Software · head to head
Nifty vs Hive
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Nifty the free plan allows 100 MB of storage and 2 active projects; Hive the free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage
- They diverge on capability: Nifty covers Milestones, Hive covers Gantt view.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Nifty and Hive actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (freemium), 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 Nifty
- Milestones
- Docs
- Chat
- Google Workspace
Only in Hive
- Gantt view
- Kanban
- Forms
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- Desktop support
Both cover
- Tasks
- Time tracking
- Slack
- Zoom
- SOC 2
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Nifty
- Project management with milestones, docs and team chat in one workspacenot Hive
- Tracking client projects with guest access and time trackingnot Hive
Hive
- Project and task management with multiple project viewsnot Nifty
- Coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teamsnot Nifty
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Nifty
- The free plan allows 100 MB of storage and 2 active projects
- The standard plans are flat monthly fees with hard member caps, at 20 on Pro and 50 on Business, so the 21st member forces a jump from $79 to $124 a month
- Active projects are capped at 100 on Pro despite the flat fee
- Time tracking, custom fields and workflow automations all require the Pro plan
- Microsoft SSO is Business only and SAML is Unlimited only, at $399 a month
- White labelling and IP restriction are Unlimited 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
Nifty
On request- FreeFree
- 2 projects
- Basic features
- Starter$5/month
- 40 projects
- Roadmaps
- Time tracking
Hive
On request- FreeFree
- Basic features
- 10 users
- Teams$12/month
- Unlimited users
- Time tracking
- Automations
Which should you pick?
Choose Hive if
- You need gantt view.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- You also want kanban.
Questions people ask
- Is Nifty or Hive better?
- Neither clearly leads. Nifty 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, Nifty or Hive?
- Nifty starts at On request and Hive at On request.
- Does Nifty or Hive run on more platforms?
- Nifty runs on Web, Ios, Android. Hive runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- What is Nifty best used for?
- Nifty is most often used for project management with milestones, docs and team chat in one workspace, tracking client projects with guest access and time tracking. Of those, project management with milestones, docs and team chat in one workspace and tracking client projects with guest access and time tracking are not what Hive is typically brought in for.
- What can Nifty do that Hive cannot?
- Nifty covers Milestones, Docs, Chat, Google Workspace. Hive covers Gantt view, Kanban, Forms, Google Drive. Both handle Tasks, Time tracking, Slack, Zoom.