Help Scout AlternativesHelp Desk Platforms & Customer Feedback Managers like Help Scout

Help Scout is described as 'Scales as a help desk, offering a personalized email-like experience. Features best-in-class reporting, integrated knowledge base, and mobile app' and is a Help Desk platform in the business & commerce category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Help Scout for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Android, iPhone and Windows apps. The best Help Scout alternative is FreeScout, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Help Scout are Libredesk, Freshdesk, osTicket and Zendesk.

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  1. FreeScout icon

    FreeScout

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    Free open-source Zendesk & Help Scout alternative: help desk, shared mailbox, email management and analytics. FreeScout is a pure PHP8+MySQL application which can be easily deployed even on a shared hosting.

    99 FreeScout alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Laravel
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    This is the best alternative to Help Scout i've tried

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    It is basically an open source clone of Help Scout. Awesome!

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    • Almost everyone thinks FreeScout is a great Help Scout alternative.

    • FreeScout is the most popular Android, Mac, iPhone & Linux alternative to Help Scout.

    • FreeScout is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Help Scout.

    • FreeScout is Freemium and Open SourceHelp Scout is Paid and Proprietary
    • FreeScout is Lightweight and Privacy focusedHelp Scout is not according to our users
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    Libredesk

     6 likes
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    Self-hosted support platform offering multi-inbox management, smart automation, AI-assisted responses, granular permissions, macros, BI tools integration, SLAs, and command bar functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  4. Freshdesk icon

    Freshdesk

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    Comprehensive help desk software offering advanced ticketing, multichannel communication, automation, collaboration, self-service, and data security to enhance personalized service delivery.

    68 Freshdesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Workspace
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    • Freshdesk is the most popular Web-based & Windows alternative to Help Scout.

    • Freshdesk is Freemium and ProprietaryHelp Scout is Paid and Proprietary
    • Freshdesk is CustomizableHelp Scout is not according to our users
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    Tidio

    Platform offering live chat and AI chatbot services for ecommerce; manages customer inquiries, supports multiple languages, provides analytics, and scales operations affordably with automated Flows handling tasks like lead conver...

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    osTicket

     70 likes
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    Lightweight, open-source support solution with built-in customer portal and rich admin dashboard for easy ticket management.

    109 osTicket alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    Zendesk

     67 likes
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    Web-based software offering customer support features like a ticket system and self-service platform. It provides support through email, voice, messaging, and social media with AI assistance for 24/7 availability. Includes analytics, intelligent routing, and customization.

    259 Zendesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Zendesk is the most popular commercial alternative to Help Scout.

    • Zendesk is Paid and ProprietaryHelp Scout is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Tidio

     35 likes
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    Platform offering live chat and AI chatbot services for ecommerce; manages customer inquiries, supports multiple languages, provides analytics, and scales operations affordably with automated Flows handling tasks like lead conversion and abandoned cart recovery.

    62 Tidio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • BigCommerce
    • Shopify
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PrestaShop
    • Wordpress
    • Magento / Adobe Commerce
    • WooCommerce
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    • Tidio is the most popular SaaS alternative to Help Scout.

    • Tidio is Freemium and ProprietaryHelp Scout is Paid and Proprietary
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    ProProfs Knowledge Base

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    ProProfs Knowledge Base is knowledge management software used to create highly-searchable online FAQ’s to improve customer service and reduce tickets. ProProfs helps centralize access to all your files, documents and how-to articles ensuring they can be accessed across multiple...

    50 ProProfs Knowledge Base alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Front

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    Front is an email management software that facilitates team collaboration by integrating with existing tools. It assigns messages to team members, allows internal comments, sets reminders for responses, offers templates for common questions, and has a collision detection feature...

    119 Front alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  12. HelpCrunch icon

    HelpCrunch

     170 likes
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    Platform centralizes live chat, in-app messaging, automated email marketing, and ticketing with personalized, targeted campaigns, feedback collection, integrations such as WordPress and Shopify, and unified multi-channel support for web and mobile customer engagement.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
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    LiveChat

     21 likes
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    SaaS live chat and help desk solution automates ecommerce visitor conversion, streamlines support with AI chatbots and agent tools, unifies customer interactions, monitors campaigns, provides analytics, integrates with 200+ apps, and delivers weekly insights.

    234 LiveChat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Agent app
     
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    HelpDesk

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    Streamlines customer communication with an AI-powered ticketing system and automation, providing tools for collaboration, integration, data safety, and analysis. Offers customizable email templates, canned responses, and 24/7 support to ensure efficient operations and customer satisfaction improvements.

    35 HelpDesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • UNIX Web Browser
    • LiveChat
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Missive

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    Collaborative email and threaded group chat for productive teams. A single app for all your internal and external communication.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    The perfect shared inbox!
     
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