Is Census or Hive better?

Neither clearly leads. Census starts at Free and Hive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Census or Hive?

Census has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Census and On request for Hive.

Does Census or Hive run on more platforms?

Census runs on Web, Api. Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.

Can I use Census for free?

Yes. Census has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Hive starts at On request.

What is Census best used for?

Census is most often used for syncing customer data from a warehouse into marketing and sales tools (reverse etl). Of those, syncing customer data from a warehouse into marketing and sales tools (reverse etl) is not what Hive is typically brought in for.

What can Census do that Hive cannot?

Census covers Reverse ETL, Data syncing, Transformation, Real-time activation. Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Time tracking. Both handle Web support.

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Census vs Hive

Census

Automation & Integration

The reverse ETL infrastructure for data activation

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Hive

Project Management

Project management built for speed

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Census has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Census census was folded into Fivetran Activations, per the vendor: "Previously, this was called a sync in Census", and its own pricing page redirects to Fivetran pricing rather than showing Census plans; Hive the free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage
They diverge on capability: Census covers Reverse ETL, Hive covers Tasks.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Census and Hive actually diverge.

Attributes where Census and Hive differ
Attribute	Census	Hive
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	usage-based	freemium
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Api	Web, Ios, Android, Desktop
Category	Automation & Integration	Project Management
Founded	2020	2015

Identical on both: 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 Census

Reverse ETL
Data syncing
Transformation
Real-time activation
Error handling
Monitoring
Analytics
150+ destinations

Only in Hive

Tasks
Gantt view
Kanban
Time tracking
Forms
Slack
Zoom
Google Drive

Both cover

Web support

What people use each for

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

Census

Syncing customer data from a warehouse into marketing and sales tools (reverse ETL)not Hive

Hive

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

Where each one falls short

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

Census

Census was folded into Fivetran Activations, per the vendor: "Previously, this was called a sync in Census", and its own pricing page redirects to Fivetran pricing rather than showing Census plans
Free Fivetran Activations tier caps at 3,500 monthly active rows

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

Census

Free

FreeFree
- Basic syncing
- Limited destinations
Pro$250/month
- Advanced syncing
- Email support
Enterprise$1500/month
- Unlimited syncing
- Dedicated support

Hive

On request

FreeFree
- Basic features
- 10 users
Teams$12/month
- Unlimited users
- Time tracking
- Automations

Which should you pick?

Choose Census if

You need reverse etl.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Api.
You also want data syncing.

Census 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 Census or Hive better?: Neither clearly leads. Census starts at Free and Hive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Census or Hive?: Census has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Census and On request for Hive.
Does Census or Hive run on more platforms?: Census runs on Web, Api. Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
Can I use Census for free?: Yes. Census has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Hive starts at On request.
What is Census best used for?: Census is most often used for syncing customer data from a warehouse into marketing and sales tools (reverse etl). Of those, syncing customer data from a warehouse into marketing and sales tools (reverse etl) is not what Hive is typically brought in for.
What can Census do that Hive cannot?: Census covers Reverse ETL, Data syncing, Transformation, Real-time activation. Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Time tracking. Both handle Web support.

Census vs Hive

Census

Hive

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Census

Only in Hive

Both cover

What people use each for

Census

Hive

Where each one falls short

Census

Hive

Pricing, plan by plan

Census

Hive

Which should you pick?

Choose Census if

Choose Hive if

Questions people ask

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