Dixa vs Freshdesk (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Freshdesk grades higher than Dixa: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dixa grades higher on features. Freshdesk grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dixa
Customer service platform with phone, chat, email and an AI agent
Freshdesk
Email ticketing help desk with a knowledge base and AI agents
Which one is for you
Pick Dixa if
- Fits if you run a mid-market ecommerce brand handling phone, chat and email
- Makes sense if you want AI answers billed per conversation
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are small: the entry price is €49 an agent, and Professional is €139
- Watch out: Mim, the AI agent, is €0.40 a conversation on top of seats
- Watch out: Copilot is €39, Quality Assurance €29 and Advanced Insights €29 per agent a month
- Skip it if you want dollar pricing, a free plan or a trial, as none is shown
Pick Freshdesk if
- Fits if your support team works mainly from email
- Works for teams that want a help center and ticket portal on the $19 plan
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if most of your customers reach you by chat or WhatsApp, which needs Freshdesk Omni from $29 an agent
- Pricey if you want AI help drafting replies, at $29 an agent extra ($35 monthly) and not on Growth
- Skip it if you lean on the AI agent: 500 sessions are free once per account, then $49 per 100
- Tight if you need round-robin routing, several SLA policies or custom dashboards, which start on Pro at $55
- Watch out: the $19 is the yearly price, monthly billing costs more, and there's no free plan after the 14-day trial
How we grade them
| 1.8GPADixaWeak | 2.4GPAFreshdeskFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D€49 an agent a month on Team and €139 on Professional, where IVR and skills routing sit, against a $29 middle. | CGrowth is $19 an agent a month billed yearly, a little under this category's middle of $24, and paying monthly loses the 20% yearly discount. A portal and knowledge base are included, but chat means Freshdesk Omni from $29. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no self-serve trial; every rollout starts with a demo. | CA 14-day free trial of the Enterprise plan with no card needed, so you see everything. There's no free plan, and the 500 free AI agent sessions come once per account, not every month. |
| Features | BAll channels, routing, knowledge base, AI agents, call recording and analytics. Nothing in the listing is missing. | CEmail ticketing, a shared inbox, a portal and knowledge base, routing, SLAs, reports and an email AI agent. The gap is named in the listing: chat and messaging channels aren't in Freshdesk at all, they're sold as Freshdesk Omni. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A guided rollout with routing and phone setup. | B4.5 from 2,996 App Store ratings for the agent app. Emails turning into tickets is a simple idea to pick up, and occasional helpers can come in on day passes instead of full seats. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Shopify, Klaviyo, Braze, Ada and others listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Salesforce, HubSpot, Shopify, Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams and Stripe. There's no desktop app, so it stops at a B. |
| Best for | phone, chat and email in one workspace for a mid-sized store | email support with a help center from day one |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dixa and Freshdesk. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dixa starts at about $54.74 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Freshdesk starts at $19 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Freshdesk starts $35.74 a month lower. Of the other help desk and live chat tools on the chart, 4 score higher than Dixa for less, and 1 scores higher than Freshdesk for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Dixa also covers workflow automation, live chat, business phone line and whatsApp messaging.
- Freshdesk also covers shared inbox, reports and help center.
At a glance
| Dixa | Freshdesk | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | €49 per agent / month, billed annually | $19 per agent / month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of the Enterprise plan, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Dixa | Freshworks Inc. |
| Price read from | dixa.com | freshworks.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dixa
- Prices are listed in euros; no US dollar list price was shown on the pricing page.
- No free plan and no self-serve trial: the pricing page says every rollout is guided and starts with a demo, and it is aimed at mid-market teams.
- Mim, the AI agent, is billed per conversation at €0.40 on top of seat fees, per the pricing page's FAQ.
- Copilot (€39 per agent / month), Quality Assurance (€29) and Advanced Insights (€29) are add-ons, and voice transcription is €0.01 per minute.
Freshdesk
- Freshdesk plans are built around email; chat and messaging channels come with Freshdesk Omni, from $29 per agent / month billed annually.
- Only 500 AI agent sessions are free, once per account; after that sessions cost $49 per 100.
- Freddy AI Copilot costs $29 per agent / month billed annually ($35 monthly) and is not offered on Growth.
- The pricing page shows annual prices only; monthly billing costs more, as the page offers 20% off for paying annually.
Key features
Dixa
- One workspace for every channel
- Phone, email, chat, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, SMS and contact forms feed a single agent screen with each customer's history.
- Routing and automation
- Conversations are routed by skill, language or priority, with a visual builder for rules. Skills-based routing and advanced automations sit on the Professional plan.
- Mim AI agent
- Mim answers routine questions on chat, email and messaging from the knowledge base and hands harder ones to a person with context. A voice version is in beta.
- Phone features
- Call recording and voicemail are on every plan. IVR and customer callback need Professional.
- Quality scoring and analytics
- Real-time dashboards come with every plan. Scorecard-based quality review and AI-powered advanced insights are paid add-ons.
- Copilot for agents
- An add-on that suggests replies, fixes spelling, translates and summarizes conversations inside the agent workspace.
Freshdesk
- Ticketing and shared inbox
- Incoming emails become tickets that can be prioritized, assigned and tracked, with internal threads and linked tasks for teammates.
- Freddy AI Agent for email
- An email AI agent replies to customers and works through back-and-forth threads. Each account gets 500 sessions once; more cost $49 per 100.
- Customer portal and knowledge base
- Customers submit tickets and read help articles in a portal. Pro adds portal branding, community forums and article versioning.
- Routing and SLAs
- Business rules dispatch tickets on every plan. Pro adds round-robin and load-balanced assignment and multiple SLA policies; Enterprise adds skill-based routing.
- Freddy AI Copilot
- A paid add-on from Pro up that drafts replies, summarizes long threads, translates in 60+ languages and suggests similar tickets.
- Reports and dashboards
- Standard reports and real-time dashboards on all plans, with custom dashboards on Pro and conversational AI insights on Enterprise.
Plans
Dixa
Team€49
per agent / month, billed annually
All channels (phone, email, forms, chat, social), knowledge base, AI agents for chat, email and voice, intelligent routing, real-time analytics and call recording.
Professional€139
per agent / month, billed annually
Adds IVR, customer callback, SLA alerts, routing with external data, skills-based routing, advanced automations, sandbox access and third-party AI agents.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds single sign-on, advanced intent detection, advanced insights, custom agent roles, auto redaction, multiple organizations and higher API limits. Priced to volume and setup.
Freshdesk
Growth$19
per agent / month, billed annually
Email ticketing and a shared inbox, a customer portal and knowledge base, standard reports, threads and tasks, and roles.
Pro$55
per agent / month, billed annually
Adds a multilingual help desk, custom dashboards, round-robin routing, multiple SLA policies, community forums and 5,000 outside collaborators.
Enterprise$89
per agent / month, billed annually
Adds Freddy AI Insights, skill-based routing, a sandbox, audit logs, IP allowlisting and an approval step for knowledge base articles.
Ways to pay less
Dixa
No public discounts listed.
Freshdesk
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
Freshdesk's pricing page offers 20% off when plans are paid annually rather than monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dixa or Freshdesk?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Freshdesk is cheaper to start with: $19 a month for each person, against about $54.74 a month for each person for Dixa. Dixa starts at €49 per agent / month, billed annually, and Freshdesk starts at $19 per agent / month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Dixa or Freshdesk?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Dixa nor Freshdesk has a free plan. Freshdesk has a free trial.
Which platforms do Dixa and Freshdesk run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Freshdesk lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.