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 proposed client replies to the person who owns the conversation.
Your chosen approver gets a proposed reply beside the customer's message, ready to review before anyone answers.
Label client emails needing a reply and updates by purpose.
Spot emails that need a reply or other attention, while your remaining inbox messages get labels that explain their purpose.
Pass client email requests to the next owner with prior work in view.
The next support person gets the full email history and attachments, while your first responder knows who took over.
Give clients a ticket link for service requests 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.
Escalate client complaints with the history behind the concern.
Your service lead sees why an urgent customer complaint needs attention. The message includes ticket history and a link.
Send approved absence replies in client chats and alert their cover.
Customers get a reviewed reply while their usual contact is away. Urgent requests reach the teammate covering for them.
Prepare client complaint replies that follow escalation rules.
Your support rep gets a calm reply draft in the customer's email conversation, shaped by your escalation guide and ready to review before sending.
Route client support cases with context from earlier requests.
Your team gets clear support cases with owners. Everyone knows which case number to work from.
Draft replies to client complaint letters for review.
Your support lead gets an unsent customer complaint reply letter beside the case history. Every point has an answer or a question to resolve.