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TriageFlow vs Hiver
Hiver lives inside Gmail — great if your team is on Google Workspace and never wants to leave the Gmail UI. TriageFlow is a standalone app: works with any provider, AI‑first, flat‑rate. Here's the honest comparison.
Pricing data verified May 2026 against the public pricing pages of both products.
The 30-second verdict
Choose TriageFlow if…
- •You're not on Google Workspace, or you mix Gmail and Microsoft 365 across teams.
- •You want AI to triage and draft replies on every plan, not gated to Hiver Pro/Elite.
- •You don't want to count seats — you want a flat fee that doesn't move when you hire.
- •You're comfortable with a dedicated app instead of a Gmail extension.
Choose Hiver if…
- •Your whole team is on Google Workspace and never wants to leave the Gmail UI.
- •Adoption is your biggest worry — nobody has to learn a new tool, they just see new buttons in Gmail.
- •You want CSAT surveys, simple analytics, and shared labels to feel native to Gmail.
- •You're a small team where Hiver Lite at $19/user/mo still works for the budget.
Both are good products. The right answer is the one that fits how your team actually works.
Pricing
What you'll actually pay
Hiver charges per user. TriageFlow charges a flat monthly fee with unlimited users. Here's what that looks like for typical team sizes.
| Team size | Hiver Lite ($19/user/mo) | Hiver Pro ($39/user/mo) | TriageFlow (plan depends on volume*) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $95/mo no AI on Lite (Pro+ for AI Bot) |
$195/mo AI Bot included; richer AI on Elite |
$49/mo Standard plan, AI included |
| 10 people | $190/mo no AI on Lite (Pro+ for AI Bot) |
$390/mo AI Bot included; richer AI on Elite |
$49/mo Standard plan, AI included |
| 20 people | $380/mo no AI on Lite (Pro+ for AI Bot) |
$780/mo AI Bot included; richer AI on Elite |
$199/mo Premium plan, AI included |
| 30 people | $570/mo no AI on Lite (Pro+ for AI Bot) |
$1,170/mo AI Bot included; richer AI on Elite |
$199/mo Premium plan, AI included |
Hiver prices billed annually, per user, from hiverhq.com/pricing (May 2026). Hiver's AI Bot, Workflow automation, and SLAs are mostly Pro/Elite features. *TriageFlow plan choice is by email volume, not team size: Standard ($49/mo) covers 500 emails, Premium ($199/mo) covers 2,500, Enterprise ($1,499/mo) covers 25,000. AI is included on every tier — pick the plan that matches your inbound volume. Full pricing.
Why the gap? Hiver Lite is cheap but ships without AI — for AI Bot you need Pro. A 5-person team on Hiver Pro: $195/mo; TriageFlow Standard: $49/mo — 4× on day one. By 20 people: $780 vs $199. By 30 on Pro: $1,170 vs $199. We hold flat because we charge by email volume, not seats.
Where Hiver is fairer: for tiny teams (3–5 people on Lite) where adoption matters more than AI depth, Hiver in Gmail is unbeatable for "everyone already knows the tool." Nobody has to log in somewhere new. We can't beat that — we're a separate app.
Features
Side-by-side
| Feature | TriageFlow | Hiver |
|---|---|---|
| Shared inbox | Yes (standalone app) | Yes (inside Gmail) |
| Works with Microsoft 365 / Outlook | Yes | Yes (Outlook plan), with limited features |
| Works without Google Workspace / Microsoft 365 | Yes (any IMAP) | No — requires Workspace or 365 |
| AI triage & auto-categorization | Included on every plan | AI Bot & Auto-Tag on Pro / Elite |
| AI-drafted replies | Included | Limited; richer features on Pro / Elite |
| Workflow automation / SLAs | Basic | Pro and above |
| Pricing model | Flat monthly fee, unlimited users | Per user, billed annually |
| Adoption curve | New app, but designed to be straightforward | Near-zero — it's just Gmail with extra buttons |
| Best fit team size | 2–30 people, any provider | 2–100, Google-Workspace-first |
Feature data sourced from hiverhq.com (May 2026). If something changes or we got a detail wrong, tell us and we'll fix it.
Where TriageFlow is the better pick
Provider-independent
Hiver is built around Gmail. If your team is on Microsoft 365, mixed providers, or a non-Google IMAP server, TriageFlow works without compromise.
AI on every plan
Hiver's AI Bot, Auto-Tag, and richer automations are gated behind Pro and Elite. With TriageFlow, AI triage and drafts are part of the entry tier.
Hiring doesn't change the bill
A 20-person team on Hiver Pro pays $780/mo. The same team on TriageFlow pays $199/mo — and that doesn't move when you hire person 21, 22, or 30.
Where Hiver is the better pick
Hiver wins on adoption in a way no standalone app can match.
Zero new UI to learn
Your team already knows Gmail. Hiver's buttons, labels, and shared inboxes appear inside the Gmail interface they use all day. Onboarding is genuinely fast.
Native Google Workspace fit
If you're all-in on Google — Workspace, Drive, Meet, the works — Hiver feels like an extension of the suite, not a separate vendor.
Built-in CSAT & analytics
Hiver ships with customer satisfaction surveys, basic analytics, and reporting tuned for support teams. We're newer in those areas.
Three teams, three answers
Scenario 1
A 12-person team on Microsoft 365 looking at Hiver
Hiver's Outlook support is feature-limited compared to Gmail. Wants AI working out of the box.
→ TriageFlow. Same depth on 365 as on Gmail; AI included.
Scenario 2
A 6-person ops team on Google Workspace, low budget
Adoption is the biggest concern — some teammates resist any new tool. Don't need rich AI yet.
→ Hiver Lite. Stays inside Gmail, $114/mo for 6 people.
Scenario 3
A 22-person CX team on Hiver Pro
Pays $858/mo for 22 seats on Pro. Wants more AI but Elite is another $440/mo on top. Open to a different UI if it pays for itself.
→ TriageFlow. $199/mo flat, AI included — saves about $650+/mo.
Frequently asked
Does TriageFlow work inside Gmail like Hiver?
No. TriageFlow is a standalone web app that connects to your inbox via Gmail or Microsoft 365 APIs. The trade-off: a separate UI to learn, but you get full features regardless of provider, and we're not constrained by what Gmail's plugin model allows.
Can TriageFlow import from Hiver?
Most of what matters — your email history — lives in your Gmail account already. Hiver's labels and shared mailbox structure stay in Gmail too. Migration is mostly recreating workflows on our side. Get in touch and we'll help.
Does TriageFlow really include AI on every plan?
Yes. AI triage, draft replies, and thread summaries work on Standard, Premium, and Enterprise. Higher tiers cover more email volume, not more AI features.
Is Hiver a bad product?
No. For Google Workspace teams that want zero adoption friction, Hiver's "shared inbox in Gmail" approach is genuinely the best in the category. The question is whether that constraint — Gmail-first — matches your team.
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