Help Scout for Startups🚀

Start with a customer support platform that can scale

Enterprise help desks are costly, require dedicated admins, and are difficult to use. Get started with 6 months free on a support platform that lets you keep it simple, move fast, and focus on delighting customers.

What you can do with Help Scout

What's included

You get everything you’ll need to start building a world-class support team at your startup, all for no charge for your first six months.

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Help Scout Plus

No limitations — it’s got everything you’ll need as you grow your company.

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10 Free Users

Use them to scale your support team or deliver whole company support.

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World-Class Support

We’ll help you get started and will be there when you have questions.

Qualified startups meet all of the criteria below:

  • New Help Scout customers
  • Incorporated tech startups
  • Fewer than two years old
  • Less than $1m in ARR
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Sound like you?

“I’m not sure how I would be able to do support ⁠— at Zapier or anywhere else ⁠— without Help Scout.”

Hoon, Customer Support Pro

Zapier

“We chose Help Scout because their support is really great. It’s in line with our values and how we want support to be for our customers.”

Kristin, Head of Customer Support

Basecamp

“We don't take ourselves too seriously, but seriously enough to ensure we're creating the best product and experience for our customers. I feel like Help Scout does the same.”

Amy, VP of Customer Experience

Teamsnap

See how other startups started and scaled with Help Scout

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Get started with Help Scout

A better experience for your customers, fewer headaches for your team. You'll be set up in minutes.

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