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Hive

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Hive Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives

Hive FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does Hive offer?

Hive has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $12.00/month
Pricing model: Free, Subscription
Free Trial: Available

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Q. Who are the typical users of Hive?

Hive has the following typical customers:
Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Small Business

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Q. What languages does Hive support?

Hive supports the following languages:
English

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Q. Does Hive support mobile devices?

Hive supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone

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Q. Does Hive offer an API?

Yes, Hive has an API available for use.

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Q. What other apps does Hive integrate with?

Hive integrates with the following applications:
GitHub, Microsoft Outlook, Dropbox Business, Jira, ActiveCampaign, Zapier, Gmail, OneDrive, Google Workspace, Google Drive, Box, Pipedrive, FreshBooks, Zoom Meetings, Microsoft Teams, Freshdesk, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Harvest, Slack, Google Calendar, Intercom, Zendesk Suite

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Q. What level of support does Hive offer?

Hive offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Chat, Phone Support, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, 24/7 (Live rep)

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Hive product overview

Price starts from

12

/user

Per month

What is Hive?

We help teams move faster. Hive is the world's first democratic project management platform. That means that our product is built by users, for users, via feedback on our Forum.

Key benefits of using Hive

  • Extensive project views: Gantt charts, Kanban board, Team view, Label view, Portfolio view, Calendar view

  • Request forms, action and project templates, and recurring actions automate your work and save time

  • Group messaging and file integrations (Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box) connect all aspects of your work

  • Over 1,000 integrations available to connect to all the other tools you use

  • Time tracking and resourcing help track allocated resources
  • Typical customers

    Freelancers
    Small businesses
    Mid size businesses
    Large enterprises

    Platforms supported

    Web
    Android
    iPhone/iPad

    Support options

    Email/Help Desk
    Chat
    Phone Support
    FAQs/Forum
    Knowledge Base
    24/7 (Live rep)

    Training options

    Webinars
    Videos
    Live Online
    In Person
    Documentation

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    Value for money

    4.5

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    Hive features

    Functionality

    4.4

    /5

    185

    Total features

    161

    17 categories

    Most valued features by users

    Task Management
    Collaboration Tools
    Task Progress Tracking
    Alerts/Notifications
    Activity Dashboard
    Third Party Integrations
    Prioritization
    Reporting/Analytics

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    Hive users reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.5

    /5

    185

    Positive reviews

    Rating breakdown
    • Value for money
    • Ease of use
    • Features
    • Customer support
    • Likelihood to recommend8.62/10
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    Pros
    My writers love how clear and concise their workload is presented each day. The ability to change and insert new assignments or move them around is also great.
    I am enjoying my time with Hive so far, very efficient and easy to use. Always updating their features, which is fun to learn about and implement into my work.
    I enjoy how integrated the platform can be with other software such as Microsoft office, and the customer service is pretty good.
    Cons
    The reporting and accountability factors are lacking a little in Hive. There is some bad logic in their recurring actions that prevent us from being able to generate accurate productivity reports.
    There are some quirks which we have discussed at length with the development team - most notably the inability to create dependent tasks within project actions that recur.
    There are some aspects of Hive that are a bit annoying. For example, "future" actions aren't actually future actions.

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    CEO

    E-Learning, 1-10 employees

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    Versatile and solid UX platform

    Reviewed 3 years ago

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    Nate H.

    Senior Content Strategy Manager

    Education Management, 201-500 employees

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    Hive Keeps Us Organized

    Reviewed 3 years ago

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    Matthew W.

    Research, 11-50 employees

    Used daily for 1-2 years

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    • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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    Great, easy to use project management - but also a great team behind it.

    Reviewed 5 years ago

    We use hive to manage multiple projects with teammates and consultants. This has been a great software to do it and we have been exceptionally happy with both the platform and the customer service behind it.

    Pros

    It is very easy to use the software and get it up and running. But the customer service team was exceptionally helpful when we had questions.

    Cons

    The integrations weren't flawless at first, but it is improving.

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    Bram v.

    Marketing and Advertising, 1-10 employees

    Used daily for 1-2 years

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    • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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    Easy project management

    Reviewed 4 years ago

    Hive has been a great help in keeping an overview of all the different projects that run simultaneously. Assigning tasks, checking off to-do lists and tracking time is what I use Hive for on a daily basis, and with great pleasure!

    Pros

    The software is really easy to use - and very friendly to the eyes and mind. I love using the Gantt-chart option when setting up projects, to keep a nice overview of the status of a project. For employees to be able to switch project views is an excellent tool too, because not everyone needs the overview like me.

    Cons

    What I like least is the way integration with email and Slack is done. It definitely works, and probably like charm knowing the team and the software, but it sits on a rather small portion of the screen and makes the rest of the app a lot smaller, too.

    Vendor response

    Hi Bram, Thanks for leaving a review of Hive! We're thrilled that you've been loving Gantt. If there's ever anything we can do for you, feel free to reach out at marketing@hive.com Best, The Hive Team

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    Jeff C.

    Environmental Services, 11-50 employees

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    Close But Not Quite

    Reviewed 4 years ago

    Timely response to chat logs. It would be a great product if the e-mail integration actually added value to ones workflow.

    Pros

    Intuitive, easy to navigate. Many useful features you would expect with a project collaboration tool.

    Cons

    Gmail attachments make into to the HIVE e-mail interface only about half of the time. Of those that do make it into HIVE about 65% must be downloaded rather than simply read. Hive will read a g.doc via Drive but all other attachments must be downloaded. If you create an action from the Hive e-mail and want to work on the documents that are attached, you would have to download and reattach the the documents to the action card. That renders HIVE e-mail integration about useless if you get a lot of e-mails with attachments. For me Hive is a no go for that reason. But, also because only half of the attachments even make into Hive to begin with.

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    Nina D.

    E-Learning, 11-50 employees

    Used weekly for less than 6 months

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    • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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    Hive is a Complete Gamechanger!

    Reviewed 3 years ago

    Overall, Hive has been a game changer for us. We haven't had a project management or project planning tool at all since I have started at my company and having this now has been so helpful. The ease of use and the user friendly interface has made the adoption process smooth and collaboration has seemed to soar so far.

    Pros

    What I love most about Hive is the number of options you have to make the project plan work for you. In my organization, we have a variety of different project types and sometimes one size does not fit all. We have the option now to plan our projects out based on the type of tasks/teams that are assigned and and we can find something that fits for each one. It's also been so incredibly helpful to have a variety of different views so we can share them with our clients and it makes updating projects so much easier when a milestone shifts or something like that. The integrations also make it extremely helpful for us to share projects across different departments.

    Cons

    One of the only cons I have seen so far is the Jira integration. We have a software team that operates solely through Jira and while that works for them, we've been trying to bridge the gap between Jira and Hive so that we can work efficiently. I just wish that the integration with Jira was a little more robust, however, it's not something that will make things super difficult for us and would just be a nice to have!

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    Jason B.

    Religious Institutions, 11-50 employees

    Used daily for 6-12 months

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    • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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    Hive is the Most Versatile Task-Management Tool I've Ever Used

    Reviewed 4 years ago

    I love using Hive. I have been demonstrably more productive at scheduling out my time and seeing what's on my plate. I love it so much that I've been paying for it out of pocket for about nine months (as of this writing) because my company has yet to approve paying for it (just for budget reasons).

    Pros

    Hive is versatile, customizable, and easy to use to track the completion of projects and tasks. The simple fact that you can instantly convert a project from Kanban style to a calendar view is incredible.

    Cons

    The arrangement of the projects at the top isn't ideal.

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