Help Desk Software

Every help desk we track, compared on per-seat cost, what counts as a billable agent, and what you can export.

Per-ticket B2B support platform with unlimited seats
Usage only·+$1 per ticket
Help DeskKnowledge Base
Email, Slack Connect, Microsoft Teams, Discord, WhatsApp, SMS and an in-app widget in one queue, billed at $1 per ticket with unlimited seats, unmetered AI and a 250-ticket monthly floor.
Low-cost help desk suite with a free tier
Free, then $7/seat/mo
Help DeskService Platforms
Ticketing, social, instant messaging, telephony and a knowledge base priced per agent from $7 a month, with every edition including Enterprise carrying a published self-serve price.
Enterprise help desk with per-resolution AI billing
$19/seat/mo·+$1.50 per AI resolution
Help Desk

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Ticketing, messaging, voice and a knowledge base on one platform, with AI agents metered per automated resolution on top of every agent seat.
Support platform with per-outcome AI billing
$39/seat/mo·+$0.99 per AI resolution
Help Desk

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Messaging, help centre and ticketing built around Fin, an AI agent billed per resolved outcome rather than per seat, and sold separately on top of other help desks.
Help desk with per-session AI agent billing
$19/seat/mo·+$0.49 per AI session
Agent Assist

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Ticketing, a knowledge base and community forums priced per agent, with Freddy AI Agent metered per 72-hour session rather than per resolution and 500 sessions included on every plan.
Low-cost help desk with a built-in call centre
Free, then $15/seat/mo
Contact Center

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Ticketing, live chat, social channels and a built-in call centre priced per agent from $15 a month, with the AI features bundled into the seat price rather than metered.
Self-hosted help desk with no per-agent fee
Free
Help DeskShared Inbox
A self-hosted shared mailbox and help desk under AGPL-3.0 with no agent or ticket limit, where tags, saved replies, workflows, the API and the knowledge base are one-off paid modules.
Open-source omnichannel inbox you can self-host
Free, then $19/seat/mo·+$0.02 per credit
AI Support

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An open source shared inbox for live chat, email, social and voice, priced $19 to $99 per agent per month on cloud with Captain AI metered in credits, or self-hosted free with features removed.
AGPL help desk hosted in German data centres
Free, then $7/seat/mo·+$0.03 per AI interaction
Help Desk
An AGPL-3.0 help desk that is free and feature-complete self-hosted, or €7 to €25 per agent monthly on hosted plans running only in German data centres, with AI billed at €0.03 per call.