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Customer support · checked 11 November 2026

Zoho Desk for most small businesses in India, free for 3 agents; Help Scout for an email-first team; Zendesk once support is a large team.

Zoho Desk is free forever for 3 agents, then ₹420 an agent a month on Express, with a knowledge base built in, and Help Scout's free plan covers 5 users, 1 inbox and 1 Docs site. Freshdesk suits teams that want AI agents taking first replies, at $19 an agent a month on Growth, and eligible startups can get up to 2 years of Zendesk free. Keep help articles where the support team already works, or nobody updates them.

The picksPrices as each maker's page states them

  1. 1
    Zoho Desk

    Most small businesses in India; free for 3 agents

    Express ₹420, Standard ₹800, Professional ₹1,400, Enterprise ₹2,400 a user a month, billed yearly Read from zoho.com on 10 November 2026
  2. 2
    Help Scout

    An email-first helpdesk with a free plan for 5 users

    Free; Standard $25, Plus $45 and Pro $75 per user a month Read from helpscout.com on 10 November 2026 Free plan: 5 users, 1 inbox and 1 Docs site
  3. 3
    Freshdesk

    You want AI agents handling first replies

    Growth $19, Pro $55 and Enterprise $89 an agent a month billed yearly, first 500 AI Agent sessions included; more $49 per 100 Read from freshworks.com on 10 November 2026
  4. 4
    Zendesk

    Support is a large team routing tickets

    Support Team US$19, Suite Team US$55 and Suite Professional US$115 an agent a month, paid yearly Read from zendesk.com on 10 November 2026
  5. 5
    Notion

    Simple help pages when you have no helpdesk yet

    Free $0; Plus $10 per seat a month; Business $20 per seat a month; Enterprise on request; prices in USD Read from notion.com on 10 November 2026 Free plan for individuals

Every question on it 17 answers

  1. Which helpdesk or customer support software should a small business use? GTM
  2. Which knowledge base software should a small business use? GTM
  3. Which AI chatbot should I add to my website? Starting Up
  4. How do startups set up AI support (Fin, Decagon, custom bots) in a week? How Founders Use AI
  5. What's the best customer support / help desk tool for a D2C brand, and does it need to handle WhatsApp? D2C
  6. How do I set up an AI support chatbot that actually resolves tickets instead of just annoying customers? D2C
  7. What customer support channels should a D2C brand actually offer at launch? D2C
  8. Gorgias, Zendesk, or Freshdesk, which helpdesk should I actually pick? D2C
  9. How do I set up WhatsApp for customer support in India, Gallabox, Interakt, Zoko, or WATI? D2C
  10. How do I stop 'where is my order' messages from drowning my support inbox? D2C
  11. What response-time and resolution benchmarks should my support team actually be hitting? D2C
  12. Should I use AI chatbots or AI agents for support, and where should a human take over? D2C
  13. Why can AI now handle most support tickets, and should it? How Founders Use AI
  14. How do founders use support conversations as product research with AI? How Founders Use AI
  15. What does AI support actually cost, and how should a founder think about the ROI? How Founders Use AI
  16. How do you stop an AI support agent from hallucinating and breaking customer trust? How Founders Use AI
  17. When do customers still need a human, and how do you design the AI-to-human handoff? How Founders Use AI

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