Head to head · 4 tools

BambooHR vs Crisp vs Freshdesk vs Help Scout

Starting price

$5.25/month

Starting price

$28/month

Starting price

$19/month

Starting price

$22/month

Attribute	BambooHR	Crisp	Freshdesk	Help Scout
Category	HR & Recruiting	Customer Support & Success	Customer Support & Success	Customer Support & Success
Pricing	Paid	Free tier	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$5.25/month	$28/month	$19/month	$22/month
Free tier	Unknown	Yes	No	No
Free trial	Yes (7d)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Deployment	—	Cloud	—	Cloud
API available	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Platforms	—	—	ios, android	ios, android
Certifications	2	—	—	—
Integrations	—	2	4	2
Company	Founded 2008	—	Founded 2010	Founded 2011
Feature attributes
Sso Saml	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Rbac	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown
Mobile App	— Unknown	— Unknown	Ios And Android	— Unknown
Webhooks	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Data Export	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Applicant Tracking	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Payroll	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Onboarding Workflows	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Performance Management	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Time Off Tracking	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Ticketing	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown
Live Chat	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Knowledge Base	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Ai Chatbot	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Omnichannel	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown

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Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.