Alternatives to Front
A shared inbox and customer service platform that lets teams handle email, chat and other channels together. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Front
A shared inbox and customer service platform that lets teams handle email, chat and other channels together.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Front.
Missive
A collaborative email app for teams that combines shared inboxes, internal chat and task assignment.
Missive offers shared inboxes with internal comments, assignments and tasks for teams, with a freemium plan, but runs on the web rather than desktop apps.
Help Scout
A hosted shared inbox and help desk service for customer support teams.
Help Scout is a hosted shared inbox and help desk for support teams, with a free tier and positioning as lower cost than larger platforms.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Mailbutler
An email productivity extension for Apple Mail and Gmail with tracking, mail merge and signatures.
Spark Mail
Smart email client that auto-sorts inboxes and drafts AI-powered replies.
Zoho Workplace
An online suite from Zoho combining mail, team chat, meetings, file storage and office editors.
Superhuman Mail
A keyboard-driven email client for Gmail and Outlook accounts with AI triage and scheduling.
