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Compare Hiver and Microsoft Teams 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (40.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$4.80 1 User Per Month
Hiver
Star Rating
(1,274)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansMicrosoft Teams
Star Rating
(17,583)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (40.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.80 1 User Per Month
Learn more about Microsoft TeamsHiver vs Microsoft Teams
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Hiver easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that Hiver was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that Hiver meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Teams.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Hiver is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Hiver over Microsoft Teams.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hiver
Free
Free
- Multi-channel shared inboxes
- Email management
- Live chat support
Microsoft Teams
Teams Essentials
$4.80
1 User Per Month
- Seamless integration with Exchange: Teams Essentials works with On-Premises or Hosted Exchange so that Office clients can get Teams in the cloud.
- Upgraded online meetings: Provide professional features like virtual backgrounds, screen sharing, and recording from any device for your clients.
- Fully-enabled dynamic chats: Keep conversations going internally or externally with continuous chat, searchable history, and in-app file sharing and collaboration.
Free Trial
Hiver
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Teams
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
987
8.9
13,073
Ease of Use
9.1
1,011
8.8
13,247
Ease of Setup
9.0
586
9.0
3,692
Ease of Admin
9.2
451
8.6
2,034
Quality of Support
9.2
915
8.6
10,521
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
442
8.8
2,008
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
980
8.6
12,503
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
8.8
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
214
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
177
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
190
Not enough data
8.6
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
111
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.2
74
Not enough data
7.3
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Help Desk
7.3
29
Not enough data
7.2
29
Not enough data
6.8
28
Not enough data
Communication Channels
8.2
160
Not enough data
8.9
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
189
Not enough data
7.5
109
Not enough data
7.5
104
Not enough data
Platform
7.5
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
161
Not enough data
8.8
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
193
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
208
|
Verified
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.9
8736
Not enough data
8.7
8992
Not enough data
8.4
8363
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.0
8286
Not enough data
8.9
8225
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.8
8029
Not enough data
8.8
8256
Not enough data
8.7
7243
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.2
982
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.0
963
Not enough data
8.3
960
Not enough data
7.9
950
Not enough data
8.0
950
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.9
554
Not enough data
8.0
549
Channels
7.9
149
Not enough data
7.6
143
Not enough data
6.7
141
Not enough data
Design
7.9
142
Not enough data
7.3
142
Not enough data
8.0
144
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
7.8
141
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.1
107
Not enough data
7.1
105
Not enough data
Usability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.0
7810
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
5575
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
5757
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.0
7364
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
6827
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
7074
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
5540
|
Verified
Software Type
Not enough data
8.8
7135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
5228
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
5775
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
7.8
644
Not enough data
7.8
639
Not enough data
7.8
636
Responses
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Support Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.3
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
8.1
350
Not enough data
8.8
385
Not enough data
7.5
330
Not enough data
8.0
347
Not enough data
Integrations
6.8
286
Not enough data
9.3
395
Not enough data
7.1
281
Not enough data
Time Management
8.7
351
Not enough data
8.5
344
Not enough data
8.0
313
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
204
Not enough data
7.2
199
Not enough data
7.4
202
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
7.2
31
Not enough data
7.2
32
Not enough data
Customer Support
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Internal Use
7.8
161
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
6
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Insight
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Automation - AI IT Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Autonomy - AI IT Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IT Ticket Management - AI IT Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
IT Support Automation - AI IT Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Communication Tools
6.7
5
Not enough data
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
107
Not enough data
8.7
112
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.6
111
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.6
108
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.1
105
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.2
110
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
105
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.2
100
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.6
107
Agentic AI - AI Agents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hiver and Microsoft Teams share no categories
Unique Categories
Hiver is categorized as Email Management, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Shared Inbox, Customer Communications Management, Live Chat, Help Desk, Customer Self-Service, Complaint Management, Conversational Support, Social Customer Service, Customer Service Automation, Google Workspace Communication Tools, AI IT Agents, and Chatbots
Microsoft Teams is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Video Conferencing, and AI Note-Taking Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hiver
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Teams
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
6.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.4%
Information Technology and Services
5.4%
Accounting
4.9%
Financial Services
4.2%
Other
73.2%
Information Technology and Services
17.2%
Computer Software
9.2%
Financial Services
3.7%
Education Management
3.6%
Marketing and Advertising
3.5%
Other
62.9%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the future development direction for Hiver?
1 Comment
NR
Hi George. Thanks for being a Hiver champion over the years. I'm Niraj, founder and CEO at Hiver. Hope you remembers our communication from a few years back...Read more
Is there a way to make pending items show up in my hiver inbox? Right now, they are separate.
1 Comment
PA
Hi Makisha,
I am Pratibha from the Product team at Hiver.
As of now, there's no way to show Pending conversations assigned to you in your Inbox. But I...Read more
How can i separate Hiver tickets from my own emails in Gmail?
1 Comment
RG
We just create a filter that auto archives anything in the Shared Inbox from Hiver so that those emails only show up in the Hiver folder. Read more
What software do you need for Microsoft teams?
17 Comments
AG
You need Office 365 to use Microsoft Teams.Read more
What is the use of Microsoft teams?
17 Comments
AP
Teams can be used to conduct meeting as well as chats can be accessed.Read more
What are Microsoft teams features?
11 Comments
DB
Chat, video conferencing, team collaboration.Read more
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