Help Scout vs Vaarden
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Help Scout, Oct 14, 2026 for Vaarden.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Help Scout 3.7 from 19 reviews and Vaarden 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Help Scout lists 14 features Vaarden’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI summaries, Analytics, Auto-assign.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free to install
Starter
- · 2 seats / 1 mailbox
- · 50 ai convos/mo
- · AI-drafted replies
- · Knowledge base (Answers + learning)
- · Order context & matched to emails
- · Refunds & discount codes
Growth
- · 500 ai convos/mo
- · 8 seats / 3 mailboxes
- · Mail import (history)
- · Managed returns & order cancellations
- · ShipStation sync
- · Unlimited saved Answers
Scale
- · 2500 ai convos/mo
- · Advanced analytics
- · Branded email (white-label)
- · Premium model / fast mode
- · Send from your own domain
- · unlimited seats / 10 mailboxes
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHelp Scout is the AI support suite that turns customer conversations into growth and retention. Bring every support channel into one space built for collaboration between teams and AI. With the Shopify integration, you can view customer order details and history alongside every conversation, plus edit, duplicate, cancel, and refund orders directly in Help Scout—without switching between tools.
Vaarden turns your Shopify support inbox into AI-assisted help. It reads each customer email, matches it to their order, and drafts a reply in your brand's voice using that order's real details. You review every reply before it sends. It learns your tone from past replies and answers common questions from a knowledge base you control.
- Work as a team on your email, live chat, and social conversations, in one inbox
- Provide instant answers to FAQs with self-service options
- Leverage AI to help your team respond faster
- View detailed customer and order information alongside every conversation
- Drafts replies in your brand's voice, grounded in the customer's real order
- You approve every reply before it's sent to the customer
- Self-service returns and exchanges with photos, approvals, and refunds
- Auto-refunds a return once the item is scanned delivered back to you
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Help Scout |  Vaarden |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 212 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −70 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 5 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Help Scout | Vaarden |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.7 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 19(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Help Scout | Vaarden |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Help Scout | Vaarden |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #90(ahead) | #134 |
| Shopify App Charts | #6 in Helpdesk | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Mar 31, 2014 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Help Scout | Vaarden |
FAQ
Help Scout and Vaarden: common questions
- Which has better reviews, Help Scout or Vaarden?
- On the Shopify App Store: Help Scout 3.7 from 19 reviews and Vaarden 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Help Scout lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as AI summaries, Analytics, Auto-assign, Chatbot. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 8, 2026 for Help Scout, Oct 14, 2026 for Vaarden; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 8, 2026 for Help Scout, Oct 14, 2026 for Vaarden. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.