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Alternatives to Hive
21 project management tools sit alongside Hive in this directory. Below is what separates each from Hive on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 16
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Hive starts at
- Free
Why people look past Hive
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Hive has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $11.85/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Project management & team collaboration software
- Starts $25 a month dearer, at $25/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 5 tiers to Hive's 3.
Intelligent calendar management for teams
- 2 tiers to Hive's 3.
Smart scheduling for busy teams
- 4 tiers to Hive's 3.
Organize anything, together
- Starts $5 a user/month dearer, at $5/user/month.
- 4 tiers to Hive's 3.
Unified platform for feature flags, A/B testing, and product analytics
- Starts $150 a month dearer, at $150/month.
Open-source all-in-one project management and collaboration platform
- Starts $19.99 a month dearer, at $19.99/month.
- 4 tiers to Hive's 3.
Every Hive alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hive (this page) | Free | Freemium | 3 | |
| BasecampProject management & team collaboration software | Free, then $25/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Hive |
| ClockwiseIntelligent calendar management for teams | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Hive |
| Reclaim.aiSmart scheduling for busy teams | Free | - | 4 | vs Hive |
| TrelloOrganize anything, together | Free, then $5/user/month | - | 4 | vs Hive |
| Statsig | Free, then $150/month | Freemium | 3 | vs Hive |
| Huly | Free, then $19.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Hive |
| Teamgantt | Free, then $24/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Hive |
| MeisterTask | Free, then $12.5/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Hive |
| Teamhood | Free, then €9/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Hive |
| Paymo | Free, then $5.9/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Hive |
| Pipefy | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Hive |
| Roadmunk | Free, then $19/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Hive |
| Taskade | Free, then $6/month | - | 3 | vs Hive |
| Freedcamp | Free, then $1.49/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Hive |
| Podio | Free, then $11.2/per user/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Hive |
| Nifty | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Hive |
| Tempo Timesheets | $1/month | Subscription | 7 | vs Hive |
| Sunsama | $17/month | - | 2 | vs Hive |
| GanttPRO | $7/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Hive |
| LiquidPlanner | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Hive |
| ProofHub | $45/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Hive |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Hive badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (16)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Basecamp , Free, then $25/month
- Clockwise , Free
- Reclaim.ai , Free
- Trello , Free, then $5/user/month
- Statsig , Free, then $150/month
- Huly , Free, then $19.99/month
- Teamgantt , Free, then $24/month
- MeisterTask , Free, then $12.5/month
What you would be giving up
Hive is most often brought in for project and task management with multiple project views, coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teams. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Hive is broadly right and the question is cost, the Hive pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Project Management category lists everything the directory holds, and best project management tools ranks them.
Hive runs on web, ios, android, desktop. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Hive alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Hive?
- 21 other project management tools are listed in this directory, led by Basecamp, Clockwise, Reclaim.ai, Trello. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Hive?
- 16 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Basecamp, Clockwise, Reclaim.ai, Trello, Statsig.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Hive?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Hive has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $11.85/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Hive?
- Hive is most often brought in for project and task management with multiple project views, coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teams. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Hive?
- None of the project management tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Hive alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Project Management, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Hive against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Hive covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every project management tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Project Management category, 21 tools beside Hive. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.