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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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Vision Helpdesk
Vision Helpdesk
Star Rating
(95)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.00 1 Per Staff Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Vision Helpdesk excels in ticket management, with users praising its clean interface and well-organized features. Many find it simplifies the support process, making it a great value for businesses seeking efficient customer support solutions.
  • Users say Hiver shines in email collaboration, particularly with its shared inbox feature. Reviewers appreciate how it enhances team workflow by allowing easy assignment of emails and tracking of tasks, which significantly improves the management of support and sales queries.
  • According to verified reviews, Vision Helpdesk's automation capabilities are a standout feature, with users highlighting the effectiveness of its API access and Service Catalog. This functionality helps streamline operations and improve overall efficiency in handling customer inquiries.
  • Reviewers mention that Hiver's ability to keep a record of email interactions is a major advantage, as it reduces the time needed to respond to customer queries. This feature is particularly beneficial for teams that rely heavily on email communication for support.
  • G2 reviewers note that while Vision Helpdesk has a smaller user base, it maintains a high level of customer satisfaction, reflected in its strong support ratings. Users commend the responsive support team for being attentive and helpful, which enhances the overall experience.
  • Users highlight that Hiver, despite its strengths in email management, has a larger market presence and more recent reviews, indicating a broader user experience. However, some users feel that it may not be as robust in ticketing features compared to Vision Helpdesk, which could be a consideration for businesses focused on comprehensive support solutions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hiver
Free
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plans
Vision Helpdesk
Starter Help Desk - SaaS License
$12.00
1 Per Staff Per Month
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Free Trial
Hiver
Free Trial is available
Vision Helpdesk
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
987
9.2
88
Ease of Use
9.1
1,011
9.0
88
Ease of Setup
9.0
586
8.7
82
Ease of Admin
9.2
451
9.1
74
Quality of Support
9.2
915
9.4
86
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
442
9.5
73
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
980
9.3
83
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
8.8
211
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Verified
9.4
69
|
Verified
8.7
214
|
Verified
9.2
68
|
Verified
8.6
221
|
Verified
8.9
65
|
Verified
8.5
206
|
Verified
9.2
62
8.2
177
|
Verified
8.8
56
|
Verified
8.3
190
9.0
64
|
Verified
8.6
205
|
Verified
8.8
61
|
Verified
8.1
111
8.7
38
|
Verified
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
9.2
66
|
Verified
8.9
216
|
Verified
9.3
61
|
Verified
8.5
189
8.7
38
7.5
109
8.9
39
|
Verified
7.5
104
8.3
27
|
Verified
Platform
7.5
176
|
Verified
8.7
49
|
Verified
7.8
161
8.4
57
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
9.1
57
|
Verified
8.2
176
|
Verified
8.8
40
|
Verified
8.2
193
|
Verified
8.7
56
|
Verified
8.4
208
|
Verified
9.1
58
|
Verified
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
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 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
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
11
Internal Use
7.8
161
8.4
57
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
8.9
11
8.4
8
9.4
28
Generative AI
8.6
6
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.6
7
9.4
24
8.3
7
9.2
24
8.6
7
9.1
22
8.3
7
9.1
15
8.3
7
9.5
16
Self-Service Platform
8.6
7
9.7
15
8.6
7
9.5
16
8.8
7
Feature Not Available
8.8
7
9.5
16
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
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
Not enough data
8.5
27
Incident Management
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.4
22
Not enough data
9.0
25
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.5
18
Reporting
Not enough data
8.2
23
Not enough data
7.9
23
Not enough data
8.3
17
Access & Usability
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.7
18
Agentic AI - Service Desk
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hiver
Hiver
Vision Helpdesk
Vision Helpdesk
Hiver and Vision Helpdesk are categorized as Live Chat, Help Desk, and Customer Self-Service
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%
Vision Helpdesk
Vision Helpdesk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
60.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
34.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
5.4%
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%
Vision Helpdesk
Vision Helpdesk
Non-Profit Organization Management
18.3%
Information Technology and Services
9.7%
Internet
6.5%
Education Management
5.4%
Computer Software
5.4%
Other
54.8%
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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
Vision Helpdesk
Vision Helpdesk Discussions
How would you automate your current helpdesk system?
1 Comment
Official Response from Vision Helpdesk
Here is how it goes, In order to leverage the Automation and Workflow modules pls go through the webinar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdOJ_CH7glk...Read more
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Vision Helpdesk has no more discussions with answers