Help Scout Features

Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.

Allows users to customize chat colors, text, logos, and branding.

Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.

Integrates with other customer service software to improve support and enhance functionality

Provides analytics tools that reveal important business metrics and track progress

Displays important metrics relating to performance

User Experience of creating and submitting a ticket

User Experience of responding and receiving a response

Route tickets based on values of fields, changes to ticket status and time based conditions

Respond to common requests with standard reply

Documents and files can be attached to the ticket to communicate with customer issues/resolutions

Share and collaborate on tickets with multiple customer service representatives

Central repository for account and contact information

Ability for customer service agents to communicate via email and email conversations are automatically tracked in ticket

Ability for customer service agents to communicate with customers via live chat to solve problems live

Integration to social networks such as Twitter and Facebook to allow customers and agents to communicate via social networks

Make and receive calls directly in the application. Track and record calls for analysis.

Provides a repository of information that can be used by those seeking support.

Makes articles in the knowledge base searchable on the web.

Optimizes the customer self-service experience on mobile devices

Gives the user targeted, personalized results based on their activity or preferences

Allows users to add custom branding (logos, brand colors, etc.) to self-service portals, chatbots, etc.

Automates some or all operation related tasks

Allows easy integrations with applications, such as messenger applications, APIs, and customer support tools

Enables a popup chat window on company websites to encourage interaction between website visitors and designated company representatives.

Delivers notifications to both sides of the conversation.

Allows for live chat to be enabled within the app for customer help.

Allows users to customize chat colors, text, logos, and branding.

Archives conversations in a separate location for later reference.

Enables employees to denote potential customers.

Establishes a knowledge base for employee reference during conversations.

Provides a central location for help requests, helping employees respond sooner.

Allows for the creation of profiles for contacts and customers.

Software incorporates multiple digital communications channels.

Allows incorporation of inbound contacts from non-marketing channels.

Includes physical media (mail, flyers, billboards, etc.) in the channels mix.

Allows planning and deployment of an overall communications strategy.

Includes or integrates with content creation apps.

Outbound communications are segmented and personalized.

Inbound contacts are identified and handled based on history.

Software verifies compliance with GDPR, CAN-SPAM, and other legal requirements.

Allows users to leave notes or comments on emails or relevant cases.

Provides a dedicated space or a thread feature that allows for long-form discussion.

Offer in-application assignment and task tracking functionality.

Allows users to create and follow predetermined workflows attached to actions.

Allows users to create canned answers or templates for email responses.

Integrates without outside software to provide additional functionality or pull information.

Provides a tagging system to allow users to sort emails by relevant subject.

Analyzes trends in email content and resolution.

Tracks performance and productivity of users inside the application.

Identifies the customer and personalizes interaction at every touchpoint.

Allows multiple related channels to interact at once to reduce transfers.

Prompts agents to engage customers based on contextual data, such as product usage or conversation history.

Provides features for sending outbound messages to engage customers through proactive support.

Can route contacts to agents the customer has worked with before.

Provides features for escalating conversations to the appropriate agent.

Maintains a transcript of conversations from all channels.

Enables customers to resolve queries or issues without the assistance of an agent.

Enables users to search for specific email attachments.

Allows users to create and assign custom tags to emails.

Automatically sorts mail into untuitive categories and/or folders.

Allows users to set up predefined rules to automatically sort incoming mail.

This software integrates with Microsoft Outlook.

This software integrates with Gmail.

This software integrates with Apple Calendar.

Provide a unified inbox to manage multiple accounts at once.

Provide the ability to automatically send recurring emails.

Provide a feature to snooze, or defer, non-urgent emails.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Simulates human-like speech from text inputs.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Simulates human-like speech from text inputs.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases