Head to head
Hive vs Smartsheet
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
23/100 | 52/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #6 | #2 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | — | 88 |
| AI Authority | 3 | 29 |
| Web Authority | 21 | 21 |
| Expert Assessment | 57 | 61 |
| 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) | Pro: $9/user/month billed annually ($108/year) per G2 and tech.co — UNCONFIRMED against the vendor pricing page · free tier: None currently evidenced — tech.co (Dec 2025) reports the limited free plan was discontinued in 2025, leaving only a 30-day free trial |
| Pricing model | Subscription (per user per month) with paid add-ons | Subscription (per-editor seat licensing) |
| 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. | Mid-market and enterprise organisations with 10+ paid editors and a dedicated PM/PMO function running process-heavy portfolios that need dashboards, cross-project reporting, SSO and enterprise controls — and that will budget separately for training and premium support. |
| 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 are a small team, freelancer or budget-constrained nonprofit, need zero-training adoption, rely on included responsive human support and flexible cancellation, or have an unusual workflow that will fight the grid model. |
| Markets | SMB, Mid-Market | Mid-Market, Enterprise, PMO / programme management teams |
| 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.