Help Scout is the ideal small business help desk. You can deliver great email support and get setup in minutes, without any of the typical help desk complexities.
Send each proposed reply to the teammate assigned to the customer thread.
Your chosen approver gets a proposed reply beside the customer's message, ready to review before anyone answers.
Match unresolved email cases to the right support person.
The next support person gets the full email history and attachments, while your first responder knows who took over.
Confirm portal requests reached the help desk or flag missing tickets.
Your customers get a reply with their ticket link after a confirmed match. Your support team hears about requests that need attention.
Flag urgent tickets and give the service lead a clear handoff.
Your service lead sees why an urgent customer complaint needs attention. The message includes ticket history and a link.
Pass urgent customer requests to the teammate covering the conversation.
Customers get a reviewed reply while their usual contact is away. Urgent requests reach the teammate covering for them.
Check repeat issues and complete each case before handoff.
Your team gets clear support cases with owners. Everyone knows which case number to work from.