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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$9.00 1 user Per Month
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 plansSmartsheet
Star Rating
(21,372)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Hive's ease of use is superior, scoring 9.1 compared to Smartsheet's 8.4. Reviewers mention that Hive's intuitive interface and streamlined navigation make it easier for teams to adopt and utilize effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Hive excels in task prioritization with a score of 9.1, while Smartsheet scores 8.5. Users appreciate Hive's ability to visually categorize tasks, making it easier to focus on high-priority items.
- Users on G2 highlight Hive's superior quality of support, scoring 9.3 against Smartsheet's 8.3. Reviewers say that Hive's customer service is responsive and helpful, often resolving issues quickly and effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Hive's project templates and organization features score 9.3, while Smartsheet's are rated at 8.5. Users appreciate the variety and customization options available in Hive's templates, which help streamline project setup.
- Users report that Hive's planning capabilities are more robust, scoring 9.2 compared to Smartsheet's 8.5. Reviewers say that Hive's tools for scheduling and resource allocation are more flexible and user-friendly.
- G2 users highlight Hive's drag-and-drop scheduling feature, scoring 9.1, while Smartsheet scores 8.3. Reviewers mention that this functionality in Hive allows for quick adjustments to timelines, enhancing overall project management efficiency.
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
Smartsheet
Pro
$9.00
1 user Per Month
For people and teams that want to track, share, and manage projects.
Includes:
- Up to 10 editors (paid license required to edit)
- Unlimited free viewers
- Unlimited sheets, reports, and forms
Free Trial
Hive
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
548
8.5
18,090
Ease of Use
9.1
550
8.4
18,328
Ease of Setup
9.3
272
8.3
10,122
Ease of Admin
9.0
181
8.5
7,595
Quality of Support
9.3
492
8.3
14,002
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
181
8.6
7,045
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
524
8.6
17,583
Features by Category
Tasks
9.4
300
|
Verified
8.7
10042
|
Verified
9.3
300
|
Verified
8.8
10048
|
Verified
9.2
291
|
Verified
8.5
9775
|
Verified
9.1
295
|
Verified
8.4
9452
|
Verified
8.7
266
|
Verified
8.1
9259
|
Verified
8.3
233
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.8
276
|
Verified
8.1
9327
|
Verified
8.9
259
|
Verified
8.0
8791
|
Verified
Projects
9.2
266
|
Verified
8.6
9270
|
Verified
9.0
240
|
Verified
8.3
8621
|
Verified
8.6
221
|
Verified
8.2
8732
|
Verified
8.8
264
|
Verified
8.0
8650
|
Verified
9.1
274
|
Verified
8.2
8818
|
Verified
7.7
132
7.5
7592
|
Verified
8.4
192
8.0
8291
|
Verified
8.8
243
|
Verified
8.0
8850
|
Verified
8.1
137
7.8
7832
|
Verified
8.4
205
|
Verified
7.6
7436
|
Verified
8.4
183
|
Verified
7.6
7256
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.2
180
|
Verified
7.6
7732
|
Verified
8.6
194
|
Verified
7.6
7799
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
8.1
8430
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.2
174
|
Verified
7.8
7444
|
Verified
8.5
185
|
Verified
7.7
7553
|
Verified
8.7
225
|
Verified
8.2
8596
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
86
6.0
3055
7.2
87
6.1
3040
Agentic AI - Project Management
7.6
21
5.5
917
8.2
21
5.9
918
7.9
21
5.7
910
8.0
21
5.7
909
7.4
21
5.6
909
7.7
21
5.6
905
8.3
21
5.8
907
Portfolio Management
8.6
69
7.9
4812
9.3
72
8.5
5517
8.7
70
8.0
4998
Feature Not Available
7.7
4602
Project Management
9.0
74
8.2
5418
8.9
74
8.3
5495
8.7
70
7.7
4622
Resource Management
8.7
70
7.8
4753
8.7
69
7.8
4822
8.8
71
7.9
4772
Data & Analytics
8.7
70
8.0
4983
8.9
70
8.0
5161
8.7
70
8.1
5075
8.4
69
7.5
4445
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
8.5
48
6.7
2051
8.9
49
7.6
2082
8.8
49
7.9
2060
8.5
49
7.6
2058
8.9
49
7.8
2052
8.6
49
7.6
2052
8.8
48
7.2
2033
8.9
49
7.6
2047
9.0
49
7.5
2035
8.8
49
7.8
2040
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
8.3
5150
9.1
85
Feature Not Available
8.6
87
8.1
5016
8.9
92
8.5
5386
Management
8.8
84
Feature Not Available
8.4
76
8.1
4648
8.0
80
7.5
4364
Generative AI
7.6
53
6.3
1815
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
