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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

    servis

    Score10 out of 10
    N/Aservis.ai empowers businesses to transform customer-facing operations through streamlined automation and AI-enhanced insights. The platform centralizes complex workflows, allowing teams to deliver betterservice while boosting productivity and clarity across every interaction.

    $90

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Help Scoutservis
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $30
    per month starts with 100 contacts
    Plus
    $90
    per month starts with 200 contacts
    Company
    Contact sales team
    Professional
    $90
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $180
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Help Scoutservis
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Help Scoutservis
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    Help Scout
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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 Scoutservis
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.7
    23 Ratings
    6% above category average
    servis
    -
    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 servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.5
    21 Ratings
    6% above category average
    servis
    -
    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 servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.5
    23 Ratings
    6% above category average
    servis
    -
    Ratings
    Email support9.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Help Scout and servis
    Feature
    Help Scout
    -
    Ratings
    servis
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    Help Scoutservis
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    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Help Scoutservis
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (23 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Help Scoutservis
    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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    servis.ai
    FreeAgent CRM allows a sales professional to be on top of their pipeline, sales funnel, activity, and projections! It's easy to use, easy to understand, and easy to navigate. It's very customizeable to your organization liking and organizations needs.
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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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    servis.ai
    • Pipeline View
    • Task Management
    • Sales Funnel Evaluation
    • Sales Projection
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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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    servis.ai
    • Emailing compatibility from the platform
    • Calling compatibility from the platform
    • A more automated Task logging process
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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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    servis.ai
    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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    servis.ai
    It's easy to use, very customizable, and very effective!
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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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    servis.ai
    I have not used previous CRMS.
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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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    servis.ai
    • FreeAgent CRM has allowed me to be on top of my pipeline, which has led to countless closed deals.
    • FreeAgent CRM has given me the understanding of my true activity, allowing for me to make adjustments to my sales processes, leading to more sales.
    • FreeAgent CRM has allowed me to be on top of the larger enterprises and has led to closed deals with larger accounts.
    Incentivized
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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.