Help Scout vs. Inbenta Chatbots

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Help Scout
Score 9.2 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
Inbenta Chatbots
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
According to the vendor, businesses already spend a lot of time and resources creating a strong knowledge base and FAQ section in their database. Inbenta incorporates that information into a chatbot so the user's customers can ask a question and receive the information they need immediately. Companies can now provide their customers with a real-time, 24/7 chat experience directly through their branded web page or social media. With Inbenta's chatbot technology, there's no need for developers…N/A
Pricing
Help ScoutInbenta Chatbots
Editions & Modules
Standard
$30
per month starts with 100 contacts
Plus
$90
per month starts with 200 contacts
Company
Contact sales team
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Help ScoutInbenta Chatbots
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional DetailsInbenta is a scalable solution. The vendor charges based on the number of sessions or searches that occur on the user's support site. The vendor also offers free trials with certain partner integrations including Zendesk and Salesforce Desk.com.
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Community Pulse
Help ScoutInbenta Chatbots
Features
Help ScoutInbenta Chatbots
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Help Scout
8.5
23 Ratings
4% above category average
Inbenta Chatbots
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications7.813 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission7.821 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response9.422 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Help Scout
8.4
21 Ratings
5% above category average
Inbenta Chatbots
-
Ratings
External knowledge base8.620 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base8.119 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Help Scout
8.4
23 Ratings
5% above category average
Inbenta Chatbots
-
Ratings
Email support9.523 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration7.215 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Help ScoutInbenta Chatbots
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(23 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Help ScoutInbenta Chatbots
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Inbenta Technologies Inc.
In my case, being that I serve a very niche customer base and have had an excellent result with this tool, I would widely tell anyone within my industry and niche to go for it! I can't speak for larger applications but based on my experience with them; I would be confident to recommend it.
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Pros
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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Inbenta Technologies Inc.
  • Integrate the voice into the customer experience.
  • A real, relatable and up to par spanish translation.
  • An amazing customer service structure.
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Cons
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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Inbenta Technologies Inc.
  • I have not come across an issue that tech support is not willing/able to fix or teach a way around it.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Inbenta Technologies Inc.
No answers on this topic
Usability
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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Inbenta Technologies Inc.
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Inbenta Technologies Inc.
The program I have been using so far is not actually listed on this platform, it is called Marketing Master IO; while AMAZING, I have found that while in the early stages of development, there is a lack of some features and the Alexa advantage has taken all-important at this point, we have that more and more of our target clientele use Alexa and this gives us an edge.
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Return on Investment
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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Inbenta Technologies Inc.
  • We have been able to expedite the process of interaction and capturing details for orders using the chatbots.
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ScreenShots

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.

Inbenta Chatbots Screenshots

Screenshot of Intelligent Chatbots for Skype that understand customersScreenshot of Chatbots that can execute transactions for customersScreenshot of Real-time self-service analytics