Hive vs ProofHub
Hive
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| Figure | Hive | ProofHub |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | $50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Project management tools | 9.4 (#6) | 8.6 (#62) |
| Spec score · Project Management Software | 9.2 (#10) | 8.2 (#109) |
| Spec score · Project Tracking Software | 9.3 (#2) | 8.3 (#23) |
| Spec score · Work Management Software | 9.3 (#4) | 8.2 (#30) |
| Spec score · Nonprofit Project Management | 9.3 (#3) | 8.2 (#27) |
| Spec score · Google Workspace Project Management Software | 9.3 (#3) | 8.2 (#22) |
| Collaboration | Hive Notes provides collaborative documents that teammates can edit in real time before, during and after meetings. | Features include discussions, one-to-one and group chat, announcements, shared notes, and file sharing. |
| Company history | Hive's own history lists AngelPad graduation in 2015, $1.4 million seed funding in 2016, another $4 million seed round in 2017, $10.6 million Series A funding in 2019, Zoom Apps Fund investment in 2021 and SquidHub acquisition in 2022. | ProofHub says it launched in 2012; its founder and CEO Sandeep Kashyap started an earlier proofing tool, ProofMini, in 2007. |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Guest access | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Hive says it has more than 1,000 integrations and lists Google Drive, Google Calendar, Dropbox, QuickBooks, Zoom, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams among native connections. | Listed integrations include Slack, Box, Dropbox, Google Calendar, iCal, OneDrive, FreshBooks, and QuickBooks. |
| Security | Hive says it is SOC2 certified and that its hosting is ISO 27001 accredited. | ProofHub says it uses 128-bit SSL encryption for data in transit and offers account IP restrictions and activity logs. |
| Time tracking | Yes | Yes |
| Trial terms | For the first two weeks on any Hive plan, users have access to the full feature suite, and no credit card is collected during the trial. | The 14-day free trial requires no credit card, and the pricing page says an unpaid account expires after the trial. |
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In their own words
Hive
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.