Hive
Hive is a work management platform for teams that brings projects, tasks, approvals, billing and related work together.
What Hive is
Hive is a work management platform for teams that brings projects, tasks, approvals, billing and related work together. It combines time tracking, resourcing, cost reporting and billable-time submission with collaborative Hive Notes, where teammates can edit documents around meetings. Buzz AI includes AI Mail, a meeting Sidekick, project generation, proofing and dashboards. Workflow automations can run within Hive or across connected apps, and the service also offers a REST API and Hive Automate recipes. Native integrations include Google Drive, Google Calendar, Dropbox, QuickBooks, Zoom, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Outlook Calendar, GitHub and Box. Hive has a free plan for up to 10 workspace members, with unlimited tasks and collaborative notes. Hive is available on Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and web, with API access. A Wi-Fi connection is required, so it cannot be used offline.
Good
- Free plan supports up to 10 workspace members
- Collaborative notes can be edited in real time
- Includes time tracking and billable-time submission
- Buzz AI offers project generation and dashboards
Watch out
- Cannot be used offline
Who it suits
Hive suits teams coordinating projects, approvals and billing alongside time and resource management. Its free plan accommodates up to 10 workspace members.
Verdict
Hive brings project coordination, time management and workflow automation into one team workspace. Consider its offline requirement and per-user paid pricing when choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Hive's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1,000 AI credits/month · 200MB storage · up to 10 workspace members · unlimited tasks · unlimited collaborative notes · list, board, calendar and table views · Hive email · native chat · free forever |
| Starter | $5 a month | 3,000 AI credits/month · unlimited storage · up to 10 workspace members · up to 10 projects · Gantt · cloud-storage integrations · calendar · Zoom and Slack · AI Assistant · per user, per month |
| Teams | $12 a month | 5,000 AI credits/month · unlimited workspace members · flexible add-ons · shareable forms · time tracking · portfolios · team sharing · custom fields, labels and statuses · per user, per month |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | custom AI credits · add-ons included · enhanced security and permissions · unlimited onboarding · dedicated customer-success manager · Enterprise API · professional services · contact sales |
The facts
Each one read from Hive's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI capabilities
- Hive’s Buzz AI includes AI Mail, meeting Sidekick, project generation, AI proofing and AI dashboards.checked 1 Oct 2026
- AI features
- Hive advertises Buzz for email drafting, project generation, meeting transcripts, proofing and dashboard analysis.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API
- Hive provides REST API documentation for integrations, with an API v2 base endpoint at app.hive.com/api/v2 and SSL required.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API limitation
- Hive warns that API endpoints and parameters may change and that support for undocumented behavior is not guaranteed.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Hive provides workflow automations inside Hive and across connected apps, including Buzz-built workflows and recurring jobs.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Automation rules
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Collaboration
- Hive Notes provides collaborative documents that teammates can edit in real time before, during and after meetings.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Core use
- Hive lets teams manage projects, tasks, approvals, billing and related work in one place.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Dashboards and goals
- The product includes customizable dashboards, client portals, goals and live reporting.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Developer access
- Hive offers a REST API for integrations and Hive Automate for action-and-trigger recipes across cloud and on-premise apps.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Hive offers desktop downloads for Mac and Windows plus mobile downloads for iOS and Android.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Enterprise SSO
- The Enterprise Security package supports SAML SSO and direct setup guidance for Okta, OneLogin, ADFS, Google and Microsoft Azure identity providers.checked 15 Oct 2026
- External-user allowance
- When the external-user add-on is purchased, each license includes five external-user licenses for people outside the organization.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Guest access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Help documentation
- The Help Center contains 177 articles across getting started, use cases, user management, integrations, settings, tutorials, technical resources, billing, FAQs, CRM and Finance.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hosting security
- Hive says hosting is ISO 27001 accredited, uses geographically separated data centers, hourly backups and N+1 fault tolerance.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Hive says it has more than 1,000 integrations and lists Google Drive, Google Calendar, Dropbox, QuickBooks, Zoom, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams among native connections.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Hive Technology, Inc. and the company as active and privately held.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- Hive's terms grant customers a limited subscription right to use the platform and prohibit reverse engineering, sublicensing, modification and derivative works, indicating proprietary software rather than open source.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company facts
- LinkedIn lists Hive as a privately held software company headquartered in New York, with 51–200 employees and founded in 2016.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Hive's own history lists AngelPad graduation in 2015, $1.4 million seed funding in 2016, another $4 million seed round in 2017, $10.6 million Series A funding in 2019, Zoom Apps Fund investment in 2021 and SquidHub acquisition in 2022.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Free-plan user limit
- 10checked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Limit: Android reliability
- A Google Play reviewer reported that the app became stuck on a perpetual loading screen after one successful launch.checked 15 Oct 2026
