Value-priced help desk with automation, a free starter program and Freddy AI
Best for: Small and mid-sized teams that want strong capability at a lower price
Freshdesk is the help desk product from Freshworks. It collects email, chat, phone and social conversations into one ticket queue and gives agents canned…
Collaborative shared inbox for teams that live in email
Best for: Customer-facing teams that prefer a collaborative inbox over rigid tickets
Front combines email, SMS, chat and social channels into a shared inbox that feels familiar but adds assignment, internal comments, rules and analytics. Teams…
Gmail-based help desk that turns shared inboxes into tickets
Best for: Google Workspace teams handling support by email
Hiver is a customer service tool that works inside Gmail. Teams share inboxes such as support@ or sales@, assign emails, add notes and track…
Help desk built on the HubSpot CRM so support sees the whole customer
Best for: Teams already using HubSpot CRM, sales or marketing
HubSpot Service Hub adds ticketing, a knowledge base, customer feedback surveys and a customer portal on top of the HubSpot CRM. Because tickets live…
All-in-one help desk with live chat, call centre and ticketing
Best for: Teams that want ticketing, chat and calling in a single tool
LiveAgent is a help desk that combines ticketing, live chat, a call centre, social channels and a knowledge base in a single product. Agents…
Live chat and AI chatbot for small online businesses
Best for: Small online businesses wanting chat plus a chatbot quickly
Tidio combines a website live chat widget, chatbots and a lightweight inbox in one product. Small online businesses use it to answer visitor questions,…
Context-aware help desk that fits neatly into the wider Zoho ecosystem
Best for: Budget-conscious teams and Zoho CRM users
Zoho Desk is the customer service product from Zoho. It manages tickets across email, phone, chat, social and web forms, with an agent workspace…
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