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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Diligent Boards

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AToday’s directors need fast, informed decision-making and seamless governance workflows. Diligent Boards automates board and committee meeting creation, streamlines preparation and enhances collaboration with secure, integrated tools. More broadly, Diligent solutions provide a growth trajectory on the path to good governance and bundle capabilities that support the evolution of forward-looking boards and leadership teams. Save time by digitizing meeting materials and…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
    Diligent BoardsHiver
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Diligent BoardsHiver
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiligent Board Plans include... Essential: Built for organizations looking to embrace governance best practices and digital transformation Pro: Built for organizations that are looking to embrace end-to-end security around key governance processes like board meeting preparation, communication, and questionnaires. Enterprise: For high performing boards looking to maximize effectiveness of committees and prepare for proxy season.20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    Diligent Corporation
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    Hiver
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    108 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    83 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    110 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    73 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    79 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Diligent BoardsHiver
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Diligent Boards and Hiver
    Feature
    Diligent Boards
    -
    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 Diligent Boards and Hiver
    Feature
    Diligent Boards
    -
    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 Diligent Boards and Hiver
    Feature
    Diligent Boards
    -
    Ratings
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Diligent BoardsHiver
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    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Diligent BoardsHiver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (112 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.8
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (42 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (78 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Diligent BoardsHiver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Diligent Corporation
    We had a meeting and after the meeting, additional information was added to the book and it was easy to navigate just the information that was update. This made it efficient when we had a follow-up meeting to discuss the updates and be able to reference the updated information. This allowed us to have an effective meeting with a purpose.
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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.
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    Pros
    Diligent Corporation
    • The confidential sandbox is a must, and Diligent Boards provides that environment. Most of the info we put on the diligent board is not downloadable and printable.
    • It is very easy to make notes, highlights important info and bookmark pages. I used these functions all the time.
    • Its excellent organization features.
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    Hiver
    • automation through rules
    • tagging emails, anaylics behind them
    • support, chat always responds right away
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    Cons
    Diligent Corporation
    • not so easy to handle access when we have to arrange a specific, non-standard set up of access: sometimes we have to limit the access to one or few of the members of a particular book
    • calendar function will be useful, but it is an additional cost
    • flexible view options: vertical vs. horizontal
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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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Diligent Corporation
    We find the Boards portal to be an effective tool for our board meeting documents. It is user friendly and allows for amendments, additions as needed without compromising documents that have already been uploaded. Additionally, our Board members are comfortable with the platform and confident in their ability to navigate it.
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    Hiver
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Diligent Corporation
    Again, it is a very easy program to use. What would I change… There’s some features in the agenda that I would like to have. The ability to add different bullets underneath items. the ability to do an AYE vote. Because sometimes they don’t individually vote, my superintendent or School Board chair will say I’ll say hi or I’ll say, and it would be really nice to have a button that automatically fills for that.
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    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    Reliability and Availability
    Diligent Corporation
    Diligent helpdesk (Team Topaz) is a click away, their response is very quick
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    Hiver
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    Performance
    Diligent Corporation
    Quick service, specially on loading.
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    Hiver
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    Support Rating
    Diligent Corporation
    The turnaround time is great, and the customer support team usually resolves queries in one go. However, customer support can improve by suggesting additional helpful activities to improve user experience, rather than limiting it to the specific requests made. Overall, it has been a positive experience with the customer support team.
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    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    Online Training
    Diligent Corporation
    Comprehensive. I didn’t feel like I was confused or didn’t have the knowledge to begin using Diligent Boards immediately
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    Hiver
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    Implementation Rating
    Diligent Corporation
    easy implementation process
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    Hiver
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    Alternatives Considered
    Diligent Corporation
    Diligent Entities is already great, as I used it before Diligent Boards, and it was very helpful and very cost-effective as a product provided to my previous team that used it. So I can only vouch for the platform and note that Diligent Boards is also fantastic. It certainly is.
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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.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Diligent Corporation
    the pricing is quite steep and if you under-utilise some products it becomes a loss to you as the user.
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    Hiver
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    Scalability
    Diligent Corporation
    It is really worth it.
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    Hiver
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    Professional Services
    Diligent Corporation
    Diligent's professional services have been reliable
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    Hiver
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    Return on Investment
    Diligent Corporation
    • Ease of dissmeniation and administration of packages (errors can be easily corrected)
    • Directors can read packages from anywhere in the world at any time. It makes prep for Dircetors a lot easier
    • Keeping records of meetings, doing searches for information has become easier and less time consuming
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    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
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    ScreenShots

    Diligent Boards Screenshots

    Screenshot of collaboration on sensitive documents across the organisation in preparation for the board meeting, while safeguarding information in Diligent’s secure ecosystem.Screenshot of an additional layer of security to known processes with key integrations like Microsoft 365. Documents can be shared and users can collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders.Screenshot of the centralized platform where users can take, record, review and share minutes.Screenshot of board evaluations and questionnaires.Screenshot of D&O questionnaire requirements, which are managed in a single application experience.Screenshot of communication with leadership teams. This occurs in real-time on an encrypted, uncluttered channel to signify importance and urgency.

    Hiver Screenshots

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