Overall, merchants have a positive view of Help Scout. Many appreciate its seamless integration with Shopify, which allows access to customer order information directly within the app. Users find the interface to be user-friendly and efficient, although some feel improvement is needed for complete functionality. The anticipation for new features and AI tool integration also creates excitement among users.
Key Strengths
Seamless Shopify integration providing easy access to order information.
Simple and clean interface that mimics regular email communication without complex ticketing systems.
Responsive support team that is open to feedback and continuously improving the platform.
Time-saving features that eliminate the need to navigate back and forth between platforms.
Common Concerns
Incomplete integration with Shopify, lacking some functionality like displaying customer and order tags.
Inability to leave comments or notes directly in a Shopify order from Help Scout.
Terminology confusion in the interface, such as the term "Cancel" which may lead to misunderstandings.
Compatibility issues with Shopify checkout extensibility.
Final Thoughts
Help Scout is well-received by merchants seeking a straightforward, effective customer support solution. While there is room for improvement in some areas, particularly with Shopify integration, Help Scout's ongoing updates and active development promise an expanding feature set that keeps users optimistic about its potential.
Beauty Heroes®
Mar 07, 2024
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Shopify
Helpscout is a great platform, but their integration with Shopify has a ways to go.
The functionality missing specifically with Shopify is
1) showing customer and order TAGS in the side bar integration area
2) the ability to link to products you sell in your responses.
Both of these are pretty simple and table stakes with other platforms, Re Amaze/Gorgias.
Other functionality we know they are working on is integrating their AI tool, which is currently not integrated, but coming soon.
We are waiting until a few more of these items are live before we migrate.