Convot vs Freshdesk

Freshdesk charges per agent, from $19 billed annually.
Convot is one help desk for every app you run, on one flat bill.

Convot is a Freshdesk alternative for small teams that run more than one app. It costs $49 a month for 1 app and 3 seats, against $57 for 3 agents on Freshdesk Growth or $165 on Pro, billed annually. Freshdesk is the better fit for ticket-heavy teams that want multiple SLA policies (Pro and up) and the low $19 per-agent entry price.

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Short answer

Is Convot a good Freshdesk alternative?

Choose Convot over Freshdesk if you run more than one app and want live chat, a help center, changelog, roadmap and status page for each app on one bill. It costs $49 a month for 1 app and 3 seats, against $57 for 3 agents on Freshdesk Growth or $165 on Pro, billed annually. Freshdesk is the better choice for ticket-heavy email support that needs multiple SLA policies, from Pro, in one desk.

Freshdesk prices and plans last checked on Freshdesk's own pricing page, by Tarang Agarwal, Convot founder.

The honest take

When should you use each?

Freshdesk is a good fit when…

  • You run email ticketing and want multiple SLA policies (Pro and Enterprise)
  • You want an AI agent with the first 500 sessions included on Growth, Pro and Enterprise
  • You want a low per-agent entry price: Growth starts at $19 per agent billed annually
  • You want to trial Enterprise features for 14 days before choosing a plan
  • You run a Shopify store and want a shopper's recent orders inside the ticket, through Freshworks' free Shopify app

Convot wins when…

  • You run more than one app and want every conversation in one inbox, labeled by app, with a widget and help center for each
  • You want live chat, a help center and an AI add-on on one plan priced by app, with seats included: $49 for 1 app and 3 seats
  • You want AI priced per resolved conversation ($0.20 with Cove AI) rather than per session after 500 included
  • You want live translation included, not inside Freshdesk's $29 per agent Copilot (Pro and Enterprise)
  • You want a changelog, roadmap with voting, status page and scheduling for each app
  • You build Shopify apps and want each merchant's plan, MRR and LTV from the Shopify Partner API beside the conversation, not a shopper's order history
Side by side

Convot vs Freshdesk: what is different?

A direct comparison across the capabilities small teams running more than one app care about most.

Capability Freshdesk
Shared inbox / tickets Included Included
Help center / knowledge base One per app All plans
Live chat widget Included Not listed on the Freshdesk pricing page
Live translation 60+ languages Included in Copilot, $29 per agent, Pro and Enterprise
SLA policies One first-response target (default 30 minutes) Multiple policies, Pro and Enterprise
Changelog + roadmap voting ✓ Built-in Not listed on the Freshdesk pricing page
Status page + uptime monitoring ✓ Built-in Not listed on the Freshdesk pricing page
In-chat scheduling ✓ Built-in Not listed on the Freshdesk pricing page
AI agent price $0.20 per resolved conversation (paid plans) 500 sessions, then $49 per 100 sessions
Shopify integration Shopify Partner API: merchant plan, MRR and LTV, for Shopify app developers Free Freshworks app: a shopper's recent orders, for Shopify stores
Cost for 3 agents $49 a month (Starter), billed monthly $57 a month (Growth) or $165 (Pro), billed annually

✓ = available, Partial = limited or plan-gated, No = not offered by Convot, or not found on the vendor's public pages. Freshdesk details from freshworks.com/freshdesk/pricing, last checked 1 October 2026.

Why teams switch

What changes when you move to Convot

One bill, not per agent

Freshdesk is $19 per agent on Growth ($57 for 3) and $55 on Pro ($165 for 3), billed annually. Convot Starter is $49 for 1 app and 3 seats, and each extra app is $20.

Translation without Copilot

Freshdesk lists 60+ language translation inside Copilot, which is $29 per agent a month on Pro and Enterprise. Convot's live translation covers 60+ languages on every plan.

AI priced per resolved conversation

Freshdesk meters AI by session, $49 per 100 after the first 500. Cove AI is $0.20 per resolved conversation in which it replied, on paid plans, and hands off to a person when unsure.

