Help Scout · FinOps Profile

Helpscout Finops

Help Scout's billing model is per-user-per-month subscription on Standard, Plus, and Pro tiers, plus AI Answers per-resolution usage and additional inbox / Docs site add-ons. Annual billing earns 16% off. This artifact maps Help Scout charges to FOCUS columns for FinOps allocation across customer-support cost centers.

Helpscout Finops is the FinOps profile for Help Scout on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription per seat.

The profile maps 7 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Customer Support, Help Desk, FinOps, and FOCUS.

Category: Customer Support Pricing: Subscription Per Seat Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
Customer SupportHelp DeskFinOpsFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustmentTax

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Purchase
InvoiceIssuerName
Help Scout
ProviderName
Help Scout
PublisherName
Help Scout
ServiceCategory
Customer Support
ServiceName
Help Scout

Meters

helpscout_seats
Unit: user-month
Active Standard / Plus / Pro user seats.
helpscout_ai_resolutions
Unit: resolutions
AI Answers chatbot resolutions billed at $0.75 each.
helpscout_extra_inboxes
Unit: inbox-month
Additional mailbox / inbox seats above plan default ($10/mo each).
helpscout_extra_docs_sites
Unit: docs_site-month
Additional Docs (knowledge base) sites above plan default ($20/mo each).

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