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Richer Jira (and Linear) Sync: Link, Track, and Customize Issues from Gleap

Also, other setting for integration would be nice: - set labels for tickets (like environment label) - set reporter, maybe we can identify the user and have it as reporter (this tool is used by internal employees) - define a description template for Jira ticket

Auto-detect host app dark/light mode for Gleap widget theme

Auto-detect host app dark/light mode for Gleap widget theme Customer asks if Gleap can detect whether the app (or widget host) is in dark mode or light mode and automatically switch the widget theme accordingly.

Add support for regional public holidays in operating hours settings

Add support for regional public holidays in operating hours settings Select Public Holiday for our Federal State. And create custom holiday for our company e.g. company party.

In progress 2

Team working hours

Set availability per agent and route conversations by working hours.

Bulk CSV export

Export tickets and contacts in one go.

Released 43

Tables in Knowledge Base

How can I insert a table in Gleap KB editor? I need to insert pricing...

Send Later + Undo Send for Support Replies (with scheduling)

Hello, it happens that customer tickets are being handled from our team.

Gleap widget apps

Add the ability to support custom widget apps.

Start with support. Connect product work when you need it.
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Help Scout vs Gleap at a glance. Gleap is an AI-native support platform with in-app bug reports and a feedback board, with unlimited seats from $149/month billed annually; Help Scout is a shared-inbox help desk priced per user, from $45/month billed annually on Plus, with AI Answers at $0.75 per resolution (checked September 25, 2026).
Compared
Gleap
Help Scout
Primary focus
Gleap AI-native customer support AI-native customer support connected to bug reports, product feedback and code work
Help Scout Shared inboxes with Docs Shared inboxes with the Docs knowledge base, the Beacon widget and AI answers
Pricing unit
Gleap From $29/month Starter $29/month billed annually or $35 monthly; Team $149/month billed annually or $179 monthly with unlimited seats, Kai Support’s investigations and Kai Code; Pro $299/month ($359 monthly) adds advanced reports, LLM model choice, the SOC 2 report and priority support; AI usage separate. USD list prices, checked September 30, 2026
Help Scout Plus $45 per user Per user: Plus $45 per month billed annually, $54 monthly (USD list prices, checked September 25, 2026); a Free plan covers five users
AI for customers
Gleap Kai Support on every plan Kai Support on every plan, answering from your knowledge sources; from Team, it calls the API and MCP tools your team adds
Help Scout $0.75 per resolution AI Answers at $0.75 per resolution; AI Drafts for teammates
Mobile apps
Gleap iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter Gleap SDK for web, iOS, Android, React Native and Flutter
Help Scout Beacon SDKs for iOS, Android Beacon SDKs for iOS and Android, plus web
Choose the work you need. Help Scout combines shared inboxes, Docs, Beacon and AI answers. Choose Gleap when customer support also needs native bug evidence, a feedback board and a path into engineering.
Include the people who build.

Ten full users. USD list prices, monthly equivalent billed annually, checked September 25, 2026. Plan features differ; AI usage, add-ons and taxes excluded.

Gleap Team
$149 / month$149 / month$149 / month
Billed annually, or $179 month-to-month. Unlimited seats, projects and every Kai agent. Pro adds reports, LLM model choice and the SOC 2 report from $299/month.
Inbox, widget and knowledge base
Native reports, feedback and roadmap
Kai Support’s investigations and Kai Code
AI usage billed separately
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Unlimited seats
Help Scout Plus
$450 / month$450 / month$450 / month
10 full users at $45 per user billed annually ($54 monthly). Free and Standard suit other needs.
Shared inboxes, Docs and Beacon
Advanced workflows and routing
AI Drafts for teammates
AI Answers at $0.75 per resolution
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Meet your AI team.

Answer customers. Investigate issues. Build what comes next. Kai Support and Kai Copilot work on every plan; investigations and Kai Code come with Team. AI usage is billed separately on every plan.

Kai Support

Answers customers

Answers from your knowledge base and connected sources. From Team, it investigates hard tickets with logs, the click trail and your code.

Meet Kai Support

Kai Copilot

Works with your team

Press ⌘J on any page. It answers customers when you say yes, drafts articles, explains your numbers and, from Team, drafts the changelog when a fix ships. Your team sends what it drafts.

Meet Kai Copilot

Kai Code

Builds the fix

Plans the change, writes and tests code, and opens a pull request. Your engineers review and merge.

Meet Kai Code

Keep help within reach.

Questions stay inside your app.
Customers can ask Kai Support, find help content or reach your team from the widget. Add bug reporting and feedback alongside those familiar support options.
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Capture the broken interaction.

Evidence for your engineers.
A customer can mark the bug and include available replay and logs. Keep that evidence with the conversation so investigation starts with more than a description.
Explore bug reporting

Bring your Docs articles.

Build on existing knowledge.
Gleap’s Help Scout importer brings collections and articles into your help center. Review formatting, links and language, then use maintained content to support Kai Support’s answers.
Explore the knowledge base
Planned 31

Richer Jira (and Linear) Sync: Link, Track, and Customize Issues from Gleap

Also, other setting for integration would be nice: - set labels for tickets (like environment label) - set reporter, maybe we can identify the user and have it as reporter (this tool is used by internal employees) - define a description template for Jira ticket

Auto-detect host app dark/light mode for Gleap widget theme

Auto-detect host app dark/light mode for Gleap widget theme Customer asks if Gleap can detect whether the app (or widget host) is in dark mode or light mode and automatically switch the widget theme accordingly.

Add support for regional public holidays in operating hours settings

Add support for regional public holidays in operating hours settings Select Public Holiday for our Federal State. And create custom holiday for our company e.g. company party.

In progress 2

Team working hours

Set availability per agent and route conversations by working hours.

Bulk CSV export

Export tickets and contacts in one go.

Released 43

Tables in Knowledge Base

How can I insert a table in Gleap KB editor? I need to insert pricing...

Send Later + Undo Send for Support Replies (with scheduling)

Hello, it happens that customer tickets are being handled from our team.

Gleap widget apps

Add the ability to support custom widget apps.

Give requests a destination.

A roadmap customers can follow.
Keep requests linked to customers, collect votes and choose what to build. Publish progress and release updates so support can follow through on the original conversation.
Explore product feedback

Work through difficult issues.

Find the cause before coding.
From Team, Kai Support investigates the logs, click trail, screenshots and code behind a ticket. It returns findings to the ticket and can create coding tasks for confirmed bugs.
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Build a reviewable fix.

Your engineers control release.
From Team, Kai Code plans and implements changes from the customer issue. Review the pull request, check the result and choose when to merge.
Explore Kai Code
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