Help Scout alternatives with the same documented features
Help Scout documents these features as included on at least one named plan: SLA policies, Automatic assignment, SAML single sign-on and Public knowledge base.
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Helpdesks with one plan documenting all of them
- Freshdesk: from Pro · $55 per agent/month billed annually
- Front: from Professional · $65 per user/month billed annually · Compare
- HubSpot Service Hub: from Professional · $90 per user/month billed annually
- Intercom: Expert · $132 per user/month billed annually · monthly: not recorded
- Zendesk Suite: from Suite Professional · $115 per agent/month billed annually · Compare
Entry plan that documents each feature
Each cell shows the first plan in the vendor's pricing-page order confirmed to include that feature and its listed prices. Features are checked separately; these rows do not confirm a shared plan for the whole list. Missing documentation does not mean a feature is unavailable.
| Feature | Help Scout | eDesk | Freshdesk | Front | Gorgias | HelpDesk | HubSpot Service Hub | Intercom | LiveAgent | Zendesk Suite | Zoho Desk |
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| SLA policies | Standard: $25 per user/month billed annually · $30 per user/month billed monthly | Growth: $89 per agent/month billed annually · $115 per agent/month billed monthly | Pro: $55 per agent/month billed annually · $66 per agent/month billed monthly | Professional: $65 per user/month billed annually · $85 per user/month billed monthly | Starter: monthly billing only · $10/month billed monthly, plus ticket overage | Not documented on any plan | Professional: $90 per user/month billed annually · $100 per user/month billed monthly | Expert: $132 per user/month billed annually · monthly: Price not listed | Medium business: $29 per agent/month billed annually · $35 per agent/month billed monthly | Suite Professional: $115 per agent/month billed annually · $149 per agent/month billed monthly | Standard: $14 per user/month billed annually · $20 per user/month billed monthly |
| Automatic assignment | Plus: $45 per user/month billed annually · $54 per user/month billed monthly | Not documented on any plan | Pro: $55 per agent/month billed annually · $66 per agent/month billed monthly | Starter: $25 per user/month billed annually · $35 per user/month billed monthly | Starter: monthly billing only · $10/month billed monthly, plus ticket overage | Essential: Price not listed | Professional: $90 per user/month billed annually · $100 per user/month billed monthly | Advanced: $85 per user/month billed annually · monthly: Price not listed | Not documented on any plan | Suite Team: $55 per agent/month billed annually · $69 per agent/month billed monthly | Professional: $23 per user/month billed annually · $35 per user/month billed monthly |
| SAML single sign-on | Pro: $75 per user/month billed annually · $90 per user/month billed monthly (add-on on Standard, Plus) | Not documented on any plan | Growth: $19 per agent/month billed annually · $23 per agent/month billed monthly | Professional: $65 per user/month billed annually · $85 per user/month billed monthly | Sources disagree on Enterprise | Enterprise: contact sales | Professional: $90 per user/month billed annually · $100 per user/month billed monthly | Expert: $132 per user/month billed annually · monthly: Price not listed | Not documented on any plan | Suite Team: $55 per agent/month billed annually · $69 per agent/month billed monthly | Not documented on any plan |
| Public knowledge base | Free: $0 | Not documented on any plan | Growth: $19 per agent/month billed annually · $23 per agent/month billed monthly | Starter: $25 per user/month billed annually · $35 per user/month billed monthly | Starter: monthly billing only · $10/month billed monthly, plus ticket overage | Not documented on any plan | Professional: $90 per user/month billed annually · $100 per user/month billed monthly | Essential: Price not listed | Small business: $15 per agent/month billed annually · $19 per agent/month billed monthly | Suite Team: $55 per agent/month billed annually · $69 per agent/month billed monthly | Standard: $14 per user/month billed annually · $20 per user/month billed monthly |
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- eDesk: Automatic assignment: Not listed for any plan (documented for the product, no plan named); check with eDesk. Public knowledge base: Not listed for any plan (documented for the product, no plan named); check with eDesk. SAML single sign-on: Not listed in the vendor pages we checked; check with eDesk.
- Gorgias: SAML single sign-on: Starter, Basic, Pro, Advanced: not listed. Enterprise: sources disagree. Check with Gorgias.
- HelpDesk: Public knowledge base: Not listed for any plan (documented for the product, no plan named); check with HelpDesk. Requires the separate KnowledgeBase product as an add-on; its price is not stated. SLA policies: Not listed in the vendor pages we checked; check with HelpDesk.
- LiveAgent: Automatic assignment: Not listed for any plan (documented for the product, no plan named); check with LiveAgent. SAML single sign-on: Not listed in the vendor pages we checked; check with LiveAgent.
- Zoho Desk: SAML single sign-on: Not listed in the vendor pages we checked; check with Zoho.
Help Scout plans and listed prices
- Free: $0
- Standard: $25 per user/month billed annually · $30 per user/month billed monthly
- Plus: $45 per user/month billed annually · $54 per user/month billed monthly
- Pro: $75 per user/month billed annually · $90 per user/month billed monthly
Price source · checked 6 Oct 2026
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- Zoho Desk sources and plan details: Evidence checked from to