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Help Scout vs. LiveAgent

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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

    LiveAgent

    Score9.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    LiveAgent is a help desk software designed to help users bring personalization to customer interactions. LiveAgent presents an omnichannel universal inbox, real-time live chat, built-in call center, and a customer service portal. It offers customer segmentation, automation, built-in CRM, and an analytics package, as well as gamification features, ultimately containing are over 180+ help desk features, and 200+ integrations. The solution boasts users among companies like BMW, Yamaha,…

    $15

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    Help ScoutLiveAgent
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $30
    per month starts with 100 contacts
    Plus
    $90
    per month starts with 200 contacts
    Company
    Contact sales team
    Free
    $0
    per month
    Small
    $15
    per month per seat
    Medium
    $29
    per month per seat
    Large
    $49
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $69
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Help ScoutLiveAgent
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Help ScoutLiveAgent
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Help Scout and LiveAgent
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.8
    19 Ratings
    LiveAgent
    7.7
    59 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.019 Ratings7.956 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.010 Ratings7.042 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.118 Ratings8.458 Ratings
    Ticket response8.119 Ratings8.459 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.947 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings6.838 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Help Scout and LiveAgent
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.5
    17 Ratings
    LiveAgent
    10.0
    52 Ratings
    External knowledge base9.016 Ratings10.049 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.015 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Help Scout and LiveAgent
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.0
    19 Ratings
    LiveAgent
    8.5
    58 Ratings
    Email support8.019 Ratings7.454 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.011 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Customer portal00 Ratings10.053 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings7.028 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings8.150 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Help ScoutLiveAgent
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (19 ratings)
    8.0
    (117 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.3
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (24 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)