Still Paying for Helpdesk Software? Premium’s Got You Covered

At some point, every growing agency hits the same support problem.

Client requests start in your inbox. Then they spread to contact forms, DMs, WhatsApp, team inboxes, old threads, and that one ancient spreadsheet nobody wants to talk about.

So you start looking at helpdesk software.

HelpScout. Zendesk. Freshdesk. Groove. Gorgias. HelpDesk.
They all promise a cleaner way to manage support: shared inboxes, team assignments, conversation history, branded replies, and fewer client requests disappearing into the void.

Lovely stuff.

But wait a second…

Do you really need to pay for a separate helpdesk platform when Hub Tickets are already included with WPMU DEV Premium?

Especially now that your clients can open tickets by email?

Yup. Your clients simply send an email. The Hub turns it into a ticket.

With Tickets, you can now set up a branded support address like [email protected] or [email protected].

Your clients just email that address from the app they already use.

Then, The Hub automatically turns each email into an organized ticket your team can assign, track, manage and reply to. Clients will receive updates from your branded support address, while the full conversation stays organized within the ticket.

In other words:

Clients get the ease of email. Your team gets the structure of a helpdesk.

Very civilized.

Our email channel for Hub Tickets lets you replace separate helpdesk software

Dedicated helpdesk platforms can be great. We’re not here to dramatically flip a table at Zendesk.

But most standalone helpdesks live outside the rest of your agency workflow.

So even if the support request is neatly organized, the actual work often happens somewhere else.

You still need to check the client’s site. Look at hosting. Review backups. Confirm billing. Check plugins. See who on your team owns the work. Maybe look at uptime, domains, or previous service history.

Hub Tickets is already connected to your site management workflows, and with email-ticket conversion you can bring support, hosting, updates, backups and client sites all together into your all-in-one dashboard.

If you’re already paying for HelpScout, Zendesk, FreshDesk, Groove, Gorgias or another helpdesk software, or trying to duct-tape Gmail and labels together, this is going to change how you run your business.

What separate helpdesk platforms usually charge for

Most dedicated support platforms charge in one or more of the usual ways:

• Per user or agent
• Per inbox
• Per contact
• Per feature tier
• Per ticket, conversation, or usage volume

At the time of writing this, entry-level paid plans for popular helpdesk software look like this:

• HelpScout starts at $25 per user, per month.
• Zendesk starts at $19 per agent, per month.
• Freshdesk starts at $29 per agent, per month.
• Gorgias starts at $10 per month, limited to only 50 tickets
• HelpDesk starts at $29 per user, per month

Nothing wrong with paying for tools that earn their keep.

But if you’re already a WPMU DEV Premium member, it’s worth asking:

Why add another monthly subscription if the support workflow you need is already included?

A standalone helpdesk may help you manage support conversations.

Hub Tickets helps you manage support conversations inside the same ecosystem where the client work actually happens.

You can:

• Let clients create tickets by email
• Use your own branded support address
• Reply from The Hub
• Send clients branded email updates
• Assign tickets to team members
• Track progress from a shared workspace
• Keep the full support history organized
• Offer a white-labeled client portal
• Manage support alongside clients, sites, billing, hosting, backups, plugins, uptime, and team workflows

Email support or client portal? Yes.

Hub Tickets does not force you into one client support style.

Some clients just want to email you. Great. Give them a branded support address and let Email Tickets handle the organization.

Other clients prefer a dedicated place to log in, submit requests, view ticket history, and track progress. Also great. Use the white-labeled client portal.

And some clients may use both.

Because clients, as you may have noticed, do enjoy having preferences.

Either way, your team manages the work from The Hub.

Ready to replace another tool in your stack?

Hub Tickets, including the option to integrate with your branded email address, is available to Premium members as part of your WPMU DEV membership.

So before you add another paid helpdesk platform to your stack, take a look at what’s already waiting for you inside The Hub.

You may already have what you need to run branded email support, organize client requests, assign work to your team, keep full conversation history, offer a white-labeled portal, and connect support with the rest of your client management workflow.

Very neat. Very tidy. Very Premium.✨

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