Help Scout Pricing in 2026

Converge Converge Team

Complete breakdown of Help Scout plans, costs, and what you get at each tier.

Quick Take

Help Scout charges $45/agent/month for Plus. A 5-person team pays $225/mo vs Converge's flat $49/mo.

Help Scout Plans & Pricing

Free

$0

  • Up to 5 users
  • 1 inbox
  • 1 Docs site

⚠️ Very limited features and users

Standard

$25/user/mo

  • 2 mailboxes
  • Basic workflows
  • AI Inbox assistant

⚠️ AI Answers costs $0.75/resolution extra

Plus Comparable

$45/user/mo

  • 5 mailboxes
  • Round robin routing
  • Salesforce/Jira/HubSpot integrations

⚠️ AI Answers costs $0.75/resolution extra

Pro

$75/user/mo

  • 25 mailboxes
  • SSO/SAML
  • HIPAA compliance
  • +1 more features

⚠️ AI Answers costs $0.75/resolution extra

Cost Comparison: Help Scout vs Converge

Comparing Plus (AI Answers costs $0.75/resolution extra)

Team Size Help Scout/year Converge/year Savings
3 agents $1,620 $588 $1,032
5 agents $2,700 $588 $2,112
10 agents $5,400 $588 $4,812

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Help Scout Pricing Model

  • • Per-agent/seat pricing
  • • Costs scale with team size
  • • Multiple tiers with feature gating
  • • Add-ons may increase cost

Converge Pricing Model

  • $49/month flat
  • Up to 15 team members
  • All features included
  • Unlimited conversations

Is Help Scout Worth the Price?

Help Scout's strength is clean, intuitive interface with excellent knowledge base. However, per-agent pricing means costs scale linearly with your team size.

For teams that want predictable costs without per-seat fees or usage caps, Converge's $49/mo flat rate covers up to 15 agents with unlimited conversations.

Save $2,112/year for a 5-agent team

Switch to Converge for $49/month

Up to 15 team members. Unlimited conversations. No surprises.

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