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FreeScout compared with HelpFalcon
Detail FreeScoutHelpFalcon logo HelpFalcon
What it doesBest Open Source Helpdesk & Shared Mailbox Zendesk-compatible helpdesk with AI, at a fraction of the price
StageEstablished MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given BA
Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingNot given Free: $0 per agent per month (1 agent, 100 tickets per month). Starter: $11 per agent per month billed yearly ($14 monthly). Growth: $18 per agent per month billed yearly ($22 monthly). Pro: $27 per agent per month billed yearly ($33 monthly). Enterprise: $39 per agent per month, yearly contract. AI
Key features
  • Omnichannel support
  • AI-powered
  • Unlimited support agents and tickets
  • Multilingual support
  • Live Chat
  • Knowledge Base
  • Workflows and SLA
  • Real-time reports
  • White-labeling
  • Import full Zendesk history with tickets, users, rules and help centre
  • Tickets with views, tabs, macros and keyboard shortcuts
  • Email with multiple support addresses and clean threads
  • Web messenger with bot flows, WhatsApp, SMS and social messaging
  • Voice calls via browser or third-party phone systems
  • Help centre with articles, translations, request forms and customer portal
  • Zendesk-compatible API and REST API with webhooks
  • AI copilot for drafts, summaries and translation, included in paid plans
  • SLA policies, business hours and custom ticket statuses
  • SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning and audit log export on Enterprise plan
What makes it different
  • Open source with no vendor lock-in
  • Deployable on shared hosting
  • Truly unlimited agents and tickets
  • Integrates with Zapier or Make
  • Mobile app with same functionality as web version
  • About 10 to 20% of Zendesk pricing for comparable plans
  • Import full Zendesk account and run both systems in parallel before switching
  • Zendesk-compatible API so existing scripts work without changes
  • Hosted in EU with per-workspace encryption key for integration secrets
  • Light agents are free and do not count as paid seats
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)69 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)260
Citation Flow (Majestic)330
Referring domains (Majestic)9690

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