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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Help Scout

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AHelp Scout is help desk software. The vendor’s value proposition is that that their solution reduces time spent on training users because Help Scout is simple to use and set up and scales like any enterprise product. This solution includes multiple mailboxes to support as many email addresses as needed in order to work collaboratively across teams, and manage several products or brands from one account. Reports on conversation trends, team performance, productivity, and customer happiness are…

    $30

    per month starts with 100 contacts

    Helpshift

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AHelpshift is a help desk software deployed as an in-application SDK to provide users with in-app service.

    $150

    per month issue

    Pricing
    Help ScoutHelpshift
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $30
    per month starts with 100 contacts
    Plus
    $90
    per month starts with 200 contacts
    Company
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    Starter
    $150.00
    per month Issue
    Enterprise
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    per month Issue
    Growth
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    per month Issue
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Help ScoutHelpshift
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsFlexible Consumption-Based Pricing for Your Changing Needs. Only pay for the number of issues created each month. An issue is a customer problem or inquiry that is directed to an agent or a bot. Customers with greater usage receive a reduced per issue price. All packages come with 1,000 issues per month to get you started.
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    Community Pulse
    Help ScoutHelpshift
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    Help Scout
    Chose Help Scout
    They all had their positives and negatives. For us, it came down to signing a BAA (Zendesk wanted $28,000 to sign one). We enjoy working with vendors who can support healthcare initiates such as we are building.
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Features
    Help ScoutHelpshift
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Help Scout and Helpshift
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.8
    19 Ratings
    Helpshift
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.019 Ratings5.54 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.010 Ratings6.43 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.118 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Ticket response8.119 Ratings9.14 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings3.64 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings4.53 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Help Scout and Helpshift
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.5
    17 Ratings
    Helpshift
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    External knowledge base9.016 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.015 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Help Scout and Helpshift
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.0
    19 Ratings
    Helpshift
    4.5
    4 Ratings
    Email support8.019 Ratings2.74 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.011 Ratings4.52 Ratings
    Customer portal00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings2.71 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Help ScoutHelpshift
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (19 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)