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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshdesk

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AFreshdesk is a cloud-based customer service software that helps businesses of all sizes to deliver customer support. Freshdesk converts requests coming in via email, web, phone, chat, and social into tickets, and unifies ticket resolution across channels. Additionally, Freshdesk lets the user automate workflows, provide self-service, manage SLAs, and measure metrics, to stay on top of customer support. Freshdesk also offers out-of-the-box features like an AI-powered support chatbot,…

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    Hiver

    Score7.7 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

    Pricing
    FreshdeskHiver
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Up to 2 agents
    Growth
    $15
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Pro
    $49
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Enterprise
    $79
    per month (billed annually) per agent
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    FreshdeskHiver
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual pricing.
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    FreshdeskHiver
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshdesk
    The plan levels and pricing were appropriate for our requirements, and the occasional agent feature was especially useful for us. We have a number of part-time staff, and paying for full licenses for each one would make Freshdesk or any alternatives very expensive for us as a …
    Incentivized
    Hiver
    Chose 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 …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    FreshdeskHiver
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Freshdesk and Hiver
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.6
    174 Ratings
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.2170 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Expert directory8.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications8.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation7.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission9.1170 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Ticket response9.3170 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Freshdesk and Hiver
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.0
    156 Ratings
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    External knowledge base8.0142 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.0145 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Freshdesk and Hiver
    Feature
    Freshdesk
    8.3
    165 Ratings
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    Customer portal7.4141 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    IVR8.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.587 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support9.4164 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration7.7101 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    FreshdeskHiver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (241 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (41 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    4.6
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (39 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (171 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.4
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    6.8
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    6.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)