Is Help Scout down?

Working normallyChecked 22 min ago

Help Scout says everything is working.

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Uptime and history

Help Scout uptime and outage history

Uptime: 100%; Time without a major outage
Problems reported: 7
Time with problems: 13 h 1 min
Major outages: 0 min
Last problem: 22 Sep

90 days agoToday

No problems
Some problems
Major outage
Planned work
No record yet

Recent

Recent problems

22 Sep19:56
Mailbox counts, folders, reports, search results
Some problems · 36 min
31 Aug16:09
Mailbox counts
Some problems · 3 h 57 min
18 Aug16:38
App Access Issues
Some problems · 3 h 12 min
14 Aug15:59
Beacon Issues
Some problems · 1 h 18 min
14 Aug00:17
SLA issues
Some problems · 1 h 42 min
6 Aug17:12
Report Loading
Some problems · 1 h 13 min
24 Jul23:08
Delays with Inbox counts, folders, reports and search results
Some problems · 1 h 1 min
14 Jul13:17
Docs Errors
Some problems · 6 h 44 min

Parts

What Help Scout reports on

Web AppWorking
Docs SitesWorking
BeaconWorking
Mobile AppsWorking
Email ProcessingWorking
Mailbox counts, folders, reports, search resultsWorking
Marketing SiteWorking

Alternatives

If Help Scout isn't working

Other apps that do the same job, ranked by their own record over the last 90 days.

App	Now	Problems, last 90 days	Time with problems	Website
HubSpot	Working normally	11	22 h 8 min	Visit HubSpot
Close	Working normally	3	3 h 29 min	Visit Close
Apollo	Working normally	12	6 h 31 min	Visit Apollo
Front	Working normally	7	11 h 36 min	Visit Front
Gorgias	Working normally	15	2 days 20 h	Visit Gorgias

Ranked by their own reported problems over the last 90 days. * The record for this app is still filling in.

Safety

Is Help Scout safe to use?

Facts from its own public records, checked every day.

Fake emails in its name: Not blocked. helpscout.com watches for fake emails but doesn't ask inboxes to block them, so fakes can still arrive. Check your own domain with LeadLamp
Secure connection: Yes. Its website certificate is valid until 9 Apr 2027 (issued by Amazon).
Security contact: Not published. We didn't find a security.txt file telling researchers where to report problems. Many apps use their help pages instead.
Known data breaches: None listed. Have I Been Pwned lists no data breaches for helpscout.com.

Checked 21 Oct 2026 from helpscout.com's public records. Breach data from Have I Been Pwned (CC BY 4.0).

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About

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