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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
Basecamp
Star Rating
(5,422)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (49.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansHive
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 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 Basecamp's 8.5. Reviewers mention that Hive's intuitive interface and streamlined task management features make it easier for teams to adopt and utilize effectively.
- Reviewers mention that Hive excels in task prioritization, with a score of 9.1 versus Basecamp's 8.5. Users appreciate Hive's ability to easily assign priority levels to tasks, which helps teams focus on what matters most.
- Users on G2 highlight Hive's quality of support, scoring 9.3 compared to Basecamp's 8.4. Reviewers say that Hive's responsive customer service and extensive resources make it easier to resolve issues quickly.
- Reviewers mention that Hive's project planning features, including GANTT charts and calendar views, score higher (8.5 and 8.8 respectively) than Basecamp's (8.3 and 8.7). Users appreciate the visual tools that help them track project timelines and deadlines more effectively.
- Users say that Hive's creation and assignment features are robust, scoring 9.4 compared to Basecamp's 9.0. Reviewers mention that Hive allows for more flexible task assignments and clearer visibility on who is responsible for what.
- G2 users report that Hive's product direction is highly rated at 9.6, while Basecamp scores 7.5. Reviewers mention that Hive's commitment to continuous improvement and feature updates makes it a more future-proof choice for teams looking for long-term solutions.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Basecamp
Basecamp Free
Free
Basecamp Free is free forever! No credit card required.
- Completely free
- Manage one project
- 1GB storage space
Hive
Hive Free
Free
Best for light project management.
- My Actions to-do list
- Unlimited task management
- Gantt, Kanban, summary and calendar views
Free Trial
Basecamp
Free Trial is available
Hive
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
4,818
9.2
548
Ease of Use
8.5
4,830
9.1
550
Ease of Setup
8.7
1,435
9.3
272
Ease of Admin
8.6
1,327
9.0
181
Quality of Support
8.4
3,232
9.3
492
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
1,173
9.4
181
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
4,711
9.6
524
Features by Category
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
9.0
604
|
Verified
9.4
300
|
Verified
8.9
606
|
Verified
9.3
300
|
Verified
8.5
575
|
Verified
9.2
291
|
Verified
9.1
604
|
Verified
9.1
295
|
Verified
8.2
267
8.7
266
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
233
|
Verified
8.7
563
|
Verified
8.8
276
|
Verified
8.5
316
8.9
259
|
Verified
Projects
8.8
562
|
Verified
9.2
266
|
Verified
8.6
306
9.0
240
|
Verified
8.2
458
|
Verified
8.6
221
|
Verified
8.7
534
|
Verified
8.8
264
|
Verified
8.6
502
|
Verified
9.1
274
|
Verified
8.0
234
7.7
132
Feature Not Available
8.4
192
8.5
495
|
Verified
8.8
243
|
Verified
8.0
226
8.1
137
8.1
233
8.4
205
|
Verified
8.5
458
|
Verified
8.4
183
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.5
477
|
Verified
8.2
180
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
194
|
Verified
8.8
519
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.6
470
|
Verified
8.2
174
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.5
185
|
Verified
8.7
513
|
Verified
8.7
225
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.6
87
7.4
86
6.8
87
7.2
87
Agentic AI - Project Management
6.1
50
7.6
21
6.5
49
8.2
21
6.7
49
7.9
21
6.2
50
8.0
21
6.5
50
7.4
21
6.3
50
7.7
21
6.6
50
8.3
21
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
9.3
72
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
74
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.7
70
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
71
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.9
70
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.4
69
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
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
Analytics
Not enough data
9.5
18
Execution
Not enough data
9.7
18
Not enough data
9.5
18
Not enough data
9.7
17
Roadmapping
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.3
17
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
98
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.5
99
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
8.3
57
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.9
96
Not enough data
9.2
105
Not enough data
8.9
87
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.9
18
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
Grammar
Not enough data
7.5
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Formatting
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Content
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.4
7
Product Type
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Setup
8.5
84
8.8
81
8.5
84
9.1
85
7.9
65
8.6
87
8.7
89
8.9
92
Management
Feature Not Available
8.8
84
8.3
76
8.4
76
8.1
75
8.0
80
Generative AI
6.7
40
7.6
53
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
5.5
16
7.7
14
5.4
16
7.9
15
5.7
15
7.8
15
5.8
16
8.1
15
5.8
16
7.7
14
6.1
16
8.0
14
5.8
16
8.0
14
Communication
Not enough data
9.9
16
