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Accelo vs Hive

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Accelo

Professional Services

Complete visibility, control and efficiency for client work

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Hive

Project Management

Project management built for speed

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Accelo pricing page states cost is based on team size and growth goals with no published tiers or dollar figures, requiring a custom quote; Hive the free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Accelo and Hive actually diverge.

Attributes where Accelo and Hive differ
AttributeAcceloHive
Pricing modelquotefreemium
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Desktop
CategoryProfessional ServicesProject Management
FoundedUnknown2015

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Accelo

Nothing recorded that Hive does not also cover.

Only in Hive

  • Tasks
  • Gantt view
  • Kanban
  • Time tracking
  • Forms
  • Slack
  • Zoom
  • Google Drive

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Accelo

No use cases recorded yet. See the Accelo review.

Hive

  • Project and task management with multiple project viewsnot Accelo
  • Coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teamsnot Accelo

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Accelo

  • Pricing page states cost is based on team size and growth goals with no published tiers or dollar figures, requiring a custom quote
  • Onboarding takes weeks: the vendor states most teams are up and running in a matter of weeks rather than immediately

Hive

  • The free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage
  • The Starter plan at $5 per user per month is limited to 10 projects
  • Eight capabilities are sold as $5 per user add ons on the Teams plan, including CRM, timesheets, proofing, resourcing, advanced dashboards, external users and SSO
  • Buying SSO plus a few of those add ons therefore costs more than the $12 base seat itself
  • AI credits are metered monthly at 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000 by plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Accelo

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Accelo review.

Hive

On request
  • FreeFree
    • Basic features
    • 10 users
  • Teams$12/month
    • Unlimited users
    • Time tracking
    • Automations

Which should you pick?

Choose Accelo if

Nothing in the data separates Accelo from Hive on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Accelo review

Choose Hive if

  • You need tasks.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
  • You also want gantt view.
Hive review

Questions people ask

Is Accelo or Hive better?
Neither clearly leads. Accelo starts at On request and Hive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Accelo or Hive?
Accelo starts at On request and Hive at On request.
Does Accelo or Hive run on more platforms?
Accelo runs on Web. Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
What can Accelo do that Hive cannot?
Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Time tracking.
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