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Automate the manual work in Freshdesk

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Freshdesk by the numbers

Insights from real process mapping sessions that involve Freshdesk.

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Top 5 Freshdesk friction points when done manually

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Manually routing tickets in Freshdesk

Support agents spend time reading each incoming ticket in Freshdesk and deciding which team member should handle it instead of having rules automatically assign them.

78% report this
2

Copying customer info between Freshdesk systems

When a customer contacts you through multiple channels, you manually search Freshdesk to find their previous tickets and copy their information into new ones instead of having one unified history.

71% report this
3

Updating Freshdesk tickets without context

Your team manually types status updates and notes into Freshdesk tickets without being able to see what happened in previous interactions, leading to duplicate questions and repeated explanations.

62% report this
4

Extracting Freshdesk data for reports

You manually pull ticket data out of Freshdesk and copy it into spreadsheets to create weekly or monthly reports instead of having automated summaries ready.

51% report this
5

Following up on stalled Freshdesk tickets

Your team manually checks Freshdesk each day to find tickets that have been waiting for customer responses and decides which ones need follow-up reminders.

26% report this
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What you can automate in Freshdesk

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The most popular processes that use Freshdesk

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Customer Support

Ticket Escalation & Handover

Escalating tickets between tiers without losing context in the handover.

315 hrsIdentified
7Mapped
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Operations

Scheduled Maintenance Window Coordination

Scheduling, notifying, and confirming maintenance windows with each client.

144 hrsIdentified
6Mapped
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Customer Support

Client Reporting & Status Updates

Keep every client informed on project progress without your team spending hours assembling reports each week.

144 hrsIdentified
4Mapped
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Customer Support

Escalation & Handover Management

Keep urgent tickets moving to the right person every time, with no dropped handovers and no manual chasing.

276 hrsIdentified
4Mapped
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IT

Backup Monitoring & Verification

Keep every client backup verified and every failure escalated before it becomes a data loss incident.

168 hrsIdentified
4Mapped
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Customer Support

Customer ETA & On-My-Way Updates

Customers get accurate arrival windows and on-my-way messages without dispatchers lifting a finger.

228 hrsIdentified
4Mapped
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Tools commonly connected to Freshdesk

Most automations involve more than one tool. These are the ones that show up most often alongside Freshdesk.

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