Front vs Help Scout
On the evidence we track, Help Scout leads this comparison with a composite score of 82/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for customer support. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Front
Cloud-based customer service platform that unifies email, chat, SMS, and other communication channels with AI-powered automation and cross-team visibility, enabling teams to manage complex, multi-department support workflows at scale.
Help Scout
LeaderA customer support service that uses artificial intelligence to help businesses manage customer interactions through chat and communication features.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Front
From $25/seat/mo billed annually. Free 14-day trial includes all Professional features.
- Starter$25/user/mo billed annually, up to 10 seats
- Shared inbox and ticketing
- AI Topics and up to 10 automation rules
- Basic analytics
- No-code public knowledge base
- AI add-ons available
- Professional$65/user/mo billed annually, up to 50 seats
- Omnichannel (email, SMS, social, etc.)
- Macros and up to 20 automation rules
- Advanced analytics
- Multiple workspaces, SSO, and SCIM
- Enterprise$105/user/mo billed annually
- Unlimited rules and macros
- Multi-language knowledge base
- AI Copilot, QA, and CSAT included
- Omnichannel (email, SMS, social, WhatsApp, etc.)
- Shared inboxes
- +3 more
Help Scout
LeaderFrom $25/user/mo (Standard). Free tier includes 5 users, 1 inbox. 3-month free trial for AI Answers add-on.
- FreeFree
- 1 Inbox
- 1 Docs site
- 10 saved replies
- 10 tags
- Snooze
- +3 more
- Standard$25/user/mo
- Multiple Inboxes
- Live chat, Instagram, & Messenger
- Multiple knowledge bases
- One basic SLA policy
- Basic workflows
- +7 more
- Plus$45/user/mo
- Everything in Standard
- Advanced workflows
- Two advanced SLA policies
- Unlimited AI Drafts
- Round robin routing
- +3 more
- ProContact sales
- Everything in Plus
- Unlimited workflows
- Unlimited SLA policies
- Multiple routing types
- SSO/SAML
- +4 more
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Front
- Slack
- Dialpad
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Jira
- Asana
- Office 365
- Gmail
- Aircall
- Twilio
- SMS
- Front Chat
- Claude
- OpenAI
- Sierra
- ChatGPT
- Chatra
Help Scout
Leader- Shopify
Front or Help Scout: which one depends on you
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