# Crisp API + MCP vs HelpDesk (slim)

> HelpDesk scores 50.3 (D) to Crisp's 47.6 (D) for support tickets. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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HelpDesk scores 50.3 (D) on agent readiness against Crisp API + MCP's 47.6 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Crisp API + MCP leads on maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do support tickets.

- Crisp API + MCP: D 47.6, rank #831 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crisp.min.md
- HelpDesk: D 50.3, rank #774 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/helpdesk.min.md
- Crisp API + MCP, good for Small teams that want a cheap shared inbox and live chat with an MCP server that can act. Ahead on Maintenance & community, 80 against 39; Transparency & trust, 76 against 67.
- HelpDesk, good for A team already on HelpDesk or Text that wants an agent to read queues, draft replies, add private notes and change status over REST. Ahead on Reliability, 60 against 38; Schema & documentation, 63 against 46; Security & auth, 50 against 39; Payments & pricing, 35 against 30.

| Category | Crisp API + MCP | HelpDesk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 38 | 60 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 46 | 63 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 51 | 47 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 39 | 50 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 39 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 76 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crisp API + MCP | HelpDesk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Crisp | Text, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.crisp.chat/v1` | `https://api.helpdesk.com` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Licence | none | Proprietary service under Text's Terms of Use |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-09-14 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-07-27 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-07-15 | no date given |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 112 stars, 31k npm/wk, 3.3k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |