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When to choose Help Scout
- Invisible to customers (looks like regular email)
- Extremely easy to use
- Great support
Help Scout vs Deskpro
Choosing between Help Scout and Deskpro? Both platforms can work for customer support teams, but they usually fit different company sizes, workflows, and budget expectations.
SimplicityEmailSMBOn-premiseFlexibleCompliance
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When to choose Deskpro
- On-premise and cloud options
- Highly flexible
- Good for compliance sectors
Key differences between Help Scout and Deskpro
| Factor | Help Scout | Deskpro |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | small and mid-sized support teams | IT and internal service teams |
| Starting price | From $20/agent/mo | From $29/agent/mo |
| G2-style rating | 4.4/5 | 4.3/5 |
| Main focus | AI-assisted support and automation | ITSM workflows, service requests, and asset-related support |
| Category | smb | smb, itsm |
Help Scout limitations
- Lacks complex routing
- No phone channel
- Basic reporting
Deskpro limitations
- UI is dated
- Smaller community
- Less AI than modern tools
Switching from Help Scout to Deskpro or the other way around?
Use Help Desk Migration to move tickets, customers, agents, groups, comments, attachments, and historical support data with less manual work.