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I think email has become such an inclusive part of our lives that it is now difficult to imagine life without it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But despite it being the \u201cking\u201d of business communications, there is a significant rise in the demand for the best email alternatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is email dead? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not that email is dead \u2013 it\u2019s limited.<\/strong> I’m sorry to be the messenger here (pun intended), but email is not built for team collaboration or customer service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, I have used multiple alternatives in the form of shared inbox software<\/a>, team collaboration tools, video conferencing apps, etc., for faster communication. In this blog, I will share 12 awesome tools that will help you rise above a slow and sluggish email management process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Email Alternative<\/th>Best For<\/th>Pricing<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ProProfs Help Desk<\/td>Easiest AI Help Desk for Shared Inboxes, Ticket Workflow Automation, and Scaling Support Teams<\/td>Starts at $20\/user\/month (Single plan with all premium features)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hiver<\/td>Gmail-based help desk<\/td>Starts at $12\/user\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ProofHub<\/td>Team collaboration<\/td>Starts at $45\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ThriveDesk<\/td>Managing customer conversations<\/td>Starts at $25\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slack<\/td>Internal communication<\/td>Starts at $8.75\/user\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mail.com<\/td>Creating free email addresses<\/td>Starts at $9.99 for three months<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zoho Mail<\/td>Email security<\/td>Starts at $1\/user\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microsoft Teams<\/td>Video conferencing<\/td>Starts at $4\/user\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Groove<\/td>Tracking social media conversations<\/td>Starts at $12\/user\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fastmail<\/td>Data privacy<\/td>Starts at $3\/user\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tidio<\/td>Live chat conversations<\/td>Starts at $29\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Help Scout<\/td>Shared inbox creation<\/td>Starts at $20\/user\/month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span>List of 12 Best Email Alternatives <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that around <\/strong>306.4 billion<\/strong><\/a> emails are sent and received each day? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This simply means there is no doing away with email anytime soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help you improve your email game, I have jotted down the top alternatives. These tools are not designed to replace email 100% but to help you make the most of your email accounts and adopt a multi-channel approach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. ProProfs Help Desk<\/a> – Easiest AI Help Desk for Shared Inboxes, Ticket Workflow Automation, and Scaling Support Teams<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Image Source: ProProfs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I was always looking for a tool that helped my team manage emails and other important channels. My search was over when I found ProProfs Help Desk – a customer service all-rounder! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have multiple customer-facing email accounts such as help@, billing@, contact@, etc., I suggest you try the shared inbox feature. Multiple team members can access and respond to emails simultaneously without stepping on each other’s toes, and AI help desk<\/a> quietly picks off the simplest, most repetitive ones so your team’s attention goes where it’s actually needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel the best part is that in addition to email, you can capture customer messages via ProProfs Chat<\/a>, ProProfs Knowledge Base<\/a>, web forms, and other channels. This simply means all your conversations are in one place, whether a customer wants to browse an article, chat in real time, or send an email, and you don’t have to hop from one tool to another. When a message does land in someone’s queue, a summary and a suggested reply are usually already there waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you\u2019ll like:<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n