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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
Hive
Star Rating
(655)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansPaymo
Star Rating
(594)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Paymo excels in its Time Tracking capabilities, with a score of 9.2 for ease of completing timesheets, while Hive's score is slightly lower at 8.8. Reviewers mention that Paymo's intuitive interface makes it easy to log hours efficiently.
- Reviewers mention that Hive shines in Task Management, scoring 9.7 for task creation and assignment, compared to Paymo's 9.1. Users on G2 appreciate Hive's robust features for task prioritization and dependencies, which enhance project flow.
- G2 users highlight that Paymo offers superior Budgeting and Cost Estimation tools, with a score of 8.3, while Hive's score is lower at 7.7. Reviewers say that Paymo's detailed reporting features help in tracking project expenses effectively.
- Users say that Hive's Collaboration Features are noteworthy, scoring 9.3, which is higher than Paymo's 8.3. Reviewers mention that Hive's integrated messaging and document management tools facilitate seamless team communication.
- Reviewers mention that Paymo's Recurring Billing feature, with a score of 8.9, is highly appreciated for its flexibility, while Hive's score is lower at 7.6. Users report that Paymo simplifies invoicing processes, making it easier to manage ongoing client relationships.
- Users on G2 report that Hive's Mobile User Support is superior, scoring 9.1 compared to Paymo's 8.0. Reviewers say that Hive's mobile app provides a more comprehensive experience, allowing users to manage tasks and projects on the go effectively.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hive
Hive Free
Free
Best for light project management.
- My Actions to-do list
- Unlimited task management
- Gantt, Kanban, summary and calendar views
Paymo
Free
Free
Basic tools for personal use.
- Unlimited Users
- Unlimited Time Tracking
- Unlimited Invoices
Free Trial
Hive
Free Trial is available
Paymo
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
548
8.7
527
Ease of Use
9.1
550
9.0
528
Ease of Setup
9.3
272
9.0
263
Ease of Admin
9.0
181
8.9
258
Quality of Support
9.3
492
9.1
462
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
181
9.1
239
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
524
9.0
512
Features by Category
Tasks
9.4
300
|
Verified
9.2
75
|
Verified
9.3
300
|
Verified
8.7
69
|
Verified
9.2
291
|
Verified
8.9
67
|
Verified
9.1
295
|
Verified
8.8
68
|
Verified
8.7
266
|
Verified
8.0
52
|
Verified
8.3
233
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
276
|
Verified
8.6
61
|
Verified
8.9
259
|
Verified
8.2
58
|
Verified
Projects
9.2
266
|
Verified
8.7
61
|
Verified
9.0
240
|
Verified
8.3
56
|
Verified
8.6
221
|
Verified
8.0
41
|
Verified
8.8
264
|
Verified
8.6
49
9.1
274
|
Verified
8.4
63
|
Verified
7.7
132
8.4
61
|
Verified
8.4
192
Feature Not Available
8.8
243
|
Verified
8.2
63
|
Verified
8.1
137
7.7
34
|
Verified
8.4
205
|
Verified
9.1
73
|
Verified
8.4
183
|
Verified
7.8
36
Resource Management
8.2
180
|
Verified
8.2
39
|
Verified
8.6
194
|
Verified
7.9
41
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
8.1
50
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.2
174
|
Verified
8.0
44
|
Verified
8.5
185
|
Verified
7.8
40
|
Verified
8.7
225
|
Verified
8.7
67
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
86
Not enough data
7.2
87
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
7.6
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
7.4
21
Not enough data
7.7
21
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.6
69
Not enough data
9.3
72
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Project Management
9.0
74
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.4
69
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
8.5
48
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.9
49
Not enough data
9.0
49
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
Analytics
9.5
18
Not enough data
Execution
9.7
18
Not enough data
9.5
18
Not enough data
9.7
17
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
98
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.5
99
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.4
55
Not enough data
8.3
57
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
7.9
96
Not enough data
9.2
105
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.9
18
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Not enough data
Grammar
7.5
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Formatting
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
Content
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Product Type
9.0
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Setup
8.8
81
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
Management
8.8
84
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.0
80
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
53
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
7.8
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
Planning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
9
Optimization
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Communication
9.9
16
Not enough data
9.9
16
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
Goal Creation
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.7
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
9.4
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
Tasks
9.6
46
9.2
14
9.3
44
8.7
13
9.2
43
9.2
13
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
9.5
10
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
9.4
44
9.3
12
9.5
45
9.4
13
9.7
44
9.4
13
Planning
9.2
44
8.7
13
8.9
39
9.1
13
9.0
39
8.8
14
Platform Basics
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.4
36
Not enough data
9.3
34
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.7
36
Not enough data
Content Planning
9.4
34
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.5
34
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.4
30
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Other Features
8.7
34
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.4
49
9.1
80
9.4
48
8.8
75
9.1
50
8.4
67
8.6
45
Feature Not Available
Task Management
9.4
50
8.5
68
9.3
48
8.8
71
9.1
46
8.2
47
9.1
46
8.2
51
Generative AI
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
Automation
9.0
42
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
Project management
9.2
40
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
Workload
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.7
40
Not enough data
9.0
39
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.2
40
Not enough data
8.1
37
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.7
31
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
8.8
20
Bill Processing
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.5
10
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
8.8
21
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
24
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Integrations
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Time Management
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Proofing Features - Online Proofing
7.9
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Platform - Online Proofing
8.3
12
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Project Management
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.7
54
9.2
403
9.4
59
9.2
399
8.3
53
8.9
334
Client Invoicing
7.9
46
8.7
253
7.5
42
8.6
130
8.0
46
8.4
185
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
53
9.2
365
Administration
8.8
52
Feature Not Available
9.1
57
Feature Not Available
9.1
58
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
9.3
57
8.7
231
Platform
9.1
53
8.6
241
8.5
42
8.2
113
8.2
38
8.3
114
9.3
56
9.1
254
9.0
47
8.0
174
Feature Not Available
7.3
98
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hive and Paymo are categorized as Kanban Project Management, Task Management, Time Tracking, and Project Management
Unique Categories
Hive is categorized as Marketing Calendar, Work Management, Business Instant Messaging, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), Workflow Management, AI Writing Assistant, Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, Project and Portfolio Management, Online Proofing, Online Form Builder, Google Workspace Project Management, Note-Taking Software, Marketing Resource Management, and Email Management
Paymo is categorized as Resource Management and Billing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Paymo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
23.0%
Information Technology and Services
7.2%
Computer Software
5.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.5%
Consumer Services
4.1%
Other
55.5%
Marketing and Advertising
13.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Computer Software
8.9%
Design
7.4%
Graphic Design
6.7%
Other
54.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
Do you have the ability to chat with colleagues?
2 Comments
JH
Yep, & it's super easy!Read more
Can I control who sees what in my Hive workspace?
2 Comments
JH
Yep! And your Admin could set those controls for you if you can't.Read more
How does your pricing work?
1 Comment
Official Response from Hive
Hive costs are priced at $12 per user per month (up to 100 users). You can sign up for a monthly or annual plan. The annual plan comes with an additional 10%...Read more
Is paymo free?
3 Comments
SZ
There's a Free tier for paymo but for most professional users the limits like max. 3 clients / 3 invoices isn't very practical.Read more
How much does Paymo cost?
1 Comment
A
Free (limited to 1 user)
Small Office - $11.95/user/month
Business - $18.95/user/month
20% discount for annual subscriptions
You only pay for the...Read more
Does Paymo offer integrations with other apps?
1 Comment
A
https://www.paymoapp.com/downloads-and-integrations/Read more
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