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Cerb vs Help Scout

Cerb

cerb.ai

Help Scout

helpscout.com

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FigureCerbHelp Scout
Price fromFree$25/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trialYesYes
Open sourceYes—
WebYes—
LinuxYes—
APIYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published75
Spec score · Shared Inbox Software9.4 (#2)8.9 (#6)
Spec score · Help desk software9.0 (#15)9.0 (#11)
API accessYesYes
Customer portalYesYes
Founded20012011
Free planYesYes
Help centerYesYes
Shared inboxYesYes
SLA managementYesYes
Paid from4025
Ticket automationYesYes

Plans

Cerb

  • CommunityPrice not published
  • Licensed Self-Hosted$40 a month
  • Cerb Cloud$40 a month
  • Cerb Cloud Slots$40 a month
  • Community self-hostedFree
  • Cerb Cloud$40 a month
  • Licensed self-hosted$40 a month

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Help Scout

  • FreeFree
  • Standard$25 a month
  • Plus$45 a month
  • Pro$75 a month
  • AI Answers Add-on$0.75, paid once

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In their own words

Cerb

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Help Scout

Help Scout is customer support software that brings email, SMS, social, chat, and voice into a shared Inbox. It also provides ticket automation, SLA management, a customer portal, and Docs sites for searchable, branded help centers or knowledge bases. Teams can manage visibility and access with permissions at company, team, or user level, and connect the service to more than 100 tools or apps. Help Scout offers API access and a mobile app. Its Free plan costs nothing and includes five users, one Inbox, and one Docs site, with 100 contacts per month, 10 saved replies, and 10 tags. Paid plans start at $25 per user per month; annual pricing is shown as 16% lower than monthly pricing. Standard and Plus plans offer 15-day trials without a credit card. New accounts receive three months of unlimited AI Answers resolutions. Help Scout states that it is HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliant. Support options include email, onboarding, customer success management, and priority support on paid plans.

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