Software · head to head
Paymo vs Hive
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Paymo every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90; Hive the free plan is capped at 200 MB of storage
- They diverge on capability: Paymo covers Task management, Hive covers Tasks.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Paymo and Hive actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (freemium), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Desktop), 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 Paymo
- Task management
- Invoicing
- Gantt charts
- Resource scheduling
- Google Workspace
- Zapier
- SSL encryption
Only in Hive
- Tasks
- Gantt view
- Kanban
- Forms
- Zoom
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- SOC 2
Both cover
- Time tracking
- Slack
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- Desktop support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Paymo
- Project management with time tracking and invoicing for agenciesnot Hive
- Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot Hive
Hive
- Project and task management with multiple project viewsnot Paymo
- Coordinating work, proofing and resourcing for teamsnot Paymo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Paymo
- Every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90
- The free plan allows 1 user, 1 client and 2 projects
- The Solo plan is still capped at 3 clients and 5 projects
- Gantt charts, task dependencies and scheduling require the Plus plan
- Integrations are excluded from both the free and Solo plans
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
Paymo
On request- FreeFree
- 1 user
- Basic features
- Starter$4.95/month
- Time tracking
- Kanban
- Invoicing
Hive
On request- FreeFree
- Basic features
- 10 users
- Teams$12/month
- Unlimited users
- Time tracking
- Automations
Which should you pick?
Choose Paymo if
- You need task management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- You also want invoicing.
Choose Hive if
- You need tasks.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- You also want gantt view.
Questions people ask
- Is Paymo or Hive better?
- Neither clearly leads. Paymo 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, Paymo or Hive?
- Paymo starts at On request and Hive at On request.
- Does Paymo or Hive run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Paymo best used for?
- Paymo is most often used for project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies, tracking billable hours and project profitability. Of those, project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies and tracking billable hours and project profitability are not what Hive is typically brought in for.
- What can Paymo do that Hive cannot?
- Paymo covers Task management, Invoicing, Gantt charts, Resource scheduling. Hive covers Tasks, Gantt view, Kanban, Forms. Both handle Time tracking, Slack, Web support, Ios support.