise$89
Freddy AI Copilot$29
Growth$19
MCP actions
Pro$55

Zendesk

Plan MonthlyAnnual
Contact Center$83
Copilot$50
Suite Enterprise + CopilotContact sales
Suite Professional$115
Suite Team$55
Support Team$19
Workforce Engagement Bundle$50

Both figures read from each vendor's public pricing page. Feature sets differ, so compare the plans, not only the numbers.