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, Android, iPhone and Windows apps. The best Help Scout alternative is Libredesk, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Help Scout are FreeScout, Freshdesk, osTicket and Zendesk.

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

    41 Libredesk alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
    • Libredesk is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Help Scout.

    • Libredesk is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Help Scout.

    • Libredesk is Free and Open SourceHelp Scout is Paid and Proprietary
    • Libredesk is Privacy focused and LightweightHelp Scout is not according to our users
  2. FreeScout icon
     40 likes

    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.

    104 FreeScout alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • MariaDB
    • Laravel
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
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    Comments about FreeScout as an Alternative to Help Scout
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    This is the best alternative to Help Scout i've tried

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

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    • Almost everyone thinks FreeScout is a great Help Scout alternative.

    • FreeScout is the most popular Android, Mac, iPhone, Linux, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Help Scout.

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

    Comprehensive help desk software offering advanced ticketing, multichannel communication, automation, collaboration, self-service, and data security to enhance personalized service delivery.

    81 Freshdesk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Workspace
     
    • Freshdesk is the most popular Web-based & Windows alternative to Help Scout.

    • Freshdesk is Freemium and ProprietaryHelp Scout is Paid and Proprietary
    • Freshdesk is CustomizableHelp Scout is not according to our users
  4. osTicket icon
     70 likes

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

    110 osTicket alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
     
  5. Zendesk icon
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    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.

    266 Zendesk alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Zendesk is the most popular commercial alternative to Help Scout.

    • Zendesk is Paid and ProprietaryHelp Scout is also Paid and Proprietary
  6. Tidio  icon
     35 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • BigCommerce
    • Shopify
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PrestaShop
    • Wordpress
    • Magento / Adobe Commerce
    • WooCommerce
     
    • Tidio is the most popular SaaS alternative to Help Scout.

    • Tidio is Freemium and ProprietaryHelp Scout is Paid and Proprietary
  7. 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.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. ProProfs Knowledge Base is knowledge management software used to create highly-searchable online FAQ’s to improve customer service and reduce tickets. ProProfs helps centralize access to all your files, documents and how-to articles ensuring they can be accessed across multiple...

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Front icon
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    Front is an email management software that facilitates team collaboration by integrating with existing tools. It assigns messages to team members, allows internal comments, sets reminders for responses, offers templates for common questions, and has a collision detection feature...

    124 Front alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. HelpCrunch icon
     170 likes

    Platform centralizes live chat, in-app messaging, automated email marketing, and ticketing with personalized, targeted campaigns, feedback collection, integrations such as WordPress and Shopify, and unified multi-channel support for web and mobile customer engagement.

    91 HelpCrunch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. LiveChat icon
     21 likes

    SaaS live chat and help desk solution automates ecommerce visitor conversion, streamlines support with AI chatbots and agent tools, unifies customer interactions, monitors campaigns, provides analytics, integrates with 200+ apps, and delivers weekly insights.

    242 LiveChat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. Knoon AI icon
     1 like

    Knoon turns your business into an AI-powered workspace with action-taking agents, a built-in knowledge base, chat widgets, and Google Workspace/Microsoft Office tools. Ideal for automating support, sales, and workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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