Compare Genesys Cloud CX and Help Scout 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$0.00 5 Users Per Month
Genesys Cloud CX
Star Rating
(1,530)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Genesys Cloud CXHelp 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
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Help Scout excels in user-friendliness, with many praising its clean and intuitive interface. Users appreciate how easy it is to navigate between different tabs and manage team communications, making it a great choice for small businesses looking for straightforward solutions.
- Users say that Genesys Cloud CX stands out for its customization capabilities, allowing organizations to tailor call flows and routing to their specific needs. This flexibility is particularly beneficial for mid-market companies with unique operational requirements.
- Reviewers mention that Help Scout's implementation process is notably quick and easy, with users highlighting the seamless tracking of conversations across channels. This feature helps teams respond efficiently and stay organized, which is crucial for maintaining customer satisfaction.
- According to verified reviews, Genesys Cloud CX has made significant strides in agent-friendly improvements, particularly with its AI-powered automation. Users appreciate that it can take actions across systems, enhancing productivity and streamlining workflows.
- G2 reviewers report that Help Scout's support quality is highly rated, with users noting the instant updates for emails and chats, which facilitates effective team collaboration. This level of support is a key factor for small businesses that rely on responsive customer service.
- Users say that while Genesys Cloud CX offers robust features, some find the setup process more complex compared to Help Scout. This can be a drawback for teams looking for a quick and easy onboarding experience, especially in fast-paced environments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Genesys Cloud CX
No pricing availableHelp 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
Genesys Cloud CX
Free Trial is available
Help Scout
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
1,061
8.7
321
Ease of Use
8.9
1,096
9.2
325
Ease of Setup
8.4
654
9.1
168
Ease of Admin
8.5
603
9.1
166
Quality of Support
8.2
1,017
9.0
295
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
596
9.1
159
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
965
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
175
|
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
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
Channels
9.0
24
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
Customers
8.9
27
Not enough data
8.6
24
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
9.2
24
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
Dialing Options
8.9
144
Not enough data
8.9
128
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Agent Tools
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
9.2
162
Not enough data
Automation
8.6
121
Not enough data
9.2
147
Not enough data
8.7
108
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Auto Dialer
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
AI Capabilities - Auto Dialer
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
5
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
Quality Assurance
8.8
159
Not enough data
8.6
149
Not enough data
7.8
160
Not enough data
Engagement
8.5
139
Not enough data
8.2
159
Not enough data
8.2
148
Not enough data
Performance
8.5
154
Not enough data
8.9
152
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
33
Not enough data
7.5
33
Not enough data
Channels
9.1
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
208
Not enough data
8.6
239
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
238
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
69
Not enough data
Functions
8.8
394
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
403
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
340
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
316
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
304
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
244
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contact Center
6.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
6.7
10
Not enough data
Administrative
8.3
356
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
439
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
287
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
261
Not enough data
Responses
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
Automation - AI Agents
9.1
9
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
Platform
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.3
36
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI Agents
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Responses
8.6
59
Not enough data
8.8
58
Not enough data
9.1
60
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
9.0
56
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.1
53
Not enough data
8.9
61
Not enough data
8.7
57
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
Workforce Management
8.7
172
Not enough data
8.6
163
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
8.2
151
Not enough data
8.0
119
Not enough data
Administration
8.1
145
Not enough data
8.5
164
Not enough data
8.4
172
Not enough data
8.0
145
Not enough data
8.5
153
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
25
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
9.2
23
Not enough data
Security
9.3
24
Not enough data
9.4
23
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.3
57
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.4
36
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
9.0
36
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messaging Channels
9.0
31
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.9
33
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
9.0
36
Not enough data
Platform
8.7
150
Not enough data
7.8
132
Not enough data
8.9
167
Not enough data
9.2
169
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
9.2
161
Not enough data
9.1
163
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
60
Not enough data
Workforce Management
8.9
154
Not enough data
8.8
151
Not enough data
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
6.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
5.8
8
Not enough data
5.6
8
Not enough data
Administrative
9.0
160
Not enough data
8.3
164
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
Customer Support
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
Automation
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
9.1
36
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
28
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
8.2
28
Not enough data
Communication
8.6
176
|
Verified
9.0
29
|
Verified
8.5
178
|
Verified
8.9
31
|
Verified
8.4
131
Feature Not Available
8.5
145
8.2
22
|
Verified
8.4
97
Feature Not Available
Internal Use
8.4
175
|
Verified
7.7
90
|
Verified
8.7
168
|
Verified
8.7
29
|
Verified
8.4
129
|
Verified
7.9
18
|
Verified
8.4
145
|
Verified
9.1
34
|
Verified
8.3
141
|
Verified
9.5
32
|
Verified
8.4
137
|
Verified
8.4
30
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.7
108
Not enough data
8.3
103
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.5
29
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
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
6.9(won by default)
13
Not enough data
7.2(won by default)
13
Not enough data
Process
8.3(won by default)
28
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
31
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
29
Not enough data
Channels
8.9(won by default)
33
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
34
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
35
Not enough data
9.7(won by default)
37
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
33
Not enough data
Insight
9.3(won by default)
30
Not enough data
9.0(won by default)
37
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
33
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
31
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
27
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics - VoIP Providers
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
Basic Communication
9.6
64
Not enough data
7.5
44
Not enough data
8.4
52
Not enough data
8.3
46
Not enough data
8.8
53
Not enough data
8.7
54
Not enough data
Agentic AI - VoIP Providers
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access
8.1
54
Not enough data
7.9
47
Not enough data
7.8
48
Not enough data
Advanced Features
8.9
60
Not enough data
8.6
53
Not enough data
9.1
61
Not enough data
Voice Recognition - AI Voice Assistants
8.5
8
Not enough data
Speech Synthesis - AI Voice Assistants
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Security and privacy - AI Voice Assistants
8.8
8
Not enough data
Compatibility - AI Voice Assistants
8.8
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
6.2
10
Not enough data
6.2
10
Not enough data
Calling
9.4
61
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
Contacts
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.4
54
Not enough data
Insights
8.5
55
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.1
52
Not enough data
8.1
51
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - UCaaS 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
Extensions
8.9
43
Not enough data
9.3
47
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
Features
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.1
33
Not enough data
8.2
35
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Customer Query Resolution - AI Customer Support Agents
7.2
20
Not enough data
7.0
22
Not enough data
7.1
20
Not enough data
7.2
20
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
Customer Interaction Automation - AI Customer Support Agents
6.9
18
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
Automation
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.3
20
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
Autonomy
6.6
22
Not enough data
6.7
21
Not enough data
7.1
21
Not enough data
7.2
20
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
Genesys Cloud CX and Help Scout are categorized as Live Chat
Unique Categories
Genesys Cloud CX is categorized as Social Customer Service, Proactive Notification, AI Customer Support Agents, AI Voice Assistants, AI Agents For Business Operations, Contact Center, Chatbots, Customer Service Automation, Co-Browsing, Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace, Contact Center Quality Assurance, UCaaS Platforms, Speech Analytics, Auto Dialer, Conversational Marketing, Outbound Call Tracking, VoIP Providers, Contact Center Workforce, and Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Help Scout is categorized as Digital Customer Service Platforms, Shared Inbox, Conversational Support, Customer Communications Management, Help Desk, Customer Self-Service, and Email Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Genesys Cloud CX
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
10.9%
Financial Services
10.2%
Telecommunications
5.8%
Consumer Services
5.0%
Accounting
4.6%
Other
63.4%
Computer Software
20.9%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Internet
7.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.4%
Retail
4.1%
Other
53.2%
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