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Salesforce Sales Cloud vs Help Scout Comparison (2026)

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Help Scout

Overview

Salesforce Sales Cloud gives you a 360° view of your contacts, pulling in social activity, campaign and communication history, key contacts & deals, and more.

Help Scout is the AI support suite that turns customer conversations into growth for your business. Drawing on insights from 3+ billion conversations, it helps teams not only resolve more requests, but understand the larger story of each customer relationship.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

25

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

30

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.4

19K

5

4

3

2

1

10.4K

6.5K

1.5K

269

168

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
71%
would recommend this app

4.6

226

5

4

3

2

1

156

56

13

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
80%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Salesforce Sales Cloud is a robust and enterprise-grade CRM solution that significantly improves sales process visibility and management. While it requires time to learn and properly configure, it becomes a highly effective tool for tracking pipelines, automating workflows, and generating insights once fully implemented.”
SS

Swaminathan S.

ERC Sr. Associate

“Indeed, Salesforce helps the whole sales team, including me, to prospect new customers, manage the leads, control the whole sales pipeline, and maintain relationships with existing partners.”
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Bruno M.

Sales Executive

“Customization and Scalability: You can tailor nearly everything—from custom objects and stage fields to automated logic via Salesforce Flow—allowing it to bend to unique business requirements rather than forcing a rigid workflow.”
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darshan k.

Owner

Pros

“For teams that need deeper functionality or more sophisticated routing rules, it may start to feel restrictive as support volume grows.”
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Krystal M.

People Operations

“Lightweight help desk portal for our team to collaborate on tickets and create articles for future reference”
JS

Josh S.

IT Coordinator

“Keeps all customer communications in one place - allow us to respond to customers in almost real time”
SB

Stephen B.

CEO

Cons

“Ive used it on the sales and integration front to automate campaign set ups - only problem is garbage in - garbage out so there needs to some automated improvements since admins dont always optimize”
MS

Marwa S.

Senior Solutions Engineer

“The main drawbacks are the high total cost of ownership and the steep learning curve, as essential features often require expensive add-ons and a dedicated administrator to manage the complex setup. Despite the modern UI, the platform can still feel cluttered and unintuitive, requiring significant training for new users to navigate daily tasks efficiently.”
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RAUL M.

Software support

“One minor complaint I have is that the reporting features can be a bit clunky at times, and it took a bit to figure out how to get the data we needed.”
IW

Isla W.

Sales Operations Manager

Cons

“The reporting isn't as advanced as some tools out there.”
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Josef S.

Technical Support Specialist

“They replaced this standard keyboard command with their own internal "Command Pallet," which serves no use to our team.”
TP

Thomas P.

Head of Customer Success

“Communication history gets lost sometimes and customer replies don't appear”
KB

Kitti B.

