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About HappyFox

This is powerful and simple customer support and ticket management software. HappyFox integrates with all email accounts & websites to ensure that all support requests get collated.
It allows its users to organize better, assign the right email to the right person, respond faster and track everything.
Also, using this service they will reduce chaos and bring order to their support process with a robust support ticket system, self-service knowledge base and community forums.

About Help Scout

Help Scout features many functions typical for other help desk services, with an addition of personalized customer experience, just like any normal email.

Customers don't need to roam in a bulky ticket portal, or to bother with login credentials to get their issues resolved. Help Scout provides inbox, that each user shares with the team, enabling collaboration for support whenever a request arrives.

Simultaneously, it eliminates the complexities other help desk solutions usually bring, and makes responding to emails and team collaboration easy and plain. It smoothly integrates with other apps and business systems.

Features

  • Analytics
  • API
  • Batch Permissions & Access
  • Chat
  • Contact Management
  • Contact Sharing
  • CRM Integration
  • Customer Management
  • Dashboard
  • Data Export
  • Data Import
  • Data Visualization
  • Email Integration
  • External Integrations
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Scoring
  • Multi-User
  • Notifications
  • Scheduling
  • Third-Party Plugins/Add-Ons
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Workflow Management
  • Self-service Portal
  • Ticket Management
  • Instant Chat Integration
  • Social Media Integration
  • Call Integration
  • Knowledge Base
  • Support Forum

Features

  • Analytics
  • API
  • Batch Permissions & Access
  • Chat
  • Contact Management
  • Contact Sharing
  • CRM Integration
  • Customer Management
  • Dashboard
  • Data Export
  • Data Import
  • Data Visualization
  • Email Integration
  • External Integrations
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Scoring
  • Multi-User
  • Notifications
  • Scheduling
  • Third-Party Plugins/Add-Ons
  • Real-time Alerts
  • Workflow Management
  • Self-service Portal
  • Ticket Management
  • Instant Chat Integration
  • Social Media Integration
  • Call Integration
  • Knowledge Base
  • Support Forum

Summary

  • Writing Knowledge Base Articles: HappyFox provides users with tools for writing articles and organizing those articles into sections. They can also embed images and videos into articles, to provide both support agents and customers with the information they need.

  • Deriving Insights from Advanced Reporting Tools: Detailed customer support reports created with HappyFox help businesses improve customer satisfaction levels.

  • Replying to Customer Support Tickets: Rather than trying to manage an influx of incoming emails from customers, HappyFox users are able to answer questions from inside the integrated platform.

  • Using Smart Rules to Automate Tasks: Smart ticket assignments use a round-robin system to evenly allocate tickets to support agents as they enter the system.

  • Searching an Internal Knowledge Base for Documentation: In addition to creating external knowledge bases that are accessible to customers and indexed by search engines, businesses are able to use HappyFox to create private internal knowledge bases.

Summary

  • Create multiple mailboxes for each shared email address.

  • Help Scout’s collaboration features keep everyone on the same page.

  • Simple automation system based on if/then logic.

  • Measure team performance, spot trends to prevent issues, and monitor customer happiness.

  • Every customer has an auto-populated, editable profile.

  • Customer satisfaction ratings.

  • Phone calls and voicemails.

  • Collision detection.

Pricing

  • Credit card required: No
  • Popular: $19 per staff / month
    Mighty: $29 per staff / month
    Fantastic: $49 per staff / month
    Enterprise: $69 per staff / month
    Free trial starts with Mighty plan.

Pricing

Basic

$12.00
1 user(s) / month
Included in plan:
  • Up to 10 Users
  • 1 limited Docs knowledge base
  • Reports (30 days of history)
  • Saved Replies
  • Beacon
  • Following
  • @mentions
  • Outstanding 24x6 Support
  • No Help Scout branding
  • iOS & Android App

Standard

$20.00
1 user(s) / month
Included in plan:
  • Unlimited Users
  • 5 Mailboxes
  • 1 Docs knowledge base
  • Reports (Full history)
  • Saved Replies
  • Beacon
  • Following
  • @mentions
  • Outstanding 24x6 Support
  • No Help Scout branding
  • iOS & Android App
  • Workflows
  • Satisfaction Ratings
  • Office Hours
  • 50+ integrations
  • API Access

Plus

$35.00
1 user(s) / month
Included in plan:
  • Unlimited Users
  • Unlimited messages & storage
  • Unlimited Mailboxes
  • 3 Docs knowledge base
  • Reports (Full history)
  • Saved Replies
  • Beacon
  • Following
  • @mentions
  • Outstanding 24x6 Support
  • No Help Scout branding
  • iOS & Android App
  • Workflows
  • Satisfaction Ratings
  • Office Hours
  • 50+ integrations
  • API Access
  • Salesforce Integration
  • JIRA Integration
  • HubSpot Integration
  • SAML Single Sign-on
  • Teams
  • Custom fields
  • HIPAA Compliance

FAQs

    Does this service offer an API?
  • It offers an API.

  • Who are the main user groups of this service?
  • The software is most frequently used by IT departments and support teams in education, retail, travel, IT services, non-profit, government, telecom, healthcare, and real estate industries.

  • What is this service generally used for?
  • HappyFox provides practical help desk solutions.

  • What platforms does this service support?
  • It is web-based application that works on: Linux, Mac, Windows, Android, iPhone-iPad, Windows Phone.

  • What are some applications this service is commonly used in tandem with?
  • The most commonly, HappyFox is used in tandem with: HelpOnClick Live Chat Software, Salesforce, Google Apps, Facebook, and SurveyMonkey.

  • Does this service integrate with any other apps?
  • HappyFox provides its users with more than 20 integration options, making it possible to use this help desk and knowledge base solution in conjunction with CRM, survey, e-commerce, accounting, live chat, voice, and social media tools.

  • Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?
  • They provide: FAQs, Forum, Knowledge Base, Online Support, Phone Support, Video Tutorials.

FAQs

    What platforms does this service support?
  • Help Scout supports web-based platforms in addition to Android and iOS.

  • Who are the main user groups of this service?
  • Main users of this service are small businesses, medium-sized enterprises, and small teams within larger organizations.

  • Does this service integrate with any other apps?
  • Help Scout integrates with more than 50 applications, including:

    Wordpress, BigCommerce, Snap Engage, Hubspot, Salesforce, Jira, Slack, MailChimp, Shopify, Olark, Capsule, Webhooks, Pipedrive, Highrise, WooCommerce, and others.

  • Does this service offer an API?
  • Yes, it offers API.

  • Does this service offer multi-user capability (e.g. teams)?
  • Yes.

  • What are some applications this service is commonly used in tandem with?
  • Help Scout is frequently used in tandem with marketing and CRM platforms.

  • What is this service generally used for?
  • It is used as a powerful help desk application with personalized customer experience.

  • Does this service offer guides, tutorials and or customer support?
  • Yes, Help Scout offers:

    Email Support, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Video Tutorials, Help Desk, and Help Docs

Vendor Information

Founded:
2011
Based in:
Irvine
Employees:
11-50
Likes:
Followers:
2.55k

Vendor Information

Founded:
-
Based in:
-
Employees:
-
Likes:
Followers:
12.3k

Other

Regional Restrictions:
No restrictions.

Other

Who uses Help Scout
  • Freelance
  • Startups
  • SMEs
  • Enterprises
Desktop Platforms:
  • Web App
  • Windows
Mobile Platforms:
  • iOS
Languages:
English
Regional Restrictions:
No restrictions.
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