Changelog, roadmap and status

Every Convot app gets a public changelog, a roadmap customers vote on and a status page with uptime monitoring, alongside chat and the help center; none appears on Freshdesk's pricing page.

FAQ

Convot as a Freshdesk alternative

How much does Convot cost compared to Freshdesk?

For 3 agents, Convot Starter is $49 a month, Freshdesk Growth is $57 and Freshdesk Pro is $165, billed annually at $19 and $55 per agent. Freshdesk's Freddy AI Agent includes 500 sessions, then charges $49 per 100 sessions; an email session is a 72-hour window from the customer's first email, which is not the same unit as a resolution. Freshdesk lists live translation in Copilot, at $29 per agent a month on Pro and Enterprise. Convot bills monthly. Cove AI is $0.20 per resolved conversation in which it replied, on Convot's paid plans.

Can I migrate from Freshdesk to Convot?

Yes. The Convot team runs the migration from Freshdesk for you, free, and keeps the original dates on conversations. There is no self-serve Freshdesk importer, so it is a founder-assisted move rather than one click. You can keep Freshdesk running until the cutover is done.

What does Convot do that Freshdesk doesn't?

Convot runs support for several apps from one inbox, with a widget, help center, changelog, roadmap and status page for each app, all on one bill priced by app count. For Shopify apps, it also shows each merchant's plan and MRR beside the conversation.

Does Freshdesk integrate with Shopify?

Yes. Freshworks publishes a free Shopify app for Freshdesk and Freshdesk Omni, listed on the Freshworks Marketplace as of 1 October 2026, that shows a customer's recent orders inside Freshdesk. It is built for Shopify stores supporting shoppers. If you build a Shopify app, your customers are merchants, and Convot shows each merchant's plan, MRR and LTV from the Shopify Partner API beside the conversation, from $49 a month for 1 app and 3 seats.

Is Freshdesk good for Shopify app developers?

Freshdesk works for any email ticketing, but its Shopify app shows store orders, which a Shopify app developer does not need. An app developer supports merchants, so the useful context is the merchant's app plan, MRR and lifetime revenue, plus live chat inside the app admin and a help center per app. Convot is built for that: it connects to the Shopify Partner API, labels every conversation by app, and is free under $1,000 MRR.

Is Convot cheaper than Freshdesk?

It depends on seats. For 1 or 2 agents, Freshdesk Growth at $19 or $38 a month, billed annually, is cheaper than Convot Starter at $49. At 3 agents Convot is cheaper: $49 against $57 on Freshdesk Growth or $165 on Pro, as checked on 1 October 2026. Convot's price includes live chat and a help center for 1 app.

How much does Freshdesk cost per agent?

Freshdesk Growth is $19, Pro $55 and Enterprise $89 per agent a month, billed annually, as checked on 1 October 2026. For 3 agents that is $57 on Growth or $165 on Pro. Multiple SLA policies start on Pro, and Copilot, which includes live translation, is a further $29 per agent a month on Pro and Enterprise. Convot Starter is $49 a month for 1 app and 3 seats.

How much does Freshdesk's AI agent cost?

Freshdesk's Freddy AI Agent includes 500 sessions, then costs $49 per 100 sessions. An email session is a 72-hour window from the customer's first email, so a session is not the same as a resolved issue. Convot's Cove AI is $0.20 per resolved conversation in which it replied, on paid plans, and hands off to a person when unsure.

Is there a Freshdesk alternative with live chat?

Convot includes a live chat widget for each app on every plan, with the shared inbox and help center, from $49 a month for 1 app and 3 seats, and free under $1,000 MRR. Freshdesk's pricing page, checked on 1 October 2026, does not list a chat widget on its plans; check Freshworks' other products if you need chat alongside Freshdesk.

Does Freshdesk have a free plan?

Freshdesk's pricing page, checked on 1 October 2026, lists no free plan. It offers a 14-day trial with Enterprise features, then paid plans from $19 per agent a month billed annually. Convot is free for teams under $1,000 MRR, with 1 app and 3 seats.

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