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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    JivoChat

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AJivoChat is a combined live chat, VoIP, and business messenging service that integrates with email, Facebook, or other tools via API to provide a means to conduct omnichannel communication with customers.N/A
    Pricing
    Help ScoutJivoChat
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $30
    per month starts with 100 contacts
    Plus
    $90
    per month starts with 200 contacts
    Company
    Contact sales team
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Help ScoutJivoChat
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Help ScoutJivoChat
    Considered Both Products
    Help Scout
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    JivoChat
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Help ScoutJivoChat
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Help Scout and JivoChat
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.7
    23 Ratings
    6% above category average
    JivoChat
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.021 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response9.522 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Help Scout and JivoChat
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.5
    21 Ratings
    6% above category average
    JivoChat
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base8.720 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Help Scout and JivoChat
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.5
    23 Ratings
    6% above category average
    JivoChat
    -
    Ratings
    Email support9.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Help Scout and JivoChat
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    JivoChat
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Chat reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Help ScoutJivoChat
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Help ScoutJivoChat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (23 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Help ScoutJivoChat
    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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    JivoChat
    JivoChat makes it really easy to communicate with customers. It is best for small and medium sales and customer support teams. The team members can even communicate between each other, so it has a use case outside of client facing communication. It has convenient (yet minimal) CRM features. It's a bit overkill for individual website owners, but definitely one of the best Chat Apps out there for teams.
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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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    JivoChat
    • Provides ease of connecting with customers on real time basis
    • Helps us in managing inbound traffic coming to our website
    • Avoids hassle free experience of sharing pics and docs in chat itself
    • Reduces time spent on calls and emails
    Incentivized
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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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    JivoChat
    • There is a negligible number of candidates at the same time so, this application must use a large number of applicants if possible.
    • The quality of the internet should be good enough for its accurate working.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    JivoChat
    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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    JivoChat
    It is user friendly and has almost all features required in a chat application.
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    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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    JivoChat
    Because is a tool that we can easily use and the team learn to use in a little time. It's easy to implement for the team and the necessity of the organization. We only use one meeting to teach others the tools of JivoChat and how to install in their equipment.
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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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    JivoChat
    • Increased Efficiency during the short period of our testing
    • Not having to manage or give access to many different communication channels to our team members
    • Faster responses for clients and prospective clients
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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.

    JivoChat Screenshots

    Screenshot of Communication in One PlaceScreenshot of Best customer experienceScreenshot of Team & Ticket