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The hivr.ai alternative for caterers & event venues

Univents brings bookings, kitchen, staff and finances into one system. Here is how hivr.ai compares head-to-head.

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What is hivr.ai?

hivr.ai uses AI agents to automate capturing, qualifying and quoting meetings-and-groups inquiries for hotels.

Very mature AI agents (email and phone) that turn incoming MICE inquiries into proposals within minutes, live at 2,000+ hotels.

Feature comparison

Univents vs hivr.ai in detail

FeatureUnivents21/22hivr.ai5/22
Sales & enquiries
Online booking pagesIncluded–Not specified
Inquiry managementIncludedIncluded
Mail inbox (AI-read)IncludedIncluded
Customer portal (EventHub)Included–Not specified
Quotes, contracts & finance
Quotes & invoicesIncludedPartial
Contracts with templatesIncluded–Not specified
Digital signatureIncluded–Not specified
Online paymentsPartial1–Not specified
GDPR & DACH invoicingIncluded–Not specified
Event operations
Kitchen & productionIncludedNot included
Staff & shiftsIncludedNot included
Function sheets (auto)IncludedNot included
Stock & inventoryIncludedNot included
Event planning & calendarIncluded–Not specified
Floor plan & seating plannerIncludedNot included
AI & automation
AI assistantIncludedPartial
AutomationsIncludedIncluded
Reports & analyticsIncluded–Not specified
Multi-languagePartial2Partial
AI operates the whole app by chatIncludedNot included
AI builds a quote from a PDFIncluded–Not specified
Platform & integrations
Open API & MCP interfaceIncluded–Not specified
IncludedPartialNot included–Not specified
  • 1Online payments run through the built-in Stripe integration.
  • 2Interface in German and English; multilingual finance documents from the Growth plan.

Why teams switch from hivr.ai to Univents

1

Univents covers the entire flow after the inquiry — staff planning, production lists, function sheets and finance — whereas hivr.ai focuses on the inquiry-and-proposal stage.

2

Univents is built for caterers, event venues and agencies rather than the hotel-MICE world hivr.ai is aligned to.

3

Univents is DACH-first with XRechnung, DATEV and GoBD plus a German UI and support; hivr.ai's DACH accounting compliance is not publicly documented.

Pricing compared

Univents

7-day free trial, no credit card. Then from €55/month for quotes or from €299/month for the full platform — fair and transparent.

hivr.ai

No public pricing — enterprise/sales-led, demo-based (Amadeus-backed).

FAQ: Univents vs hivr.ai

Is hivr.ai a good Univents alternative?

If you are a hotel that mainly wants to automate inbound meetings-and-groups inquiries with AI, hivr.ai is strong. For caterers, event venues and agencies that need the full flow after the inquiry (staff, production, function sheets, finance), Univents covers considerably more.

Does hivr.ai handle full event operations after the inquiry?

Based on publicly available information, hivr.ai focuses on inquiry capture, qualification and proposal generation. Staff planning, production lists, function sheets and inventory are not part of the product — those are covered by Univents.

What does hivr.ai cost?

hivr.ai does not publish pricing and works enterprise/sales-led via a demo request. Univents, by contrast, communicates transparent plans.

Switching from hivr.ai? We handle your data import — free of charge.

We move over your customers, products, events and quotes. No data loss, no double work.

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