Head to head
Help Scout vs Gorgias
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
47/100Higher score | 46/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #9 | #10 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 80 | 75 |
| AI Authority | 19 | 12 |
| Web Authority | 32 | 24 |
| Expert Assessment | 50 | 76 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | $25/user/month billed annually (Standard); vendor-supplied monthly figure on G2 is $30/user/month · free tier: Free plan: 5 users, 1 Inbox, 1 Docs site, 100 contacts/mo, 10 saved replies, 10 tags, 10 articles, 1 Beacon, 30-day report history, integrations limited to 1; 15-day free trial of Standard or Plus with no credit card | Not verifiable from the vendor page — Gorgias's pricing page did not render prices on 2026-08-27; competitor-authored 2026 write-ups report a Starter tier at $10/month for 50 billable tickets (unconfirmed) · free tier: Free trial available via 'Sign up free' on gorgias.com; trial length not published in a verifiable form |
| Pricing model | Subscription (per user/month) plus usage-based AI add-on | Ticket-volume subscription (never per agent) plus usage-based AI resolution charges |
| Best for | Small-to-midsize support teams of roughly 5-50 agents with email- and chat-led volume who want a shared inbox and help centre live in days, and who value writing quality and ease of use over analytics depth — especially ecommerce, SaaS and services teams, plus non-profits and B Corps eligible for the Help Scout for Good discount. | Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento or WooCommerce DTC brands with moderate and predictable ticket volume who want order lookup, refunds and cancellations executed inside the ticket, run more agents than tickets (seasonal or part-time staffing), and will actually use revenue attribution and pre-sale shopping assistance. |
| Avoid if | Your priority is reporting depth, custom dashboards or per-agent productivity analytics; you need native voice/telephony rather than an Aircall integration; you need SSO/SAML, IP restrictions or HIPAA on a budget; you need complex routing, heavy automation, ITSM or a CRM in the same tool; or your team is mobile-first or works on unreliable connectivity. | Avoid Gorgias if your volume spikes hard at BFCM and you need a predictable bill — you pay per ticket beyond the included pool and again per AI resolution; if phone is your primary channel, since Voice is a volume-priced add-on flagged as weak; if you sell mainly on Amazon, eBay, Walmart or TikTok Shop, where eDesk's marketplace inbox fits better; or if you are not on a supported e-commerce platform, in which case a generalist helpdesk will be cheaper. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market, Ecommerce, SaaS, Non-profits | — |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.