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An Account Administrator cancels Freshdesk from Admin > Account > Account Details: click Cancel account, select a reason and request cancellation. It takes about 3 minutes and takes effect after the current term. There is no cancellation fee, but Freshworks says subscription fees are generally non-refundable.
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Only an Account Administrator can submit the cancellation request.
An Account Administrator opens Admin > Account > Account Details.
Find the Account Status section and click Cancel account.
Select a reason and click Request cancellation. Freshdesk follows up on the request, and cancellation takes effect after the current term.
Export early: Freshdesk says an export can take up to 10 business days.
Offline-billed accounts use billing or support for subscription changes.
For bank-transfer or other offline billing, contact Freshworks billing or Freshdesk support for changes that are unavailable in Plans and Billing.
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Freshdesk charges no cancellation fee. Freshworks states that payment obligations are non-cancelable and non-refundable except where its agreement expressly permits otherwise.
A lower paid plan takes effect after the current billing cycle. Eligible Freshdesk accounts can switch to the six-month Free Program for one or two agents, but some higher-plan configurations are lost.
No subscription pause or hold option is documented in the Freshdesk cancellation, subscription-management, pricing or Freshworks terms pages.
Freshdesk permanently deletes the account and its data 14 days after the subscription end date. Export can take up to 10 business days, and support can reactivate the account within 14 days of cancellation.
An Account Administrator submits the cancellation request from Account Details.
At the end of the current subscription term. Freshdesk then permanently deletes the account data 14 days later.
No. Its pricing FAQ says there is no cancellation fee.
Freshworks states that fees are generally non-refundable unless its agreement expressly permits an exception.
Yes. Lower paid plans take effect after the current cycle; eligible small accounts can use the six-month Free Program for one or two agents.
Contact support within 14 days of cancellation. After that window, Freshdesk says the account and data are permanently deleted.
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