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Troppus vs Pylon
Pylon is a broader support platform. Troppus is the shared inbox for startups that want group mail in one place.
Choose Troppus if
Startup teams that want shared inboxes across their channels: assign conversations, add notes, and reply from one place, without adopting a full support platform.
Stay with Pylon if
Teams that want Pylon for account activity, personal Gmail or Outlook sync, AI notebooks, and a wider support workspace, not just a shared inbox.
Overview
Quick take
Both can take group email. Troppus stops at the shared inbox: forward support mail, work tickets, send as your company. Pylon wraps email in a larger product. If the job is a startup support queue, Troppus is enough. If you need mail stitched to accounts and personal inboxes, stay on Pylon.
Troppus
From $10 / mo billed annually (Starter)
Pylon
Plan and usage pricing that scales with the full product, not just a shared inbox
Features
Side by side
| Feature | Troppus | Pylon |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Startups running email support | Teams standardizing on a wider support platform |
| Group / support email | Forward inboxes into one shared queue | Works, inside a larger product |
| Personal inbox / CRM email sync | Not the product. Shared support addresses only | Gmail and Outlook sync into account activity |
| AI / account context | Optional reply assist on tickets | Email feeds notebooks and account summaries |
| Time to start | Self-serve the same day | Product-led, fuller workspace to learn |
| Pricing shape | Fixed plans with included seats | Plan and usage that follow the platform |
Why teams switch to Troppus
You wanted tickets, not another platform
If Pylon is mostly a group inbox today, Troppus is that slice: tickets, assignments, notes, and sending as your domain.
Startup pricing without the suite
Clear seat plans for small support teams. You are not paying for account graphs and personal inbox sync you are not using.
Connect email without a long evaluation
Copy your Troppus receive address, forward support@, send a test. Same idea as Pylon's email install, aimed at a ticket inbox.
Where Pylon still wins
Email as account history, not just tickets
Pylon backfills Gmail or Outlook and matches mail to accounts. If the team lives in account activity more than a ticket queue, that is Pylon.
AI context across the customer record
If synced mail is supposed to feed notebooks and summaries, Troppus will feel thin. We draft on the ticket in front of you.
FAQ
Questions
Is Troppus a Pylon alternative?
Yes for startups that need a shared email inbox and tickets. It is not a full replacement if you rely on Pylon's personal inbox sync, account activity, or AI notebooks.
We already use Pylon only for group email. Is Troppus enough?
If the daily work is support@, billing@, and customers@ in a queue, yes. Troppus is that desk with simpler pricing. If the rest of Pylon is already in the workflow, switching is not worth it.
Does Troppus connect email the same way?
For group inboxes, yes in spirit: forward your support address into Troppus and work tickets from there. We do not OAuth personal Gmail or Outlook into account records. The install steps live at /integrations/email.
Do we need a demo to start Troppus?
No. Sign up, create a workspace, copy the receive address, and forward your support inbox.
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