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At a Glance
Hiver
Hiver
Star Rating
(1,274)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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SaneBox
SaneBox
Star Rating
(180)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.5% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$8.25 per license / per month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that SaneBox excels in ease of use, with many users appreciating its intuitive design and straightforward setup process. One user highlighted that the initial setup was flawless, making it easy to start organizing their inbox effectively.
  • Users say Hiver shines in team collaboration, particularly with its shared inbox features. Reviewers noted that the ability to assign emails and track tasks has significantly improved their team's workflow, making it easier to manage customer queries without missing important communications.
  • According to verified reviews, SaneBox's AI sorting capabilities are a standout feature, with users praising how it intelligently categorizes emails. One user mentioned that it has saved their sanity by allowing them to focus on important emails while deferring less critical ones.
  • Reviewers mention that Hiver's email tracking and internal communication features enhance the overall customer experience. Users appreciate how it keeps a record of email resolutions, which helps in reducing response times and improving service quality.
  • Users report that SaneBox's blackhole feature is particularly valuable, allowing them to easily manage unwanted emails. This feature has been described as "gold" by users who find it essential for maintaining a clutter-free inbox.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that while Hiver offers a free entry-level price, SaneBox's paid model is justified by its robust features and high satisfaction ratings. Users feel that the investment in SaneBox pays off through its effective email management tools and support quality.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hiver
Free
Free
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SaneBox
SaneBox for Business
$8.25
per license / per month
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Free Trial
Hiver
Free Trial is available
SaneBox
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
987
9.6
108
Ease of Use
9.1
1,011
9.5
110
Ease of Setup
9.0
586
9.7
26
Ease of Admin
9.2
451
9.8
23
Quality of Support
9.2
915
9.7
95
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
442
9.7
23
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
980
8.9
98
Features by Category
8.0
346
Not enough data
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
Customer Communications ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
7.6
152
Not enough data
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
Complaint ManagementHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
Not enough data
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
8.4
620
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
8.9
572
Not enough data
8.7
545
Not enough data
9.2
573
Not enough data
8.7
503
Not enough data
8.7
530
Not enough data
8.2
445
Not enough data
9.1
557
Not enough data
Analytics
8.0
431
Not enough data
8.3
462
Not enough data
8.8
500
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Shared Inbox
7.2
24
Not enough data
7.2
24
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 SupportHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
7.3
5
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
7.8
410
9.2
17
Sorting & Filtering
8.1
350
8.7
9
8.8
385
9.1
9
7.5
330
9.3
16
8.0
347
8.9
16
Integrations
6.8
286
9.4
11
9.3
395
9.4
8
7.1
281
8.7
5
Time Management
8.7
351
9.2
10
8.5
344
9.5
14
8.0
313
9.7
12
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 Service AutomationHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
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
6.5
214
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
8.4
8
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
Social Customer ServiceHide 14 FeaturesShow 14 Features
Not enough data
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
Digital Customer Service PlatformsHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
9.0
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Anti-spam Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Google Workspace Communication ToolsHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
6.7
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Communication Tools
6.7
5
Not enough data
Google Workspace for SalesHide 5 FeaturesShow 5 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Google Workspace for Sales
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
9.4
35
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
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
Analytics
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.5
10
Customizations
Not enough data
9.5
22
Not enough data
9.6
18
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
9.5
29
Not enough data
9.5
13
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hiver
Hiver
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
67.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
5.9%
SaneBox
SaneBox
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
82.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
11.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Hiver
Hiver
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%
SaneBox
SaneBox
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Marketing and Advertising
6.4%
Computer Software
5.8%
Management Consulting
4.7%
Higher Education
4.7%
Other
69.0%
Alternatives
Hiver
Hiver Alternatives
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Freshdesk
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Help Scout
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SaneBox
SaneBox Alternatives
Mailbutler
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Discussions
Hiver
Hiver Discussions
What is the future development direction for Hiver?
1 Comment
Niraj Ranjan R.
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
Pratibha A.
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
Ross G.
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
SaneBox
SaneBox Discussions
How long you’re using and how it helped you?
4 Comments
Alan E.
AE
i have used Sanebox for around 9 months now, and it has helped me to manage email overwhelm.Read more
When will Sanebox add auto responders?
2 Comments
My main doubt is : how to be sure that SaneBox's tool really choose the correct e-mails to put in the SaneLatter folder or other folders ? How can we trust that SaneBox will not make mistakes, for example, putting an important and priority e- mail in the folder SaneLatter ? ority
1 Comment
Evan M.
EM
It’s like this and I mean no offense: you’re looking for a certainty that no string of coding can ever provide. If that is what you’re looking for, I fear...Read more