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Help Scout vs Talkdesk

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

USD · US · source: www.helpscout.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

The Free plan includes 5 users, 1 Inbox, and 1 Docs site.

Seat Standalone · Free
Standard
USD 25 monthly

$ 25 per user/mo

Seat · per user/mo Standalone · Fixed
Plus Highlighted
USD 45 monthly

$ 45 per user/mo

Seat · per user/mo Standalone · Fixed
Pro
USD 75 monthly

$ 75 per user/mo

Seat · per user/mo Standalone · Fixed

USD · US · source: www.talkdesk.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Digital Essentials
USD 85 monthly

$85 USD Per user, Per month

Seat · Per user, Per month Standalone · Fixed
Voice Essentials
USD 105 monthly

$105 USD Per user, Per month

Seat · Per user, Per month Standalone · Fixed
Elite
USD 165 monthly

$165 USD Per user, Per month

Seat · Per user, Per month Standalone · Fixed
Industry Experience Clouds Highlighted
USD 225 monthly

$225 USD Per user, Per month

Seat · Per user, Per month Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Help Scout

Free

Team management

Users

Up to 5

Included

Shared Inbox

Inboxes

1

Included

Shared Inbox

Contacts

100/mo

Limited

Shared Inbox

Saved replies

10

Limited

Shared Inbox

Tags

10

Limited

Knowledge base

Docs sites

1

Included

Knowledge base

Articles

10

Limited

Knowledge base

Beacon

1

Included

Standard

Team management

Users

Up to 25

Included

Shared Inbox

Multiple Inboxes

2 (additional Inboxes $10/mo)

Included

Channels

Live chat and SMS

Included

Channels

WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger

Included

Knowledge base

Multiple knowledge bases

2 (additional sites $20/mo)

Included

Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

One basic SLA policy

1 basic policy

Included

Automation

Basic workflows

150 basic workflows

Included

Shared Inbox

Unlimited tags and saved replies

Unlimited

Included

AI

AI Inbox assistant

Included

Shared Inbox

Contacts

Unlimited

Included

Reporting

Reporting history

30-day history

Limited

Plus

Team management

Users

Up to 50

Included

Team management

Light users

5 included

Included

Shared Inbox

Inboxes

5 (additional Inboxes $10/mo)

Included

Automation

Advanced workflows

500 advanced workflows

Included

Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Two advanced SLA policies

2 advanced policies

Included

Highlights

Secure customer portal

Included

AI

Unlimited AI Drafts

Unlimited

Included

Routing

Round robin routing

Round robin

Included

Integrations

Salesforce, Jira, and HubSpot

Included

Team management

Internal teams

Included

Company management

Group conversations by company

Included

Knowledge base

Docs sites

3 (additional sites $20/mo)

Included

Reporting

Reporting history

2-year history

Included

Pro

Team management

Users

Unlimited (minimum 10)

Included

Team management

Light users

Up to 50 light users

Included

Shared Inbox

Inboxes

10 (additional Inboxes $10/mo)

Included

Automation

Unlimited workflows

Unlimited advanced workflows

Included

Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Unlimited SLA policies

Unlimited

Included

Routing

Multiple routing types

Round robin + load balanced

Included

Security

SSO/SAML

Included

Security

HIPAA compliance

Included

Support

Dedicated onboarding specialist

Included

Support

Strategic account manager

Included

Integrations

Preferred pricing on Aircall

Preferred pricing

Included

Knowledge base

Docs sites

5 (additional sites $20/mo)

Included

Reporting

Reporting history

All-time

Included

Talkdesk

Digital Essentials

Key features

CXA Digital Engagement (Email, Chat, SMS, Social Messaging)

Included

Key features

Studio & Routing

Included

Key features

Connections

Included

Key features

API Access

Included

Key features

Real-time Dashboards (Live)

Included

Key features

Guardian

Included

Voice Essentials

Key features

CXA Voice Engagement

Included

Key features

Speech Recognition

Included

Key features

Voicemail Transcription

Included

Key features

Studio & Routing

Included

Key features

Business Intelligence (Explore)

Included

Key features

API Access

Included

Elite

Everything in essentials, plus

Custom Reporting with Live and Explore

Included

Everything in essentials, plus

Screen Recording

Included

Everything in essentials, plus

Performance Management

Included

Everything in essentials, plus

Workforce Management

Included

Everything in essentials, plus

Automated Notifications

Included

Industry Experience Clouds

All Elite edition capabilities, plus

Financial Services

Included

All Elite edition capabilities, plus

Insurance

Included

All Elite edition capabilities, plus

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Included

All Elite edition capabilities, plus

Retail & Consumer Goods

Included

All Elite edition capabilities, plus

Travel & Hospitality

Included

All Elite edition capabilities, plus

Utilities

Included

All Elite edition capabilities, plus

Commercial & Residential Services

Included

All Elite edition capabilities, plus

Government (custom-priced)

Included

How their prices changed

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Talkdesk

    • Digital Essentials: USD 85 monthly
    • Voice Essentials: USD 105 monthly
    • Elite: USD 165 monthly
    • Industry Experience Clouds: USD 225 monthly
    • Digital Essentials: USD 85 monthly
    • Voice Essentials: USD 105 monthly
    • Elite: USD 165 monthly
    • Industry Experience Clouds: USD 225 monthly