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FreeScout vs Zendesk

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Customer Support

FreeScout

Free open-source Zendesk & Help Scout alternative: help desk, shared mailbox, email management and analytics.

4.4504 reviews
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Customer Support

Zendesk

Enterprise-grade support for growing teams

4.35,120 reviews

At a glance

Pricing model

freemium

paid

Starting price

See website

$55/agent/mo

Rating

4.4 / 5

4.3 / 5

Category

Customer Support

Customer Support

Features

Office & Productivity

FreeScout

Privacy focused

Helpdesk Ticketing

Multiple mailboxes

SMTP Support

IMAP Support

Email workflows

Workflow Automation

Auto Responder

Omnichannel ticketing

Knowledge base

Integrations

Salesforce

Jira

Slack

Shopify

Microsoft Teams

Best for

Office & Productivity workflows

FreeScout workflows

Privacy focused workflows

Helpdesk Ticketing workflows

Enterprise support queues

Multi-brand help centers

BPO and outsourced support

FreeScout pricing

Standard

See website

  • Office & Productivity
  • FreeScout
  • Privacy focused
  • Helpdesk Ticketing

Zendesk pricing

Suite Team

$55/agent/mo

  • Ticketing
  • Messaging
  • Help center

Suite Professional

$115/agent/mo

  • Skills-based routing
  • SLAs
  • Advanced analytics