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Capsule vs Hive

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Capsule

CRM & Sales

Visual CRM for small teams

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Hive logo

Hive

Project Management

Project management built for speed

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Capsule the free plan is capped at 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields and a single pipeline; Hive the free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage
  • They diverge on capability: Capsule covers Contact management, Hive covers Tasks.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Capsule and Hive actually diverge.

Attributes where Capsule and Hive differ
AttributeCapsuleHive
Starting price$19/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Desktop
CategoryCRM & SalesProject Management
Founded20082015

Identical on both: 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 Capsule

  • Contact management
  • Deal tracking
  • Task management
  • Email sync
  • Activity timeline
  • Zapier
  • Google Apps
  • GDPR

Only in Hive

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

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Capsule

  • Simple contact and pipeline CRM for a small teamnot Hive
  • Tracking deals and follow-up tasksnot Hive
  • Linking emails and notes to contact recordsnot Hive
  • Multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiersnot Hive

Hive

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

Where each one falls short

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

Capsule

  • The free plan is capped at 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields and a single pipeline
  • Contact ceilings gate every tier, from 30,000 on Starter to 120,000 on Advanced
  • Per-user prices are not shown as figures on the pricing page, only as tier names
  • Ultimate is quote-only

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

Capsule

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Contact management
    • Task tracking
  • Professional$39/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Pipeline management
    • Reporting
  • Enterprise$99/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Custom fields
    • API access

Hive

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Capsule if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want deal tracking.
Capsule 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 Capsule or Hive better?
Neither clearly leads. Capsule starts at $19/month and Hive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Capsule or Hive?
Capsule starts at $19/month and Hive at On request.
Does Capsule or Hive run on more platforms?
Capsule runs on Web, Ios, Android. Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
What is Capsule best used for?
Capsule is most often used for simple contact and pipeline crm for a small team, tracking deals and follow-up tasks, linking emails and notes to contact records, multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiers. Of those, simple contact and pipeline crm for a small team and tracking deals and follow-up tasks are not what Hive is typically brought in for.
What can Capsule do that Hive cannot?
Capsule covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Task management, Email sync. Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Time tracking. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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