Alternatives

Products that do what Helpful – Community-built support software does

1. 1FH
   Full Help – Self-hosted help desk and knowledge base software▲197

   2019 · fullhelp.com

2. 2HI
   HelpStack.io – open-source support SDK for iOS▲24

   2014 · helpstack.io

3. 3AD
   A DigitalOcean-like support community for your website in 3 minutes▲165

   2016 · haash.io

4. 4
   HelpScout▲147

   Simple support system, without all the crap you don't need

   2014

5. 5
   Helpful▲118

   A new support tool for you to focus on being a helpful human

   2014

6. 6SI
   Someone.io – Task management for teams made easy▲151

   2015 · someone.io

7. 7
   Help.center▲180

   Create AI knowledge base to reduce support tickets

   2023

8. 8SA
   SupportBee - A Help Desk that is a joy to use▲16

   2011 · supportbee.com

9. 9
   Helploom▲186

   Unlimited customer support with live chat and help center

   Dec 2025

10. 10
    Touchingbase▲87

    Semi-Automated Personalized Followups.

    2014

11. 11
    Helpshift▲95

    All-in-one mobile in-app CRM to increase retention.

    2014

12. 12SO
    Sturdy – online-first version control focused on collaboration▲94

    2021 · getsturdy.com

13. 13HI
    Hospice.io – Vagrant configurations generator▲93

    2013 · hospice.io

14. 14TI
    TouchingBase.io – Automated Follow Ups▲12

    2014 · touchingbase.io

15. 15GD
    Glee – Delightfully Simple Help Desk Software/Shared Inboxes for Teams▲9

    2015 · gleehq.com

16. 16HI
    HelpSite.io – Create an Awesome Support Center / Knowledge Base / FAQs▲13

    2016 · helpsite.io

17. 17DS
    Dead-simple internal help desk software▲10

    2018 · askspoke.com

18. 18RD
    Recursive Donations to support Open Source maintainers▲15

    2020 · recursive.gives

19. 19RA
    Rock, AI-assisted internal helpdesk software▲11

    2018 · rocktasks.com

20. 20OS
    Open source Support Center with powerful search and reporting▲5

    2013 · github.com

21. 21RH
    Reamaze – Helpdesk for sites and apps simplified▲12

    2015 · reamaze.com

22. 22CF
    ChatGPT for Product Support▲5

    2023 · chatwidget-phi.vercel.app

23. 23AA
    ATO – a GUI to see and fix what your LLM agents configured▲6

    Mar 2026 · github.com

24. 24OS
    Open-Source extensible personal assistant on your desktop▲9

    2014 · github.com

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