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HappyFox vs Scratchpad

HappyFox logo

HappyFox

Customer Support

Help desk software for happy customers

From
$29/month
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
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Scratchpad

CRM

Faster workspace over Salesforce for sales reps to update pipeline, take notes and manage deals

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Scratchpad has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: HappyFox specific pricing tiers and costs not listed on main pricing page; requires contacting sales or booking a pricing call; Scratchpad scratchpad works with Salesforce and nothing else, with no HubSpot support, so it is off the shortlist entirely for any company on a different CRM regardless of how good the interface is.
  • They diverge on capability: HappyFox covers Ticketing, Scratchpad covers Spreadsheet pipeline views.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which HappyFox and Scratchpad actually diverge.

Attributes where HappyFox and Scratchpad differ
AttributeHappyFoxScratchpad
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer user per month
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Chrome extension
CategoryCustomer SupportCRM
Founded2012Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in HappyFox

  • Ticketing
  • Knowledge base
  • Automation
  • SLA management
  • Self-service portal
  • Reporting
  • Salesforce
  • Slack

Only in Scratchpad

  • Spreadsheet pipeline views
  • Call recorder and notetaker
  • AI field updates
  • Deal and account agent
  • Hygiene monitor
  • Notes linked to records
  • Custom prompts
  • Kanban and forecast views

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

HappyFox

  • Help desk ticketing across email, chat and phonenot Scratchpad
  • Managing internal and customer support requests in one queuenot Scratchpad

Scratchpad

  • A 60-rep Salesforce team whose forecast is unreliable because opportunity fields are updated once a week in a panic before the pipeline callnot HappyFox
  • A rep who wants to update twenty opportunities in a grid rather than opening twenty Salesforce recordsnot HappyFox
  • A sales manager wanting stale and incomplete pipeline records flagged automatically instead of chased by emailnot HappyFox
  • A revenue operations lead trialling AI notetaking that writes back to CRM fields before committing budget, using the free tiernot HappyFox

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

HappyFox

  • Specific pricing tiers and costs not listed on main pricing page; requires contacting sales or booking a pricing call
  • Basic plan limited to 5 agents
  • Multiple separate product pricing pages (Help Desk, AI Contact Center, CRM, Service Desk, HappyFox AI, Autopilot, Assist AI, Chatbot, Workflows)

Scratchpad

  • Scratchpad works with Salesforce and nothing else, with no HubSpot support, so it is off the shortlist entirely for any company on a different CRM regardless of how good the interface is.
  • AI credits are metered per user per month at 400 on Solo and 800 on Team, which means heavy notetaking use pushes teams towards Enterprise for capacity rather than for features.
  • There is no proper native mobile application, so representatives who wanted to update records from a car park between meetings are back in a mobile browser.
  • Sync with Salesforce and call processing can lag, and a pipeline view showing yesterday state during a forecast call undermines the exact meeting the tool was bought to improve.
  • It creates a second notes surface alongside native Salesforce notes, so organisations end up with deal history split across two places unless they explicitly ban one of them.

Pricing, plan by plan

HappyFox

$29/month
  • Mighty$29/month
    • Omnichannel ticketing
    • SLA management
    • Basic reporting
  • Fantastic$49/month
    • Everything in Mighty
    • Custom fields
    • Asset management
  • Enterprise$69/month
    • Everything in Fantastic
    • Task management
    • Advanced automation
  • Enterprise Plus$89/month
    • Agent scripting
    • Custom roles
    • Sandbox

Scratchpad

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Workspace limited to 3 views
    • 10 hours a month of call recording and notetaking
    • AI field updates
  • Solo$19/month
    • Unlimited views with sheets and notes
    • Call recorder and notetaker
    • AI field updates
  • Team$49/month
    • Everything in Solo
    • 800 AI credits per user per month
    • Gong integration
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Unlimited AI credits
    • White-glove agent services included
    • Enterprise security and administration

Which should you pick?

Choose HappyFox if

  • You need ticketing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want knowledge base.
HappyFox review

Choose Scratchpad if

  • You need spreadsheet pipeline views.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Chrome extension.
  • You also want call recorder and notetaker.
Scratchpad review

Questions people ask

Is HappyFox or Scratchpad better?
Neither clearly leads. HappyFox starts at $29/month and Scratchpad at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, HappyFox or Scratchpad?
Scratchpad has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for HappyFox and Free for Scratchpad.
Does HappyFox or Scratchpad run on more platforms?
HappyFox runs on Web, Ios, Android. Scratchpad runs on Web, Chrome extension.
Can I use Scratchpad for free?
Yes. Scratchpad has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. HappyFox starts at $29/month.
What is HappyFox best used for?
HappyFox is most often used for help desk ticketing across email, chat and phone, managing internal and customer support requests in one queue. Of those, help desk ticketing across email, chat and phone and managing internal and customer support requests in one queue are not what Scratchpad is typically brought in for.
What can HappyFox do that Scratchpad cannot?
HappyFox covers Ticketing, Knowledge base, Automation, SLA management. Scratchpad covers Spreadsheet pipeline views, Call recorder and notetaker, AI field updates, Deal and account agent.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

HappyFox: Does HappyFox offer a free trial?

Yes, every HappyFox plan starts with a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

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Scratchpad: Does Scratchpad work with HubSpot?

No. It is Salesforce-only.

HappyFox: What is HappyFox's pricing model?

HappyFox uses per-agent pricing with monthly charges for each support agent. Annual billing offers 20% savings. The Basic plan is limited to 5 agents; higher tiers include unlimited agents.

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Scratchpad: Is the free plan usable in production?

Yes for an individual: full workspace with three views, 10 hours of recording and 100 AI credits a month. Teams outgrow it on views and credits.

HappyFox: What discounts does HappyFox offer?

HappyFox offers 20% annual billing discount, free one-year licenses for eligible startups on HappyFox CRM (with unlimited users and 50,000 AI credits), and discounts for non-profits and educational institutions on all plans.

Source
Scratchpad: Does it replace Salesforce licences?

No. Every user still needs their own Salesforce licence; Scratchpad is an interface on top.

Scratchpad: What are AI credits spent on?

Notetaking, summarisation, field update suggestions and agent queries. Enterprise removes the cap.

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