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Supportbench vs Help Scout: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 15th, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,202 reviews from Customer Service users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
CRM
3.8
Chatbot
4.9
Support Ticket Management
4.8
Inbox Management
5.0
Email Management
5.0
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
CRM
NA
Chatbot
NA
Support Ticket Management
4.5
Inbox Management
4.6
Email Management
4.5
User satisfaction
4.9
User reviews111
Ease of use
4.8
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
4.9
4.6
User reviews220
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.3
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.6
Price starts from
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
/user
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

Designed for those with high value, noisy customers that need help in making those interactions as easy as possible using AI as a tool rather than a gimmick. Exceling in the B2B & manufacturing.

Unlike enterprise tools that are hard to set up, create an impersonal experience, and require admins to manage, Help Scout lets you keep things simple, move fast, and focus on delighting customers.

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pros & cons
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Sara Y
Advertising Operations Associate
4.0

Sara Y.: Hi, my name is Sara. I'm a special assistant and operations associate, and I give Help Scout a four out of five. I use Help Scout in my day-to-day, mostly for the customer service side of ops, mostly for interacting with our clients that we call donors, to refund donations and just help them navigate our website's dashboard and any other tools. What I really like about Help Scout is that it was really easy to use. I had never used a platform like that until joining the company where I work at. It was very user-friendly, I didn't really need much training. I also liked that, especially when working from home, in case the internet ever cut out, it also had a mobile-friendly version in the form of an app that was pretty intuitive as well. Some concerns I have with Help Scout are that if certain donors or clients of ours have really old email addresses, such as AOL or even Hotmail accounts, it shows up kind of clunky as a message in our system, which can be tough to, one, even find out relevant information about this person so we can help them, and two, hoping that the flow of communication doesn't get interrupted.

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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Alerts/Escalation
207
Important
API
388
Important

Supportbench

Top Features
24/37
  • Conversation Intelligence
  • Customer Portal
  • Data Security
  • Gamification
  • IVR
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Language Detection
  • Mobile Access
  • Multiple Data Sources
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Task Automation
  • Video Chat
  • Voice Recognition
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • API
  • Automated Routing
  • Autoresponders
  • Call Center Management
  • Chatbot
  • Collaboration Tools
  • CRM
  • Customizable Fields
  • Dashboard
  • Email Management
  • Inbox Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Live Chat
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Queue Management
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Virtual Assistant
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Help Scout

18/37
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Supportbench

  • Best Value Help Desk
    Software (2024)
  • Best Value Help Desk
    Software (2023)
  • Best Value Help Desk
    Software (2022)
Supportbench
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Help Scout
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Supportbench
  • By Supportbench Services
  • Located in Canada
  • Founded in 2015
Help Scout
  • By Help Scout
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2011
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