Head to head
Hive vs Productive
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
23/100 | 42/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #6 | #4 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | — | 70 |
| AI Authority | 3 | 22 |
| Web Authority | 21 | 11 |
| Expert Assessment | 57 | 63 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Not published — vendor pricing page could not be retrieved; secondary sources conflict by up to 5x (Starter quoted at $5/user/mo, $1.00/user/mo and $1.50/user/mo across three directories) · free tier: Free plan reported as limited to businesses with fewer than 10 employees; unlimited tasks, unlimited notes, chat and email, 200MB storage (secondary sources only) | Essential $9 per user/month billed yearly (monthly card on the same page showed $10) · free tier: Free 14-day trial, no credit card required, cancel any time. No permanent free plan published. |
| Pricing model | Subscription (per user per month) with paid add-ons | Subscription (per-seat) |
| Best for | Small-to-midsize teams of roughly 10–200 people that want Gantt/timeline visibility and clear task accountability, particularly Salesforce-centric or email-heavy workflows; sub-10-person companies can trial at zero cost. | A 10–200 person agency, consultancy or IT services firm that bills time and wants utilisation, delivery and per-project profitability in one system, with an operations owner willing to invest in configuration. |
| Avoid if | You are a global enterprise with complex governance and permission needs, a mobile-first or field team dependent on reliable push notifications, or a procurement function that requires a firm published price and verified security certifications before engaging. | You want a lightweight task tracker, run non-billable internal teams, are a pure-retainer or PR shop, need out-of-hours support, or must fix total cost of ownership before speaking to sales. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market | SMB, Mid-Market, Agencies, Consultancies, IT services firms |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.