Comparison

Help Scout vs Kustomer

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.

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★Help Scout82

Kustomer57

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Help ScoutLeader	Kustomer
vioscaleAI score	82 / 100medium · 70%	57 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	freemium	quote
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	6
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO/IEC 42001
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.helpscout.com/blog/trust-ai-and-customer-service/	https://www.kustomer.com/resources/blog/b2b-compliance-build-vs-buy/
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.99	99.9
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Help Scout82 / 100medium · 70%

Kustomer57 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✗

Model

Help Scoutfreemium

Kustomerquote

Price level

Help Scoutlow

Kustomerunknown

Transparent

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✗

Integrations

Count

Help Scout1

Kustomer6

Security

Certifications

Help Scout–

KustomerSOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO/IEC 42001

Disclosure policy

Help Scout✓

Kustomer–

Gdpr

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Hipaa

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Iso27001

Help Scout–

Kustomer✓

Pci

Help Scout✓

Kustomer–

Soc2

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Trust center

Help Scouthttps://www.helpscout.com/blog/trust-ai-and-customer-service/

Kustomerhttps://www.kustomer.com/resources/blog/b2b-compliance-build-vs-buy/

Reliability

Sla pct

Help Scout99.99

Kustomer99.9

Status page

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Market

Availability

Help ScoutAvailable worldwide

KustomerAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Help Scout5 items

Kustomer6 items

Capabilities

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

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

Core

Ticket / case management

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Channels

Live chat

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Shared inbox

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Omnichannel (email+chat+social+voice)

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Voice / telephony

Help Scout✗

Kustomer✓

Self-service

Self-service knowledge base

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Automation

SLAs, triggers & routing

Help Scout✗

Kustomer✓

Automation / macros

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

AI agent / copilot

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Insight

Reporting & dashboards

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Deployment

Hosting

Help ScoutCloud only

KustomerCloud only

Enterprise

SSO / SCIM

Help Scout✗

Kustomer✓

Extensibility

Public API

Help Scout✗

Kustomer✓

Pricing

Free tier

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✗

What each one is

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

Help Scout

Leader

A customer support service that uses artificial intelligence to help businesses manage customer interactions through chat and communication features.

Independently observed

Kustomer

A customer service platform that consolidates customer information, support conversations, and AI-powered workflows to help teams handle inquiries more efficiently. It enables agents to access comprehensive customer context and supports integrations with post-purchase systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

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 2026-08-03verify ↗

Kustomer

Quote-based

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Help Scout	Kustomer
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Help Scout✓

Kustomer✓

Integrations

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

Help Scout

Leader

1 total

Shopify

Independently observed

Kustomer

7 total

Narvar
Facebook
Instagram
WhatsApp
TikTok Shop
Google
Microsoft

Independently observed

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