Hive vs Redmine
Hive
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| Figure | Hive | Redmine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 2 |
| Spec score · Project management tools | 9.4 (#6) | 8.8 (#43) |
| Spec score · Project Management Software | 9.2 (#10) | 8.4 (#80) |
| API | Hive provides REST API documentation for integrations, with an API v2 base endpoint at app.hive.com/api/v2 and SSL required. | The REST API provides access and basic create, update and delete operations for documented resources, in XML and JSON formats. |
| Collaboration | Hive Notes provides collaborative documents that teammates can edit in real time before, during and after meetings. | Features include project wikis and forums, news, document and file management, feeds and email notifications. |
| Licence | Hive's terms grant customers a limited subscription right to use the platform and prohibit reverse engineering, sublicensing, modification and derivative works, indicating proprietary software rather than open source. | Redmine is open source under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.4 out of 5 from 219 reviews | 4.1 out of 5 from 177 reviews. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 671 reviews | 4.0 out of 5 from 257 reviews. |
| Security | Hive says it is SOC2 certified and that its hosting is ISO 27001 accredited. | The security advisories page lists vulnerabilities fixed in Redmine releases and asks vulnerability reporters to email security(at)redmine.org. |
| Support | Users can reach Hive through the in-app question-mark help control or the Hive Help Center. | The project directs users to its forums and IRC chatroom for help and discussion. |
| System requirements | Hive recommends Chrome or Firefox for browser access, provides Mac and Windows desktop apps, and requires an internet connection because offline use is unavailable. | Redmine 7.0 supports Ruby 3.2 through 4.0, Rails 8.1, PostgreSQL 14, MySQL 8.0–8.4, SQL Server above 2012, and SQLite 3. |
| Time tracking | Yes | Users can record time against projects or tickets and report time by user, issue type, category, or activity. |
| What it does | Hive is a project-management and collaboration workspace for planning, tracking, communicating about and reporting on work. | Redmine is a flexible, cross-platform project-management web application built with Ruby on Rails and designed for self-hosting. |
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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.
Redmine
Redmine is an open-source web application for managing projects, available for self-hosting. A single instance can manage multiple projects, each with its own roles, visibility settings, and enabled modules. Teams can define issue statuses and types, then set workflow transitions by issue type and role. Gantt charts and calendars use issue dates for planning, and time entries can be reported by user, issue type, category, or activity. Collaboration tools include project wikis and forums, news, document and file management, feeds, and email notifications. The repository browser supports Subversion, CVS, Mercurial, Bazaar, and Git. Its REST API provides basic create, update, and delete operations for documented resources in XML and JSON. Redmine is released under GNU GPL v2 and costs nothing for self-hosting. It should run on most Unix, Linux, macOS, and Windows systems where Ruby is available, but it does not support JRuby. The project directs users to forums and IRC for help and discussion. The download page identifies the 7.0.x branch as the latest stable version, with new features, bug fixes, and security updates.