Compare Drift and Help Scout 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
$0.00 5 Users Per Month
Drift
Star Rating
(1,256)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansHelp Scout
Star Rating
(424)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 5 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansDrift vs Help Scout
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Help Scout easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Help Scout overall.
- Drift and Help Scout both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Help Scout is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Drift over Help Scout.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Drift
Premium
Starting at $2,500.00
Per Month
For small businesses. The right amount of conversational firepower to keep your business growing.
- * Everything in Free, plus:
- Live Chat
- Meetings
Help Scout
Free
$0.00
5 Users Per Month
Limited to 100 contacts per month and 5 users.
- Up to 5 users
- 1 Inbox
- 10 Saved replies
Free Trial
Drift
Free Trial is available
Help Scout
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,019
8.7
321
Ease of Use
8.7
1,032
9.2
325
Ease of Setup
8.4
508
9.1
168
Ease of Admin
8.5
473
9.1
166
Quality of Support
8.8
940
9.0
295
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
472
9.1
159
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
997
8.1
309
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
9.2
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
191
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
179
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
99
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.2
7
Not enough data
6.1
6
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Channels
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
6.8
28
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
39
8.4
461
|
Verified
7.7
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
145
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
151
|
Verified
Messenger
8.5
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
273
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
8.6
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
8.9
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
Organization
8.0
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
278
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance Analysis
7.8
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales Analysis
7.5
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
87
Not enough data
7.6
85
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Design
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.3
10
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responses
8.2
280
Not enough data
8.3
268
Not enough data
8.4
303
Not enough data
8.1
273
Not enough data
8.0
228
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
309
Not enough data
8.4
291
Not enough data
8.4
275
Not enough data
8.1
281
Not enough data
7.9
240
Not enough data
8.4
261
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
84
Not enough data
7.7
82
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.6
167
8.3
57
8.4
117
8.5
31
8.7
128
8.7
33
8.6
92
8.4
36
Support Automation
Feature Not Available
8.4
36
8.4
147
8.8
42
8.7
138
8.4
34
8.4
92
9.0
36
Generative AI
7.9
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
7.4
92
Not enough data
7.9
95
Not enough data
7.8
91
Not enough data
7.3
88
Not enough data
8.0
95
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.1
93
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Support
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bot Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
83
Not enough data
7.7
81
Not enough data
7.3
81
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
543
|
Verified
9.0
29
|
Verified
8.5
539
|
Verified
8.9
31
|
Verified
7.8
323
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
415
|
Verified
8.2
22
|
Verified
7.9
189
Feature Not Available
Internal Use
8.4
461
|
Verified
7.7
90
|
Verified
8.7
471
|
Verified
8.7
29
|
Verified
8.5
472
|
Verified
7.9
18
|
Verified
8.2
409
|
Verified
9.1
34
|
Verified
8.3
372
|
Verified
9.5
32
|
Verified
8.1
402
|
Verified
8.4
30
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
20
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.1
57
8.7
108
8.2
53
8.3
103
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.2
51
8.3
26
8.5
57
8.5
29
Self-Service Platform
8.6
57
8.8
28
8.7
60
8.7
31
8.2
59
Feature Not Available
8.6
59
8.7
29
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Drift and Help Scout are categorized as Conversational Support, Live Chat, and Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
Drift is categorized as Business Scheduling, AI Sales Assistant, Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Bot Platforms, and Customer Service Automation
Help Scout is categorized as Digital Customer Service Platforms, Shared Inbox, Customer Communications Management, Help Desk, and Email Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Drift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Help Scout
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
32.8%
Information Technology and Services
20.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Financial Services
3.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
33.3%
Computer Software
20.9%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Internet
7.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.4%
Retail
4.1%
Other
53.2%
Discussions
Do I have to completely remove all of my lead capture forms?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
Getting started with conversational marketing isn’t an “all or nothing” decision. Rather than ripping all the forms off their site, many companies start by...Read more
How do I measure the effectiveness of conversational marketing?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
You can measure your conversational marketing efforts just like you would measure any other marketing channel. Platforms like Drift give you dashboards that...Read more
What types of people are having conversations with businesses?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
When we analyzed the data from the 50,000+ businesses using Drift for conversational marketing, we found that people in key decision-making roles are often...Read more
What should I look for in a ticketing system?
2 Comments
AG
Help Scout recently announced a new integration with messenger, which is great news for their users. However, I find it disappointing that this integration...Read more
Why sometimes the messages are not merged by themself?
2 Comments
AG
Hey Oliver,
I'm Anthony. A member of Help Scout's support team.
If you still have questions about messages within Help Scout, please reach out and I'd...Read more
Do you have a mobile app?
1 Comment
BD
Yes, search "Help Scout" in your device's application store. Read more
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