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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 Missive
Choosing between Help Scout and Missive? Both platforms can work for customer support teams, but they usually fit different company sizes, workflows, and budget expectations.
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When to choose Missive
- Truly collaborative email — teammates comment in threads
- Excellent mobile apps
- Clean unified inbox
- No per-channel fees
Key differences between Help Scout and Missive
| Factor | Help Scout | Missive |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | small and mid-sized support teams | small and mid-sized support teams |
| Starting price | From $20/agent/mo | From $14/agent/mo |
| G2-style rating | 4.4/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Main focus | AI-assisted support and automation | AI-assisted support and automation |
| Category | smb | smb |
Help Scout limitations
- Lacks complex routing
- No phone channel
- Basic reporting
Missive limitations
- Not a traditional ticketing system
- Limited analytics
- Small company
Switching from Help Scout to Missive 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.