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
Pipeline CRM
Score5.2 out of 10
N/A
Founded in 2006, Pipeline CRM (formerly PipelineDeals) is a CRM for small and midsize businesses, empowering sales teams across a breadth of industries to build game changing relationships. Pipeline is built around a customizable user experience, sales focused features, and customer support and service. The vendor, headquartered in Seattle, boasts 18,000 users in 60 countries who use Pipeline to gain visibility into their sales, accelerate opportunities, and close more deals.
$29
per month
Pricing
Hiver
Pipeline CRM
Editions & Modules
Lite
$24
per month per user
Growth
$34
per month per user
Pro
$59
per month per user
Elite
Contact Sales
Start
$300
per year per user
Develop
$396
per year per user
Develop
$588
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Hiver
Pipeline CRM
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
20% discount for annual pricing.
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Features
Hiver
Pipeline CRM
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
9.0
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Pipeline CRM
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets
9.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission
9.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Ticket response
9.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
8.0
1 Ratings
0% below category average
Pipeline CRM
-
Ratings
External knowledge base
8.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base
8.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
8.5
4 Ratings
6% above category average
Pipeline CRM
-
Ratings
Customer portal
8.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email support
9.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
6.9
5 Ratings
13% below category average
Customer data management / contact management
00 Ratings
8.05 Ratings
Workflow management
00 Ratings
8.05 Ratings
Territory management
00 Ratings
7.04 Ratings
Opportunity management
00 Ratings
8.05 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
00 Ratings
4.05 Ratings
Contract management
00 Ratings
5.05 Ratings
Quote & order management
00 Ratings
6.03 Ratings
Interaction tracking
00 Ratings
9.05 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management
00 Ratings
7.04 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
7.8
3 Ratings
1% above category average
Case management
00 Ratings
7.03 Ratings
Call center management
00 Ratings
8.21 Ratings
Help desk management
00 Ratings
8.21 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
5.0
4 Ratings
43% below category average
Lead management
00 Ratings
8.04 Ratings
Email marketing
00 Ratings
2.02 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
4.5
5 Ratings
52% below category average
Task management
00 Ratings
3.04 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management
00 Ratings
5.53 Ratings
Reporting
00 Ratings
5.03 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
6.7
5 Ratings
13% below category average
Forecasting
00 Ratings
8.03 Ratings
Pipeline visualization
00 Ratings
5.05 Ratings
Customizable reports
00 Ratings
7.05 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
9.5
5 Ratings
22% above category average
Custom fields
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Custom objects
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Scripting environment
00 Ratings
8.21 Ratings
API for custom integration
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
6.0
3 Ratings
33% below category average
Single sign-on capability
00 Ratings
6.02 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
00 Ratings
6.02 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
8.1
2 Ratings
8% above category average
Social data
00 Ratings
8.12 Ratings
Social engagement
00 Ratings
8.21 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
Feature
Hiver
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
4.6
3 Ratings
48% below category average
Marketing automation
00 Ratings
2.03 Ratings
Compensation management
00 Ratings
7.31 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Hiver and Pipeline CRM
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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If you have a small business where you are trying to keep things simple, then PipelineDeals is a perfect fit. Once you get to where you are wanting to tie your marketing efforts and create marketing campaigns that are tied to leads, it starts to miss the mark
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
I wouldn't say no areas for improvement exist, but I will say that PipelineDeals takes customer input, shared product roadmap, and supports what they have very nicely. What they provide works out-of-the-box. Improvements can always be made with respect to pre-packaged integration with 3rd party services/solutions, and with extended attributes, but you also want to avoid something that attempts to boil the ocean.
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If we can integrate and easily export and clean all of our data such that it can be used for multiple purposes, i.e. outreach to guests, sending out newsletters to subscribers, doing research and tracking progress, we will definitely renew
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The user interface is simple and easy to navigate. Anyone who is overwhelmed with some of the more complicated CRM systems will definitely enjoy the simplicity of what PipelineDeals has to offer
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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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The cost is much better and it is much easier to use. Salesforce was way too robust and I never want to hire a consultant to set up a CRM. PipelineDeals CRM has the best visibility of our sales efforts.
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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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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info