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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

    Text Request

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AText Request is a business texting platform built to ignite customer engagement. It is a plug-and-play messaging solutions to everyday communication problems that enables businesses to connect to customers anytime, anywhere. Text Request is designed to scale from one person handling a few conversations, to thousands of employees sending millions of messages, to custom solutions built on its API.

    $59

    per month

    Pricing
    HiverText Request
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    Basic
    $59
    per month
    Starter
    $139
    per month
    Corporate
    $279
    per month
    Enterprise
    $549
    per month
    High Volume Tier 1
    $850
    per month
    High Volume Tier 2
    $1,400
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiverText Request
    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
    HiverText Request
    Considered Both Products
    Hiver
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    Text Request
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 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
    HiverText Request
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hiver and Text Request
    Feature
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Text Request
    -
    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 Text Request
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Text Request
    -
    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 Text Request
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Text Request
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    HiverText Request
    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
    HiverText Request
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.3
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiverText Request
    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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    Text Request
    Text Request is appropriate for all kinds of scenarios! I really have NOT found a situation where Text Request was not suitable to use to try and reach a patient. We have used TR to contact a patient that we have received a referral from their Primary Doctor and we need to schedule an evaluation, we have used TR for insurance and Billing, we have used TR for contacting patients that missed a visit and to reschedule.
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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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    Text Request
    • text clients quickly and efficiently
    • Allow all team members to communicate with all clients and keep the conversation going
    • Templates to easily send regular texts
    • Customer service is better than excellent!
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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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    Text Request
    • I think so far the only improvement I could suggest would be to be able to "un-send" a text within like 30 secs in case you send something out incorrectly.
    • Maybe adding more emojis
    • When sending a file make the size of the pic they see bigger
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    Text Request
    Text Request is very user friendly. I started using the Text Request platform on Day 1 without any specific instructions and I was able to figure it out very easily!
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    Support Rating
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    Text Request
    I have never used the support
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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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    Text Request
    I use Hatch for my service businesses because they integrate with our CRM tool and Text Request does not. I am NOT a fan - their support is not even half as good as TR but they fill a need that our company has. I like the technology, customer service and ease of use that Text Request gives to us - I just want them to integrate with my CRM! If so, I'd leave Hatch in a heartbeat!
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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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    Text Request
    • That is not something we see from an office standpoint. This is something that our Headquarters would keep track of.
    • What I can say is that the amount of patients being scheduled after implementing TR has been in an upward trend.
    • Also patients that missed their appointments are more likely to reschedule when being able to do so with just a text message
    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