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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Gold-Vision

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AGold-Vision CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) solution built as an integration for Microsoft Outlook.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
    Gold-VisionHiver
    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
    Gold-VisionHiver
    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
    Gold-VisionHiver
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Gold-Vision and Hiver
    Feature
    Gold-Vision
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Gold-Vision and Hiver
    Feature
    Gold-Vision
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    Email marketing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Gold-Vision and Hiver
    Feature
    Gold-Vision
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Gold-Vision and Hiver
    Feature
    Gold-Vision
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Gold-Vision and Hiver
    Feature
    Gold-Vision
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Gold-Vision and Hiver
    Feature
    Gold-Vision
    -
    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 Gold-Vision and Hiver
    Feature
    Gold-Vision
    -
    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 Gold-Vision and Hiver
    Feature
    Gold-Vision
    -
    Ratings
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
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    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Gold-VisionHiver
    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
    Gold-VisionHiver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gold-Vision
    It is the best available solution for small businesses due to the licensing model and the ease of use. For companies like us who implement this for customers, it is easy to implement and train users. Larger companies would prefer to use existing products that have been developed for their specific industry or department.
    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.
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    Pros
    Gold-Vision
    • Can be easily integrated with products like Sage or Outlook which most small companies use. This provides us with a great customer base.
    • It is quick to deploy and most of our customers start using the solutions in less than a week.
    • Very intuitive which makes training our customer easy and causes few support calls.
    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
    Gold-Vision
    • In the latest version, the user interfaces has been greatly improved. Some customers disliked the older version.
    • Nothing else to complain about, maybe it can be made cheaper?
    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
    Gold-Vision
    No answers on this topic
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    Support Rating
    Gold-Vision
    No answers on this topic
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gold-Vision
    Probably the most important aspect would be the licensing model which makes it affordable for all businesses. Can be adapted to the business without having to change the business model around the CRM product.
    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
    Gold-Vision
    • It really filled a gap in the market where small business could not afford expensive CRM solutions.
    • As we are implementing this as a solutions for our customers we don't pay for it, but it provides a monthly income from supporting the infrastructure this has been deployed on.
    Incentivized
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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

    Hiver Screenshots

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