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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
Free
Confluence
Star Rating
(4,141)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free 10 Users Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 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 Confluence excels in Document Management with a score of 9.8, allowing for seamless collaboration on documents. Reviewers mention that the ability to create and edit documents in real-time is a standout feature, making it ideal for teams that prioritize documentation.
- Reviewers mention that Hive shines in Ease of Use with a score of 9.1, highlighting its intuitive interface. Users on G2 appreciate the straightforward navigation and user-friendly design, which makes onboarding new team members easier compared to Confluence's more complex layout.
- Users say that Confluence offers superior Workflows with a score of 9.4, allowing teams to customize their processes effectively. Reviewers mention that the flexibility in creating workflows tailored to specific project needs is a significant advantage over Hive.
- G2 users report that Hive has a higher score in Quality of Support at 9.3, with many reviewers praising the responsiveness and helpfulness of the support team. In contrast, Confluence's support is rated lower at 8.0, with some users expressing frustration over response times.
- Users on G2 highlight that Confluence's Customization capabilities score 9.4, allowing teams to tailor the software to their specific needs. Reviewers mention that the extensive range of plugins and integrations available enhances its functionality, making it a preferred choice for larger teams.
- Reviewers mention that Hive's Task Prioritization feature, scoring 9.4, is particularly effective for small businesses. Users report that the visual task management tools help teams stay organized and focused, which is essential for their fast-paced environments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Confluence
Free
Free
10 Users Per Month
Free forever for 10 users
- Pages & Spaces
- Organize & connect work with databases
- Hundreds of templates
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
Confluence
Free Trial is available
Hive
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
3,540
9.2
548
Ease of Use
8.0
3,570
9.1
550
Ease of Setup
8.2
1,074
9.3
272
Ease of Admin
8.0
823
9.0
181
Quality of Support
8.1
2,405
9.3
492
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
742
9.4
181
Product Direction (% positive)
7.5
3,483
9.6
524
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
9.4
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
300
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
295
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
266
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
233
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
259
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
9.2
266
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
264
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
274
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
132
Not enough data
8.4
192
Not enough data
8.8
243
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
137
Not enough data
8.4
205
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
183
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.2
180
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
194
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
215
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
8.2
174
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
185
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
225
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
86
Not enough data
7.2
87
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
8.8
81
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.9
92
Management
Not enough data
8.8
84
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.0
80
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
53
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
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
Knowledge Pages
8.5
745
Not enough data
8.4
722
Not enough data
8.8
746
Not enough data
8.3
640
Not enough data
7.8
426
Not enough data
8.6
483
Not enough data
Knowledge Dissemination
8.3
659
Not enough data
8.6
746
Not enough data
9.1
794
Not enough data
8.6
770
Not enough data
8.1
465
Not enough data
7.8
412
Not enough data
8.8
466
Not enough data
8.3
442
Not enough data
8.5
434
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
7.5
167
Not enough data
7.5
166
Not enough data
7.4
165
Not enough data
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
Login Options
9.1
36
Not enough data
8.2
31
Not enough data
Productivity
7.4
31
Not enough data
8.0
31
Not enough data
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.3
30
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Customization
8.0
31
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.0
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
7.1
27
Not enough data
7.6
28
Not enough data
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.4
48
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.6
45
Task Management
Not enough data
9.4
50
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
9.1
46
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.6
19
Automation
8.5
46
9.0
42
8.6
43
8.9
41
8.6
45
8.7
39
Administration
8.7
44
8.9
41
8.3
44
8.6
41
9.0
41
8.9
40
Project management
8.7
42
9.2
40
8.3
42
8.9
42
8.6
44
8.9
44
8.5
44
8.9
41
8.3
43
8.9
40
7.7
42
8.6
39
8.3
43
8.8
41
Workload
7.7
43
8.8
40
8.3
42
8.8
39
8.5
44
8.3
39
7.9
42
8.6
38
Communication & Collaboration
8.5
43
8.7
40
9.1
46
9.0
39
8.9
47
9.2
42
Cost Management
7.7
43
8.2
40
7.8
43
8.1
37
7.6
42
8.2
37
Integration
7.9
39
8.2
38
7.7
42
8.4
37
7.6
41
8.2
38
Generative AI
8.0
42
7.7
20
8.0
41
7.5
20
Agentic AI - Work Management
7.5
38
8.2
13
7.6
39
8.5
13
7.7
39
8.3
13
7.9
38
8.1
13
Communication
7.1
56
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
7.7
53
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
8.2
53
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.7
55
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
Controls
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.6
55
Not enough data
8.0
52
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
Project Management
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.5
54
Not enough data
8.9
52
Not enough data
9.0
52
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
9.1
55
Not enough data
8.8
55
Not enough data
8.7
53
Not enough data
7.1
52
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
53
Not enough data
7.7
52
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
7.1
50
Not enough data
7.6
50
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
Management and Discovery - IT Documentation
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.5
176
Not enough data
8.5
174
Not enough data
Operations - IT Documentation
8.4
171
Not enough data
8.0
173
Not enough data
8.2
171
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
Confluence and Hive are categorized as Work Management
Unique Categories
Confluence is categorized as Project Collaboration, Knowledge Base, Unified Workspaces, and IT Documentation
Hive is categorized as Marketing Calendar, Business Instant Messaging, Kanban Project Management, 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, Task Management, Time Tracking, Project Management, Marketing Resource Management, and Email Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Confluence
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
Computer Software
20.9%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Internet
6.4%
Financial Services
5.5%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Other
43.4%
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%
Discussions
What is confluence tool used for?
6 Comments
TS
In short, it is a tool to collaborate on content across an organization, track changes/workflows for policies and procedures, and even act as an internal...Read more
Uses for Confluence?
3 Comments
FP
Yes we use it. We have an internal intranet on sharepoint but we use confluence for all our development documentation because it has its tight integration...Read more
What are the characteristics of confluence?
3 Comments
JK
It's a helpful tool for documentation, summaries, and collaboration. Information is organized and surfaced in a comprehensive (but not overwhelming) format....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
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