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Comparison

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.

Front full profile →Help Scout full profile →
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Front74
★Help Scout82
Score
Vioscale score
Front74 / 100medium · 72%updating
Help Scout82 / 100medium · 72%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Model
Frontfreemium
Help Scoutfreemium
Price level
Frontmid
Help Scoutlow
Transparent
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Integrations
Count
Front160
Help Scout1
Security
Disclosure policy
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Gdpr
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Hipaa
Front–
Help Scout✓
Iso27001
Front✓
Help Scout–
Pci
Front–
Help Scout✓
Soc2
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Front–
Help Scout99.99
Status page
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Market
Availability
Front–
Help ScoutAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for customer support. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Ticket / case management
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Channels
Live chat
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Shared inbox
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Omnichannel (email+chat+social+voice)
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Voice / telephony
Front✓
Help Scout✗
Self-service
Self-service knowledge base
Front✗
Help Scout✓
Automation
SLAs, triggers & routing
Front✓
Help Scout✗
Automation / macros
Front✓
Help Scout✓
AI
AI agent / copilot
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Insight
Reporting & dashboards
Front✓
Help Scout✓
Deployment
Hosting
FrontCloud only
Help ScoutCloud only
Enterprise
SSO / SCIM
Front✓
Help Scout✗
Extensibility
Public API
Front✓
Help Scout✗
Pricing
Free tier
Front✗
Help Scout✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Front

AI-powered customer operations platform that unifies omnichannel communication (email, SMS, social, chat) with ticketing, shared inboxes, and AI automation tools for complex, multi-team customer service operations.

Independently observed

Help Scout

Leader

Help Scout is a customer service platform combining customer insights, team collaboration, and AI to connect support interactions. The platform provides ticketing, live chat, knowledge bases, and AI-powered agents across multiple channels.

Independently observed

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/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $25/seat/mo. Free tier available.

  • Starter$25/seat/mo billed annually, up to 10 seats
    • Shared inbox and ticketing
    • AI Topics
    • Up to 10 automation rules
    • Basic analytics
    • No-code public knowledge base
    • +1 more
  • Professional$65/seat/mo billed annually, up to 50 seats
    • Everything in Starter
    • Omnichannel (email, SMS, social, WhatsApp, etc.)
    • Macros and up to 20 automation rules
    • Advanced analytics
    • Multiple workspaces
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Professional
    • Smart rules
    • Unlimited rules and macros
    • Multi-language knowledge base
    • Custom roles and permissions
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Help Scout

Leader
from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $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
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Front✓
Help Scout✓
iOS
Front✓
Help Scout✗
Android
Front✓
Help Scout✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Front✓
Help Scout✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Front

8 total
  • Slack
  • Dialpad
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Jira
  • Asana
  • Office 365
  • Gmail
Independently observed

Help Scout

Leader
1 total
  • Shopify
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.