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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACisco Webex Social has been retired and is no longer supported.N/A

    Hiver

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AHiver is a customer service platform that brings together communication channels, apps, and data to improve customer support operations. Hiver enables real-time collaboration across every customer communication channel, offering AI and automation to resolve issues and help teams work faster. Hiver states that over 10,000 teams of all shapes and sizes globally from Flexport to Harvard University, Vacasa, and Epic Games rely on Hiver to deliver support that wins and retains customers for…

    $24

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)Hiver
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)Hiver
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Features
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)Hiver
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued) and Hiver
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    Chat10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued) and Hiver
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    Document collaboration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued) and Hiver
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued) and Hiver
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued) and Hiver
    Feature
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
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    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)Hiver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Webex Social (Discontinued)Hiver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    For the most part, this is a great software solution for the average user. For consulting it's ok, but [there aren't] that many reach features.
    Incentivized
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    Hiver
    One scenario where Hiver works really well is in a shared support or billing inbox or anywhere multiple team members need access to the same messages. For example, when a customer emails about a billing question, we used to reply and manually loop in the billing team or forward the message. That often caused confusion, especially when someone forgot to “reply all” or responded only to the teammate instead of the customer.Now with Hiver, we just assign the conversation to the billing inbox, and whoever is available can respond. Everyone on the team can see the thread, status, and notes, which avoids duplicated efforts and missed replies. We also used to rely on Google Groups, but it wasn’t clear if someone had already replied, and there was no easy way to collaborate behind the scenes. Hiver completely solved that for us.As for situations where Hiver might be less ideal, I’d say if your team isn’t using Gmail or Google Workspace, then it’s probably not a good fit. It’s really designed for teams that live in Gmail so the team doesn't have to learn a new system. I'm sure some businesses will require a more robust ticketing solution but for our use case, this was a perfect option to improve outcomes, client service, and satisfaction.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Easy to use.
    • No special setup.
    • Doesn't require any special hardware.
    Incentivized
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    Hiver
    • automation through rules
    • tagging emails, anaylics behind them
    • support, chat always responds right away
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Recording feature cannot record phone sound just computer sound.
    • Recording feature does not generate a file with "known" extension, it needs specific player.
    Incentivized
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    Hiver
    • It could be considered expensive, but ultimately worth every penny for those who use shared inboxes/groups to run their business.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    No answers on this topic
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    It is simpler to use compared to other tools. Microsoft has a great product but there are a lot of bugs. And compared to GoToMeeting it has more features.
    Incentivized
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    Hiver
    True ticketing solutions are certainly more robust in that you can typically manage social media channels and phones, etc. But, in my opinion, when you don't have a team solely responsible for managing a ticketing system they can be complicated to implement. With HIVER, we're already all accustomed to managing our own G-Suite inbox, so it was simply a matter of teaching the team how to utilize the solution.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • It is good, helps tremendously and saves a lot of time in case you have to go see what user is doing or understand what they are trying to achieve.
    • Great user experience.
    • Users like it.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Hiver
    • The ROI on showing how many emails are being received and addressed in a timely manner are great for KPIs
    • the ability to search and ensure emails are not being deleted as an automatic report is sent out the following day saying if any emails were deleted by whom
    • the ability to automate who gets assigned what emails from specific vendors per entity
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Hiver Screenshots

    Screenshot of Hiver in GmailScreenshot of a view of a shared mailboxScreenshot of the collision alerts feature