No. 01 · English editionUpdated 19 October 2026 · 133 agents verifiedPricing · Free plan · French · EU hosting
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Profile no. 66 · 01 — Customer support

Help Scout

In brief Help Scout is an AI tool in the “Customer support” category; starting price: Standard $25/user/month; permanent free plan: not verified.

Support platform (shared inbox, chat, knowledge base) with an AI assistant that answers common questions.

In practice

The first paid plan listed by the vendor is: Standard $25/user/month. We found no mention of a permanent free plan. We couldn’t verify whether the site is available in French. European hosting isn’t mentioned on the pages we checked; GDPR mention not verified.

Note

AI Answers option: $0.75 per resolution.

“Not verified”: information not found on the vendor’s website or pricing page, not necessarily false. Our method · Are you the vendor? Report an update

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does Help Scout cost?

According to its official pricing page, Help Scout starts at Standard $25/user/month. Information checked on 19 Oct 2026.

Does Help Scout have a free plan?

Not verified: the information wasn’t found on Help Scout’s website. Ask the vendor.

Is Help Scout available in French?

Not verified: we couldn’t confirm a French version of Help Scout’s website.

Where is Help Scout’s data hosted?

Help Scout doesn’t clearly state where data is hosted on the pages we checked: ask the vendor. Vendor country: United States.

What are the alternatives to Help Scout?

In the “Customer support” category, the tool that meets the most verified criteria is Botnation. The table at the bottom of the page compares all the alternatives.

Answers based solely on information published by the vendors and collected on 19 Oct 2026.

Going further

Alternatives

Help Scout alternatives

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No.AgentStarting priceFreeFREU
01 Fin (Intercom) IrelandCustomer support AI agent that answers and resolves requests over chat, email and phone, and plugs into Intercom, Zendesk or Salesforce. $0.99 per resolutionNon/vn/v
02 Crisp FranceFrench customer messaging platform (chat, email, WhatsApp) with an AI agent that automates replies from your knowledge base. $45/monthYesYesn/v
03 Lyro (Tidio) PolandLyro, Tidio’s AI agent, automatically answers visitors’ questions on your website and online store. Lyro from $32.50/monthn/vn/vn/v
04 Zendesk AI agents United StatesZendesk’s AI agents, which resolve customer requests end to end, built into the support platform. €19/agent/monthNoYesn/v
05 Gorgias FranceE-commerce helpdesk (Shopify, etc.) with an AI agent that answers, recommends products and handles returns. Price on websiten/vn/vn/v
06 Botpress CanadaPlatform for building conversational AI agents (website, WhatsApp, Messenger) with a visual editor. Plus $150/monthYesn/vn/v
61 iAdvize FranceAI shopping assistant for e-commerce: it anticipates visitors’ questions, recommends products and guides them through to checkout. Essentials €290/monthNoYesn/v
62 Dydu FranceFrench vendor of no-code chatbots and callbots powered by generative AI, for customer service. Price on websiten/vYesYes
63 Freshdesk (Freddy AI) United StatesFreshworks’ helpdesk with Freddy AI: AI agents that answer customers and AI tools for support teams. €17/agent/monthn/vYesn/v
64 Chatbase United StatesAI agent platform for customer relations: the agent answers questions and cuts ticket volume across your channels. Hobby $32/monthn/vn/vn/v
65 Front United StatesCustomer service platform where support teams, sales teams and AI agents handle emails, chats and messages together. Starter $25/seat/monthNon/vn/v
67 Botnation FranceFrench platform for building no-code AI chatbots for your website and messaging apps. Basic €39/monthYesYesYes