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Pricing ReportsLive data · 2026

Help Desk Software Pricing Benchmark 2026

Help desk software pricing breakdown: per-agent costs, AI agent fees, multi-channel pricing across Zendesk, Intercom, Freshdesk, Help Scout & more.

Published March 2026 · Based on 23 Help Desk & Support tools in the ProPicked database · Updated on every page load

In This Report

  1. 1. Key Findings
  2. 2. Pricing Overview
  3. 3. Price Distribution
  4. 4. Free Plan Analysis
  5. 5. Trial Analysis
  6. 6. Top Rated Tools
  7. 7. Methodology

1Key Findings

  • The median help desk & support tool costs $20/month (average: $33/month).
  • 0% of help desk & support tools offer a free plan (0 out of 23).
  • The average free trial length is 14 days across 21 tools that offer trials.
  • Prices range from $4.8/month to $180/month for paid plans.
  • The average editorial score across all 23 tools is 8.3/10.
  • The highest-rated tool is LiveChat at 8.8/10.

2Pricing Overview

Summary statistics for help desk & support pricing across 23 tools.

Average Price
$33/mo
Median Price
$20/mo
Lowest Paid Plan
$4.8/mo
Highest Price
$180/mo
Tools Analyzed
23
Free Plans
0 (0%)
Avg Trial Length
14 days
Avg Rating
8.3/10

3Price Distribution

How help desk & support tools are distributed across price tiers.

Free ($0)
0 tools
$1 - $10/mo
3 tools
$11 - $25/mo
10 tools
$26 - $50/mo
8 tools
$51 - $100/mo
1 tools
$100+/mo

4Free Plan Analysis

Out of 23 help desk & support tools, 0 offer a free tier.

0%
of tools offer a free plan
0 free23 paid only
What this means for buyers
  • Free plans are scarce in this category. Budget for paid plans or look for trial periods.
  • 21 tools offer free trials averaging 14 days — enough time to evaluate the platform.

5Trial Analysis

21 out of 23 tools offer a free trial period.

Tools with Trials
21
91% of all tools
Avg Trial Length
14 days
Trial + Free Plan
0 tools
offer both free plans and trials

6Top Rated Help Desk & Support Tools

The highest-rated tools based on editorial scores in the ProPicked database.

#ToolRatingStarting Price
1LiveChat8.8/10$20/mo
2Gladly8.8/10$180/mo
3Intercom8.6/10$39/mo
4

Methodology

This benchmark report is based on data from 23 published help desk & support tools in the ProPicked database as of 2026. Starting prices reflect the lowest available paid plan (monthly billing) as listed on each tool’s official pricing page. Free plan availability is determined by whether the vendor advertises a $0 tier.

Ratings are aggregated from editorial scores and user feedback collected by ProPicked. This page is server-rendered from the live database on each visit — numbers reflect the current state of the market.

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