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HelpSpot

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FigureFrontHelpSpot
Price from$25/mo—
Free plan——
Free trialYesYes
Open source——
WebYesYes
WindowsYesYes
macOSYes—
Linux—Yes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
APIYesYes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published36
Spec score · Help desk software9.2 (#4)9.0 (#14)
Included agent seats103
API accessYesYes
Customer portalYesCustomers can submit requests, read knowledge-base content, and check request status through a portal.
DocumentationThe Help Center lists 201 getting-started articles, 352 usage articles, 37 rules articles and 204 API/integration articles, plus developer documentation and release notes.The support documentation includes installation, upgrade, administration, API, and troubleshooting manuals with dated release notes.
Founded20132005
Free planNoNo
Help centerYesYes
IntegrationsFront says it offers more than 160 integrations and lists Salesforce, Pipedrive, Jira, Asana, Trello, GitHub and Zapier among supported connections.Zapier connects HelpSpot with more than 5,000 applications, including Slack, Teams, Salesforce, and Google Sheets.
Rating on Apple App Store3.3 out of 5 from 199 ratings3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings
Rating on G24.6 out of 5 from 2,518 reviews4.0 out of 5 from 17 reviews
Rating on Google Play2.8 out of 5 from 512 reviews4.2 out of 5 from 16 reviews
Rating on TrustRadius9.2 out of 10 from 119 reviews9.0 out of 10 from 1 rating for incident and problem management
Shared inboxYesMultiple email accounts can feed one shared inbox, with assigned messages moving into individual agent queues.
SLA managementYesYes

Plans

Front

  • Starter$25 a month
  • Professional$65 a month
  • Enterprise$105 a month

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HelpSpot

  • HelpSpotPrice not published
  • HelpSpotPriced on request
  • 3 agents$899 a year
  • 5 agents$1,299 a year
  • 10 agents$2,199 a year
  • 20 agents$4,199 a year

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