HubSpot Service Hub vs. Fin by Intercom

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Fin by Intercom
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Fin is Intercom’s AI Agent for customer service, designed to deliver high-quality answers, even for complex queries. It works with any helpdesk, or it can be paired with Intercom’s next-generation Helpdesk to get the full Intercom Customer Service Suite.
$0.99
one-time fee per 1 resolution
Pricing
HubSpot Service HubFin by Intercom
Editions & Modules
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
Fin with your current helpdesk
$0.99
one-time fee per 1 resolution
Copilot add-on
$35
per month per user
The Early Stage program
$65
per month (6 support seats)
Proactive Support Plus add-on
$99
per month
Fin with Intercom’s Helpdesk
from $39 + $0.99 per Fin resolution
per month per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HubSpot Service HubFin by Intercom
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.Fin comes with a 90-day money-back guarantee. Here's how it works: Use Fin in at least 250 conversations within the first 90 days after trial. If you're not satisfied, you can request a refund of up to $1M. Refund requests must be submitted within 90 days of starting the subscription.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
HubSpot Service HubFin by Intercom
Considered Both Products
HubSpot Service Hub

No answer on this topic

Fin by Intercom
Chose Fin by Intercom
Way better than all of them - especially the workflow tool which I don't think Help Scout or Crisp even had. Really easy to manage capacity too through snoozing conversations and customers receiving emails after a response.

With HubSpot, there was no way for our users to return …
Chose Fin by Intercom
My main concern at the moment is how the integration looks to the users and Intercom just looks modern and up-to-date. HubSpot is missing this. In the background it always comes down to how you organize your team and processes.
Chose Fin by Intercom
Noone has been able to standup to the level of service and product that Intercom gives us.
Chose Fin by Intercom
Unlike Zendesk, Intercom has done it right, and continues to do so. Don't underestimate how important this is, we are many out in the market that feels this way
Chose Fin by Intercom
Intercom is a very intuitive system that is relatively easy and quick to set up, the majority of what you need is there and ready to go. Where HubSpot has the edge is on the CRM functionality it has, while Intercom has tagging and segmentation, it doesn't have the depth of CRM …
Chose Fin by Intercom
Intercom is a full suite that is more affordable than other systems such as Drift and HubSpot. Although the latter would have been even better integrated with our CRM since we use HubSpot Sales, the hidden costs with HubSpot always get us.
Chose Fin by Intercom
I used to use Hubspot live chat service for support. It always went down, and just wasn't as intuitive and clean as Intercom.
Features
HubSpot Service HubFin by Intercom
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot Service Hub
7.9
16 Ratings
4% below category average
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets7.616 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory7.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation7.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission8.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot Service Hub
8.7
16 Ratings
8% above category average
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
External knowledge base8.816 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base8.516 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot Service Hub
8.1
6 Ratings
1% above category average
Fin by Intercom
-
Ratings
Customer portal9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support7.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
HubSpot Service HubFin by Intercom
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(18 ratings)
8.7
(376 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(21 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(6 ratings)
8.7
(285 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.8
(10 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(5 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
HubSpot Service HubFin by Intercom
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Intercom
It's great for growing companies who need to provide support to their customers or users. We recommend it all the time. If you have frequently asked questions, you can get your customers quick answers without keeping them far away from human support.
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Pros
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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Intercom
  • The ability to control who and where Fin engages through Workflows.
  • It can be a one-size-fits-all for your volume, or you can control the audience/topics that Fin will be active in.
  • Pricing is negotiable, and while you contract to a minimum, there aren't severe penalties for overages.
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Cons
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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Intercom
  • Customizing Fin by Intercom's escalation paths could be easier (ex. if there are some inquiries we don't want passed to the human team)
  • Reporting on conversations handled to completion by Fin by Intercom (not just those that are marked as "resolved")
  • It would be helpful to be able to indicate to Fin by Intercom when an answer is wrong, or train it on things that it shouldn't do (not only what it should do)
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Likelihood to Renew
HubSpot
No answers on this topic
Intercom
We have been and will be continuing our journey with Intercom and nothing too concerning has happened that I have experienced or heard of that has us on the edge yet. If it ever happens it will be something along the lines of "Outgrowing" the use of need of the platform.
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Usability
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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Intercom
FIN is extremely capable and the UI is very intuitive. There are some things that involve using Data Connectors - for example there's a FIN workflow for when a customer creates a ticket but it doesn't give you access to the Ticket ID. You have to create a data connector to fetch that data - just seems a little convoluted.
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Reliability and Availability
HubSpot
No answers on this topic
Intercom
always there
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Performance
HubSpot
No answers on this topic
Intercom
works perfect
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Support Rating
HubSpot
No answers on this topic
Intercom
Intercom is the premier customer support/engagement model and it definitely has one of the top tier customer support teams as well. I don't think I have ever waited more than 5 minutes to get the information I need or get help with an issue. They are incredible and I aim to model our customer service department after them.
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Online Training
HubSpot
No answers on this topic
Intercom
Easy to know the learning path
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Implementation Rating
HubSpot
No answers on this topic
Intercom
The implementation was surprisingly easy but we are having to adapt from our old process to work well with Intercom.
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Alternatives Considered
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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Intercom
Fin by Intercom definitely knows our platform better and can have more value by recommending content by following along with our conversations. ChatGPT is more supplemental and better at learning our voices and tones to make conversations sound like us. ChatGPT is also helpful when it's not specific to our business.
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Return on Investment
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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Intercom
  • I like how I don't feel like I need to constantly be monitoring support, especially on weekends
  • It's great that the user will get some response right away, I just need to hope that the response they do get is good enough if I'm awk
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ScreenShots

HubSpot Service Hub Screenshots

Screenshot of where Service Hub helps to quickly address service tickets

Fin by Intercom Screenshots

Screenshot of Fin, delivering conversational support experience to customers.Screenshot of where to monitor, analyze, and optimize Fin by spotting trends, filling content gaps, and fixing quality issues topic by topic.Screenshot of where to customize Fin's tone of voice, teach it support knowledge and policies, and configure how it handles complex tasks in over 45 languages.Screenshot of where to test answers, review the sources and settings that shape them, and get tailored recommendations to optimize performance.Screenshot of Fin, as it appears across email and live chat to phone, SMS, and social. Fin can answer any question, across any channel, any time.