HelpSpot vs. HubSpot Service Hub

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HelpSpot
Score 2.1 out of 10
N/A
HelpSpot is an affordable, web-based help desk system. It is available as a SaaS product or can be hosted by the customer behind a firewall. Pricing is by named user.
$49
per month
HubSpot Service Hub
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
HubSpot Service Hub aims to bring customer service data and channels together in one place, and helps scale support through automation and self-service. According to the vendor, Service Hub provides more time for proactive service that delights, retains, and grows your customer base.
$15
per month per seat
Pricing
HelpSpotHubSpot Service Hub
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Service Hub Starter
$15
per month per seat
Professional
$100
per month per seat
Enterprise
$150
per month per seat
Enterprise
Starting at $1,200
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HelpSpotHubSpot Service Hub
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
HelpSpotHubSpot Service Hub
Features
HelpSpotHubSpot Service Hub
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
HelpSpot
9.0
1 Ratings
9% above category average
HubSpot Service Hub
7.9
16 Ratings
4% below category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.01 Ratings7.616 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.01 Ratings8.416 Ratings
Ticket response9.01 Ratings7.816 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings7.94 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
HelpSpot
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
HubSpot Service Hub
8.7
16 Ratings
8% above category average
Internal knowledge base9.01 Ratings8.516 Ratings
External knowledge base00 Ratings8.816 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
HelpSpot
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
HubSpot Service Hub
8.1
6 Ratings
1% above category average
Email support9.01 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Customer portal00 Ratings9.14 Ratings
IVR00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
Social integration00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings9.26 Ratings
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Enterprises
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
HelpSpotHubSpot Service Hub
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(3 ratings)
8.7
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
2.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
HelpSpotHubSpot Service Hub
Likelihood to Recommend
UserScape
HelpSpot is well suited for streamlining support ticketing within the organization. By providing a single point of contact to email for support, we were able to increase response time and case resolution by approximately 30% through the increased efficiency of ticket routing via workflows and the ability for IT support staff to grab tickets from the queue instead of having them pile up in a mailbox that contains other emails as well.
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HubSpot
I'd recommend HubSpot Service Hub for sure. When switching from a different platform to HubSpot Service Hub orgs and admins can count with a vast number of trainings in HubSpot Academy and most of them are free. This means users will find the resources they need without needing to reach for their superiors for training sessions or guidance.
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Pros
UserScape
  • HelpSpot was great for organization. Having different queues allowed each of my team members to organize their conversations with the customer and quickly retrieve the history of the ticket.
  • HelpSpot is a fairly simple tool that has a friendly user interface. With it's more modern look, it made it easier for me personally to navigate and train team members on how to use it successfully.
  • HelpSpot allowed our team to view the responses section, which allowed our team to cut down on the time we spent responding to a ticket.
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HubSpot
  • It makes it easier for us to keep track of customer awareness and review in one spot.
  • The great thing about how easy it is to use all of its fantastic tools.
  • The ability to check customer retention.
  • It's easy to track and measure the success of our organization's sales team.
  • This is a fantastic all-in-one customer success suite that includes ticketing.
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Cons
UserScape
  • The UI is a little dated but to be fair, shows most of the pertinent information at a glance on a well designed dashboard.
  • The UI can also be buggy at times with controls appearing in strange places. These glitches are usually corrected within a reasonable amount of time.
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HubSpot
  • We've had some issues setting up the Client Portal functionality because we merged with another company and are still operating under two domains; Setting up the Client Portal could be easier or they could provide better support to help us work through it
  • We've been able to do everything we need to do with HubSpot Service Hub
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Likelihood to Renew
UserScape
My current job does not use this platform as it is not necessary for my job function.
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HubSpot
No answers on this topic
Usability
UserScape
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
I'd give it a 9 or 10 for the survey functionality because that is what we use regularly. I left it at an eight because we don't yet have experience with some of the other functionalities within the ServiceHub. Based on our demos, the ticketing system and the ChatBot are great, and we look forward to adding them soon.
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Alternatives Considered
UserScape
HelpSpot appears to be more of an old-school product but much of the recent technology is running under the surface. It has much of the compexity and customization available with Jira in tandem with the easy communications interface, not unlike Zendesk ,and some of the potential archival intelligence (in the works) of Fogbugz
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HubSpot
HubSpot [Service Hub] had many integrations we needed to connect to our CRM, and the cost was just right from them VS the others. We had to look at all the features, and HubSpot CRM just had way more than the others and more bang for your buck. So the Service Hub was just a bonus with their CRM tools.
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Return on Investment
UserScape
  • Improved ticket response time
  • Workload reporting to upper management
  • Ticket category reporting to identify training opportunities
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HubSpot
  • Easy to keep track of leads and track their journey into becoming a customer. For example, we can tell which leads open what emails and target people differently to help increase sales.
  • Even though HubSpot Service Hub is very expensive, I do think it is worth the price because we can keep track of all leads/ customers very easy, track the customer journey, rework emails with AI, etc.
  • HubSpot Service Hub also has reporting so you can track everything which helps to improve our sales
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ScreenShots

HubSpot Service Hub Screenshots

Screenshot of where Service Hub helps to quickly address service tickets