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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

    MCA Suite

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AMCA Suite is a customer relationship management (CRM) system built specifically for companies in the merchant cash advance industry.N/A
    Pricing
    HiverMCA Suite
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
    Elite
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiverMCA Suite
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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
    HiverMCA Suite
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hiver and MCA Suite
    Feature
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    MCA Suite
    -
    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 Hiver and MCA Suite
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    MCA Suite
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Hiver and MCA Suite
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    MCA Suite
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Hiver and MCA Suite
    Feature
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    MCA Suite
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Hiver and MCA Suite
    Feature
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    MCA Suite
    1.0
    1 Ratings
    154% below category average
    Customizable reports00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Hiver and MCA Suite
    Feature
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    MCA Suite
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Hiver and MCA Suite
    Feature
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    MCA Suite
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    63% below category average
    Reporting00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
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    HiverMCA Suite
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    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Salesflare
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    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HiverMCA Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiverMCA Suite
    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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    Five Components, Inc.
    It is a good tool for smaller companies entering the MCA space, but doesn't scale all that well, and provides limited options for reporting customization.
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    Pros
    Hiver
    • automation through rules
    • tagging emails, anaylics behind them
    • support, chat always responds right away
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    Five Components, Inc.
    • They have lots of detail on the deal pages.
    • It allows for multiple internal and external users.
    • It has global search functionality.
    Incentivized
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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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    Five Components, Inc.
    • Poor reporting.
    • Filtering is clunky.
    • They could improve on data visualization.
    • Renewal advances that are not refinances are difficult to manage.
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    Usability
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    Five Components, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    Five Components, Inc.
    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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    Five Components, Inc.
    We haven't used any others.
    Incentivized
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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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    Five Components, Inc.
    • We've been able to grow our working capital program over the years with the help of MCA Suite.
    • Data management is difficult, and we struggle with reporting.
    • We have granted merchants dedicated to their advances for tracking purposes.
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Hiver in GmailScreenshot of a view of a shared mailboxScreenshot of the collision alerts feature