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Help Scout

Shared inbox, help center, and live chat software that blends AI and human support for scalable, personal customer service.

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Overview

Help Scout offers a customer communication platform combining AI-powered automation with human support tools. It features shared inboxes, live chat, knowledge bases, and AI assistants to resolve routine requests and enhance team efficiency while maintaining personal customer interactions.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

6 things

What Help Scout has

Apps

For developers

Programmatic access to the product's data and features for developers.
A Model Context Protocol server that lets AI tools connect to and act on your data. One of 4 Customer Service Platforms tools with MCP server.

Support

Get help from the support team by writing to them via email. One of 8 Customer Service Platforms tools with email support.

Pricing

A product demonstration available to prospective customers who want to evaluate the tool.

14 features

Key Features

Scout agent
Our AI agent, Scout, resolves 73% of the requests it receives on average.
Proactive monitoring
Proactive monitoring lets you act while there’s still time to get ahead of issues, so customers (and leadership) stay happy.
Shared inbox
Working across teams and channels doesn’t have to be messy. Inbox brings email, SMS, social, chat, and voice into one clean space. Assignments happen automatically. Context carries through every handoff. And workflows keep it all organized.
Envoy models
Envoy combines frontier models with insights learned from 3+ billion conversations. The result? Your own powerful AI agent, Scout, that delivers accurate answers, smooth escalations, and judgment that reflects your own.
Copilot assistance
Copilot speeds up the extra Inbox work that drags response time down.
Conversation insights
Closing out conversations is just the beginning. Signal shows you the story behind them, so you can get ahead of emerging issues, save drifting accounts, and see what basic reporting misses.
Customer profiles
Teams have the information they need before they even start typing. Every customer in Help Scout has a profile that brings conversations, company details, and past interactions to one screen.
Company accounts
Group individual contacts under shared company accounts to see the bigger picture behind every conversation.
Internal notes
Internal notes give your team a place to leave background, escalation details, and next steps directly inside the conversation. Every teammate picks up with the context they need, without customers repeating themselves.
Routing rules
Routing and assignment rules automatically send conversations to the right person based on team, skill, Inbox, or customer details.
Saved replies
Saved replies help teams respond quickly with accurate, high-quality answers that can still be tailored to the customer and conversation in front of them.
Priority tracking
SLAs, views, and workflows keep teams focused on what’s urgent, overdue, or at risk of falling behind.
Personalized views
Filter conversations by status, assignee, tag, channel, or customer segment so everyone gets the signal they need without the noise.
Workflows
Workflows automate the tedious stuff that keeps everything organized like tagging, routing, status changes, and notifications, so your team stays focused on conversations.

Pros and cons

Pros

Combines AI automation with human support for scalable yet personal customer service.
Easy to use with quick onboarding and high customer satisfaction scores.
Supports multiple communication channels in one platform.
Powerful automation features reduce manual workload and improve efficiency.
Robust integrations with 100+ apps including Salesforce, HubSpot, and Jira.

Cons

Advanced features and higher user limits require paid plans.
AI Answers incurs additional per-resolution charges, which may add up for high volume.
Phone and SMS support require integrations, not native features.
Customization options for branding and workflows may require technical skills.

As of October 2026

Pricing

Freemium. Paid plans start at $25 per month.

Standard
$25
per month
Plus
$45
per month
Pro
$75
per month

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6 things

What Help Scout has

Apps

For developers

Programmatic access to the product's data and features for developers.
A Model Context Protocol server that lets AI tools connect to and act on your data. One of 4 Customer Service Platforms tools with MCP server.

Support

Get help from the support team by writing to them via email. One of 8 Customer Service Platforms tools with email support.

Pricing

A product demonstration available to prospective customers who want to evaluate the tool.

14 features

Key Features

Scout agent
Our AI agent, Scout, resolves 73% of the requests it receives on average.
Proactive monitoring
Proactive monitoring lets you act while there’s still time to get ahead of issues, so customers (and leadership) stay happy.
Shared inbox
Working across teams and channels doesn’t have to be messy. Inbox brings email, SMS, social, chat, and voice into one clean space. Assignments happen automatically. Context carries through every handoff. And workflows keep it all organized.
Envoy models
Envoy combines frontier models with insights learned from 3+ billion conversations. The result? Your own powerful AI agent, Scout, that delivers accurate answers, smooth escalations, and judgment that reflects your own.
Copilot assistance
Copilot speeds up the extra Inbox work that drags response time down.
Conversation insights
Closing out conversations is just the beginning. Signal shows you the story behind them, so you can get ahead of emerging issues, save drifting accounts, and see what basic reporting misses.
Customer profiles
Teams have the information they need before they even start typing. Every customer in Help Scout has a profile that brings conversations, company details, and past interactions to one screen.
Company accounts
Group individual contacts under shared company accounts to see the bigger picture behind every conversation.
Internal notes
Internal notes give your team a place to leave background, escalation details, and next steps directly inside the conversation. Every teammate picks up with the context they need, without customers repeating themselves.
Routing rules
Routing and assignment rules automatically send conversations to the right person based on team, skill, Inbox, or customer details.
Saved replies
Saved replies help teams respond quickly with accurate, high-quality answers that can still be tailored to the customer and conversation in front of them.
Priority tracking
SLAs, views, and workflows keep teams focused on what’s urgent, overdue, or at risk of falling behind.
Personalized views
Filter conversations by status, assignee, tag, channel, or customer segment so everyone gets the signal they need without the noise.
Workflows
Workflows automate the tedious stuff that keeps everything organized like tagging, routing, status changes, and notifications, so your team stays focused on conversations.

Pros and cons

Pros

Combines AI automation with human support for scalable yet personal customer service.
Easy to use with quick onboarding and high customer satisfaction scores.
Supports multiple communication channels in one platform.
Powerful automation features reduce manual workload and improve efficiency.
Robust integrations with 100+ apps including Salesforce, HubSpot, and Jira.

Cons

Advanced features and higher user limits require paid plans.
AI Answers incurs additional per-resolution charges, which may add up for high volume.
Phone and SMS support require integrations, not native features.
Customization options for branding and workflows may require technical skills.

As of October 2026

Pricing

Freemium. Paid plans start at $25 per month.

Standard
$25
per month
Plus
$45
per month
Pro
$75
per month

You?

Be the first to rate Help Scout

Your review helps others make better decisions. No account needed. Takes about 10 seconds.

Featured Video

See Help Scout at work before you try it.

Watch on YouTube

0 questions

Help Scout

Overview

What Help Scout has

Apps

For developers

Support

Pricing

Key Features

Scout agent

Proactive monitoring

Shared inbox

Envoy models

Copilot assistance

Conversation insights

Customer profiles

Company accounts

Internal notes

Routing rules

Saved replies

Priority tracking

Personalized views

Workflows

Pros and cons

Pros

Cons

Pricing

Help Scout pricing plans

Standard

Plus

Pro

Be the first to rate Help Scout

Featured Video

Frequently Asked Questions

What Help Scout has

Apps

For developers

Support

Pricing

Key Features

Scout agent

Proactive monitoring

Shared inbox

Envoy models

Copilot assistance

Conversation insights

Customer profiles

Company accounts

Internal notes

Routing rules

Saved replies

Priority tracking

Personalized views

Workflows

Pros and cons

Pros

Cons

Pricing

Help Scout pricing plans

Standard

Plus

Pro

Be the first to rate Help Scout

Featured Video

Frequently Asked Questions

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