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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshdesk Omni

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk Omni is an AI-powered, comprehensive solution for offering customers seamless experiences today and in the future.

    $35

    per month per agent

    Help Scout

    Score9.3 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

    Pricing
    Freshdesk OmniHelp Scout
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $29
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Pro
    $69
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Enterprise
    $109
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Standard
    $30
    per month starts with 100 contacts
    Plus
    $90
    per month starts with 200 contacts
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Freshdesk OmniHelp Scout
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Freshdesk OmniHelp Scout
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Help Scout
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Freshdesk OmniHelp Scout
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk Omni and Help Scout
    Feature
    Freshdesk Omni
    9.0
    13 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Help Scout
    8.7
    23 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets8.913 Ratings9.123 Ratings
    Expert directory8.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.611 Ratings8.113 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation9.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.313 Ratings8.021 Ratings
    Ticket response9.013 Ratings9.522 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk Omni and Help Scout
    Feature
    Freshdesk Omni
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Help Scout
    8.5
    21 Ratings
    6% above category average
    External knowledge base8.313 Ratings8.720 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.613 Ratings8.219 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk Omni and Help Scout
    Feature
    Freshdesk Omni
    8.6
    13 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Help Scout
    8.5
    23 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Customer portal8.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR8.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration7.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.213 Ratings9.623 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.813 Ratings7.415 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Freshdesk OmniHelp Scout
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Freshdesk OmniHelp Scout
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    9.6
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Freshdesk OmniHelp Scout
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Freshworks Inc
    For a typical technical support help desk use case Freshdesk Omni is great! It has the advanced features of automating responses and canned answers where appropriate. The AI functionality seems good but not something we are leveraging at this point given the volume of tickets.
    Incentivized
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    Help Scout
    Small businesses that want a conversational type of customer support experience. Nothing wrong with support tickets, but it does make you feel like a number. Also, we needed to get up and running quickly so the "inbox" feel of the dashboard was already familiar with the team so they could adopt the new software quickly.
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    Pros
    Freshworks Inc
    • When an agent receives a call via Dialpad or Amazon Connect, Freshdesk Omni automatically displays relevant customer details, previous interactions, and ticket history in a single view.
    • Every call (answered, missed, or voicemail) is automatically logged into Freshdesk as a ticket, including details like call duration, customer number, and agent notes.
    • Agents can initiate outbound calls directly from Freshdesk using click-to-call functionality, reducing manual dialing errors and saving time.
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    Help Scout
    • Extremely simple to use and understand as a user - treats communications like human beings and provides a much more personal feel to communication (as opposed to making people feel like numbers).
    • The email newsletter.
    • They are super responsive. They are pretty rad and transparent: if something goes wrong on their end they are not afraid of admitting fault. Which leads me to trust them because I can believe them. I know that tells you very little about the product, but as leadership, that's something that I really need
    • Help Scout does exactly what it needs to (facilitate organized, efficient conversations between customers and support people) without getting in the way.
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    Cons
    Freshworks Inc
    • It is a very user-friendly tool. We haven't found any drwback in any of the modules provided. It works excellently at my organization.
    • Its powerful workflow automation reduces manual effort for job assigning and makes our process more efficient and saves valuable time.
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    Help Scout
    • Trying to group tickets is a bit unflexible. You can create folders which can be part of a workflow (automatic trigger) but you can't create a folder based on tags. This needs to be improved because there's a need to create smarter segments and mix them.
    • Metrics are useful but there needs to be more details about them. You can drill down in some but others are still not very actionable or visible (ok, that number went down, but what was the cause? what's the criteria with what you measure that?)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Help Scout
    We are receiving feedback from the organizational level that they may want us to transition to a different solution to provide consistency across the company.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Freshworks Inc
    Utilizing a unified platform has successfully reduced the resolution time for customer-facing issues. This streamlined approach enhances efficiency and generates valuable insights that can be leveraged to improve our services and better understand customer needs, ultimately leading to a more satisfying experience for our clients.
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    Help Scout
    Help Scout is a great solution for support teams. There are many articles and webinars to help you learn how to use Help Scout. There are also many features to help make your workflows easier and more efficient. I would readily recommend Help Scout to any small or medium-growing support teams.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Freshworks Inc
    1) Price is also a point to decide, other Service Providers were providing similar features but the prices were slightly on a higher side. 2) Coming to feature comparison, JIRA offers whole lot of other features but currently we did not require them and Zoho had few less features comparing to Freshworks
    Incentivized
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    Help Scout
    Only have minimal experience with G-Suite for a much smaller company. This worked well for that organization but did not have similar specialization functions that suite our larger organization very well. Help Scout's pricing makes sense, and continues to service our needs well. Minimal usage of other programs, but have no need to explore alternatives at this time.
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    Return on Investment
    Freshworks Inc
    • Our customers often give feedback to closed tickets to track satisfaction scores
    • Customers appreciate the value of viewing their tickets in the customer portal
    • We save time by having a single source system to interact with our customers and track issue history.
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    Help Scout
    • We are able to retain our customer base due to the outstanding customer service our Customer Experience department provides. Without an organized tool like Help Scout, this would not be possible. We pride ourselves in quick response times to customers and are able to do so by effectively routing tickets to the right agents.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Freshdesk Omni Screenshots

    Screenshot of Advanced AnalyticsScreenshot of Team InboxScreenshot of Customer Communication ManagementScreenshot of Conversational AI

    Help Scout Screenshots

    Screenshot of Build better relationships with your customers, and work together better as a teamScreenshot of Tools designed specifically for team collaboration on customer supportScreenshot of Docs Knowledge Base provides self-service that sets your customers up for successScreenshot of The conversation report can change the conversation with your customers from problems to praise by pinpointing what they write in about and when.Screenshot of Productivity Reports track your team's customer-helping velocity and identify sticking points to push through with even greater momentum.Screenshot of Happiness Reports are the closest you can get to your customer's true feelings without hiring a telepath.