Compare/ Sektra vs Hiver
The Hiver alternative that goes beyond workflow
Hiver manages a queue inside Gmail's interface. Sektra is its own workspace over Gmail, Outlook and WhatsApp, and it builds what a queue does not: a memory of every client relationship in it.
Side by side
Based on public materials, September 2026. Check each vendor for current tiers and pricing.
The difference
Inbox tools organize. Sektra runs the inbox and remembers the client.
Commitments and open questions
Every promise and unanswered question, tracked per client across email and WhatsApp. Nothing is lost when a thread is archived.
Quiet-account flags
Sektra learns each client's normal rhythm and says when it breaks, while a check-in still reads as care.
An assistant that acts
Ask what was promised and get a cited answer. Hand it the work and it assigns, drafts, reminds and watches for you.
Common questions
We are on Hiver today. What changes?
You keep a shared inbox with assignments, notes and statuses. You gain an assistant that does the triage, remembers every promise, surfaces unanswered questions and flags accounts going quiet, on Gmail, Outlook and WhatsApp together.
Can we run both during a trial?
Yes. Your mail stays in Gmail or Outlook underneath either tool, so connecting Sektra changes nothing about the current setup. Every new workspace starts with 14 days of Pro, no card required, which is enough to run the two side by side on the same inboxes and decide.
Is there anything to migrate?
No. Sektra connects over OAuth to the mailboxes you already run and reads the history that is already there, so the memory of each client is complete from the first day.
Does Sektra work inside Gmail like Hiver?
No. Sektra is a separate workspace that syncs two ways with Gmail, so labels, stars and read state stay consistent. Teammates who are not on Sektra keep using Gmail unaffected.
How does pricing compare?
Sektra Standard is $29 per seat billed annually ($35 monthly) and Pro is $59 annually ($69 monthly). Every AI feature is in the plan price rather than an add-on, and each seat adds credits to a pool the whole team shares, so one heavy assistant user never becomes a line item.
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