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Helply vs Freshworks Freddy AI:
Comparing AI support agents, pricing mechanics, and how usage is measured

Helply and Freshworks Freddy AI both use AI to automate customer support conversations. The difference is how AI usage is measured, how pricing scales as automation increases, and how quickly teams can reach reliable outcomes without added operational complexity.

About Freshworks Freddy AI

Freddy AI is an AI support solution built into the Freshworks ecosystem. Pricing is tied to agent seats and AI usage is measured by sessions, defined as a chatbot engagement within a 24-hour window.

About Freshworks Freddy AI
Where Freshworks Freddy AI makes sense
Already on Freshworks
Already on Freshworks

Your help desk and workflows are built around Freshdesk

Session-based pricing preference
Session-based pricing preference

You are comfortable paying per AI session

Agent-centric teams
Agent-centric teams

You expect costs to scale primarily with support headcount

Where Helply wins:
Resolution-focused pricing
Resolution-focused pricing

Designed around resolving conversations, not counting sessions

Predictable cost scaling
Predictable cost scaling

Plan-based pricing with message credits instead of per-agent multiplication

Built-in knowledge improvement
Built-in knowledge improvement

Gap detection and auto-updating knowledge included by default

Engineer-guided implementation
Engineer-guided implementation

VIP onboarding, optimization, and strategy included

Help desk agnostic
Help desk agnostic

Works alongside your existing support stack

Feature Comparison Table

Feature
Helply
Freshworks Freddy AI
Platform dependency
Works with existing help desks
Freshworks only
Billing unit
Message credits
Sessions (24-hour window)
Per-agent pricing
Plan-based seats
Per agent
AI usage included
Yes (by plan)
Limited
Knowledge gap detection
Included
Enterprise tier only
Advanced analytics
Included
Enterprise tier only
Engineer-led onboarding
Included
Self-serve
AI resolution guarantee
65% in 90 days
None

Pricing Comparision Table

Feature
Helply
Freshworks Freddy AI
Entry plan
$32
$29
Mid-tier plan
$120
$119
Pricing multiplier
By plan
Per agent
Usage overage
$14 per 1,000 credits
$49 per 100 sessions
VIP onboarding
Included
Not included

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What customers are saying...
The Helply guarantee held true. Within 90 days, over 65% of our support conversations were fully resolved by AI, and ticket volume dropped materially.
Razia Aliani
VP of Operations, Covidence

Frequently asked questions.

We guarantee a 65% AI resolution rate in 90 days, orĀ you pay nothing.

End-to-end support conversations resolved by an AI support agent that takes real actions, not just answers questions.

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