Project Management · alternatives
Alternatives to Hive
19 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
- 19
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Hive starts at
- Free
Why people look past Hive
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Hive has a free tier. 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.
Visual project management for teams of all sizes
Priced and rated the same as Hive on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
AI-powered productivity for teams
- Publishes an entry price of $6/month, where Hive does not.
- 3 tiers to Hive's 2.
The operating system for your workflow
Priced and rated the same as Hive on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Beautiful team planning and project timelines
- Publishes an entry price of $10/month, where Hive does not.
- 3 tiers to Hive's 2.
Beautiful document and note-taking app for Apple devices
Priced and rated the same as Hive on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
The flexible team collaboration platform
Priced and rated the same as Hive on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
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 | 2 | |
| Teamhood | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Hive |
| Taskade | Free, then $6/month | - | 3 | vs Hive |
| Nifty | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Hive |
| Toggl Plan | Free, then $10/month | - | 3 | vs Hive |
| Craft Docs | Free | - | - | vs Hive |
| Podio | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Hive |
| MeisterTask | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Hive |
| Teamgantt | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Hive |
| Reclaim.ai | Free | - | 4 | vs Hive |
| Paymo | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Hive |
| Clockwise | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Hive |
| Freedcamp | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Hive |
| Tempo Timesheets | On request | Subscription | - | vs Hive |
| Pipefy | On request | Quote | - | vs Hive |
| Kanbanize | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Hive |
| ProofHub | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Hive |
| Sunsama | $17/month | - | 2 | vs Hive |
| GanttPRO | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Hive |
| LiquidPlanner | On request | 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 (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Teamhood , Free
- Taskade , Free, then $6/month
- Nifty , Free
- Toggl Plan , Free, then $10/month
- Craft Docs , Free
- Podio , Free
- MeisterTask , Free
- Teamgantt , Free
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?
- 19 other project management tools are listed in this directory, led by Teamhood, Taskade, Nifty, Toggl Plan. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Hive?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Teamhood, Taskade, Nifty, Toggl Plan, Craft Docs.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Hive?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Hive has a free tier. 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 slot 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, 19 tools beside Hive. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.