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Reasons to choose Hiver
over Google Groups

Establish email ownership

Hiver facilitates accountability and visibility by easily assigning emails based on skills, business hours, and other parameters

Unclear ownership in Google groups causes confusion and duplicated work. Emails land in everyone's inbox, leading to multiple conflicting responses from team members

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Untangle collaboration chaosUntangle collaboration chaos

Untangle collaboration chaos

Hiver lets you overcome the complexities of switching between tools, CC'ing/forwarding emails with Notes and @mentions

Working in Google Groups can be clunky. Messy email threads and cluttered inboxes make it difficult to track conversations and next steps

Automate team workflows

With Hiver, you can set rules to auto-respond and auto-assign emails, helping your team to respond faster and focus on high-priority tasks

Teams spend a lot of time manually routing emails in Google Groups and they struggle to handle growing email volumes due to a lack of automation

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Make decisions with dataMake decisions with data

Make decisions with data

Hiver's advanced analytics reports and dashboards help you pinpoint bottlenecks and monitor team performance, SLAs, and customer satisfaction

Google Groups lack visibility into team performance, turning decision-making into a guessing game

Is Google Collaborative Inbox enough? 
Here's why it will hold you back.

Hiver offers the features
that your team needs

Google GroupsGoogle
Collaborative Inbox
Hiver
Email task assignmentManualManual and automated
Track email statusBasicAdvanced
Drive email visibility using Tags, Custom fields, Custom views, PermalinksCustomized views
Add internal notes, @ mention team members
Preventing duplicate replies with Collision alerts
Analyze data with advanced reporting and dashboards
Customer satisfaction surveys and reports
Service Level Agreements & business hours
AI capabilities like AI Summarizer, AI-suggested email templates, and more
Set up automation workflows
Email templates and shared drafts
Workload distribution
Create and share email drafts

Drive measurable impact with Hiver

  • Jędrzej Dąbrowski

    I get visibility into the volume of emails, and the types of issues. I can now ensure that operational tasks are accomplished faster.

    Jędrzej Dąbrowski

    Junior Product Manager at Travelist
  • Fin Brown

    Our clients choose us over competitors due to our speed and quality of communication. We couldn’t have achieved this without Hiver.

    Fin Brown

    Project Manager, Get It Made
  • Christian Sibayan

    Hiver is a very friendly tool. It does away with the complexities of a ticketing system. Everything about it is so simple to use.

    Christian Sibayan

    Manager - Field Operations and Systems, Oxford Business Group
  • David Pinto

    I get visibility into the volume of emails, and the types of issues. I can now ensure that operational tasks are accomplished faster.

    David Pinto

    Business Development, Kiwi.com
  • Luke Thompson

    Hiver is extremely easy to use. We hit the ground running right from day one. Also, their customer service is simply fantastic!

    Luke Thompson

    Co-owner, Visiting Angels - Wisconsin
  • Luke Thompson

    With Hiver, we no longer miss emails. I also have much better visibility into where an issue is on the resolution path.

    Nathan Strang

    Ocean Freight Operations Manager, Flexport

FAQs

How does Hiver justify its cost compared to Google Groups, which is included in the Google Workspace subscription?

While Google Groups is a basic email group management tool, Hiver offers advanced inbox automation and collaboration features that drive efficiency and accountability. The additional value provided by Hiver in terms of productivity gains, ability to monitor and improve SLA adherence, customer satisfaction rating, and streamlined workflows justifies the investment compared to Google Groups and has guaranteed returns.

I’m a founder, I don’t have time to think about this. Why should this be a priority?

As a founder, your time is incredibly valuable, and we understand that you have many competing priorities. With Hiver, we aim to lighten your load by streamlining workflows and empowering your team to work more efficiently. This allows you and your team the space to steer your company to achieve your goals.

How does Hiver ensure secure collaboration?

Hiver ensures secure collaboration through features like private and public permalinks for sharing emails, control over shared email access to keep sensitive information secure, and role-based permissions. These measures help maintain the integrity of your communications and protect your organization's sensitive data.

What is the difference between a collaborative inbox and a delegated inbox?

A collaborative inbox allows multiple users to access, manage, and reply to emails, promoting teamwork and efficiency. Whereas delegated inbox is accessible and available for a single user. Hiver provides a collaborative inbox enabling real-time collaboration, email assignment, and tracking, optimizing team productivity in managing shared email tasks.

Switching from Google Groups will cost me time and resources. How will Hiver help me?

Hiver offers seamless transition with dedicated support, minimizing downtime and ensuring that your team can hit the ground running from day 1. Hiver is known to be an easy-to-use and implement software(G2 Spring Report 2024),and our support team will be available 24X7 to guide you through data transfer, setup, and training.

I have some concerns about data security and protection. Can I trust Hiver to keep my information safe?

At Hiver, we prioritize the security of your information above all else. Our platform has robust security features and undergoes regular audits to ensure compliance with the highest industry standards. You can trust that your data is safe with Hiver, allowing you to rest easy and focus on confidently driving your business forward.

What is a collaborative inbox?

A collaborative inbox is a shared email platform that allows team members to manage and respond to emails together, enhancing efficiency and coordination. Hiver offers seamless collaboration features with real-time updates and assignment features, tailored for teams looking to streamline their email management process.

What key features does Hiver offer to help teams collaborate?

Hiver's collaborative inbox offers several key features to boost team productivity, including email assignment tasks, shared drafts, collision alerts, email automation, analytics, SLA management, email tags, customer surveys, email templates, workload distribution, and more. These features facilitate seamless collaboration and efficient email management for teams.

Hiver is truly the best alternative to Google Groups

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