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Intercom Helpdesk

byIntercom
in Social Customer Service Applications
4.1

Overview

Product Information on Intercom Helpdesk

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Intercom Helpdesk?

Intercom Helpdesk is a software designed to facilitate customer support operations by enabling businesses to manage and resolve customer inquiries across multiple communication channels. The software provides tools for organizing and tracking conversations, automating responses to common questions, and assigning tickets to appropriate team members. It offers features such as real-time chat, ticket management, shared inbox, and workflow automation aimed at streamlining support tasks. Intercom Helpdesk supports integration with other business systems, allowing for centralized information and improved collaboration among support teams. The software is used by organizations to enhance response efficiency, ensure timely issue resolution, and maintain consistent communication with customers.

Intercom Helpdesk Pricing

Intercom Helpdesk software uses a subscription-based pricing model with tiered plans that vary based on features, user seats, and usage volume. Organizations can select from different plan options depending on their support requirements and team size, and pricing may adjust according to selected modules or add-ons for extended capabilities.

Overall experience with Intercom Helpdesk

OPERATIONS MANAGER
50M - 250M USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“Ticket Status Options Useful Yet Ticket Properties Can Be Confusing to Add”

5.0
Sep 17, 2025
The ticketing system has good status options, but it can be confusing when working with conversations together.
VP, Product
<50M USD, Miscellaneous
CRITICAL

“Limitations in Documentation Tools and Help Center Functionality Noted”

3.0
Dec 11, 2025
The tool is outdated and is not very good for documentation. A lot of limitations with creating and sharing documentation

About Company

Company Description

Updated 5th February 2026

Intercom is an AI company helping businesses deliver incredible customer experiences at scale. Our platform combines Fin, an AI Agent for customer service, with the next-generation Helpdesk, a modern workspace that gives support teams the power, speed and intelligence they need.

Company Details

Updated 5th February 2026
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2011
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
501 - 1000
Website
https://www.intercom.com

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Performance of Intercom Helpdesk Across Market Features

Intercom Helpdesk Likes & Dislikes

Like

How the UI and workflows are simple to use

Like

The in-app notifications and the in-app access to the help center

Like

Intercom Helpdesk provides a smooth connection between customer engagement and support, creating a responsive and intuitive experience that makes every customer feel valued. The app has a brilliant capability of acquiring real time customer data, helping us to proactively manage how to engage customers based on their trends and behaviors.

Dislike

How the ticket properties can be confusing to add and interact. Also, how the email look like for the customer when we are dealing with tickets

Dislike

The help center part does not allow for collaboration, commenting and overall is not usable for proper product documentation use cases

Dislike

Intercom Helpdesk pricing model is a concern, more so to the start up companies.

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Intercom Helpdesk Reviews and Ratings

4.1

(230 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
43%
4 Star
46%
3 Star
8%
2 Star
1%
1 Star
1%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.4

Service & Support

4.3

Product Capabilities

4.4

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  • OPERATIONS MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Ticket Status Options Useful Yet Ticket Properties Can Be Confusing to Add

    5.0
    Sep 17, 2025
    The ticketing system has good status options, but it can be confusing when working with conversations together.
  • VP, Product
    <50M USD
    Miscellaneous
    Review Source

    Limitations in Documentation Tools and Help Center Functionality Noted

    3.0
    Dec 11, 2025
    The tool is outdated and is not very good for documentation. A lot of limitations with creating and sharing documentation
  • Line Maintenance Technician
    1B-10B USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Intercom Helpdesk Connects Customer Engagement With CRM for Streamlined Experiences

    5.0
    Jul 22, 2025
    What excites me most about Intercom Helpdesk is the ability to blend customer engagement with CRM functionality, which creates a unified and personalized customer experience. Intercom Helpdesk has messaging tools like live chat, which are remarkable and highly responsive, allowing us to efficiently engage customers in real time. The app has an accurate customer database, which gives us accurate customer insights such as their trends, behaviors, and sentiments.
  • MARKETING CONSULTANT
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Effective Communication with Users

    4.0
    Aug 4, 2025
    This is a great in-app communication tool for product management, product marketing and customer marketing alike
  • Director of IT Services
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Flexible Integration Options Offered with Support Across Multiple Products

    5.0
    Dec 9, 2025
    Excellent overall, great support and flexibility to integrate with multiple products
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