Head of Customer Success

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 months ago

Key features

  • Total features180
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Agent Management
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Assignment Management
  • Audience Targeting
  • Auto-Dialer
  • Automated Routing
  • Automatic Call Distribution
  • Autoresponders
  • Batch Processing
  • Bid Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Card/Badge Scanning
  • Business Process Control
  • Buyer Management
  • CRM
  • CRM Integration
  • Calendar Sync
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Call Center Management
  • Call List Management
  • Call Logging
  • Call Management
  • Call Monitoring
  • Call Recording
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Canned Responses
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Order Management
  • Channel Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Tracking
  • Client/Property Matching
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Contract/License Management
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customer Profiles
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Social Profiles
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Entry
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Integration
  • Data Management
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deal Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Dynamic Modeling
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Monitoring
  • Email Response Control
  • Email Templates
  • Email Tracking
  • Employee Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Estimating
  • Exception Reporting
  • Feedback Management
  • Field Sales Management
  • Financial Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Insurance Industry
  • For Mac Devices
  • For Real Estate
  • For Real Estate Agencies
  • For Sales Teams/Organizations
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Startups
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Full Text Search
  • Gmail Integration
  • Goal Management
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Help Desk Management
  • Inbox Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Internal Chat Integration
  • Job Costing
  • Job Scheduling
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Assignment
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Distribution
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Nurturing
  • Lead Qualification
  • Lead Scoring
  • Lead Segmentation
  • Listing Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Marketing Automation
  • Medical History Records
  • Meeting Management
  • Microsoft Outlook Integration
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Onboarding
  • Opportunity Management
  • Patient Communications
  • Patient Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Physician Management
  • Pipeline Management
  • Pipeline Reports
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Presentation Tools
  • Price Optimization
  • Prioritization
  • Product Catalog
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Proposal Management
  • Prospecting Tools
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Queue Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Recommendations
  • Referral Tracking
  • Reminders
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Routing
  • SMS Messaging
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Activity Management
  • Sales Approval
  • Sales Automation
  • Sales Forecasting
  • Sales Onboarding & Training
  • Search
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Shared Inboxes
  • Signature Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Snooze
  • Social Media Integration
  • Spam Blocker
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Automation
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Collaboration
  • Ticket Management
  • Unified Inbox
  • User, Role, and Access Management
  • Widgets
  • Workflow
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features95
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Agent Management
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Approval Process Control
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Assignment Management
  • Audience Targeting
  • Auto-Dialer
  • Automated Routing
  • Automatic Call Distribution
  • Autoresponders
  • Batch Processing
  • Bid Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Business Card/Badge Scanning
  • Business Process Control
  • Buyer Management
  • CRM
  • CRM Integration
  • Calendar Sync
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Call Center Management
  • Call List Management
  • Call Logging
  • Call Management
  • Call Monitoring
  • Call Recording
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Canned Responses
  • Catalog Management
  • Change Order Management
  • Channel Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Tracking
  • Client/Property Matching
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Contract/License Management
  • Conversion Tracking
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customer Portal
  • Customer Profiles
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customer Social Profiles
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard Creation
  • Data Entry
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Integration
  • Data Management
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Deal Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Dynamic Modeling
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Alerts
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Monitoring
  • Email Response Control
  • Email Templates
  • Email Tracking
  • Employee Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Estimating
  • Exception Reporting
  • Feedback Management
  • Field Sales Management
  • Financial Management
  • For AEC Industry
  • For Insurance Industry
  • For Mac Devices
  • For Real Estate
  • For Real Estate Agencies
  • For Sales Teams/Organizations
  • For Small Businesses
  • For Startups
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Full Text Search
  • Gmail Integration
  • Goal Management
  • Graphical Data Presentation
  • Help Desk Management
  • Inbox Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Internal Chat Integration
  • Job Costing
  • Job Scheduling
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Knowledge Base
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Lead Assignment
  • Lead Capture
  • Lead Distribution
  • Lead Generation
  • Lead Management
  • Lead Nurturing
  • Lead Qualification
  • Lead Scoring
  • Lead Segmentation
  • Listing Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Marketing Automation
  • Medical History Records
  • Meeting Management
  • Microsoft Outlook Integration
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Modeling & Simulation
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Onboarding
  • Opportunity Management
  • Patient Communications
  • Patient Management
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Personalization
  • Physician Management
  • Pipeline Management
  • Pipeline Reports
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Presentation Tools
  • Price Optimization
  • Prioritization
  • Product Catalog
  • Progress Tracking
  • Project Management
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Project Tracking
  • Projections
  • Proposal Generation
  • Proposal Management
  • Prospecting Tools
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Queue Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Recommendations
  • Referral Tracking
  • Reminders
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Routing
  • SMS Messaging
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Activity Management
  • Sales Approval
  • Sales Automation
  • Sales Forecasting
  • Sales Onboarding & Training
  • Search
  • Search/Filter
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Shared Inboxes
  • Signature Management
  • Single Sign On
  • Snooze
  • Social Media Integration
  • Spam Blocker
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Support Ticket Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Tagging
  • Task Automation
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticket Collaboration
  • Ticket Management
  • Unified Inbox
  • User, Role, and Access Management
  • Widgets
  • Workflow
  • Workflow Automation
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations32
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Aircall
  • AppFollow
  • Asana
  • Birdeye
  • Box
  • Campaign Monitor by Marigold
  • Capsule
  • ChannelReply
  • ChargeDesk
  • Chatra
  • ChurnZero
  • CircleLoop
  • ClearSlide
  • Clockify
  • Close
  • CloudTalk
  • Conga Composer
  • Constant Contact
  • Crowdstack Pro
  • Cyfe
  • Databox
  • Docusign
  • Dropbox
  • Eventbrite
  • Everhour
  • Evernote Teams
  • Expensify
  • Five9
  • Fivetran
  • Fleep
  • FormKeep
  • FreshBooks
  • FullContact
  • Fullstory
  • GTM Workspace - Powered by ZoomInfo
  • Geckoboard
  • GoTo Meeting
  • Gong
  • Google Workspace
  • Gravity Forms
  • Help Desk Migration
  • Heymarket
  • Highrise
  • HubSpot CRM
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Instagram
  • Jira
  • JustCall
  • Kissmetrics
  • Klaviyo
  • Lime Connect
  • Linear
  • Litmos
  • Make
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Mixpanel
  • MySQL
  • Nicereply
  • Olark
  • OnePageCRM
  • Outreach
  • Paperform
  • Pipedrive
  • Plecto
  • Process Street
  • Professional Services Cloud
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Salesloft
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smartsheet
  • Smith.ai AI Receptionist
  • Supademo
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Tableau
  • Talkdesk
  • Tempo Portfolio Manager
  • Textline
  • Trello
  • Twilio Segment
  • Veeva CRM
  • Webinato
  • Weglot
  • WhatsApp
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • XTM Transifex
  • Yesware
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Contact Center
  • elevio
  • iorad
  • unitQ
  • Total integrations69
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Aircall
  • AppFollow
  • Asana
  • Birdeye
  • Box
  • Campaign Monitor by Marigold
  • Capsule
  • ChannelReply
  • ChargeDesk
  • Chatra
  • ChurnZero
  • CircleLoop
  • ClearSlide
  • Clockify
  • Close
  • CloudTalk
  • Conga Composer
  • Constant Contact
  • Crowdstack Pro
  • Cyfe
  • Databox
  • Docusign
  • Dropbox
  • Eventbrite
  • Everhour
  • Evernote Teams
  • Expensify
  • Five9
  • Fivetran
  • Fleep
  • FormKeep
  • FreshBooks
  • FullContact
  • Fullstory
  • GTM Workspace - Powered by ZoomInfo
  • Geckoboard
  • GoTo Meeting
  • Gong
  • Google Workspace
  • Gravity Forms
  • Help Desk Migration
  • Heymarket
  • Highrise
  • HubSpot CRM
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • Instagram
  • Jira
  • JustCall
  • Kissmetrics
  • Klaviyo
  • Lime Connect
  • Linear
  • Litmos
  • Make
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Mixpanel
  • MySQL
  • Nicereply
  • Olark
  • OnePageCRM
  • Outreach
  • Paperform
  • Pipedrive
  • Plecto
  • Process Street
  • Professional Services Cloud
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Salesloft
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smartsheet
  • Smith.ai AI Receptionist
  • Supademo
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Tableau
  • Talkdesk
  • Tempo Portfolio Manager
  • Textline
  • Trello
  • Twilio Segment
  • Veeva CRM
  • Webinato
  • Weglot
  • WhatsApp
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • XTM Transifex
  • Yesware
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Contact Center
  • elevio
  • iorad
  • unitQ