Help Scout provides customer support software for managing service conversations and support workflows.

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About Help Scout

Help Scout is customer support software for managing service conversations and workflows. It includes Inbox, which brings email, SMS, social, chat and voice into one place with automatic assignment and workflows; Compass AI Agent for answering requests and escalating with context; Copilot for drafts, knowledge-base questions and triage suggestions; and Signal for viewing trends across conversations. The site states HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliance and describes use by teams in areas such as ecommerce, healthcare, education and financial services.

Key features

  • Inbox brings email, SMS, social, chat and voice into one space
  • Automatic assignments and workflows organize conversations
  • Compass AI agent answers requests and escalates with context
  • Copilot generates drafts and suggests triage for inbox work
  • Signal surfaces trends behind conversations to spot emerging issues
  • Handoffs preserve context across teams and escalations
Best for: Support teams that manage customer conversations across email, chat, voice and social channels.
Good for
  • Brings email, SMS, social, chat and voice into one inbox
  • Provides AI agent, drafting assistant and conversation trend views together
  • States HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliance

Help Scout at a glance

Type
Website
Pricing
Not confirmed. Check the site
Platforms
Web
Open source
Not stated
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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