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, Windows, Android and iPhone apps. The best Help Scout alternative is Deskhero. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Libredesk or FreeScout. Other great apps like Help Scout are Freshdesk, osTicket, HelpDesk by LiveChat and Zendesk.

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  1. Deskhero icon
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    Deskhero is an AI email support platform that connects to Gmail or Outlook and suggests contextual replies using customer history, knowledge base content, and Shopify data.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Deskhero vs Help Scout Comments
    Angelica Lloyd
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    Help Scout is known for its simple, email-like experience. DeskHero keeps that same feel but adds AI that drafts replies based on past conversations and your data, so you spend less time on repetitive responses.

    • Deskhero is Paid and ProprietaryHelp Scout is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Libredesk icon
     10 likes

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

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  3. FreeScout icon
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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.

    151 FreeScout alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Laravel
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
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    FreeScout vs Help Scout Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    1

    This is the best alternative to Help Scout i've tried

    Guest
    Positive
    1

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

    • FreeScout is Freemium and Open SourceHelp Scout is Paid and Proprietary
    • FreeScout is Lightweight and Privacy focusedHelp Scout is not according to our users
  4. Freshdesk icon
     124 likes

    Offers automated ticket management, multichannel communication, SLA tracking, analytics, customizable workflows, self-service, collaboration tools, AI-driven automation with live translation, knowledge base, proactive insights, secure access, and customer feedback features.

    130 Freshdesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Workspace
     
  5. osTicket icon
     70 likes

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

    134 osTicket alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  6. HelpDesk is an easy-to-use ticketing system for managing your communication with customers. Convert your messages into tickets and save time.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Zendesk icon
     67 likes

    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.

    308 Zendesk alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  8. Tidio  icon
     37 likes

    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.

    165 Tidio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • BigCommerce
    • Shopify
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PrestaShop
    • Wordpress
    • Magento / Adobe Commerce
    • WooCommerce
     
  9. Znuny icon
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    Znuny is a fork of the OTRS Community Edition - The main goal is to be compatible to previous versions, so that users can reuse their addons and configurations. The feature set is the same and will be extended in the future.

    44 Znuny alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
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  10. AI help desk solution that automates operations and support for IT, HR, and Customer Service, making businesses and customers successful by offering consumer-like self-service resolutions to users.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. SparrowDesk icon
     1 like

    Modern customer support solution combining AI automation, agent workflows, inbox management, and real-time analytics to handle multichannel feedback and high-volume queries, adapting to growing teams and e-commerce needs with scalable, efficient communication tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. Message1 icon
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    Message1.io is a cloud-based software solution designed to organize and manage telephone answering and virtual secretarial services for businesses. It is not a traditional call answering service itself, but rather a platform that enables service providers to operate and...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Online
     
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