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Help Scout

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Help Scout

Customer service for teams

4.5
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About Help Scout

Help Scout provides a shared inbox and knowledge base platform designed for customer support teams. It focuses on delivering personal, human customer experiences at scale.

Founded in 2011, Help Scout serves over 10,000 businesses with its customer service platform.

Platforms
WebiOSAndroid
Best For
TeamsEnterprise
Categories
Customer Service AI

Capabilities & Features

Free Tier
API Access
Customizable
File Upload
Plugins
Collaboration

Not Available

No Signup Required
Open Source
Works Offline
Multimodal
Voice Input
Image Input
Image Output
Video Input
Video Output
Audio Output
Web Search
Code Execution
Memory
White Label
Self-Hostable
Browser Extension

Ideal Use Cases

chatproductivity

Pricing

Free TierActive

30-day free trial

Paid Plan

Starts at $20/mo

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Pros & Cons

Intuitive interface

Excellent knowledge base

Great for small teams

No phone support

Limited automation in basic plans

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