Service comparison

Freshdesk vs. LiveChat

Freshdesk vs. LiveChat: uptime, incident frequency and resolution times, head-to-head.

Last 90 days · 8 incidents total · Freshdesk on record since Oct 2026 · From each provider's official status page

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Freshdesk

www.freshworks.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  99.47%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  5
  
  0 major · 5 minor
- Median resolution
  
  2h 51m
- Longest incident
  
  3h 18m
On record since Oct 2026, so these figures count fewer than 90 days of incidents.

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LiveChat

livechat.com

Online
- 90-day uptime
  
  99.52%
- Incidents (90d)
  
  3
  
  1 major · 2 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 51m
- Longest incident
  
  7h 38m
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Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window	Freshdesk	LiveChat	Δ
Last 24 hours	100.00%	100.00%	0.00 pp
Last 7 days	98.12%	100.00%	-1.88 pp
Last 30 days	98.42%	98.68%	-0.26 pp
Last 90 days	99.47%	99.52%	-0.05 pp

Uptime is the share of each window with no incident open on the provider's official status page. Δ is percentage-point difference (Freshdesk minus LiveChat). Higher is better. Freshdesk is on record since Oct 2026, so windows reaching back before then count fewer days of incidents.

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

Freshdesk

5 total since Oct 2026

0 major 5 minor
- Median resolution
  
  2h 51m
- Longest incident
  
  3h 18m
LiveChat

3 total

1 major 2 minor
- Median resolution
  
  1h 51m
- Longest incident
  
  7h 38m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

Freshdesk
- Oct 23
  
  Performance degradation in Freshdesk
  
  3h 10m
  
  Minor
- Oct 19
  
  Issue with Email in FreshDesk
  
  1h 5m
  
  Minor
- Oct 16
  
  Degraded Performance in Freshdesk
  
  3h 18m
  
  Minor
- Oct 15
  
  Issue with Email in Freshdesk
  
  2h 51m
  
  Minor
- Oct 11
  
  Scheduled Maintenance in Freshdesk
  
  1h
  
  Minor
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LiveChat
- Oct 14
  
  Workflows malfunction
  
  1h 51m
  
  Minor
- Oct 12
  
  Workflows malfunction
  
  7h 38m
  
  Major
- Sep 26
  
  Login issues
  
  57m
  
  Minor
- Jul 28
  
  Issues with opening files
  
  1d 1h 34m
  
  Minor
- Jul 10
  
  Workflow degraded performance
  
  16m
  
  Minor
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Bottom line

LiveChat wins

LiveChat edges out on 7-day uptime.

Freshdesk posted 98.12% vs. 100.00% for LiveChat over the last 7 days (Δ -1.88 pp). Freshdesk is on record only since Oct 2026, so the 90-day figures above are not like for like.

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