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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

    TeamWave (discontinued)

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ATeamWave was a platform that combined sales, projects, team, clients and marketing, as a work management software for small businesses. The platform is discontinued.N/A
    Pricing
    HiverTeamWave (discontinued)
    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
    HiverTeamWave (discontinued)
    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
    HiverTeamWave (discontinued)
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hiver and TeamWave (discontinued)
    Feature
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    TeamWave (discontinued)
    -
    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 TeamWave (discontinued)
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    TeamWave (discontinued)
    -
    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 TeamWave (discontinued)
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    TeamWave (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Hiver and TeamWave (discontinued)
    Feature
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    TeamWave (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Hiver and TeamWave (discontinued)
    Feature
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    TeamWave (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Hiver and TeamWave (discontinued)
    Feature
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    TeamWave (discontinued)
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Hiver and TeamWave (discontinued)
    Feature
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    TeamWave (discontinued)
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Hiver and TeamWave (discontinued)
    Feature
    Hiver
    -
    Ratings
    TeamWave (discontinued)
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HiverTeamWave (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    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
    HiverTeamWave (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiverTeamWave (discontinued)
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Only if you are constrained on cost and you need a good user experience.
    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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    Discontinued Products
    • Unlimited users
    • CRM & Project management in one tool
    • Visual Cards
    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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    Discontinued Products
    • [I feel] Product management is tedious
    • Flexibility of Integration with TPA
    • Mobile App is not robust.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    Discontinued Products
    As the organization scale and capability increases and the cost is not a constraint.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    Discontinued Products
    Responsive and solution oriented.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    TeamWave provides real value for its cost - but after using it for a while the need of real feature which other similar tools offer at higher price starts to become important. Unless you really need those advanced features, TeamWave fits the bill.
    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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    Discontinued Products
    • Easy to scale of operations, since unlimited users are allowed.
    • Database cost is not recurring
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Hiver Screenshots

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