Is Hive or Paylocity better?

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

Which is cheaper, Hive or Paylocity?

Hive starts at On request and Paylocity at On request.

Does Hive or Paylocity run on more platforms?

Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop. Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android.

What is Hive best used for?

Hive is most often used for project and task management with multiple project views, coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teams. Of those, project and task management with multiple project views and coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teams are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.

What can Hive do that Paylocity cannot?

Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Time tracking. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Project Management · head to head

Hive vs Paylocity

Hive

Project Management

Project management built for speed

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Paylocity

Payroll & Benefits

HR and payroll solutions to drive employee engagement

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Hive the free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage; Paylocity the Internet Archive's capture of Paylocity's homepage on 3 January 2021 named a wide suite of modules, including Payroll, On Demand Payment, HR Edge, Recruiting, Performance Management, Compensation Management and a Learning Management System, all sold via 'Request a Demo' with no price figures published.
They diverge on capability: Hive covers Tasks, Paylocity covers Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Hive and Paylocity actually diverge.

Attributes where Hive and Paylocity differ
Attribute	Hive	Paylocity
Pricing model	freemium	quote
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android, Desktop	Web, Ios, Android
Category	Project Management	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2015	1997

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 Hive

Tasks
Gantt view
Kanban
Time tracking
Forms
Zoom
Google Drive
Dropbox

Only in Paylocity

Payroll
HR Management
Benefits Administration
Time and Labor
Talent Management
Employee Engagement
Microsoft Teams
Google Workspace

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.

Hive

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

Paylocity

No use cases recorded yet. See the Paylocity review.

Where each one falls short

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

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

Paylocity

The Internet Archive's capture of Paylocity's homepage on 3 January 2021 named a wide suite of modules, including Payroll, On Demand Payment, HR Edge, Recruiting, Performance Management, Compensation Management and a Learning Management System, all sold via 'Request a Demo' with no price figures published.

Pricing, plan by plan

Hive

On request

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

Paylocity

On request

Core Payroll$undefined/month
- Payroll Processing
- Tax Services
- Direct Deposit
Complete HCM$undefined/month
- All Core features
- HR
- Benefits

Which should you pick?

Choose Hive if

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

Hive review

Choose Paylocity if

You need payroll.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want hr management.

Paylocity review

Questions people ask

Is Hive or Paylocity better?: Neither clearly leads. Hive starts at On request and Paylocity at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Hive or Paylocity?: Hive starts at On request and Paylocity at On request.
Does Hive or Paylocity run on more platforms?: Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop. Paylocity runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Hive best used for?: Hive is most often used for project and task management with multiple project views, coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teams. Of those, project and task management with multiple project views and coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teams are not what Paylocity is typically brought in for.
What can Hive do that Paylocity cannot?: Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Time tracking. Paylocity covers Payroll, HR Management, Benefits Administration, Time and Labor. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Hive vs Paylocity

Hive

Paylocity

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Hive

Only in Paylocity

Both cover

What people use each for

Hive

Paylocity

Where each one falls short

Hive

Paylocity

Pricing, plan by plan

Hive

Paylocity

Which should you pick?

Choose Hive if

Choose Paylocity if

Questions people ask

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