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Pricing: Free trial
Editor rating: 4.1/5
Updated: September 2026

Team inbox for email, chat, SMS and social with collaboration, rules and analytics. Starter $25 (up to 10 seats), Professional $65 (up to 50), Enterprise $105 per seat/month billed annually. 14-day trial.

Editor's take: The best shared-inbox collaboration in the category; per-seat with seat caps per tier — Sohail Akhtar

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Editor's Verdict

Official Review
Front is the shared-inbox alternative to Intercom: better for teams that collaborate on conversations, weaker as a self-service or AI-first platform.
4.1 / 5.0
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Reviewed by Sohail Akhtar

Lead Editor & Founder

Pros

What we like

  • Collaboration on threads is the best in the category
  • Channels beyond email are first-class
  • Clear seat caps prevent surprise tiers

Cons

Limitations

  • No free plan and monthly rates not readable
  • AI features are all paid add-ons
  • Seat caps force an upgrade at 11 and 51 seats

Pricing

PlanDetails
Trial14-day free trial of Professional features, no card; no free plan
StarterStarter – $25 per seat/month billed annually, up to 10 seats (listed on 14 September 2026)
ProfessionalProfessional – $65 per seat/month billed annually, up to 50 seats (listed on 14 September 2026)
EnterpriseEnterprise – $105 per seat/month billed annually (listed on 14 September 2026) – advanced AI, multiple workspaces, SSO, SCIM
AddonsCopilot $20/seat/month; Smart QA $20; Smart CSAT $10; QA+CSAT bundle $25; Autopilot from $0.05 per conversation (listed on 14 September 2026)

Front is a paid platform with a 14-day free trial and no free plan. Its pricing page listed Starter at $25 per seat/month for up to 10 seats, Professional at $65 per seat/month for up to 50 seats, and Enterprise at $105 per seat/month, all billed annually, on 14 September 2026. Annual billing was stated as 24% cheaper than monthly; monthly rates were not readable. AI add-ons listed: Copilot $20 per seat/month, Smart QA $20, Smart CSAT $10, QA and CSAT bundle $25, Autopilot from $0.05 per conversation. Contracts over $25,000 require an onboarding package.

What is Front?

Quick Summary

Front is a shared inbox first and a help desk second: email, chat, SMS and social conversations assigned, commented on and resolved by a team, with rules, analytics and AI add-ons. Its pricing page on 14 September 2026 listed Starter at $25 per seat per month for up to 10 seats, Professional at $65 for up to 50 seats and Enterprise at $105, all billed annually.

Front routes shared addresses and channels into one inbox where teammates comment internally on threads, assign ownership, apply rules and SLAs, and see analytics on response times and workload. It adds a public knowledge base, and AI as add-ons: Copilot at $20 per seat per month, Smart QA at $20, Smart CSAT at $10, or a QA and CSAT bundle at $25, with an Autopilot AI agent from $0.05 per conversation. On 14 September 2026 the pricing page listed Starter at $25 per seat per month billed annually with a cap of 10 seats, Professional at $65 with a cap of 50, and Enterprise at $105, with annual billing stated as 24% cheaper than monthly; monthly rates were not readable. A 14-day trial covers the Professional features and needs no card. Explore this category.

Associated Tags

shared inbox, team email management, customer operations, email collaboration, intercom alternative

Key Features

Shared inbox for email, chat, SMS, WhatsApp and social
Internal comments and assignment on any thread
Rules, SLAs and workload analytics
Public knowledge base
Copilot, Smart QA and Smart CSAT AI add-ons
Autopilot AI agent priced per conversation

Target Audience

Who should use Front?

Teams whose support runs through shared email addressesOperations and account-management teams, not only supportCompanies that want collaboration over ticket numbers
Real Use Cases

How professionals leverage Front – Shared Inbox and Customer Operations Platform for Teams

Discover practical workflows and real-world scenarios where Front delivers key solutions.

01

A logistics team works a shared ops@ inbox with assignments and internal comments

02

A support lead measures first-response time per teammate from analytics

03

A company scaling past ten seats moves from Starter to Professional

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Front cost?
Starter $25 per seat per month for up to 10 seats, Professional $65 for up to 50, and Enterprise $105, all billed annually, as listed on 14 September 2026. Monthly billing was stated as about 24% more.
Does Front have a free plan?
No. A 14-day trial of the Professional features is offered without a card.
Is Front a help desk or an email client?
Both. It behaves like a team email client with assignment and comments, and adds help-desk rules, SLAs, analytics and a knowledge base.