7.7
14
5.8
404
7.9
15
5.9
407
7.8
15
5.9
402
8.1
15
5.9
398
7.7
14
5.9
397
8.0
14
5.8
399
8.0
14
6.1
400
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
Not enough data
9.3
44
Not enough data
9.2
43
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
9.5
45
Not enough data
9.7
44
Not enough data
Planning
9.2
44
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
9.0
39
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
9.2
37
8.3
1037
9.4
36
8.7
1226
9.3
34
8.5
1167
8.3
31
8.0
1005
9.0
35
8.6
1166
8.7
36
8.7
1192
Content Planning
9.4
34
8.6
1185
9.3
38
8.9
1236
9.5
34
8.6
1117
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.4
30
8.0
882
9.2
34
8.4
1033
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
8.5
10
5.1
43
8.5
10
5.2
45
8.7
10
5.1
45
8.8
10
5.0
45
Other Features
8.7
34
7.9
987
8.8
33
8.3
1015
Task Creation
9.4
49
8.7
7304
9.4
48
8.8
7385
9.1
50
8.3
6917
8.6
45
7.8
6110
Task Management
9.4
50
8.5
7064
9.3
48
8.5
6973
9.1
46
8.1
6632
9.1
46
8.2
6460
Generative AI
7.5
19
6.2
2411
7.6
19
6.2
2413
Automation
9.0
42
8.5
4242
8.9
41
8.3
4197
8.7
39
8.1
3928
Administration
8.9
41
8.2
4097
8.6
41
8.1
3880
8.9
40
8.8
4095
Project management
9.2
40
8.7
4162
8.9
42
8.2
3890
8.9
44
8.6
4173
8.9
41
8.3
4021
8.9
40
8.4
3942
8.6
39
8.0
3619
8.8
41
8.3
4060
Workload
8.8
40
8.0
3690
8.8
39
8.3
3931
8.3
39
8.0
3734
8.6
38
7.9
3549
Communication & Collaboration
8.7
40
8.1
3719
9.0
39
8.3
3914
9.2
42
8.8
4109
Cost Management
8.2
40
7.7
3424
8.1
37
7.8
3418
8.2
37
7.5
3229
Integration
8.2
38
7.4
3271
8.4
37
7.4
3321
8.2
38
7.4
3352
Generative AI
7.7
20
6.5
1651
7.5
20
6.5
1657
Agentic AI - Work Management
8.2
13
5.8
360
8.5
13
6.0
359
8.3
13
5.8
359
8.1
13
5.8
357
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
5662
Not enough data
7.6
6044
Not enough data
7.5
5800
Not enough data
7.7
5826
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.4
7179
Not enough data
8.4
7123
Not enough data
8.0
6868
Not enough data
7.8
6093
Controls
Not enough data
8.0
6467
Not enough data
7.6
5485
Not enough data
8.2
6798
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6081
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
7421
Not enough data
8.7
7293
Not enough data
8.6
7159
Not enough data
7.9
6145
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
6556
Not enough data
8.5
6736
Not enough data
8.4
6628
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
2270
Not enough data
6.3
2274
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.7
425
Not enough data
5.6
425
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
Time Tracking
8.7
54
Not enough data
9.4
59
Not enough data
8.3
53
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.9
46
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
53
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
52
Not enough data
9.1
57
Not enough data
9.1
58
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
57
Not enough data
Platform
9.1
53
Not enough data
8.5
42
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
9.3
56
Not enough data
9.0
47
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hive and Smartsheet are categorized as Marketing Calendar, Work Management, Workflow Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Unique Categories
Hive is categorized as Business Instant Messaging, Kanban Project Management, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), AI Writing Assistant, Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, Online Proofing, Online Form Builder, Google Workspace Project Management, Note-Taking Software, Time Tracking, Marketing Resource Management, and Email Management
Smartsheet is categorized as Project Collaboration and Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Smartsheet
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%
Information Technology and Services
7.6%
Construction
7.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Computer Software
4.6%
Other
70.7%
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
What can smartsheet be used for?
57 Comments
WA
It has a wide range of functionalities for project management or even asset management. Read more
Why is smartsheet bad?
34 Comments
NK
Complexity: Smartsheet has a fairly steep learning curve, especially for users who are not tech-savvy or unfamiliar with project management tools.
Limited...Read more
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