Hiver vs. MailWasher

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hiver
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Hiver 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
MailWasher
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
MailWasher is spam filter software from Firetrust, an email security specialist headquartered in New Zealand. It is presented as an easy way to check and manage e-mails before downloading them to a computer. It is available free, or as part of a premium subscription.N/A
Pricing
HiverMailWasher
Editions & Modules
Lite
$24
per month per user
Growth
$34
per month per user
Pro
$59
per month per user
Elite
Contact Sales
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HiverMailWasher
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
HiverMailWasher
Features
HiverMailWasher
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Hiver
9.0
4 Ratings
9% above category average
MailWasher
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Hiver
8.0
1 Ratings
0% below category average
MailWasher
-
Ratings
External knowledge base8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Hiver
8.5
4 Ratings
6% above category average
MailWasher
-
Ratings
Customer portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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HiverMailWasher
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Enterprises
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
HiverMailWasher
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(4 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HiverMailWasher
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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Firetrust
MailWasher is a proficient solution that screen, filter, and acquire any spam email, taking the most secure and efficient precautionary action to keep the system safe. Further, the recycle bin from MailWasher is active, where it controls the already deleted texts, and they instantly get retrieved. Again, the adding of a friend list to the MailWasher is super effective, making the entire process of forwarding emails effectively.
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Pros
Hiver
  • automation through rules
  • tagging emails, anaylics behind them
  • support, chat always responds right away
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Firetrust
  • MailWasher has embraced the security simplicity of every email address.
  • Further, MailWasher extent of filtering spam emails is incredible.
  • Finally, MailWasher has flexibility, where deleting email is faster and restoring them takes no time.
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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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Firetrust
  • Some web security measures are slightly ignored by MailWasher.
  • High internet demand for a faster downloading capacity, which may affect businesses' cost of network connection.
  • However, MailWasher is the excellent email filter, with professional blocking power.
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Usability
Hiver
Easy to use
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Firetrust
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Hiver
Support is there, can be slow at times.
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Firetrust
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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Firetrust
The recycle bin feature from MailWasher ensure there is no accidental email deleting and this affirms every content. Further, MailWasher allows the previewing of any email written, and this corrects the mistakes and makes sure the sent content is accurate. Further, MailWasher is a simple application with flexibility and no demands to learn anything about the application.
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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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Firetrust
  • MailWasher is perfect in blocking malicious emails, controlling the chances of attacks.
  • Besides, MailWasher makes the preview of an email possible, and this makes the correction process effective and practical.
  • The coordination with platforms like Outlook, Gmail, Hotmail, among others, makes MailWasher effective and universal.
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ScreenShots

Hiver Screenshots

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