Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.
Cheapest self-serve plan; email-based support. AI agent usage is billed per automated resolution.
Cheapest plan; includes the Freddy AI Agent with 500 free sessions once per account.
Fin AI Agent is charged separately at $0.99 per outcome; minimum of 1 full seat.
'Starts at' price offered for a limited time to new customers, with the $20/mo/seat list price struck through (shown for both monthly and annual billing); includes 500 HubSpot Credits.
Free trial
14-day free trial of Suite Professional (Copilot included in the trial)
14-day free trial with access to the Enterprise plan, no credit card required
14-day free trial, no credit card required; includes all features, Fin and add-ons
None stated
Platforms
Web
Web
Web
Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)
1,800+ apps, partners, and integrations
Not stated
Not stated
Over 2,000 apps and web services
Open source
No
No
No
No
Good for
Handling customer emails as tracked tickets in a small support team
Combining chat, messaging and phone support in one queue
Resolving common questions with an AI agent that is billed only for requests it resolves without a human
Managing customer emails as tickets in a shared inbox
Publishing a self-service knowledge base and customer portal
Trying an AI agent on common questions using the included sessions
Answering routine customer questions automatically before they reach support staff
Running a shared support inbox and help centre for a small support team
Adding an AI agent to an existing helpdesk such as Salesforce, HubSpot or Freshdesk
Keeping a free shared contact database for a very small team
Running email marketing and lead capture for a small business
Keeping sales, marketing and support records in one system
Watch out for
No free plan; the 14-day trial runs on Suite Professional
Support Team is email-focused; messaging, live chat and telephony need a Suite plan
Copilot costs extra ($50/agent/month paid yearly) except on Suite Enterprise + Copilot
No free plan on the pricing page; after the 14-day trial you buy a plan or, on Freshdesk only, move to a 6-month Free Program for up to two agents
Freddy AI Copilot is not offered on Growth and costs $29 per agent a month billed annually ($35 monthly)
The 500 free AI Agent sessions come once per account; more cost $49 per 100
No free plan; a 14-day free trial is offered
Fin is billed per outcome on top of seat fees, and using Fin with another helpdesk carries a minimum monthly commitment (the page's example is 50 outcomes)
Multiple team inboxes and workflow automation start on Advanced; SSO and HIPAA support need Expert
Free tools are limited to 2 users and 1,000 contacts
Professional and Enterprise need a one-time onboarding fee (Marketing Hub: $3,000 and $7,000)
The $7/seat Starter price is a limited-time offer for new customers; the list price shown is $20/seat/month
Made by
Zendesk
Freshworks Inc.
Fin (the company formerly named Intercom)
HubSpot, Inc.
Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.
