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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Gladly CX Platform

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AGladly Software headquartered in San Francisco offers their omnichannel customer service platform, providing one platform to oversee customer correspondences and also provide customer self-help.

    $38

    Per Month Per User

    Help Scout

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AHelp Scout is help desk software. The vendor’s value proposition is that that their solution reduces time spent on training users because Help Scout is simple to use and set up and scales like any enterprise product. This solution includes multiple mailboxes to support as many email addresses as needed in order to work collaboratively across teams, and manage several products or brands from one account. Reports on conversation trends, team performance, productivity, and customer happiness are…

    $30

    per month starts with 100 contacts

    Pricing
    Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
    Editions & Modules
    Task Based
    $38.00
    Per Month Per User
    Customer Facing
    $150.00
    Per Month Per User
    Standard
    $30
    per month starts with 100 contacts
    Plus
    $90
    per month starts with 200 contacts
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
    Considered Both Products
    Gladly Software
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    Help Scout
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Gladly CX Platform and Help Scout
    Feature
    Gladly CX Platform
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Help Scout
    8.8
    19 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets5.02 Ratings9.019 Ratings
    Expert directory10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission10.01 Ratings8.118 Ratings
    Ticket response5.01 Ratings8.119 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Gladly CX Platform and Help Scout
    Feature
    Gladly CX Platform
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Help Scout
    8.5
    17 Ratings
    8% above category average
    External knowledge base10.01 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base10.01 Ratings8.015 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Gladly CX Platform and Help Scout
    Feature
    Gladly CX Platform
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Help Scout
    8.0
    19 Ratings
    3% above category average
    IVR10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support10.02 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration10.02 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score7.9 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score9.7 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Front
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.1
    (19 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Gladly CX PlatformHelp Scout
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gladly Software
    Any business that has a customer base could benefit from Gladly. If you call, text, social media message, etc Gladly can do all of these functions and keeps all of these conversations easily located so that you can refer back to previous conversations. The ability to leave notes on the account is very helpful.
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    Help Scout
    Small businesses that want a conversational type of customer support experience. Nothing wrong with support tickets, but it does make you feel like a number. Also, we needed to get up and running quickly so the "inbox" feel of the dashboard was already familiar with the team so they could adopt the new software quickly.
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    Pros
    Gladly Software
    • Easy to use interface. Supporting customers is as easy as texting a friend.
    • True Omnichannel support system where all channels live on the same screen without the need to hop between applications.
    • Built-in knowledgebase (Answers) reducing team member ramp time and providing a template for consistent solutions for our customers.
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    Help Scout
    • Extremely simple to use and understand as a user - treats communications like human beings and provides a much more personal feel to communication (as opposed to making people feel like numbers).
    • The email newsletter.
    • They are super responsive. They are pretty rad and transparent: if something goes wrong on their end they are not afraid of admitting fault. Which leads me to trust them because I can believe them. I know that tells you very little about the product, but as leadership, that's something that I really need
    • Help Scout does exactly what it needs to (facilitate organized, efficient conversations between customers and support people) without getting in the way.
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    Cons
    Gladly Software
    • When you cannot merge the customers' accounts
    • When the emails arrive with a delay
    • In the way we cannot edit or delete notes
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    Help Scout
    • Trying to group tickets is a bit unflexible. You can create folders which can be part of a workflow (automatic trigger) but you can't create a folder based on tags. This needs to be improved because there's a need to create smarter segments and mix them.
    • Metrics are useful but there needs to be more details about them. You can drill down in some but others are still not very actionable or visible (ok, that number went down, but what was the cause? what's the criteria with what you measure that?)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gladly Software
    Gladly really has all the information needed about a customer that you would need.If gladly does have a specified space for specific information you can add notes in multiple locations to remind you self of special circumstances. Gladly meets all our expectations and continues to provide a see less transaction
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    Help Scout
    We are receiving feedback from the organizational level that they may want us to transition to a different solution to provide consistency across the company.
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    Usability
    Gladly Software
    In my 10+ years in the call center industry this has been by far one of the user friendly platform to use. It has been an easy tool to use and train new hires with that is self explanatory and not complicated at all for a agent level employee. Overall platform is easy to read and navigate.
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    Help Scout
    Help Scout is a great solution for support teams. There are many articles and webinars to help you learn how to use Help Scout. There are also many features to help make your workflows easier and more efficient. I would readily recommend Help Scout to any small or medium-growing support teams.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Gladly Software
    Gladly is always available to support its customers. That being said, we really haven’t needed support. The product is intuitive and stable. The reality is the support we receive is more collaboration on how we can help Gladly continue to revolutionize this space.
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    Help Scout
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Gladly Software
    First of all, the ease of the platform, the way it helps us to make our job faster as they have the customer information on the left of our screenand we have it linked to Shopify. The fact that this program has helped our productivity is amazing, and also, during peak season, it Gladly CX Platform makes the days go faster and easier.
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    Help Scout
    Only have minimal experience with G-Suite for a much smaller company. This worked well for that organization but did not have similar specialization functions that suite our larger organization very well. Help Scout's pricing makes sense, and continues to service our needs well. Minimal usage of other programs, but have no need to explore alternatives at this time.
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    Return on Investment
    Gladly Software
    • This platform has improved the speed in which customer issues are resolved by providing a broad picture of customer need, profile and history.
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    Help Scout
    • We are able to retain our customer base due to the outstanding customer service our Customer Experience department provides. Without an organized tool like Help Scout, this would not be possible. We pride ourselves in quick response times to customers and are able to do so by effectively routing tickets to the right agents.
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    ScreenShots

    Gladly CX Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Gladly's customer chat in actionScreenshot of a customer getting a flight update through GladlyScreenshot of a customer conversation with Gladly SidekickScreenshot of the call summary feature in Gladly

    Help Scout Screenshots

    Screenshot of Build better relationships with your customers, and work together better as a teamScreenshot of Tools designed specifically for team collaboration on customer supportScreenshot of Docs Knowledge Base provides self-service that sets your customers up for successScreenshot of The conversation report can change the conversation with your customers from problems to praise by pinpointing what they write in about and when.Screenshot of Productivity Reports track your team's customer-helping velocity and identify sticking points to push through with even greater momentum.Screenshot of Happiness Reports are the closest you can get to your customer's true feelings without hiring a telepath.