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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    JitBit Help Desk

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    JitBit Help Desk from JitBit Software is a cloud-based or installed help desk solution with a ticketing system, knowledge base, and related features.

    $2,199

    one-time fee

    Pricing
    HiverJitBit Help Desk
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    Small
    $2,199
    one-time fee
    Company
    $3,799
    one-time fee
    Enterprise
    $6,499
    one-time fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiverJitBit Help Desk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.—
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    Features
    HiverJitBit Help Desk
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hiver and JitBit Help Desk
    Feature
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    JitBit Help Desk
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.04 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.04 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Ticket response9.04 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Hiver and JitBit Help Desk
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    JitBit Help Desk
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    0% below category average
    External knowledge base8.01 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.01 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Hiver and JitBit Help Desk
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    JitBit Help Desk
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Customer portal8.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Email support9.04 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HiverJitBit Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiverJitBit Help Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    JitBit Software
    If your budget is really tight, then JitBit is not for you. It's kind of pricey. That said, JitBit HelpDesk is very robust--we've never had one second of downtime in my two years of using it. It depends on what's important to you. If you need rock-solid Help Desk and stellar, trouble-free performance, then JitBit it. If not, there are alternatives that are much less expensive. The cloud version might be less expensive for companies that don't need an on-premise solution.
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    Pros
    Hiver
    • automation through rules
    • tagging emails, anaylics behind them
    • support, chat always responds right away
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    JitBit Software
    • Fantastic ticketing system to keep track of old conversations from clients.
    • Fantastic analytics and metric tracking.
    • Fantastic for sharing relationships with a customer. Generally, this would be a salesperson sharing an onboarding with a support person, but I think you could get creative with it. JitBit is very flexible.
    • Super easy to learn and use. If you can use your email, you can use JitBit.
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    Cons
    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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    JitBit Software
    • Reporting functionalities could be better
    • Improvements to user management
    • Expansion to AI functionalities
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    Usability
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    JitBit Software
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    JitBit Software
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    JitBit Software
    JitBit just had the feature set at the cost point we were willing to spend. Nothing against the other products, but this one just fit our model better.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    JitBit Software
    • JitBit has neither had a positive nor a negative effect on our ROI. The reason is that we had to have a Help Desk solution that is secure and well-supported.
    • JitBit does cost real money. The least expensive on-premise option is $1,699, which might have a negative impact on your budget, but I'd have to say that it's worth it--at least for us.
    • Trouble-free, practically maintenance-free, Help Desk software has a positive impact on our technician time spent on it.
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    Screenshot of Hiver in GmailScreenshot of a view of a shared mailboxScreenshot of the collision alerts feature