Compare Drift and Hive Team Collaboration Software 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Free
Drift
Star Rating
(1,256)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansHive
Star Rating
(659)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansDrift vs Hive
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Hive easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Hive overall.
- Reviewers felt that Hive meets the needs of their business better than Drift.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Hive is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Hive over Drift.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Drift
Premium
Starting at $2,500.00
Per Month
For small businesses. The right amount of conversational firepower to keep your business growing.
- * Everything in Free, plus:
- Live Chat
- Meetings
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
Drift
Free Trial is available
Hive
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,019
9.2
548
Ease of Use
8.7
1,032
9.1
550
Ease of Setup
8.4
508
9.3
272
Ease of Admin
8.5
473
9.1
187
Quality of Support
8.8
940
9.3
492
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
472
9.5
187
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
997
9.6
524
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
9.4
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
287
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
291
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
272
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
255
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
9.2
262
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
235
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
260
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
270
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
128
Not enough data
8.4
187
Not enough data
8.9
240
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
133
Not enough data
8.3
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
179
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.2
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
211
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
8.2
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
220
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
83
Not enough data
7.2
83
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
7.4
19
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
8.2
18
Messenger
8.5
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
201
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
273
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
116
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
8.6
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
246
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
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
Lead Facilitation
8.9
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
Organization
8.0
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
269
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
278
|
Verified
Not enough data
Performance Analysis
7.8
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
261
|
Verified
Not enough data
Sales Analysis
7.5
215
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
221
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
87
Not enough data
7.6
85
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
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
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
9.3
69
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
71
Not enough data
8.9
71
Not enough data
8.7
67
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.8
68
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.4
66
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
8.5
46
Not enough data
9.0
46
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.8
46
Not enough data
9.0
47
Not enough data
9.0
46
Not enough data
8.8
46
Analytics
Not enough data
9.6
16
Execution
Not enough data
9.8
16
Not enough data
9.7
16
Not enough data
9.8
15
Roadmapping
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
9.3
15
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
96
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.4
97
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.3
55
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.8
94
Not enough data
9.3
103
Not enough data
8.9
85
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.9
16
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Grammar
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Formatting
Not enough data
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Content
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.2
6
Product Type
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Setup
Not enough data
8.8
79
Not enough data
9.1
83
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.9
91
Management
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.0
78
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
51
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
7.9
12
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
9.1
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
44
Not enough data
9.3
42
Not enough data
9.2
41
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.4
42
Not enough data
9.5
43
Not enough data
9.7
42
Planning
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
9.0
37
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.2
33
Not enough data
9.4
32
Not enough data
9.3
30
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.7
32
Content Planning
Not enough data
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.4
34
Not enough data
9.6
30
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
9.2
30
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Other Features
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.7
29
Task Creation
Not enough data
9.5
49
Not enough data
9.5
47
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
8.7
44
Task Management
Not enough data
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.4
47
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
9.1
45
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
18
Not enough data
7.6
18
Automation
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
8.8
36
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
38
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
8.9
37
Project management
Not enough data
9.3
37
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.9
38
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
8.6
36
Not enough data
8.9
38
Workload
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
37
Not enough data
9.0
36
Not enough data
9.3
39
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.2
35
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.3
17
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Responses
8.2
280
Not enough data
8.3
268
Not enough data
8.4
303
Not enough data
8.1
273
Not enough data
8.0
228
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
309
Not enough data
8.4
291
Not enough data
8.4
275
Not enough data
8.1
281
Not enough data
7.9
240
Not enough data
8.4
261
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
84
Not enough data
7.7
82
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.6
167
Not enough data
8.4
117
Not enough data
8.7
128
Not enough data
8.6
92
Not enough data
Support Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
147
Not enough data
8.7
138
Not enough data
8.4
92
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.9
31
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
8.8
21
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
22
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.1
8
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Integrations
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Time Management
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Integrations
7.4
92
Not enough data
7.9
95
Not enough data
7.8
91
Not enough data
7.3
88
Not enough data
8.0
95
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
8.5
96
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.1
93
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Support
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bot Platforms
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
Generative AI
7.7
83
Not enough data
7.7
81
Not enough data
7.3
81
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
543
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
539
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
415
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
189
Not enough data
Internal Use
8.4
461
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
471
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
472
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
409
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
372
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
20
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.1
57
Not enough data
8.2
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
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
Proofing Features - Online Proofing
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
10
Platform - Online Proofing
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
Not enough data
8.7
52
Not enough data
9.5
56
Not enough data
8.3
50
Client Invoicing
Not enough data
7.8
43
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
8.1
43
Mobile Time Tracking
Not enough data
9.1
50
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
9.1
54
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
54
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
8.1
35
Not enough data
9.3
53
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Drift and Hive share no categories
Unique Categories
Drift is categorized as Business Scheduling, Conversational Support, AI Sales Assistant, Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Bot Platforms, Live Chat, Customer Self-Service, and Customer Service Automation
Hive is categorized as Marketing Calendar, Work Management, 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
Drift
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
32.8%
Information Technology and Services
20.6%
Marketing and Advertising
7.1%
Financial Services
3.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
33.3%
Marketing and Advertising
23.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.2%
Computer Software
5.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.5%
Consumer Services
3.9%
Other
55.6%
Discussions
Do I have to completely remove all of my lead capture forms?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
Getting started with conversational marketing isn’t an “all or nothing” decision. Rather than ripping all the forms off their site, many companies start by...Read more
How do I measure the effectiveness of conversational marketing?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
You can measure your conversational marketing efforts just like you would measure any other marketing channel. Platforms like Drift give you dashboards that...Read more
What types of people are having conversations with businesses?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
When we analyzed the data from the 50,000+ businesses using Drift for conversational marketing, we found that people in key decision-making roles are often...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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