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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

    Teams Manager

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    IT administrators can keep control of their Microsoft 365 environment with Teams Manager. Teams Manager is used to prevent the uncontrolled creation of Teams and Groups and automate governance processes. Key Features: • Governance Dashboard and Reports – provides an overview of the M365 environment (inactive or ownerless teams, teams with guests etc.) • Provisioning of new teams & SharePoint sites – with channels,…

    $1.60

    per year

    Pricing
    HiverTeams Manager
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    Extra Large (4,000+ users)
    $1.60
    per year per user
    Small (up to 249 users)
    1,599
    per year per installation
    Medium (up to 999 users)
    4,049
    per year per installation
    Large (up to 4000 users)
    6,499
    per year per installation
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiverTeams Manager
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.Prices are starting prices. Not listed here are the different support and service packages.
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    Community Pulse
    HiverTeams Manager
    Considered Both Products
    Hiver
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    Would buy again
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    90%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    HiverTeams Manager
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hiver and Solutions2Share Teams Manager
    Feature
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Solutions2Share Teams Manager
    -
    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 Solutions2Share Teams Manager
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Solutions2Share Teams Manager
    -
    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 Solutions2Share Teams Manager
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Solutions2Share Teams Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HiverTeams Manager
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    HiverTeams Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiverTeams Manager
    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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    Solutions2Share
    It's well suited if you or your organization performs tasks incorporating other Microsoft programs such as OneNote or Planner. Teams Manager allows for easy management of that software usage; if you do not use any of those, I'm not sure if there is much advantage in using it to manage workflow.
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    Pros
    Hiver
    • automation through rules
    • tagging emails, anaylics behind them
    • support, chat always responds right away
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    Solutions2Share
    • Handles different teams and teams members
    • Giving them permissions as per their job profile and necessity
    • Seeing the projects' progress through one platform
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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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    Solutions2Share
    • user interface can be enhanced to seperate the color coding for different channels
    • It would be great to receive notifications in Outlook for Shifts and be able to approve/deny requests and schedule changes there while it's synced with the Outlook calendar.
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    Usability
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    Solutions2Share
    It is a well-designed and polished application on Teams. Most of its issues stem from Teams UI and UX, which could be improved further. However, if you can fit the team manager to your needs, it can become a very powerful tool to manage data flow.
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    Support Rating
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    Solutions2Share
    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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    Solutions2Share
    We still use it for our one-off situations, but mostly stick to Teams as it is much more user-friendly and allows better sharing capabilities through virtual meetings. Skype is not as easily customized, so it's a no-brainer to use Microsoft Teams and Team Manager for all of our instant messaging and virtual meeting needs.
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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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    Solutions2Share
    • Positive in regards to easy access to quick answers through instant messaging
    • Positive in that the Managers have a secure place to go to retrieve sensitive information.
    • Negative in that we do not fully utilize the tool.
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    ScreenShots

    Hiver Screenshots

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

    Teams Manager Screenshots

    Screenshot of Governance Dashboard and Reports – for an overview of Microsoft 365 environmentsScreenshot of Automated request and approval process for new teams, M365 groups and SharePoint sitesScreenshot of Templates and provisioning for teams and SharePoint sites (with channels, tabs, apps, folders, Planner with tasks, OneNote with content and more)Screenshot of Lifecycles for teams: inactive or obsolete teams can automatically be archived or even deleted after a specified period of timeScreenshot of Naming conventions for teams, OneNotes, Planners and SharePoint URLs: rules for uniform, relevant names with predefined prefixes and suffixesScreenshot of Policy packages for teams: automatically enforce governance policies for team requests, approvals, access reviews and more