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Help Scout vs. Intercom
Pick a platform built for support
Intercom has benefits for multiple teams, but customer support has never been their main use case. Help Scout gives you a better way to help your customers using email, chat, and a knowledge base.
According to G2 users, the odds are in our favor
We scored 9.2 for ease of use compared to Intercom's 8.9.
The quality of our support was rated 9.1 compared to Intercom's 8.7.
Respondents gave us a 9.1 for ease of setup compared to Intercom's 8.4.
When it comes to being a good partner, we outscore Intercom 9.1 to 8.8.
Why choose Help Scout over Intercom?
Customer support focused
We help you provide world-class support to your customers, and that’s our priority above all else.
Ready for scale
As your support needs become more complex, we grow with you. You’ll have everything you need in one place.
Straightforward pricing
We believe in clear, inclusive pricing so you know what you’re paying for without hidden fees or surprises.
Our customer service team is the reason customers keep coming back. Help Scout allows my team to do their job with ease and work faster than before.
Help Scout’s the right choice
If your team needs to get up and running quickly, there’s no better option than Help Scout. We also think we’re the way to go if...
Support is your priority
We build tools to help you connect with your customers and our product roadmap and priorities reflect that.
Clear pricing is a must
Don’t worry about surprise price hikes or upsells. Clear pricing is part of our philosophy, so you don’t waste time.
Great support is required
From how we do sales to our approach to customer support—helpfulness is in our name and built into our DNA.
Growth is top of mind
As your team grows, Help Scout is ready to meet the challenge with features like workflows, custom fields, and reporting.
Go with Intercom if...
Other teams are making the call
We often hear from product or marketing folks looking for a tool that includes support as an add-on. If this is you, Intercom may be your best bet.
Chat bots are important to you
If chat bots are a key part of your strategy, then you may want to consider Intercom. Chat bots aren’t a part of our product and we don’t have plans to include them.
Pricing that makes dollars and sense
No contracts, hidden fees, or complicated plans. We’ve got clear, per user pricing which means you don’t pay more for resolving more issues.
Explore all plansStandard
$20
per userUsers are members of your team in Help Scout per month
Intuitive, world-class support tools for growing teams
Plus
$40
per userUsers are members of your team in Help Scout per month
Advanced collaboration and organization for rapid growth
Try for freePro
$65
per userUsers are members of your team in Help Scout per month
Security, scale, and hands-on service for large teams
Make the switch, without the hassle
You can import your Intercom data directly into Help Scout. Get ticket history, customer profiles, and more as soon as you sign up. It’s automated, free, and can be done without your IT department.
The platform that’s
powerful not perplexing
AI
Use AI to improve your replies, summarize all your convos, and streamline everything you do.
Automations
Don’t hate. Automate. Workflows are customizable from the easy to the complex, keeping response times low.
Collaboration
Your team will love how our platform helps them stay organized and on the same page—the easy way.
Customer Data
Know exactly who you’re talking to and what to say with previous conversations and app activity at a glance.
Reporting
Our anything-but-basic, built-in reports help you track everything from productivity to happiness.
Integrations
Work with other platforms? So do we. Take advantage of our 50+ integrations that make your life easier.
More than 12,000 businesses delight their customers with Help Scout
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