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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Help Scout

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AHelp Scout is help desk software. The vendor’s value proposition is that that their solution reduces time spent on training users because Help Scout is simple to use and set up and scales like any enterprise product. This solution includes multiple mailboxes to support as many email addresses as needed in order to work collaboratively across teams, and manage several products or brands from one account. Reports on conversation trends, team performance, productivity, and customer happiness are…

    $30

    per month starts with 100 contacts

    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
    Help ScoutHiver
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $30
    per month starts with 100 contacts
    Plus
    $90
    per month starts with 200 contacts
    Company
    Contact sales team
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Help ScoutHiver
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Help ScoutHiver
    Considered Both Products
    Help Scout
    Chose Help Scout
    Help Scout easily plugs into Gmail and allows us to create reports based on our tagging. We found its price point for us as a nonprofit was a good fit. Customer service was also supportive. It also allows us to have an external help desk for our common questions from clients.
    Incentivized
    Hiver
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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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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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Help ScoutHiver
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Help Scout and Hiver
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.8
    19 Ratings
    Hiver
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets9.019 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.118 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Ticket response8.119 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Help Scout and Hiver
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.5
    17 Ratings
    Hiver
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    External knowledge base9.016 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.015 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Help Scout and Hiver
    Feature
    Help Scout
    8.0
    19 Ratings
    Hiver
    8.5
    4 Ratings
    Email support8.019 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Help ScoutHiver
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (19 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)