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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Document360

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Document360 by Kovai is presented by the vendor as a knowledge base software that scales with a product. Document360 helps users' teams create, collaborate and publish self-service knowledge base.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
    Document360Hiver
    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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    Pricing Offerings
    Document360Hiver
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Document360Hiver
    Considered Both Products
    Kovai.co
    No answer on this topic
    Hiver
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Document360Hiver
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Document360 and Hiver
    Feature
    Document360
    -
    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 Document360 and Hiver
    Feature
    Document360
    -
    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 Document360 and Hiver
    Feature
    Document360
    -
    Ratings
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Document360Hiver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Document360Hiver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kovai.co
    DOC360 is more than just a resource.Doc360 is an indispensable tool for any team seeking something distinctive, visually appealing, and highly efficient. Having tried various Knowledge bases in the past, DOC360 stands out for its exceptional ease of use, functionality and aesthetic appeal earning praise both from me and my team
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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
    Kovai.co
    • The support team at DOC360 is truly outstanding.
    • What sets them apart is their exceptional availability and transparency
    • Doc360 consistently strives to improve their products regularly introducing new features that enhances our overall experience
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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
    Kovai.co
    • Adding support to include large videos and images online.
    • Integration with Salesforce.
    • Auto correct spellings and word suggestion.
    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
    Kovai.co
    Document360 is an exceptional knowledge base software that streamlines our documentation processes, empowers collaboration, and enhances our efficiency in training our consultant
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    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    Support Rating
    Kovai.co
    No answers on this topic
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kovai.co
    Document360 is the first knowledge base customer support tool that our organization implemented, and this tool has increased our team's productivity drastically. One of the reasons we purchased this tool was the price. Document360 has a lot of online video tutorials which again helped our decision to purchase this tool.
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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
    Kovai.co
    • It boasts expectional customer support with a highly responsive team.
    • Their customization is unparalleled offering assistance in tailoring virtually any aspects of the platform for our needs
    • The user interface is straightforward and intuitive
    • $20,000 annual savings in creating SOP documents.
    • $30,000 annual savings+ for customer -facing how to documents
    • 10 x improvements of speed of documents getting to our customers
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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
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Document360 Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Eddy AI assistantScreenshot of an AI promptScreenshot of an example of the customization optionsScreenshot of the Document360 dashboardScreenshot of the analytics and reporting featureProduct screenshot

    Hiver Screenshots

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