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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    UseResponse

    Score5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    UseResponse helps companies provide customer service support using several channels and organize their community around products or services on their server. It's all-in-one support suite with feedback, help desk ticketing system, knowledge base and live chat in one package. Integrate it using API, built-in translation tool and fully customizable interface with extended modular system.

    $39

    per 2 agents/month

    Pricing
    Help ScoutUseResponse
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $30
    per month starts with 100 contacts
    Plus
    $90
    per month starts with 200 contacts
    Company
    Contact sales team
    Self-Hosted
    $3200
    includes one of the platforms, 5 support agents, announcements.
    Basic
    from $39
    per 2 agents/month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Help ScoutUseResponse
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Help ScoutUseResponse
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    Help Scout
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Help ScoutUseResponse
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Help Scout and UseResponse
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.8
    19 Ratings
    9% above category average
    UseResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response8.119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Help Scout and UseResponse
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.5
    17 Ratings
    8% above category average
    UseResponse
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Help Scout and UseResponse
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.0
    19 Ratings
    3% above category average
    UseResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Email support8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Help ScoutUseResponse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Help ScoutUseResponse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UseResponse
    No answers on this topic
    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UseResponse
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    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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    UseResponse
    No answers on this topic
    Likelihood to Renew
    Help Scout
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    UseResponse
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    Usability
    Help Scout
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    UseResponse
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    UseResponse
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    UseResponse
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    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.

    UseResponse Screenshots

    Screenshot of Help CenterScreenshot of Knowledge Base (Self Service)Screenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of Agents InterfaceScreenshot of Idea PageScreenshot of Dashboard