Compare Hive Team Collaboration Software and IBM Db2 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (62.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (66.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial 1 License
Hive
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 plansIBM Db2
Star Rating
(682)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (66.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Trial 1 License
Browse all 6 pricing plansHive vs IBM Db2
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 IBM Db2.
- 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 IBM Db2.
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
IBM Db2
Db2 On Cloud - Lite
Free Trial
1 License
A completely free edition of DB2 on Cloud.
- Enjoy high performance and elastic scaling with Db2’s fully managed database and warehouse solutions in the cloud. Try for free.
Free Trial
Hive
Free Trial is available
IBM Db2
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
548
8.5
488
Ease of Use
9.1
550
8.0
497
Ease of Setup
9.3
272
7.7
263
Ease of Admin
9.1
187
7.7
242
Quality of Support
9.3
492
8.1
461
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
187
8.3
234
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
524
6.8
456
Features by Category
Tasks
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
Not enough data
Projects
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
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.2
176
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
190
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
211
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.2
170
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
83
Not enough data
7.2
83
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
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
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.6
66
Not enough data
9.3
69
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Project Management
9.0
71
Not enough data
8.9
71
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.7
66
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.9
67
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
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
Not enough data
Analytics
9.6
16
Not enough data
Execution
9.8
16
Not enough data
9.7
16
Not enough data
9.8
15
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.9
16
Not enough data
9.3
15
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
96
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.4
53
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
7.8
94
Not enough data
9.3
103
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.9
16
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.7
14
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Grammar
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Formatting
7.9
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
Content
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
Product Type
9.0
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.0
5
Not enough data
Setup
8.8
79
Not enough data
9.1
83
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.9
91
Not enough data
Management
8.9
82
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
51
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
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
Not enough data
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
9.1
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
44
Not enough data
9.3
42
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
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
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
9.4
42
Not enough data
9.5
43
Not enough data
9.7
42
Not enough data
Planning
9.2
42
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
Platform Basics
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
Not enough data
Content Planning
9.4
30
Not enough data
9.4
34
Not enough data
9.6
30
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.5
26
Not enough data
9.2
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Other Features
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.5
49
Not enough data
9.5
47
Not enough data
9.1
49
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
Task Management
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.4
47
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
18
Not enough data
7.6
18
Not enough data
Automation
9.0
40
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
38
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
8.9
37
Not enough data
Project management
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
Not enough data
Workload
8.8
37
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.3
36
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.7
37
Not enough data
9.0
36
Not enough data
9.3
39
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.2
37
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
17
Not enough data
7.3
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
Data Management
Not enough data
8.6
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
49
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
48
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
34
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
7.8
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
45
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
42
|
Verified
Deployment
Not enough data
8.4
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
41
|
Verified
Performance
Not enough data
8.6
51
|
Verified
Security
Not enough data
8.7
46
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
35
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Management
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
8.5
55
Support
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
7.9
60
Not enough data
8.4
61
Security
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
8.4
56
Performance
Not enough data
8.6
62
Not enough data
8.6
58
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.4
57
Not enough data
8.4
57
Database Features
Not enough data
8.7
306
Not enough data
8.8
309
Not enough data
8.8
309
Not enough data
8.4
304
Not enough data
8.8
302
Not enough data
8.4
303
Not enough data
8.4
308
Automation
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Functionality
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Administration
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Agentic AI - Data Warehouse Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
9.2
22
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
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
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
Integrations
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
Time Management
9.3
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Generative AI
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
Proofing Features - Online Proofing
7.8
10
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Platform - Online Proofing
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
Not enough data
Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.5
10
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
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
Configuration
Not enough data
8.5
65
Not enough data
8.1
60
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
8.6
62
Database Administration
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.8
59
Availability
Not enough data
8.9
63
Not enough data
9.1
62
Not enough data
8.8
63
Not enough data
8.9
63
Security
Not enough data
8.4
41
Not enough data
8.8
42
Not enough data
8.8
41
Data Management
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.6
44
Time Tracking
8.7
52
Not enough data
9.5
56
Not enough data
8.3
50
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.8
43
Not enough data
7.4
39
Not enough data
8.1
43
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
50
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Database Features
Not enough data
8.7
306
Not enough data
8.8
309
Not enough data
8.8
309
Not enough data
8.4
304
Not enough data
8.8
302
Not enough data
8.4
303
Not enough data
8.4
308
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hive and IBM Db2 share no categories
Unique Categories
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
IBM Db2 is categorized as Relational Databases, Data Warehouse, Object-Oriented Databases, XML Databases, Database as a Service (DBaaS), and Data Warehouse Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
IBM Db2
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
23.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.2%
Computer Software
5.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.5%
Consumer Services
3.9%
Other
55.6%
Information Technology and Services
21.6%
Banking
11.7%
Computer Software
10.1%
Financial Services
7.2%
Insurance
5.9%
Other
43.6%
Alternatives
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
Where can I find answers to other questions I may have?
2 Comments
Official Response from IBM Db2
Please visit: https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/436870/common-questions-about-the-db2-on-cloud-free-plan/Read more
I want to replace KDB+ with DB2 BLU, before doing this in my project, i want to know following answers.
1. Is DB2 BLU , capable for this type of achievement which KDB+ do?
2. can you please give me a list comparison between DB2 BLU with KDB+?
1 Comment
NO
Please check:
https://db-engines.com/en/system/IBM+Db2%3BKdb%2B
Read more
Which tool do you use for deep monitoring of IBM DB2 databases (instances) ?
1 Comment
MF
Maxim, we have a dedicated management console that comes free with Db2. It was called Data Server Manager in the past, now we call it the Unified Management...Read more
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