Freshworks Platform
A flexible, AI-powered enterprise platform for all Freshworks applications.

Executive Summary
The Freshworks Platform is a flexible, end-to-end, AI-powered enterprise platform that serves as the foundational layer for all Freshworks applications, including Freshdesk, Freshsales, and Freshservice. It provides a comprehensive set of shared services, enabling seamless integration and consistent experiences across the Freshworks suite. At its core, the platform leverages Freddy AI to deliver intelligent automation, insights, and enhanced capabilities across customer service, sales, and IT service management solutions. It also functions as a robust developer platform, offering rich APIs, extensive documentation, and a UI design library (Crayons) for building custom applications and integrations. This empowers businesses to extend and tailor Freshworks products to their specific operational needs, fostering innovation and efficiency.
Use Cases
- Enabling AI-powered automation and insights across Freshworks products.
- Building custom applications and integrations to extend Freshworks functionalities.
- Providing a unified data and service layer for the entire Freshworks suite.
- Powering scalable and secure customer service, sales, and IT service management solutions.
Features
Intelligence
- AI-powered Insights: Leverages Freddy AI to provide intelligent insights and automation across Freshworks applications for improved efficiency and decision-making.
Visibility
- No-Code Analytics: Enables users to unlock business insights and create tailored reports without requiring coding knowledge.
Support
- Enhanced Support Features: Provides intelligent automation, insights, and support capabilities that power Freshworks' customer service applications.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Platform with marketplace, custom objects, Freddy AI, messaging, collaboration, analytics, admin center, developer portal, unified data, and rich APIs
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Authentication
- SSO/SAML, OAuth/OIDC
- API Available
- Yes
AI/ML Stack
- Freddy AI Agent
- Freddy AI Copilot
- Freddy AI Insights
Security & Compliance
Certifications: SOC 2, GDPR, CCPA
Encryption: Data encryption is prioritized to protect customer data.
Pricing
- Model
- Feature-based, bundled with Freshworks product subscriptions
- Starting Price
- Contact sales
- Target Customer
- Enterprise
- Contract Type
- Annual, Monthly
- Free Trial
- Yes
About Freshworks
Freshworks is a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that provides customer engagement, IT service management, and sales automation solutions. Their enterprise-grade solutions are designed to be easy to use and leverage AI to deliver exceptional customer and employee experiences.
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