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Six Help Desks, One Fight Over Who Pays for the AI
SolarWinds, Supportbench, Intercom, TOPdesk, Vision Helpdesk and BMC are chasing the same support ticket in 2026 - but the price you see is rarely the price you pay once the AI meter starts running.
Your Help Desk Software Is Now an AI Arms Race
Zendesk, Intercom, InvGate, Jitbit and half a dozen rivals used to sell you a ticket queue. In 2026 they are all selling the same thing - an AI that answers before a human ever reads the ticket.
Thena Bets B2B Support Belongs in Slack, Not a Portal
A Mountain View startup thinks the support ticket is the wrong shape for B2B, and it is squaring up against ServiceNow, HubSpot and SAP to prove customers would rather get help where they already talk.
Why Customer Support Software Is Having an Identity Crisis
SAP, ServiceNow, Gorgias, Kayako, Supportbench and Thena are all chasing the same promise - support that resolves itself. Here is who is actually building it, and who is just bolting AI onto an old inbox.