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Customer Support

Help Scout vs Salesforce Service Cloud

Which customer support tool is right for you? Compare features, pricing, and user reviews to make the best choice.

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Help Scout

4.44,200 reviews

Customer support teams at SMBs and mid-market companies that want an email-first shared inbox with a clean UX, strong self-service (knowledge base), and lightweight automation—without the complexity of enterprise service-desk tools.

Starting at $20/user/month
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Salesforce Service Cloud

4.33,200 reviews

Mid-market to enterprise support organizations that need highly configurable, omnichannel customer service with strong automation, analytics, and deep CRM integration across sales, service, and field operations.

Starting at $25/user/month

Side-by-Side Comparison

FeatureHelp ScoutSalesforce Service Cloud
Pricing$20/user/month$25/user/month
G2 Rating4.4 (4,200 reviews)4.3 (3,200 reviews)
Capterra Rating4.64.4
Best ForCustomer support teams at SMBs and mid-market companies that want an email-first shared inbox with a clean UX, strong self-service (knowledge base), and lightweight automation—without the complexity of enterprise service-desk tools.Mid-market to enterprise support organizations that need highly configurable, omnichannel customer service with strong automation, analytics, and deep CRM integration across sales, service, and field operations.

Pros & Cons

Help Scout

Pros

  • + Intuitive, fast shared-inbox experience that’s easy to adopt
  • + Strong knowledge base and in-app help widget for deflection
  • + Good collaboration features (notes, assignments, collision detection)
  • + Solid integrations and API for connecting to CRM/product tools

Cons

  • Advanced workflows, analytics, and admin controls can be limited vs. larger suites
  • Pricing and packaging can be less flexible as teams scale
  • Not a full ITSM/service-desk platform (limited ticketing/asset/SLAs compared to ITSM tools)

Salesforce Service Cloud

Pros

  • + Very flexible configuration and workflow automation for complex support processes
  • + Strong omnichannel capabilities and routing at scale
  • + Deep ecosystem (AppExchange) and integrations across the Salesforce platform
  • + Robust reporting, dashboards, and enterprise-grade security/governance

Cons

  • Can be expensive as you add higher editions, add-ons, and implementation services
  • Steep learning curve; admin and agent setup often requires expertise
  • Customization and performance tuning can become complex in large orgs