Project Management · head to head
Hive vs Serpstat
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Hive the free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage; Serpstat individual plan at $50 per month caps searches at 100 per day and keyword position checks at 10,000
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hive and Serpstat actually diverge.
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
- Slack
- Zoom
- Google Drive
Only in Serpstat
Nothing recorded that Hive does not also cover.
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 Serpstat
- Coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teamsnot Serpstat
Serpstat
No use cases recorded yet. See the Serpstat 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
Serpstat
- Individual plan at $50 per month caps searches at 100 per day and keyword position checks at 10,000
- The full annual discount of up to 27 percent requires paying yearly rather than monthly
Pricing, plan by plan
Hive
On request- FreeFree
- Basic features
- 10 users
- Teams$12/month
- Unlimited users
- Time tracking
- Automations
Serpstat
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Serpstat review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Hive if
- You need tasks.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- You also want gantt view.
Choose Serpstat if
Nothing in the data separates Serpstat from Hive on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Hive or Serpstat better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hive starts at On request and Serpstat at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Hive or Serpstat?
- Hive starts at On request and Serpstat at On request.
- Does Hive or Serpstat run on more platforms?
- Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop. Serpstat runs on Web.
- 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 Serpstat is typically brought in for.
- What can Hive do that Serpstat cannot?
- Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Time tracking.
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