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Help Scout vs Gist Comparison (2026)

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Gist

Overview

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.

Gist is a customer communication platform that effortlessly combines the power of AI with a personal touch. With most queries auto-resolved, the team can focus on vital interactions. With Gist, users get efficient, top-notch service that benefits your business and customers.

  • 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

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

30

/user

Per month

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

Starting from

19

Per month

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

User reviews

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

4.7

149

5

4

3

2

1

115

29

2

1

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
90%
would recommend this app

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

Pros

“I liked Gist's seamless integration of communication, collaboration, and automation features in one platform, providing a comprehensive solution for our team's needs.”
AK

Aaron K.

CTO

“The thing we as a company like least, is the fact that the membership is based on the number of contacts.”
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Patrick F.

CEO

“Gist offers a seamless conversational marketing suite, which makes communication and building relationships with your users a whole lot easier.”
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Deyan K.

Digital Consultant

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

Cons

“The custom chatbots work only with the website chats, not with the other channels such as Facebook, Whatsapp etc, which means you would need to use another software if you want to automate those (which makes no sense).”
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Deyan K.

Digital Consultant

“Also, some of the tools are not super intuitive to setup and integrate with your existing solutions.”
DI

Dakotah I.

Co-Founder

“Little confusing on the use of multiple domains”
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Ben C.

Head of Acquisition

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 months ago
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  • Last review2 years ago

Key features

  • Total features95
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Automated Routing
  • Autoresponders
  • CRM
  • Canned Responses
  • Catalog Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Portal
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Email Management
  • Email Monitoring
  • Email Templates
  • Feedback Management
  • For Startups
  • Full Text Search
  • Gmail Integration
  • Help Desk Management
  • Inbox Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Knowledge Base
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Lead Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Microsoft Outlook Integration
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Performance Metrics
  • Prioritization
  • Queue Management
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Management
  • Routing
  • SMS Messaging
  • SSL Security
  • 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 features19
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Automated Routing
  • Autoresponders
  • CRM
  • Canned Responses
  • Catalog Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Chatbot
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Portal
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Email Management
  • Email Monitoring
  • Email Templates
  • Feedback Management
  • For Startups
  • Full Text Search
  • Gmail Integration
  • Help Desk Management
  • Inbox Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Knowledge Base
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Lead Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Microsoft Outlook Integration
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Language
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Performance Metrics
  • Prioritization
  • Queue Management
  • Real-Time Chat
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Response Management
  • Routing
  • SMS Messaging
  • SSL Security
  • 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 integrations69
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Aircall
  • AppFollow
  • Asana
  • Campaign Monitor by Marigold
  • Capsule
  • ChannelReply
  • ChargeDesk
  • Chatra
  • ChurnZero
  • CircleLoop
  • Clockify
  • Close
  • CloudTalk
  • Constant Contact
  • Cyfe
  • Databox
  • Everhour
  • Fivetran
  • Fleep
  • FormKeep
  • FreshBooks
  • FullContact
  • Fullstory
  • Geckoboard
  • Google Workspace
  • Gravity Forms
  • Help Desk Migration
  • Heymarket
  • Highrise
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Jira
  • JustCall
  • Kissmetrics
  • Klaviyo
  • Lime Connect
  • Linear
  • Make
  • Mixpanel
  • MySQL
  • Nicereply
  • Olark
  • OnePageCRM
  • Paperform
  • Pipedrive
  • Plecto
  • Process Street
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smith.ai AI Receptionist
  • Supademo
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Talkdesk
  • Tempo Portfolio Manager
  • Textline
  • Trello
  • Twilio Segment
  • Weglot
  • WhatsApp
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • XTM Transifex
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Contact Center
  • elevio
  • iorad
  • unitQ
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Aircall
  • AppFollow
  • Asana
  • Campaign Monitor by Marigold
  • Capsule
  • ChannelReply
  • ChargeDesk
  • Chatra
  • ChurnZero
  • CircleLoop
  • Clockify
  • Close
  • CloudTalk
  • Constant Contact
  • Cyfe
  • Databox
  • Everhour
  • Fivetran
  • Fleep
  • FormKeep
  • FreshBooks
  • FullContact
  • Fullstory
  • Geckoboard
  • Google Workspace
  • Gravity Forms
  • Help Desk Migration
  • Heymarket
  • Highrise
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Instagram
  • Jira
  • JustCall
  • Kissmetrics
  • Klaviyo
  • Lime Connect
  • Linear
  • Make
  • Mixpanel
  • MySQL
  • Nicereply
  • Olark
  • OnePageCRM
  • Paperform
  • Pipedrive
  • Plecto
  • Process Street
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Smith.ai AI Receptionist
  • Supademo
  • SurveyMonkey
  • Talkdesk
  • Tempo Portfolio Manager
  • Textline
  • Trello
  • Twilio Segment
  • Weglot
  • WhatsApp
  • WooCommerce
  • WordPress
  • Wufoo
  • XTM Transifex
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Contact Center
  • elevio
  • iorad
  • unitQ