Not enough data
9.9
16
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Goal Creation
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.7
15
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Tasks
Not enough data
9.6
46
Not enough data
9.3
44
Not enough data
9.2
43
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
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
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.4
44
Not enough data
9.5
45
Not enough data
9.7
44
Planning
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
9.0
39
Platform Basics
Not enough data
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
Content Planning
Not enough data
9.4
34
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.5
34
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.4
30
Not enough data
9.2
34
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Other Features
Not enough data
8.7
34
Not enough data
8.8
33
Task Creation
8.8
140
9.4
49
8.9
142
9.4
48
8.6
138
9.1
50
Feature Not Available
8.6
45
Task Management
8.4
138
9.4
50
8.9
140
9.3
48
7.7
105
9.1
46
8.5
131
9.1
46
Generative AI
7.1
52
7.5
19
7.1
52
7.6
19
Automation
7.9
92
9.0
42
7.9
89
8.9
41
8.0
88
8.7
39
Administration
8.3
86
8.9
41
8.3
86
8.6
41
8.9
87
8.9
40
Project management
8.7
91
9.2
40
8.0
85
8.9
42
8.4
89
8.9
44
8.4
87
8.9
41
8.4
87
8.9
40
Feature Not Available
8.6
39
8.4
86
8.8
41
Workload
8.4
69
8.8
40
8.3
88
8.8
39
8.4
82
8.3
39
Feature Not Available
8.6
38
Communication & Collaboration
8.6
88
8.7
40
8.6
89
9.0
39
8.8
89
9.2
42
Cost Management
Feature Not Available
8.2
40
Feature Not Available
8.1
37
Feature Not Available
8.2
37
Integration
8.0
75
8.2
38
7.9
78
8.4
37
7.9
79
8.2
38
Generative AI
6.7
39
7.7
20
6.7
39
7.5
20
Agentic AI - Work Management
5.5
18
8.2
13
5.5
18
8.5
13
5.6
18
8.3
13
5.6
18
8.1
13
Communication
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.5
188
Not enough data
8.1
171
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
174
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.8
189
Not enough data
8.7
181
Not enough data
8.4
179
Not enough data
8.1
157
Not enough data
Controls
8.1
157
Not enough data
8.0
151
Not enough data
8.5
176
Not enough data
8.3
172
Not enough data
8.1
156
Not enough data
Project Management
8.7
190
Not enough data
8.6
185
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
8.1
159
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.5
164
Not enough data
8.4
173
Not enough data
8.6
168
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.7
68
Not enough data
6.9
68
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
5.5
29
Not enough data
5.6
29
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.8
23
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
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
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Integrations
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Time Management
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Proofing Features - Online Proofing
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
12
Platform - Online Proofing
Not enough data
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
Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Project Management
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
8.3
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.7
54
Not enough data
9.4
59
Not enough data
8.3
53
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
7.9
46
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
8.0
46
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.1
53
Administration
Not enough data
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
Platform
Not enough data
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Basecamp and Hive are categorized as Project Management, Task Management, Work Management, Workflow Management, and Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Basecamp is categorized as Project Collaboration and Employee Intranet
Hive is categorized as Marketing Calendar, Business Instant Messaging, Kanban Project Management, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), AI Writing Assistant, Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping Tools, Project and Portfolio Management, Online Proofing, Online Form Builder, Google Workspace Project Management, Time Tracking, Marketing Resource Management, and Email Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Basecamp
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Hive
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
17.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Computer Software
5.6%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
58.3%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
Why does it work slow in mobile phones?
7 Comments
KG
If you upgrade to Basecamp 2 it's alot faster if that's the one you have try un- installing it and start over after that it could be you need more memory space Read more
is basecamp going to expand and add more fetures
5 Comments
ET
Yes, I would say so. The product is evolving a growing all the time. Read more
Is there a way to get reports on certain employee's productivity?
5 Comments
AA
There are not formal reports but you can look at users' activityRead 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
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