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SupportBee

Simple email ticketing for small teams

As of 30 August 2026, SupportBee starts at $13/month. SupportBee is a straightforward email ticketing system that helps small teams manage customer emails collaboratively without the complexity of full-featured hel. Softwr lists it under Customer Support. SupportBee is made by SupportBee Inc, launched in 2011, available on Web.

Overview

What SupportBee does

SupportBee is a straightforward email ticketing system that helps small teams manage customer emails collaboratively without the complexity of full-featured help desks.

What people use it for

  • Email support
  • Ticket management
  • Team collaboration

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about SupportBee.

  • Email-only ticketing, no live chat, phone support, chatbots, or AI features
  • Basic reporting and analytics, lacking advanced dashboards and customizable metrics
  • No SLA management capabilities
  • Limited workflow customization compared to enterprise platforms
  • No dedicated mobile app (web interface only)
  • Confusing navigation and UI issues reported by some users
  • Cannot select and snooze multiple emails at once
  • Occasional performance delays

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Pricing

What SupportBee costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Startup

$13 /mo

  • Unlimited tickets and inboxes
  • Team inbox with ticket assignment
  • Knowledge base integration (KBee)
  • Customer portal
  • Email templates and macros
  • Queue management and labeling

Enterprise

$17 /mo

  • All Startup features
  • Advanced integrations
  • Custom roles and permissions
  • Priority support
  • Advanced reporting

Capabilities

Features

  • Shared inbox

  • Email ticketing

  • Snippets

  • Customer portal

  • Knowledge base

  • Reports

  • Slack

    Integration with Slack

  • Trello

    Integration with Trello

  • Asana

    Integration with Asana

  • Pipedrive

    Integration with Pipedrive

  • Zapier

    Integration with Zapier

  • SSL

    SSL security feature

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

How much does SupportBee cost?

SupportBee offers Startup plan at $13/user/month and Enterprise at $17/user/month, both with unlimited tickets and inboxes. No per-ticket charges. A 14-day free trial is available with no credit card required.

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Does SupportBee offer live chat or phone support?

No. SupportBee focuses on email ticketing and does not include native live chat, phone support, chatbots, or AI features. It is designed for email-based customer support.

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What platforms can SupportBee run on?

SupportBee is a web-based platform accessible on desktop and mobile browsers. It does not offer a dedicated desktop or mobile app, but the web interface is responsive and works on phones. Integration with email clients is available.

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Does SupportBee integrate with Slack?

Yes. SupportBee integrates with Slack to send real-time notifications for new tickets, replies, assignments, and internal comments. Teams can configure which events trigger alerts and organize notifications into dedicated channels.

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Behind it

Who makes SupportBee

Company
SupportBee Inc
Based in
Bangalore, India
Founders
Hana Mohan, Nithya Rajaram

Timeline

SupportBee over time

  1. Milestone2015-01-01

    SupportBee becomes profitable and bootstrapped through challenging market conditions

    Source
  2. Funding2011-11-01$40,000

    SupportBee receives $40K grant/prize money funding round

    Source
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