Compare Help Scout and User.com 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00 5 Users Per Month
No pricing available
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 plansUser.com
Star Rating
(51)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about User.comHelp Scout vs User.com
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Help Scout easier to use, set up, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of administration with User.com.
- Reviewers felt that Help Scout meets the needs of their business better than User.com.
- 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 User.com 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
User.com
No pricing availableFree Trial
Help Scout
Free Trial is available
User.com
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
321
8.3
41
Ease of Use
9.2
325
8.5
41
Ease of Setup
9.1
168
8.6
20
Ease of Admin
9.1
166
9.2
17
Quality of Support
9.0
295
8.7
39
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
159
8.3
17
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
309
8.7
37
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
6.9
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.4
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
6
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
8.6
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
5
|
Verified
Customer Support
Not enough data
7.5
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
7
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
7.1
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
7
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.5
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
6
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
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
Email Marketing
Not enough data
8.6
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9
|
Verified
Online Marketing
Not enough data
9.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
6
Lead Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
8
|
Verified
Campaign Management
Not enough data
8.1
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
7.9
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
6
Social
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
7
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
5
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
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
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
5
|
Verified
Ticket and Case Management
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
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
39
Not enough data
7.7
90
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
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
Not enough data
Lead Generation
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
Campaigns
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
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
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 - Push Notification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
9.4
6
|
Verified
8.9
31
|
Verified
9.4
6
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
7
|
Verified
8.2
22
|
Verified
9.7
5
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Internal Use
7.7
90
|
Verified
9.3
5
|
Verified
8.7
29
|
Verified
8.9
6
|
Verified
7.9
18
|
Verified
8.1
6
|
Verified
9.1
34
|
Verified
7.9
7
|
Verified
9.5
32
|
Verified
7.5
8
|
Verified
8.4
30
|
Verified
7.6
7
|
Verified
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
Agentic AI - Visitor Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Help Scout and User.com are categorized as Live Chat
Unique Categories
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
Help Scout
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
User.com
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%
Marketing and Advertising
20.4%
Computer Software
12.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.2%
Internet
8.2%
Accounting
6.1%
Other
40.8%
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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
Can you help me with the setup?
1 Comment
Official Response from User.com
Each new client receives 1 free Onboarding call from our support team. You can ask for help on our chat as well. If you need some extra support, check our...Read more
Is User com good?
1 Comment
NN
User.com is a customer communication and marketing automation platform with a variety of features to help businesses engage with customers, manage leads, and...Read more
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