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Help Scout vs. KronoDesk

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    Overview
    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

    KronoDesk

    Score6.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    KronoDesk is an integrated customer support system that includes help desk ticketing, support forums and a self-service knowledge base.

    $190.99

    per month 3 concurrent users (minimum)

    Pricing
    Help ScoutKronoDesk
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $30
    per month starts with 100 contacts
    Plus
    $90
    per month starts with 200 contacts
    Company
    Contact sales team
    Cloud
    $63.66 per
    per month per concurrent user
    Download
    $633.66
    per year per concurrent user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Help ScoutKronoDesk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing on cloud plans. Discount available for volume of concurrent users. 3 concurrent user minimum.
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Help ScoutKronoDesk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Help Scout and KronoDesk
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.8
    19 Ratings
    KronoDesk
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.019 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.010 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.118 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Ticket response8.119 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Help Scout and KronoDesk
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.5
    17 Ratings
    KronoDesk
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    External knowledge base9.016 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.015 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Help Scout and KronoDesk
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.0
    19 Ratings
    KronoDesk
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    Email support8.019 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.011 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Help ScoutKronoDesk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (19 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)