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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (61.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
Evernote
Star Rating
(2,023)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Star Rating
(656)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Evernote excels in its ability to sync seamlessly across multiple devices, making it a favorite for users who need to access and edit their notes on the go. Features like the Web Clipper and the ability to save various types of content, such as website clippings and PDFs, enhance its versatility.
- Users say Hive stands out for its collaborative features, fostering a culture where teams can share knowledge and tackle complex problems effectively. Reviewers appreciate how Hive helps them manage and organize projects, making it easier to meet work goals and objectives.
- According to verified reviews, Evernote's user interface is praised for its intuitive design, allowing users to create everything from simple to-do lists to detailed project budgets. This flexibility is a significant advantage for those who juggle different types of tasks.
- Reviewers mention that Hive's customer support is consistently rated highly, with users noting that the support team is always ready to assist when issues arise. This level of support can be crucial for teams that rely on the software for daily operations.
- G2 reviewers highlight that while Evernote has a solid reputation, some users feel it struggles to meet specific workflow needs, indicating that there may be configuration challenges for certain use cases. This feedback suggests that while it is powerful, it may not be the best fit for everyone.
- Users express that Hive's ease of setup and administration is a strong point, with many finding it straightforward to categorize tasks and manage projects. This can lead to a more efficient workflow, especially for teams that need to quickly adapt to changing project requirements.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Evernote
Evernote Basic
Free
Take great notes
- Access anywhere. Your information is at your fingertips, on any device, no matter where you are.
- Digitize your thoughts. Capture and organize notes, files, photos, and voice memos in one place.
- Clip anything from the web. Your clips are automatically organized with the notebooks and tags you choose.
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
Evernote
Free Trial is available
Hive
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,847
9.2
549
Ease of Use
8.9
1,858
9.1
551
Ease of Setup
9.1
222
9.3
273
Ease of Admin
8.9
196
9.0
181
Quality of Support
8.5
1,150
9.3
493
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
167
9.4
181
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
1,843
9.6
525
Features by Category
Tasks
Not enough data
9.4
301
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
301
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
292
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
296
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
234
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
277
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
260
|
Verified
Projects
Not enough data
9.2
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
275
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
133
Not enough data
8.4
193
Not enough data
8.8
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
138
Not enough data
8.4
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
184
|
Verified
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.2
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
216
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
Not enough data
8.2
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
226
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
87
Not enough data
7.3
88
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.1
22
Not enough data
7.5
22
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
8.4
22
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
9.3
73
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Project Management
Not enough data
9.0
75
Not enough data
8.9
75
Not enough data
8.7
71
Resource Management
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.8
72
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.9
71
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.5
70
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.5
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.6
50
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
8.9
50
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
50
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
99
Not enough data
8.9
107
Not enough data
8.5
100
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.3
58
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.9
97
Not enough data
9.2
106
Not enough data
9.0
88
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.9
19
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
8.9
18
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
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
82
Not enough data
9.1
86
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.9
93
Management
Not enough data
8.8
85
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.0
81
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
54
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
7.9
16
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
7.9
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Communication
Not enough data
9.9
17
Not enough data
9.9
17
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.4
18
Goal Creation
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.7
16
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
10.0
7
Tasks
Not enough data
9.6
47
Not enough data
9.3
45
Not enough data
9.2
44
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Kanban Boards
Not enough data
9.4
45
Not enough data
9.5
46
Not enough data
9.7
45
Planning
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
9.0
40
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
Not enough data
9.4
50
Not enough data
9.5
49
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
8.7
46
Task Management
Not enough data
9.4
51
Not enough data
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.1
47
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
7.8
20
Automation
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.8
40
Administration
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.9
41
Project management
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
9.0
42
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.6
40
Not enough data
8.8
42
Workload
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.6
39
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
9.3
43
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.2
39
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
7.6
21
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
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
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
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
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
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
Evernote and Hive are categorized as Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Evernote is categorized as AI Note-Taking Software
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, Task Management, Time Tracking, Project Management, Marketing Resource Management, and Email Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Evernote
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
10.1%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Marketing and Advertising
9.0%
Internet
5.3%
Higher Education
4.9%
Other
60.7%
Marketing and Advertising
22.9%
Information Technology and Services
7.3%
Computer Software
5.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.5%
Consumer Services
4.1%
Other
55.4%
Discussions
Only one?
4 Comments
BE
Evernote is great, but there are quite a few alternatives:
Springpad
Google Keep
Google Drive (though offline writing can be a pain)
Catch Notes (for iOS and...Read more
I feel like I'm only using a small portion of Evernote and I could be doing so much more, but I am just not sure where to begin. How do you use Evernote other than as a note-storing application? Any interesting additional uses?
4 Comments
TS
I do use Evernote mostly for notes, but for me, the best part is that I can access it from home, work, or anywhere on my phone, pc, and laptop. You can use...Read more
What competitors are there for Evernote? I can think of FireTask and Remember the Milk and OneNote and a handful of others...any thoughts?
3 Comments
DL
I should really explore Evernote further then...it is one product that I have not explored fully and felt that I should. Thanks for fleshing that out.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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