Help desk and AI agent

Intercom

Help desk with the Fin AI agent across chat, email, phone, SMS and messaging apps; the company, renamed Fin, is now part of Salesforce.

intercom.comGlobalReviewed October 2026

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AI-first support where an agent answers first and people take over in the same inbox.

Intercom routes web and in-app Messenger chat, email, phone, SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook into one inbox, with the Fin AI agent deployable on most of these channels. Seats are priced per plan and Fin is charged per resolution. The company renamed itself Fin in May 2026 and Salesforce completed its acquisition in September 2026, so it is worth a look for teams that want AI resolution built into the help desk, with the new ownership weighed in.

Where it shines

AI agent and human inbox in one product
Published seat and per-resolution pricing
Messenger and Fin documented in Arabic

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Total cost combines seats, AI resolutions and channel usage; model all three
Ownership changed in September 2026; ask about roadmap and contract terms
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What it offers

Solves: Customer support & serviceAnswering with a bot or AI agentOne inbox for scattered channels
Channels: Web chat & booking pageIn-app chatEmailVoiceSMSWhatsAppInstagramMessengerTelegram
Industries: Any industry
Markets: Global
Languages: ArabicEnglish
Security and privacy attestations: ISO/IEC 27001ISO/IEC 27018 (cloud privacy)ISO/IEC 27701 (privacy)SOC 2 reportHIPAA (BAA offered)GDPR (DPA offered)Each one cites its source below.

Technical details

Type of solution: Shared inbox & customer operationsConversational AI & chatbotsIn-app chat & messaging SDKs
Deployment: Ready-to-use cloud serviceProgrammable API
Company size: Small businessMid-sized companyEnterprise
Pricing: Published subscription

Something is listed only when it can be checked. A connection we could not confirm is left off, and Find providers then credits the API at half weight.

Our six checks2 of 6 met

Medium confidence

Operational transparencyNot assessed
Not yet worked through.
Documented interfacesMet
Public API reference, integrable without a sales call.
Delivery accountabilityNot assessed
Not yet worked through.
Consent and complianceNot assessed
Not yet worked through.
Data handlingNot assessed
Not yet worked through.
Commercial clarityMet
Plan prices published.

Not assessed is not a failure — it means we have not checked yet. Methodology

EvidenceSources: 9

Sources

Salesforce completes acquisition of Fin — Salesforce, 2026-09-10
Omnichannel customer service software — Intercom
Intercom, Inc. — Wikipedia
How Fin pricing works — Intercom
Localize the Messenger to work with multiple languages — Intercom
Intercom Developers — Intercom
Security & Trust — Intercom, 2026-10To re-check
How we comply with GDPR — Intercom, 2026-10To re-check
Intercom for Enterprise — Intercom, 2026-10To re-check

Every attribute36 recorded · 5 not yet

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What it does

Use cases: Customer support & service, Answering with a bot or AI agent, One inbox for scattered channels
Channels: Web chat & booking page, In-app chat, Email, Voice, SMS, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Telegram
Type of solution: Shared inbox & customer operations, Conversational AI & chatbots, In-app chat & messaging SDKs
Industries: Any industry
Suits: Small businesses, Developers, Support teams, Product teams, Larger organisations
Features: Programmable API, Public API documentation, Shared team inbox, Bots and AI agents, Programmable voice, No-code setup, Published prices
Number of channels: 9

Where, and for whom

Markets: Global
Reach: 100/100
Languages: Arabic, English
Company size: Small business, Mid-sized company, Enterprise

Setup and connections

Deployment: Ready-to-use cloud service, Programmable API
Has an API: Yes
Usable without coding: Yes
Can run on your own servers: No
Connects to: Not recorded
Number of connectors: 0
Availability: Generally available

Pricing

Pricing model: Published subscription
Prices you can read: Yes
Free to start: No

The company

Founded: 2011
Headquarters: United States
Ownership: Part of a larger group
Parent company: Salesforce
Stock ticker: Not applicable
Same owner as cpaas.co: No
Added by: cpaas.co team

Our checks

Operational transparency: Not recorded
Documented interfaces: Met
Delivery accountability: Not recorded
Consent and compliance: Not recorded
Data handling: Not recorded
Commercial clarity: Met
Security and privacy attestations: ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018 (cloud privacy), ISO/IEC 27701 (privacy), SOC 2 report, HIPAA (BAA offered), GDPR (DPA offered)
Checks met: 2
How much we've checked: Medium
Sources: 9
Analyst recognitions: 0
Last reviewed: October 2026

The community

"Looks right" confirmations: 0
Community reviews: 0
Community rating: Not applicable

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Profile shape

Channels: 100
Reach: 100
Connectors: 17
Deployment: 67
Price clarity: 80
Criteria shown: 33

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