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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

    SAP Service Cloud

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASAP Service Cloud helps deliver customer value and protect the brand with intelligent customer service. It enables the user to engage with customers at their convenience, connect service with the value chain and deliver greater profitability.N/A
    Pricing
    HiverSAP Service Cloud
    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
    HiverSAP Service Cloud
    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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    Community Pulse
    HiverSAP Service Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Hiver
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    115 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    97 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    112 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    98 Answers
    Features
    HiverSAP Service Cloud
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hiver and SAP Service Cloud
    Feature
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    SAP Service Cloud
    -
    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 SAP Service Cloud
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    SAP Service Cloud
    -
    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 SAP Service Cloud
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    SAP Service Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HiverSAP Service Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (116 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (71 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiverSAP Service Cloud
    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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    SAP
    SAP Service Cloud is well-suited for handling a large number of customer complaints. For example, as a financial company, we receive customer inquiries about transaction failures. Once the client reaches us, we assign the problem to the right team and people, and that is all thanks to SAP Service Cloud, which helps ensure customer problems are solved in the best possible time.
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    Pros
    Hiver
    • automation through rules
    • tagging emails, anaylics behind them
    • support, chat always responds right away
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    SAP
    • First is It is highly effective when we consider Customer Relation Engagement.
    • Good User Interface by which anyone can get used to it quickly.
    • It is providing infinite opportunity of integration with other SAP solutions.
    • Affordable Solutions with effective features.
    • It has prebuilt charts which helps us to define customer journey with ease of efforts.
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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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    SAP
    • While SAP Service Cloud offers a wealth of features, its interface can sometimes feel overwhelming. For newcomers, especially those not tech-savvy, a more intuitive or simplified layout would be beneficial.
    • While it allows for some level of personalization, making deep customizations can be challenging. Given the unique requirements of our client's customer service, having more flexibility in tailoring the tool to our exact needs would be nice.
    • While SAP Service Cloud integrates well within the SAP ecosystem, it can sometimes be less smooth when linking up with non-SAP third-party tools. Enhancing these integrations would streamline our operations, especially when using other software tools alongside it.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hiver
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    SAP Service Cloud offers sturdy competencies for case control, workflow automation, and purchaser engagement. However, since our organization continues to be within the early assessment section, we have not but experienced its complete potential. Once fully applied and custom designed to our desires, the score can also increase as we investigate usability and integration with other SAP solutions.
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    Usability
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    SAP
    I have found that sometimes issues reported to the SAP takes more time also they lack system support with respect to the priority . Also we don't see RCA for the issues raised. Also turn around time for the issues is not fixed as the support is global sometimes the issues float here and there.
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    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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    SAP
    Zoho Desk is the ultimate software for clear communication, but when we compared these two according to our needs, we found out that SAP Service Cloud is the best option for us. Since it provides everything in one location, Zoho Desk is somewhat lacking in this area. That was the reason for choosing SAP Service Cloud.
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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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    SAP
    • can help speed up issue resolution, reducing the time customers spend waiting for solutions
    • AI insights help predict the customer profile, satisfaction, and possible options for service resolutions
    • One stop for all historical customer service requests and data and useful to calculate who are high CLTV customers
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    ScreenShots

    Hiver Screenshots

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

    SAP Service Cloud Screenshots

    Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotScreenshot of SAP Service Cloud's AI case insights.Screenshot of SAP Service Cloud's AI case summary.Screenshot of SAP Service Cloud's AI email drafter.