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Achievers vs Hive

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Achievers

HR & Recruiting

Recognize and reward employee success

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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
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Achievers pricing is not published and requires a demo; Hive the free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage
  • They diverge on capability: Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Hive covers Tasks.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Achievers and Hive actually diverge.

Attributes where Achievers and Hive differ
AttributeAchieversHive
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android, Desktop
CategoryHR & RecruitingProject Management
Founded20022015

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 Achievers

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Manager recognition
  • Points-based rewards
  • Marketplace rewards
  • Pulse surveys
  • Employee connections
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Values alignment

Only in Hive

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

Both cover

  • Slack

What people use each for

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

Achievers

  • Employee recognitionnot Hive
  • Rewards programnot Hive
  • Engagement measurementnot Hive
  • Culture buildingnot Hive
  • Retention improvementnot Hive

Hive

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

Where each one falls short

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

Achievers

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Aimed at mid-market and enterprise organisations rather than small teams
  • Sold as separate named modules, Recognize, Reward and Celebrate, so a full programme means more than one line on the quote

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

Achievers

On request
  • Recognize$undefined/month
    • Peer-to-peer recognition
    • Manager recognition
    • Points & rewards
  • Listen$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Analytics
  • Connect$undefined/month
    • Employee connections
    • Interest groups
    • Events

Hive

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Achievers if

  • You need peer-to-peer recognition.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want manager recognition.
Achievers 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 Achievers or Hive better?
Neither clearly leads. Achievers 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, Achievers or Hive?
Achievers starts at On request and Hive at On request.
Does Achievers or Hive run on more platforms?
Achievers runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
What is Achievers best used for?
Achievers is most often used for employee recognition, rewards program, engagement measurement, culture building. Of those, employee recognition and rewards program are not what Hive is typically brought in for.
What can Achievers do that Hive cannot?
Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Points-based rewards, Marketplace rewards. Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Time tracking. Both handle Slack.
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