Help Scout

Customer support platform for SMB teams

SF8.4
Run shared inbox email supportcustomer supportsmb support
Run shared inbox email supportcustomer support

Best for

Small business and growth stage support

Pricing

From $20/mo

Free plan

Not available

SoftFinders Score

8.4 / 10

Overview

What is Help Scout?

Help Scout is an established customer support platform with AI assistance for SMB teams, used by support teams at small business and growth stage companies to handle email tickets, shared inboxes, knowledge base, and live chat across the customer support program, with AI assistance layered across the established support product line that the team has built around customer support for many years across global SMB markets and customer segments today.

Help Scout fits support teams at small business and growth stage companies that want an affordable, simple helpdesk platform with email and shared inbox focus, rather than a heavy enterprise platform with deep automation across the support program. Public reviews note the platform is easy to set up and easy on agents. Pricing has published per user paid plans across global customer support markets and customers and language communities today.

KEY FEATURES

What you get out of the box

Shared Inboxes

Shared inboxes across the email support workflow

AI Assist

AI assist across the agent reply workflow

Knowledge Base

Knowledge base across self service customer documentation

Live Chat

Live chat messenger across the website support

Team Reporting

Reporting across the customer support team performance

Workflow Engine

Automation workflows across the support ticket lifecycle

USE CASES

Where teams put it to work

Run shared inbox email support
Use AI assist across replies
Build knowledge base self service
Run SMB customer support program
Run live chat customer messaging
Run automation across support workflow

Editorial Take

What we like, and what to verify

What we like
  • Loved by SMB teams for shared inbox simplicity
  • Affordable plans relative to enterprise helpdesk platforms
  • Easy setup and easy on the agent experience
What to verify
  • Limited automation depth relative to enterprise helpdesk platforms
  • AI features are layered, not deeply AI native
  • Best fit for SMB rather than enterprise teams

FAQ

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