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Help Scout

Overview

What is Help Scout?

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…

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Pricing

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Standard

$20

Cloud
per user/per month

Plus

$35

Cloud
per user/per month

Company

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Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttp://www.helpscout.net/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Census + Help Scout Demo

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Help Scout Releases iPhone App - Get Our Demo

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Quriobot & Help Scout integration

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Recreating Help Scout's Demo Webinar Promotion - Chameleon Recipe

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Shopify Integration with Zendesk, Freshdesk, Help Scout or Re:amaze: Animated Overview

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Help Scout Help Desk Demo

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Features

Incident and problem management

Streamlining ticketing and service restoration processes

7.3
Avg 8.2

Self Help Community

Features that allow customers to self-service for support issues.

7
Avg 8.0

Multi-Channel Help

Features related to providing customer service and support via different communication channels. Communications are organized by ticket/customer/channel for the convenience of agents.

7.2
Avg 8.0
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Product Details

What is Help Scout?

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 included as well. The Docs Knowledge Base includes up to five customizable knowledge base sites that integrate with an organization’s help desk, and are designed to run smoothly on any device, and help their customers help themselves.

Help Scout Features

Incident and problem management Features

  • Supported: Organize and prioritize service tickets
  • Supported: Subscription-based notifications
  • Supported: Ticket creation and submission
  • Supported: Ticket response
  • Supported: Automated responses
  • Supported: Attachments/Screencasts

Self Help Community Features

  • Supported: External knowledge base
  • Supported: Internal knowledge base

Multi-Channel Help Features

  • Supported: Email support
  • Supported: Help Desk CRM integration

Additional Features

  • Supported: iPhone app
  • Supported: Embeddable Contact Form
  • Supported: Customer Satisfaction Ratings
  • Supported: Reporting
  • Supported: API Access
  • Supported: 40+ integrations

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.Screenshot of Help Scout iPhone app puts a powerful Help Desk in your pocket

Help Scout Competitors

Help Scout Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

TeamSupport and Helpjuice are common alternatives for Help Scout.

Reviewers rate Ticket response highest, with a score of 9.2.

The most common users of Help Scout are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

(57)

Reviews

(1-5 of 20)

Great Product!

Rating: 7 out of 10
November 04, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
Help Scout
2 years of experience
  • Organization of Emails
  • Saving pre-made emails to save time.
  • Ease of product.
Cons
  • I was always confused on some of the features including "closing" the email. Does that close (delete) on the other members end as well?

Your One-Stop Solution for Help Desk Management

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 29, 2021
PR
Vetted Review
Verified User
Help Scout
3 years of experience
  • Great interface for tracking emails & replies.
  • Tagging system is fantastic.
  • Love the workflows to automate everything.
Cons
  • It is a bit slow sometimes, but not very often.
  • I've noticed more network errors with their server in the past year.
  • Small annoyance - they use a lot of lightbox popups and if you click outside the box all of your work is lost.

Help Scout Solving Problems for Growing Organization

Rating: 9 out of 10
July 30, 2019
AE
Vetted Review
Verified User
Help Scout
1 year of experience
  • Software is strongly suited for personalization and optimal individual performance
  • User permissions are so that employees and contractors alike can use without legal issues.
  • Apps are easy to integrate in the software
Cons
  • Lacks a spam filter
  • Would be useful to see email status variance amongst users
  • Blank marketing emails, potential issues with integrating internal software.
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