Compare FreshChat and Help Scout 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
$0.00 5 Users Per Month
FreshChat
Star Rating
(493)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (58.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansHelp Scout
Star Rating
(425)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 5 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansFreshChat 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.
- FreshChat 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 FreshChat over Help Scout.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
FreshChat
Free Trial is available
Help Scout
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
401
8.7
322
Ease of Use
9.1
403
9.2
326
Ease of Setup
8.8
257
9.1
168
Ease of Admin
9.0
244
9.1
166
Quality of Support
8.8
395
9.0
296
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
240
9.1
160
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
403
8.2
310
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
9.2
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
192
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
178
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
180
|
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
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
6.8
28
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
7.5
39
8.5
273
|
Verified
7.7
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
151
|
Verified
Messenger
8.9
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
8.7
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
9.0
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
9.0
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
38
|
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
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
8.5
103
Not enough data
8.6
104
Not enough data
8.9
102
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
8.6
83
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
105
Not enough data
8.9
100
Not enough data
8.8
100
Not enough data
8.5
99
Not enough data
8.4
78
Not enough data
9.0
93
Not enough data
8.8
94
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.4
42
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.6
148
8.3
57
Feature Not Available
8.5
31
8.5
127
8.7
33
8.6
111
8.4
36
Support Automation
8.6
133
8.4
36
8.6
135
8.8
42
8.5
134
8.4
34
8.8
116
9.0
36
Generative AI
8.5
61
Not enough data
8.5
61
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
Generative AI
8.5
73
Not enough data
8.6
72
Not enough data
7.8
73
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
281
|
Verified
8.9
30
|
Verified
8.5
294
|
Verified
8.9
32
|
Verified
8.4
202
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.9
248
|
Verified
8.2
22
|
Verified
8.2
138
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Internal Use
8.5
273
|
Verified
7.7
91
|
Verified
8.7
268
|
Verified
8.7
29
|
Verified
8.4
221
|
Verified
7.9
18
|
Verified
8.7
256
|
Verified
9.1
35
|
Verified
9.0
252
|
Verified
9.5
33
|
Verified
8.5
255
|
Verified
8.4
30
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.9
33
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.9
92
8.7
108
8.7
93
8.3
103
8.4
80
Feature Not Available
8.5
67
8.3
26
8.6
69
8.5
29
Self-Service Platform
9.1
74
8.8
28
8.9
77
8.7
31
8.0
68
Feature Not Available
8.8
77
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
9.2(won by default)
23
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
23
Not enough data
Process
9.4(won by default)
43
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
48
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
42
Not enough data
Channels
9.2(won by default)
50
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
53
Not enough data
9.5(won by default)
53
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
43
Not enough data
9.3(won by default)
44
Not enough data
Insight
9.2(won by default)
41
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
49
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
46
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
48
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
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
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Agents
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
FreshChat and Help Scout are categorized as Conversational Support, Live Chat, and Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
FreshChat is categorized as Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Social Customer Service, and AI Customer Support Agents
Help Scout is categorized as Digital Customer Service Platforms, Shared Inbox, Customer Communications Management, Help Desk, and Email Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
FreshChat
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
Information Technology and Services
10.4%
Computer Software
9.8%
Consumer Services
8.0%
Financial Services
5.6%
Retail
4.8%
Other
61.4%
Computer Software
21.1%
Information Technology and Services
9.9%
Internet
7.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.4%
Retail
4.1%
Other
53.0%
Discussions
How do I set up a chat bot to respond to FAQ's automatically?
3 Comments
VS
Hey Jonathan. Can we get in touch with you directly ? We will need to train the Bots to understand the FAQs and ensure it also understands Intent and You can...Read more
Can we see the ticket details and the possibility of modification ?
2 Comments
G2
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Understand Whatsapp integration first if it is critical
1 Comment
Official Response from FreshChat
"With our Whatsapp integration businesses can
- Engage with their customers on Whatsapp
- Help customers help themselves by talking to a chatbot
- Use...Read more
What should I look for in a ticketing system?
2 Comments
AG
What you're looking for in a ticketing system is going to depend on your specific processes for reactively and proactively supporting your customers.
I...Read more
Why sometimes the messages are not merged by themself?
2 Comments
DP
I think you need to contact support as I do not have had this issue in the last 3 years (+4100 conversations currently recorded).Read more
Is Helpscout a CRM?
1 Comment
BW
No. Help Scout is an excellent tool for answering customer questions. It can be powerfully integrated with a CRM by syncing Help Scout information back to...Read more
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