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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

    OpenText Exstream

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Exstream (formerly HP Exstream) is a multichannel customer communication management solution that helps companies tailor customer communications through web, email, print and mobile channels.N/A
    Pricing
    HiverOpenText Exstream
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
    Elite
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiverOpenText Exstream
    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
    HiverOpenText Exstream
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hiver and OpenText Exstream
    Feature
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    OpenText Exstream
    -
    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 OpenText Exstream
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    OpenText Exstream
    -
    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 OpenText Exstream
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    OpenText Exstream
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HiverOpenText Exstream
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    GoTo Connect
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Quadient Inspire
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Quadient Inspire
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HiverOpenText Exstream
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiverOpenText Exstream
    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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    OpenText
    It's really helpful in all sort of ccm requirements special it handles high volume ccm requirements very smoothly and error free. Improvements in quality of product with new versions is remarkable.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Hiver
    • automation through rules
    • tagging emails, anaylics behind them
    • support, chat always responds right away
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • Document creation
    • layouts
    • Document distribution
    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.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • Vernacular document generation
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    OpenText
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    OpenText
    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.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Exstream is more stable compare to all ccm available in market, it's reasearch and r&d team make really good progress to improve product quality.
    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
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • increased customer and employee satisfaction
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Hiver in GmailScreenshot of a view of a shared mailboxScreenshot of the collision alerts feature