Compare Zendesk vs Help Scout

Zendesk 5579 Support & Helpdesk	Help Scout 300 Support & Helpdesk
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Crozscore 89% what is this? User Happiness: 86% Press Buzz: 71% User Trend: no significant changes	Crozscore 90% what is this? User Happiness: 88% Press Buzz: 54% User Trend: no significant changes
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About Zendesk Zendesk provides a customer service platform designed to bring organizations and their customers closer together. With more than 50,000 customer accounts, Zendesk is used by organizations in 140 countries to provide support in more than 40 languages. Zendesk is a beautifully simple customer service platform. It enables companies to provide great customer service, scale with self-service options, and differentiate with proactive engagement. The result is customer relationships that are more meaningful, personal, and productive – all at a lower cost.	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 Multi-channel support: email, web, phone, chat, social media Flexible ticket management with automated workflow Customer facing web interface that you can easily brand Brings all your customer conversations into one place Time-saving tools like ticket views, triggers, and automations Robust reporting and advanced analytics	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 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 No FAQs associated with this application.	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: 2007 Based in: San Francisco Employees: 1001-5000 Likes: Followers: 109k	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.