Gladly CX Platform vs. Help Scout

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gladly CX Platform
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Gladly Software headquartered in San Francisco offers their omnichannel customer service platform, providing one platform to oversee customer correspondences and also provide customer self-help.
$38
Per Month Per User
Help Scout
Score 9.1 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
Pricing
Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
Editions & Modules
Task Based
$38.00
Per Month Per User
Customer Facing
$150.00
Per Month Per User
Standard
$30
per month starts with 100 contacts
Plus
$90
per month starts with 200 contacts
Company
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Gladly CX Platform
8.9
5 Ratings
8% above category average
Help Scout
8.5
23 Ratings
4% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.35 Ratings9.023 Ratings
Expert directory8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.52 Ratings7.713 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.34 Ratings7.821 Ratings
Ticket response9.74 Ratings9.322 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Gladly CX Platform
9.2
4 Ratings
14% above category average
Help Scout
8.3
21 Ratings
3% above category average
External knowledge base9.53 Ratings8.620 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.04 Ratings8.019 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Gladly CX Platform
9.4
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Help Scout
8.3
23 Ratings
4% above category average
Customer portal9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support9.75 Ratings9.523 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration9.35 Ratings7.215 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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User Ratings
Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(5 ratings)
9.3
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.4
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
Likelihood to Recommend
Gladly Software
Any business that has a customer base could benefit from Gladly. If you call, text, social media message, etc Gladly can do all of these functions and keeps all of these conversations easily located so that you can refer back to previous conversations. The ability to leave notes on the account is very helpful.
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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
Gladly Software
  • Easy to use interface. Supporting customers is as easy as texting a friend.
  • True Omnichannel support system where all channels live on the same screen without the need to hop between applications.
  • Built-in knowledgebase (Answers) reducing team member ramp time and providing a template for consistent solutions for our customers.
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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
Gladly Software
  • When you cannot merge the customers' accounts
  • When the emails arrive with a delay
  • In the way we cannot edit or delete notes
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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
Gladly Software
Gladly really has all the information needed about a customer that you would need.If gladly does have a specified space for specific information you can add notes in multiple locations to remind you self of special circumstances. Gladly meets all our expectations and continues to provide a see less transaction
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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.
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Usability
Gladly Software
In my 10+ years in the call center industry this has been by far one of the user friendly platform to use. It has been an easy tool to use and train new hires with that is self explanatory and not complicated at all for a agent level employee. Overall platform is easy to read and navigate.
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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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Support Rating
Gladly Software
Gladly is always available to support its customers. That being said, we really haven’t needed support. The product is intuitive and stable. The reality is the support we receive is more collaboration on how we can help Gladly continue to revolutionize this space.
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Help Scout
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Gladly Software
First of all, the ease of the platform, the way it helps us to make our job faster as they have the customer information on the left of our screenand we have it linked to Shopify. The fact that this program has helped our productivity is amazing, and also, during peak season, it Gladly CX Platform makes the days go faster and easier.
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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
Gladly Software
  • This platform has improved the speed in which customer issues are resolved by providing a broad picture of customer need, profile and 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.
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ScreenShots

Gladly CX Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of Gladly's customer chat in actionScreenshot of a customer getting a flight update through GladlyScreenshot of a customer conversation with Gladly SidekickScreenshot of the call summary feature in Gladly

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.