Salesforce Service Cloud vs Hey Support

Salesforce Service Cloud8.2Visit Hey Support7.0Visit

Higher score Salesforce Service Cloud #2 in Customer Service Automation Software 8.2/10 From $25/user/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Salesforce

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Hey Support #6 in Customer Service Automation Software 7.0/10 Free plan · paid from $19/mo (annual) · 15-day trial Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Hey Support

• Salesforce Service Cloud fits best

  Organizations needing full-service case management

• Hey Support fits best

  Small teams automating web support and sales

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Side by side

Feature	Salesforce Service Cloud 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Hey Support 7.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	7.0
Ranking	#2 in Customer Service Automation Software	#6 in Customer Service Automation Software
Best for	Organizations needing full-service case management	Small teams automating web support and sales
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$25/user/mo	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	30 days · no card needed	15 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Phone, Docs, Community	Email, Live chat, Phone, Community
Integrations	4 integrations	17 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Salesforce Service Cloud 0/4 · Hey Support 4/4
AI service agent	Not published	✓ (best)
Automated routing	Not published	✓ (best)
Workflow automation	Not published	✓ (best)
Human handoff	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Supported channels	Not published	web widget, voice, Telegram, WhatsApp Business, Messenger, Instagram, email, Slack
Knowledge sources	Not published	website content, documentation, Shopify/WooCommerce catalogs, HubSpot records, APIs
Our review
Pros	Case management with omnichannel routing, escalation, and response rules Knowledge, Help Center, portals, and Experience Cloud self-service AI assistance, Flow Builder automation, analytics, and dashboards	Answers from website and document content include source citations Supports order lookup, product recommendations and add-to-cart actions Growth adds human handoff, voice and all integrations and AI Actions
Cons	Advanced capabilities are split across multiple editions and add-ons Pro Suite requires annual billing at $100 per user monthly Broad CRM scope may exceed the needs of lightweight support teams	Starter's $19 monthly-equivalent price requires annual billing Human handoff is listed from Growth, not Free or Starter WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram integrations are marked “Soon”
Our verdict	Salesforce Service Cloud, presented by Salesforce as Agentforce Service, centralizes customer cases and inquiries for small, mid-market, and enterprise organizations. It combines case management, Omni-Channel routing, knowledge management,… Read the review →	Hey Support is a cloud-based AI customer-service and sales agent from GrandWorks. It is aimed at businesses that want website visitors to get answers from their own content, while also automating selected support and sales tasks. The agent… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Salesforce Service Cloud — where it wins

  • Case management with omnichannel routing, escalation, and response rules
  • Knowledge, Help Center, portals, and Experience Cloud self-service
  • AI assistance, Flow Builder automation, analytics, and dashboards

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced capabilities are split across multiple editions and add-ons
  • Pro Suite requires annual billing at $100 per user monthly
  • Broad CRM scope may exceed the needs of lightweight support teams

• Hey Support — where it wins

  • Answers from website and document content include source citations
  • Supports order lookup, product recommendations and add-to-cart actions
  • Growth adds human handoff, voice and all integrations and AI Actions

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter's $19 monthly-equivalent price requires annual billing
  • Human handoff is listed from Growth, not Free or Starter
  • WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram integrations are marked “Soon”

• Salesforce Service Cloud8.2/10 · From $25/user/mo · 30-day trial

  A full-service case platform with omnichannel routing, self-service, automation, analytics, and AI.

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• Hey Support7.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $19/mo (annual) · 15-day trial

  Automates cited answers and commerce tasks, with human handoff on Growth and above.

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