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Balsamiq Wireframes vs Hive

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Balsamiq Wireframes

Software

Low-fidelity wireframing that keeps focus on structure and content

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Hive

Software

Project management built for speed

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Balsamiq Wireframes starter plan is capped at 10 projects and costs $16 per editor per month ($192/year); Hive the free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Balsamiq Wireframes and Hive actually diverge.

Attributes where Balsamiq Wireframes and Hive differ
AttributeBalsamiq WireframesHive
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Desktop
FoundedUnknown2015

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

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 Balsamiq Wireframes

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.

Balsamiq Wireframes

No use cases recorded yet. See the Balsamiq Wireframes review.

Hive

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

Where each one falls short

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

Balsamiq Wireframes

  • Starter plan is capped at 10 projects and costs $16 per editor per month ($192/year)
  • Teams plan raises the cap to only 100 projects at $24 per editor per month; even Enterprise tops out at 400 projects
  • AI credits are metered per editor per month (500 on Starter, 1,000 on Teams, 2,500 on Enterprise), so AI features have a hard usage ceiling beyond the base seat price

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

Balsamiq Wireframes

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Balsamiq Wireframes review.

Hive

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Balsamiq Wireframes if

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

Balsamiq Wireframes 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 Balsamiq Wireframes or Hive better?
Neither clearly leads. Balsamiq Wireframes 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, Balsamiq Wireframes or Hive?
Balsamiq Wireframes starts at On request and Hive at On request.
Does Balsamiq Wireframes or Hive run on more platforms?
Balsamiq Wireframes runs on Web. Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
What can Balsamiq Wireframes do that Hive cannot?
Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Time tracking.
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