Customer Support tools

Helpdesks and conversational support agents.

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Help Scout

AI

Customer support that feels personal

4.6

Help Scout is a shared inbox and help desk platform with AI-assisted reply drafting and a lightweight knowledge base, designed for a personal, non-ticket-number feel. It targets SMBs valuing simplicity.

Shared inbox
AI reply drafting
Knowledge base
Freemium · from $22/user/mo
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Gorgias

AI

Helpdesk built for e-commerce brands

4.5

Gorgias is a customer service platform built specifically for e-commerce, integrating deeply with Shopify and other platforms, with AI automation for order-related tickets. It centers support around order and customer data.

Shopify/e-commerce integrations
AI automation macros
Live chat
Freemium · from $10/mo
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Decagon

AI

AI agents for enterprise customer experience

4.5

Decagon builds AI customer service agents that handle complex, multi-turn support conversations across chat, email, and voice for large enterprises. It focuses on deep integration with back-end systems for accurate resolutions.

Multi-turn AI conversations
Voice and chat support
Backend system integrations
Enterprise · from Custom pricing
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Intercom Fin

AI

AI support agent

4.4

Fin resolves customer questions autonomously from your help content, handing off to humans with full context when needed.

Autonomous resolutions
Answers from help centre
Human handoff
Paid · from $0.99/resolution
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Tidio Lyro

AI

AI chatbot for small business support

4.4

Lyro answers customer questions from your help content and hands complex cases to a human. It sets up in minutes on any website.

AI chat replies
Knowledge ingestion
Human handoff
Freemium · from $29/mo
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HubSpot Service Hub

AI

Customer service connected to your CRM

4.4

HubSpot Service Hub combines ticketing, live chat, and knowledge base with AI features and native integration into HubSpot's CRM and marketing tools. It suits companies wanting unified customer data.

Ticketing with CRM context
AI chatbots/summaries
Knowledge base
Freemium · from $15/seat/mo
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Chatbase

AI

Build a custom AI chatbot in minutes

4.3

Chatbase lets businesses build custom AI chatbots trained on their own website and documents, deployable as a widget for customer support and lead capture. It targets small businesses and solo builders wanting quick setup.

Train on your own content
No-code chatbot builder
Website widget embed
Freemium · from $19/mo
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Ada

AI

Enterprise AI customer service agent

4.3

Ada resolves support conversations across chat, email and voice using your knowledge and business systems, with tight controls and reporting. It is aimed at large support operations.

AI resolution
Voice and chat
Systems integration
Paid · from Custom
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Zoho Desk

AI

Context-aware customer service software

4.3

Zoho Desk is a helpdesk platform with an AI assistant (Zia) for sentiment analysis and automated responses, part of the broader Zoho ecosystem. It's positioned as a budget-friendly enterprise alternative.

Zia AI assistant
Multichannel ticketing
SLA management
Freemium · from $14/agent/mo
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Gladly

AI

Radically personal customer service

4.3

Gladly organizes support around the customer rather than tickets, unifying conversation history across channels with AI-assisted routing and self-service. It's popular with consumer retail and hospitality brands.

Customer-centric (not ticket-based) view
AI-assisted routing
Omnichannel conversation history
Enterprise · from Custom pricing
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ServiceNow CSM

AI

Connected, AI-powered customer service workflows

4.2

ServiceNow Customer Service Management links front-office support to back-office operations with AI-driven case routing and workflow automation. It targets large enterprises needing cross-department resolution.

AI case routing
Cross-department workflows
Virtual agent chatbots
Enterprise · from Custom pricing
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Forethought

AI

Generative AI for customer support teams

4.2

Forethought provides generative AI tools for support teams including automated ticket triage, agent assist, and self-service resolution, integrating with existing helpdesks like Zendesk and Salesforce.

AI ticket triage
Agent assist suggestions
Self-service resolution bot
Enterprise · from Custom pricing

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