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Helpshift
Effortless Customer Support Solutions
4.3
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Helpshift Reviews & Product Details

Helpshift Overview
What is Helpshift?

Helpshift is an in-app customer engagement and web-based customer support platform that helps improve customer experience via mobile apps. With the platform, users can help drive higher ratings, reduce churn and increase retention. Helpshift’s comprehensive customer care suite is notable for improving agent resolution statistics and boosting user satisfaction with their in-app experience.

Company Helpshift, Inc.
Year founded 2012
Company size 51-200 employees
Headquarters San Francisco, CA, USA
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Helpshift Product Details
Capabilities
AI
API
Segment
Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
Training Documentation
Languages English
Helpshift Features
Agent Collaboration
Agent Performance Analytics
Audio and Video Chat
Automated Responses
CRM Integration
Canned Responses
Chat Encryption
Chat History
Chat Routing
Chat Tags
Chat Transcripts
Chat Transfer
Chatbot Integration
Co-Browsing
Custom Branding
Customizable Chat Widgets
Email Integration
Feedback Collection
File Sharing
Mobile Compatibility
Multi-language Support
Offline Messaging
Proactive Chat Invitations
Queue Management
Real-Time Chat
Social Media Integration
Typing Indicators
Visitor Analytics
Visitor Information Dashboard
Visitor Tracking
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379 Helpshift Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 18, 2019
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Overall positive, though a little frustrating."
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I love the philosophy of empowering players to help themselves with FAQs, before needing to speak with an agent, and the use of bots and automations to offset the work.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I feel there are still too many obvious features that are missing, and existing features that just don't function intuitively. You can add Tags en-mass, but you cannot remove them. You can request customers to take surveys, but there is no easy way to view them. Despite being such a huge part of the tool, FAQs do not have version control, A/B testing, or analytics that could help you make meaningful improvements. I also feel like I am hitting pay-walls within the service more often than I should.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

One of the biggest criticisms of our app is how cryptic it is. Until the development team can improve the situation, the customer support team is in place to fill the gaps and provide clarity. HelpShift and the FAQs has helped us achieve that.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 27, 2019
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Togetherness"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I enjoy the feature of tagging and sharing without showing it to the customers.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Inability to combine tickets together, would be great to have a way to do this

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Contacting customers in a quick and precise way that is logged for other people.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Feb 27, 2019
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Good and constantly working on being better"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift is a clear and concise way to assist customers. They are constantly asking for feedback to better their product.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

My only complaint is that I cannot unassign a ticket from myself or others.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has become an easy way for customers to chat in our app with us about problems.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 17, 2019
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Consistent experience across multiple products"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift makes it easy to navigate the help section of multiple products

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Sterile, bland UI; looks like virtually every other system out there

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integrates well with my company's app

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 15, 2019
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Overall, a great experience!"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

It's easy to see new issues coming in! I can set it to different priority levels.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Sometimes acts a little glitchy. It will show I have open issues, when I don't.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy to connect and reach out to customers. Easy to find past issues with customers.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jan 08, 2019
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Good solution for quick questions/answers"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift is a great resource for a company who has very simple/quick questions and answers. They provide great resources for "Quick Replies" as well as FAQ functionality. If your company does not have to give super in depth answers and very limited touchpoints, Helpshift is great!

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Not made for very in depth ticketing work. Hard to find previous tickets, no way to link a customer to multiple e-mail addresses. This makes it very hard to track previous customer history.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helpshift has been a great asset in helping our teams handling various inquiries tied mostly to package tracking as well as product support inquiries.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Dec 03, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Simplicity when relaying support"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

The simple design and ease of entry. I was able to track clients, information related in one easy app and being on my feet most of my shift made me more available for person to person work.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Sometimes it has loading or processing errors

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

The ability to input information from our consumers into one large block and correct issues within the company

