Hive vs Plane

Hive is a work management platform for teams, bringing projects, tasks, approvals, billing and related work together. It supports time tracking, resourcing, time and cost reporting, and billable-time submission. Hive Notes lets teammates edit collaborative documents in real time before, during and after meetings. Buzz AI includes AI Mail, meeting Sidekick, project generation, AI proofing and dashboards. Workflow automations can run inside Hive and across connected apps, including recurring jobs and workflows built with Buzz. Native integrations include Google Drive, Google Calendar, Dropbox, QuickBooks, Zoom, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Outlook Calendar, GitHub and Box; a REST API and Hive Automate recipes provide further integration options. Hive is available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and web, with API access. The Free plan costs nothing and allows up to 10 workspace members, with unlimited tasks and collaborative notes. Starter costs $5 a month per user. During the first two weeks on any plan, users get the full feature suite without providing a credit card. Hive requires Wi-Fi and cannot be used offline.

Plane is project and work management software from Plane, founded in 2022 with headquarters in Delaware and India. It runs on the web, iOS, and Android, and offers board task views, automation rules, time tracking, and guest access. The Free plan costs $0 per seat per month for up to 12 users. Pro costs $6 per user per month with annual pricing shown and lists work logs, a workspace wiki, dashboards, initiatives, teamspaces, and integrations and marketplace access. Business costs $13 per month with annual pricing shown and adds project templates, recurring work items, intake email and forms, nested pages and embeds, workflow controls, and advanced dashboard widgets. Enterprise Grid has no listed price and includes private and managed deployments, granular access control, multiple workflows and approvals, LDAP support, flexible AI credits, and API-enabled audit logs. A 14-day trial is listed.