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Gorgias vs Hiver

Gorgias and Hiver are both customer support tools. Gorgias is aimed at E-commerce and small businesses, while Hiver is aimed at small businesses. Gorgias costs less, from $10/mo versus $35/mo for Hiver.

Gorgias

Helpdesk built for Shopify merchants

Hiver

Helpdesk inside Gmail

PricingPaid · $10Paid · $35
Starting price$10/mo$35/mo
Free planNoNo
Free trial7 days7 days
Built forE-commerce, Small businessesSmall businesses
Platformsweb, ios, androidweb
CountryUS · 2015IN · 2011
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Choose Gorgias if

E-commerce brands on Shopify or BigCommerce.

  • Built for Shopify workflows
  • Ticket-based pricing
  • Strong automation

Look elsewhere if: SaaS or B2B support (Help Scout, Zendesk).

Choose Hiver if

Google Workspace teams wanting help desk features in Gmail.

  • No new interface to learn
  • Fast adoption
  • Good for Google Workspace teams

Look elsewhere if: Teams on Outlook or high-volume support.

Gorgias vs Hiver pricing

Gorgias

  • Starter$10/mo50 tickets/mo; monthly billing only
  • Basic$60/mo$50/mo billed annually; 300 tickets/mo
  • Pro$360/mo$300/mo billed annually; 2,000 tickets/mo
  • Advanced$900/mo$750/mo billed annually; 5,000 tickets/mo
  • AI Agent$1.00/automated interaction$0.85-$1.00 depending on plan; optional add-on

Hiver

  • Growth$35/user/mo$25/mo billed annually; AI agents, shared inbox, omnichannel
  • Pro$65/user/mo$55/mo billed annually; customer portal, SLAs, CSAT
  • Elite$95/user/mo$85/mo billed annually; AI QA and AI insights

Gorgias · Key features

  • E-commerce help desk with order data
  • Order edits, refunds and discounts in tickets
  • Omnichannel: email, chat, social, SMS, voice
  • Automations and macros
  • AI agent for common questions
  • Revenue attribution of support

Cons

  • Costs scale with ticket volume
  • AI agent costs extra
  • Less suited outside e-commerce

Hiver · Key features

  • Shared inboxes in Gmail
  • Assignments, notes and collision alerts
  • SLAs and automations
  • CSAT surveys and analytics
  • Live chat and knowledge base
  • AI drafting and summaries

Cons

  • Tied to Gmail
  • Less powerful than full help desks
  • Per-user pricing

Gorgias vs Hiver: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Gorgias or Hiver?

Gorgias starts at $10/mo and Hiver at $35/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Gorgias and Hiver have a free plan?

Gorgias has no free plan, a 7-day free trial. Hiver has no free plan, a 7-day free trial.

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