Hive review

Hive is project management software, but the vendor's homepage gives little detail about how its project tools work. It does introduce Hive CRM, describing it as “a live pulse on every account.” That points to account visibility as the CRM’s stated purpose; the homepage text does not explain its specific tools or workflows.

Hive’s pricing details list four plans: Free, Starter, Teams and custom-priced Enterprise. The Free plan costs $0 and includes unlimited tasks, while paid plans add project and workspace-member capacity. Hive CRM is listed separately as a $29-per-seat-per-month add-on, so the available information does not establish that it comes with a project management subscription. A 14-day free trial is also listed. For a team considering a switch, the basic buying picture is clearer than the product picture: we can see plan prices and caps, but not enough detail here to judge how Hive’s project management or CRM would fit a specific workflow.

Hive has a low-cost way to start. The Free plan is $0 and includes unlimited tasks for up to 10 workspace members, with 200MB of storage and 1,000 AI credits per month. That gives a small team a no-cost entry point, though the storage cap matters if the team keeps files in the workspace.

The pricing details list Starter at $7 per user per month when billed monthly, or $5 with annual billing. It allows up to 10 workspace members and 10 projects, includes unlimited storage, and provides 3,000 AI credits per month. Teams costs $18 per user per month monthly, or $12 annually, and removes the stated member and project limits. It includes 5,000 AI credits per month and five external user licenses per paid license.

There is also a specific account-visibility pitch: Hive says CRM offers “a live pulse on every account.” For organizations that want to assess that CRM alongside project management, the listed $29-per-seat monthly add-on makes its separate price visible. The pricing details also list a 14-day trial, giving prospective buyers a defined evaluation window.

The main gap is product detail. The vendor's homepage names Hive CRM and its account-pulse promise, but does not describe specific project management capabilities. It also does not spell out task management, collaboration or reporting features. That makes it hard to judge whether Hive can replace an existing stack without checking further documentation.

The low entry price comes with caps. Free is limited to 10 workspace members and 200MB of storage. Starter is also capped at 10 members and 10 projects, so a team that outgrows either limit would need to consider Teams. Annual billing lowers the listed Starter price from $7 to $5 per user per month and Teams from $18 to $12, but those are annual-billing rates rather than monthly terms.

Several extras cost more: proofing and approvals, timesheets, team resourcing, Advanced Dashboards, external users, and SSO, enterprise security and control are each listed at $5 per user per month. Finance is $12 per seat monthly, and Hive CRM is $29 per seat monthly. Enterprise pricing is custom, and extra AI credit-pack pricing is not published. Those add-ons can make the headline plan price a poor guide to the total bill.

Hive has a free plan, then paid plans start at $7 per user/month billed monthly, or $5 with annual billing, according to the published pricing details. Free includes up to 10 workspace members, 200MB of storage, 1,000 AI credits a month and unlimited tasks. Starter costs $7 monthly or $5 annually per user, and caps teams at 10 members and 10 projects; storage is unlimited. Teams jumps to $18 monthly or $12 annually per user. That is more than double Starter’s monthly rate, but it removes the project cap and allows unlimited workspace members. It includes 5,000 AI credits monthly and five external-user licenses per paid license.

Watch the add-ons: Hive CRM is $29 per seat/month, while proofing, timesheets, resourcing, Advanced Dashboards, external users and SSO each list at $5 per user/month. Finance is $12 per seat/month. Annual prices require annual billing; the published details don’t state cancellation terms. A 14-day free trial is listed, but its terms aren’t specified.

We can’t estimate migration effort from the published product information: it doesn’t describe import tools, supported data formats, export options, integrations or migration services. Before switching, ask Hive for a sample export and confirm what happens to tasks, project history, files, comments, account records and user permissions. Also check whether CRM data can be exported separately; the pricing details list Hive CRM as a $29-per-seat/month add-on, not as part of a paid plan.

The published material includes no Reddit posts or comments, so we can’t responsibly say what tends to make users leave. It also doesn’t publish contract or cancellation terms. Ask about those before committing, especially on annual billing, and test a small representative export before moving the full workspace. If Hive can’t confirm that your team can retrieve the records it needs, that is a switching risk—not evidence that export is impossible.