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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

    XWiki

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    XWiki is an open-source collaborative platform designed to enhance business collaboration and streamline knowledge management for companies of all sizes. As a an alternative to proprietary knowledge bases, XWiki offers a structured second-generation wiki with over 900 pre-made extensions, enabling businesses to add features and customize their XWiki instance to meet specific needs. Key features and benefits: Structured wiki concept: XWiki organizes knowledge…

    $300

    per year 10 users

    Pricing
    HiverXWiki
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    Starter
    €300
    per year for up to 10 users
    On-Premise
    Custom Pricing
    (Pro Plans available for On-Premise deployment)
    Basic
    starting at €1443
    per year for up to 25 users
    Business
    starting at €10890
    per year for up to 250 users
    Enterprise
    starting at €33000
    per year for up to 500 users
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiverXWiki
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.Discount available for multi-year pricing and higher user volumes. Up to a 50% discount available for NGOs and institutions of higher learning.
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    Features
    HiverXWiki
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hiver and XWiki
    Feature
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    9% above category average
    XWiki
    -
    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 XWiki
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    0% below category average
    XWiki
    -
    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 XWiki
    Feature
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    XWiki
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    HiverXWiki
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    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Slite
    Score5.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Bloomfire
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Bloomfire
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HiverXWiki
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiverXWiki
    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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    XWiki SAS
    XWiki is very well suited for a very wide range of web collaboration and web development.
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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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    XWiki SAS
    • XWiki makes it easy to manage semi-structured information, which is at the heart of every knowledge nexus of organizations. It makes it easy to manage in a single system both structured data (such as memberships, projects), and unstructured data.
    • XWiki offers a very rich API for creating enterprise applications quickly that are easy to maintain and evolve collaboratively.
    • XWiki templating and skinning system is extremely flexible and powerful.
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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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    XWiki SAS
    • While the basic pieces are available for turning XWiki into an advanced semantic system, some features could be made available more prominently to the user for easing the use of faceted and typed links, paving the way for a new era of collaborative knowledge sharing.
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    Usability
    Hiver
    Easy to use
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    XWiki SAS
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Hiver
    Support is there, can be slow at times.
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    XWiki SAS
    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.
    Incentivized
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    XWiki SAS
    XWiki key differentiators in my opinion:
    • Fast app development framework with very rich API
    • Open-source strategy, opening the way to collaborative innovation
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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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    XWiki SAS
    • XWiki has a positive impact on the OW2 communication and collaborations strategies. It saves time when developing applications.
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    ScreenShots

    Hiver Screenshots

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

    XWiki Screenshots

    Screenshot of an XWiki homepageScreenshot of knowledge management, in XWiki.Screenshot of the granular rights access feature, that helps users to manage big teams.Screenshot of some of the customizations available in every aspect of an instance, from theme to templates and page structure.Screenshot of an example of migration from Confluence using the dedicated migrator.