Compare Help Scout and HelpDesk 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (60.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 5 Users Per Month
$29.00 1 per agent
Help 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 plansHelpDesk
Star Rating
(34)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$29.00 1 per agent
Browse all 3 pricing plansHelp Scout vs HelpDesk
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, HelpDesk is easier to set up and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with HelpDesk overall.
- Reviewers felt that HelpDesk meets the needs of their business better than Help Scout.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Help Scout and HelpDesk provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Help Scout over HelpDesk.
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
HelpDesk
Team
$29.00
1 per agent
Simple email management tool for teams with 24/7 chat support and unlimited free viewer accounts (a user that can browse and read tickets)
- All messages in one dashboard
- Robust customer data in tickets
- Automations to finish tasks quicker
Free Trial
Help Scout
Free Trial is available
HelpDesk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
321
9.0
28
Ease of Use
9.2
325
9.2
29
Ease of Setup
9.1
168
9.8
7
Ease of Admin
9.1
166
9.4
8
Quality of Support
9.0
295
9.0
28
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
159
9.2
8
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
309
7.5
28
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
9.2
176
|
Verified
9.4
26
9.2
176
|
Verified
9.2
26
8.6
191
|
Verified
8.9
24
8.6
166
9.0
24
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.6
177
|
Verified
8.8
24
8.9
179
|
Verified
9.1
25
8.2
99
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
5.2
7
Not enough data
6.1
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Channels
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.2
170
|
Verified
8.8
25
7.7
104
|
Verified
9.1
20
7.7
61
8.5
17
6.8
28
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Platform
7.5
39
9.5
7
7.7
90
|
Verified
9.0
8
8.6
104
|
Verified
9.3
9
8.6
79
|
Verified
9.7
5
8.1
145
|
Verified
8.8
12
8.2
151
|
Verified
9.1
13
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
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 Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
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
Channels
9.7
10
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Design
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Usability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
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
Conversational Platform
8.3
57
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.4
36
Not enough data
Support Automation
8.4
36
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
9.0
36
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
9.0
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
22
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Internal Use
7.7
90
|
Verified
9.0
8
8.7
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
18
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
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
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
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
Help Scout and HelpDesk are categorized as Customer Communications Management, Help Desk, and Customer Self-Service
Unique Categories
Help Scout is categorized as Digital Customer Service Platforms, Shared Inbox, Conversational Support, Live Chat, and Email Management
HelpDesk is categorized as Complaint Management and Contact Center Knowledge Base
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Help Scout
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
HelpDesk
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
20.9%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Internet
7.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.4%
Retail
4.1%
Other
53.2%
Computer Software
24.2%
Marketing and Advertising
15.2%
Consumer Services
9.1%
Higher Education
6.1%
Information Technology and Services
6.1%
Other
39.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
HelpDesk has no discussions with answers
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