# Freshdesk API + MCP vs Zoho Desk (slim)

> Zoho Desk scores 66.6 (B) on agent readiness against Freshdesk API + MCP's 48.5 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do support tickets. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Zoho Desk scores 66.6 (B) on agent readiness against Freshdesk API + MCP's 48.5 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do support tickets.

- Freshdesk API + MCP: D 48.5, rank #719 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/freshdesk.min.md
- Zoho Desk: B 66.6, rank #262 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zoho-desk.min.md
- Freshdesk API + MCP, good for Teams already on Freshdesk who want an agent to triage and answer tickets through MCP without building tools.
- Zoho Desk, good for Teams already on Zoho who want an agent to read tickets, draft replies for review, add private comments and change status with narrow scopes, and small teams that want a free edition with API access. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 57; Schema & documentation, 72 against 40; Agent ergonomics, 67 against 48; Security & auth, 66 against 49; Payments & pricing, 40 against 35; Maintenance & community, 63 against 36. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Freshdesk API + MCP | Zoho Desk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 57 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 40 | 72 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 48 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 49 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 36 | 63 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 77 | 79 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Freshdesk API + MCP | Zoho Desk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Freshworks | Zoho |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | API key | OAuth |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under Zoho's Terms of Service. The OpenAPI repository on GitHub has no licence file |
| Tools exposed | 37 | none |
| Last release | 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-09 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-04-01 | 2022-03-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2025-12-22 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | none |