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Groove Help Desk

Simple help desk for small support teams

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★4.2ratingPricing · Freemium from $49/moRising
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Elevated
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.2
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Groove Help Desk does

Helply is the AI-native customer support platform from the team behind Groove Help Desk, combining a helpdesk with AI agents. It is built for B2B and B2C support teams. Support agents answer customers, background agents handle churn, knowledge, revenue, feature requests and insights, and Assist helps human agents investigate and draft replies. The helpdesk covers inbox and ticketing, chat, a knowledge base, analytics, customer records and workflow automation across email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, phone, SMS and a chat widget. Integrations include Salesforce, HubSpot, Stripe, Linear and MCP. Plans start at $49 per month with unlimited users and a block of AI credits charged by task complexity, and a 14-day free trial needs no card.

How Groove Help Desk compares with its closest alternatives

3 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Groove Help Desk does. Only Hubspot Service AI lists a starting price, $20 a month. All 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Groove Help Desk. Groove Help Desk offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Groove Help Desk was founded in 2014; the alternatives were founded between 2006 and 2018, 3 of them earlier. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.

Market position · Support

How Groove Help Desk compares in Support

Groove Help Desk has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 231 live Support tools on FalcoScan. Across Support, the average opportunity score is 68.1 and the average saturation score 39.7. FalcoScan rates Groove Help Desk's own market position as contested. 63 of the 231 operating Support tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 3 shutdowns in the category.

Groove Help Desk compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Groove Help DeskFounded 2014ModerateContestedFreemium$49/moYesNoWebRising
Intercom AI CopilotFounded 2011 · San Francisco, United StatesHighContestedPaid—NoYesWebHot
Gorgias AI AutopilotFounded 2015 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedPaid—NoYesWeb, ShopifyRising
Help Scout Docs AIFounded 2011 · Remote-firstHighContestedFreemium—YesYesWebHot
Hubspot Service AIFounded 2006 · Boston, United StatesHighContestedFreemium$20/moYesYesWebHot
Tidio AI SupportFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWeb, ShopifyRising

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Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Groove Help Desk exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

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Questions

Groove Help Desk: common questions

How much does Helply cost?

As of Oct 2026, Helply plans start at $49 per month with unlimited users on every plan and a block of AI credits included. A 14-day free trial with 1,000 credits needs no card.

Source: helply.com ↗

Is Groove Help Desk free?

Groove Help Desk has a free tier, with paid plans from $49 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Groove Help Desk?

The closest alternatives to Groove Help Desk that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Intercom AI Copilot, Gorgias AI Autopilot, Help Scout Docs AI, Hubspot Service AI, and Tidio AI Support.

Is Groove Help Desk still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Groove Help Desk as operating at helply.com.

Does Groove Help Desk have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Groove Help Desk.

Who is Groove Help Desk for?

Groove Help Desk is built for businesses.

How do I sign in to Groove Help Desk?

Sign in on Groove Help Desk's own website, helply.com. FalcoScan reviews Groove Help Desk but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Groove Help Desk directly.

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