| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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 Help Scout | Score7.9 out of 10 | N/A | Help 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 |
 Kustomer | Score8.7 out of 10 | N/A | Kustomer is a customer service CRM platform built for managing high support volume by optimizing experiences throughout the customer service journey. Kustomer was acquired by Facebook in late 2020, but spun out in 2023 and re-launched as an independent entity, Kustomer, LLC. | $89 per month per user |
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| Considered Both Products | No answer on this topic | Chose Kustomer The sales rep did a great job of making us feel heard and instilling trust. We felt that we would be valued as a client instead of just one of thousands, and a small company at that. When we signed they promised and delivered on an additional channel that they hadn't previously … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 7.1 | 9.0 |
| Likelihood to Renew | 7.0 | 7.9 |
| Usability | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Availability | - | 9.1 |
| Performance | - | 6.4 |
| Support Rating | - | 9.4 |
| In-Person Training | - | 7.6 |
| Online Training | - | 8.3 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 7.9 |
| Configurability | - | 7.9 |
| Ease of integration | - | 7.2 |
| Product Scalability | - | 9.1 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 8.7 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 9.1 |
