Lose the ticket number

Replies that read like email

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Featured app • Help Scout

Support email without the ticketing system

Nobody has ever felt better about a problem after being assigned a case reference. Help Scout runs your support address as a shared inbox instead, so every conversation has an owner and a full history on your side, while the customer just gets a reply from a person in their normal inbox. No portal, no login, no reference number to quote back. Teams on it handle 56% more messages in their first year and its AI agents resolve 73% of interactions on average, which is where the capacity comes from rather than hiring.

What is it:

A shared inbox and help desk that keeps support email, live chat, and knowledge base articles in one place.

Who is it for:

Teams handling customer email from a shared address who want ownership and history without putting a ticketing system in front of the customer.

Alternative to:

Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk, Gorgias, or a support address forwarding into someone's personal inbox.

Why we like it:

We like Help Scout because 80% of its customers are still there after four years, which is a harder number to fake than a feature list.

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