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 24, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"My Helpshift Review"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I like how the automation automatically comes on when in idle mode. I also love the cross platform views, customization and ease of use.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Privacy Protection could be better. The admin options aren't the greatest around. The FAQs aren't very in depth.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use livechat to solve the problems we would encounter. We can see what needs improvement by seeing the stats with our customers.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 17, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"It's an easy way to comunicate."
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift is an easy way to communicate with our guests.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

There isn't much I dislike about it except that it can be slow and disconnect from the internet.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

We help our guests with their problems and it's kind of like a chat/email platform so guests can respond when convenient for them.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jun 08, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"I'm able to perform the basics but would love additional features to perform better."
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I really enjoy the search and filter feature. The ability to search for issues with certain criteria during a certain time is super helpful.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I do not like not having the ability to add personal macro responses.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Order status, promotional applications, and technical issues. By filtering for similar issues, I'm able to immediately resolve multiple similar issues within a matter of minutes

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jun 05, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Easy to use"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Works well and is easy to use. All is visible and easily accessible which makes it user-friendly.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

No tutorial on how to use smart views and can take a little bit to load at times.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Customer service communication

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 01, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"HelpShift for Customer Service"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Assigns in personal inboxes, ability to look at an overview of incoming issues. Keeps app and email inquiries in one place.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Glitchy. Notifications are regularly off. Would love to integrate Social Media.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use it for customer inquiries ranging from technical issues to simple how-tos and feedback.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 30, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Good Quality "
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Helpshift is a good quality advantage point for routine office work

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I really have nothing bad to say about this technology

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allows you to keep up with your employees

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Feb 13, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.5
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"Helpshift"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I like that I’m able to categorize messages and tag them

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I dislike how my messages sometimes get lost in the mix if I’m not the initial responder. I would be really helpful to be able to have a button to push to "create" email if it is an app ticket. Rather than creating a new ticket then having them linked, I would like to just be able to "create e-mail" while I already have the customers ticket open. This would especially be helpful when following up with webchat customers who no longer have the webchat open.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are replying to customers faster.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Aug 25, 2021
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Overall Rating:
3.0
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"Helpshift"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

We can talk to our customers, send images and emojis.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

Too many bugs and instability, specially in the last month.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Talk in real-time with customers.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Apr 07, 2021
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Overall Rating:
3.0
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"Help shift is okay"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

Their customer service is the best and the easy use of application. I have used it only as an user mostly. The pricing is also good as I have heard it from my colleagues though I'm not very sure how much is it. Overall the chatbot is great

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

The app needs more updates and the ui also. thing. Because sometimes the app crashes down in the middle of some important conversation

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's easy to get help without leaving our app which is a great thing. Because sometimes the app crashes down in the middle of some important conversation

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 04, 2019
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Overall Rating:
3.0
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"Not the best"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

How it organizes the mail and how you can customize the queues

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

The colors are ofter not clear. When something is in red means both that the mail is waiting for a response or for the first response. This is a big difference in customer support.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can organize the mails from different platforms and reply to them with order.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Sep 24, 2019
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Overall Rating:
3.0
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"Helpshift Feedback"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

I like that customer can submit questions and feedback through helpshift

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

I don't like the one words provided by the customer and not providing enough information

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping answer customer question and troubleshooting there problems

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jul 30, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.0
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"its easy to use and anyone can start using the tool with great ease "
What do you like best about Helpshift?

The tool is easy to use and anyone who is a quick learner can understand well and stat using tht tool

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

nothing ,as such , its a great tool for work. sometimes i did face a bit of lag but it happned very rarely

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

mostly dealing with live chats and help desk issue.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 19, 2018
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Overall Rating:
3.0
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"Helpful tool"
What do you like best about Helpshift?

When updates or logs were done, these will immediately update and it was real-time thus can be easily check.

What do you dislike about Helpshift?

There are certain times that it will disconnect from the server and needs to be refreshed to check the updates.

What problems is Helpshift solving and how is that benefiting you?

Intermittent connection or interruptions.