Help Scout alternatives
Help Scout costs $45/mo on the plan we verified. We track 9 alternatives that do the same job, from $59/mo. None of them is both cheaper than Help Scout and a full replacement, so switching means paying more or giving something up. Prices were checked in August 2026.
9 alternatives to Help Scout
7 cover every capability we track for Help Scout; 2 do the same job but drop something.
Full coverage
Same capabilities we track for Help Scout. None is both cheaper and a full replacement at equal quality.
| Tool | Price | vs Help Scout | What you’d give up |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveChat | $59/mo | +$14/mo | Has it all, but we rate it weaker on Helpdesk / ticketing |
| Tidio | $59/mo | +$14/mo | Has it all, but we rate it weaker on Helpdesk / ticketing |
| Freshdesk | $66/mo | +$21/mo | Covers everything we track Help Scout for |
| Zendesk | $69/mo | +$24/mo | Covers everything we track Help Scout for |
| Gorgias | $77/mo | +$32/mo | Covers everything we track Help Scout for |
| Crisp | $95/mo | +$50/mo | Covers everything we track Help Scout for |
| HubSpot | $100/mo | +$55/mo | Covers everything we track Help Scout for |
Partial — what you’d give up
Same category or substantial overlap, but missing at least one primary capability. Useful peers — not 1:1 swaps.
Prices are the plan we verified for each tool, the same figure its own pricing page shows. How we check.
Help Scout alternatives: common questions
- What is the cheapest Help Scout alternative?
- LiveChat at $59/mo is the cheapest we track that covers everything we track Help Scout for.
- Is there a free Help Scout alternative?
- Not among the 9 alternatives we track — every one of them charges.
- What can replace Help Scout without losing features?
- Nothing cheaper covers all of it. The closest alternatives either cost more than Help Scout or drop part of what it does — the table shows which.