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A Help Scout alternative built for answers.

Help Scout is an email-first help desk with a five-user free plan. Shopxare’s free package has no user cap and adds a modern Messenger, flows and an AI agent with your own key.

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At a glance.

Shopxare Help Scout
Free plan Yes — Free, with no time limit Yes — 5 users, 1 inbox, 1 Docs site
Team seats No seat limit on the free plan Paid plans per user
Paid plans None today — everything is in the free plan Standard, $25/user/month
AI agent Are AI included — connect your own OpenAI, Anthropic or Google key AI Answers add-on, $0.75 per resolution

Help Scout details from its public pricing page, checked on October 11, 2026. Prices and plans change — please check their site: www.helpscout.com

Why teams pick Shopxare. In short.

One product, one bill

Live chat, email tickets, help center, Are AI, automation and reports in one place, with one login for the team.

AI that shows its work

Are AI answers only from your knowledge, cites the sources and hands over to a person when it is not sure.

Free to start

Sign up without a credit card. The pricing page shows exactly what each package includes.

Eight languages from day one

The app, the Messenger and this site speak English, French, Turkish, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Polish.

Made for online stores

The WooCommerce plugin and the Shopify snippet show your team each customer’s orders and cart next to the chat.

Light on your website

The Messenger loads after your page in an isolated frame and sets no cookies on your domain.

When Help Scout may suit you better

Help Scout may suit you better if most of your support is email and you need HIPAA compliance on its Pro plan.

Switching takes minutes

Paste one snippet (or install the WordPress plugin), invite your team and import your contacts from a CSV file. Past conversations stay in Help Scout.

How to install the Messenger →

Give every customer a fast, friendly answer.

Free. No credit card, no trial clock.