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At a Glance
Hive
Hive
Star Rating
(656)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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Jostle
Jostle
Star Rating
(219)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.8% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$5.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that while both Jostle and Hive have similar star ratings, Jostle's user experience is particularly praised for its intuitive interface. Users appreciate how it helps them stay connected with colleagues through features like birthday reminders and a centralized document library.
  • Users say that Hive excels in fostering a collaborative culture, with many highlighting how teams can quickly share knowledge and tackle complex problems. This is complemented by responsive customer support, which users find invaluable when facing challenges.
  • According to verified reviews, Jostle shines in its ease of use, especially for remote teams. Reviewers mention that it provides a great platform for sharing updates and photos, making it a favorite for organizations with a hybrid workforce.
  • Reviewers mention that Hive's project management features are a standout, allowing users to easily categorize tasks and manage workflows. This functionality has been noted as a significant improvement in organizing work processes and meeting goals.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that while Jostle has a strong focus on social connection, it may not fully meet the diverse workflow needs of all users, with some mentioning configuration challenges. In contrast, Hive's flexibility in task management is often seen as a strong advantage.
  • Users appreciate that Hive offers a free entry-level price, making it accessible for small businesses. Jostle, while slightly more expensive, is noted for its robust features that cater well to mid-market companies, providing a solid return on investment for those looking for a comprehensive solution.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hive
Hive Free
Free
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Jostle
Bronze
$5.00
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Free Trial
Hive
Free Trial is available
Jostle
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
549
8.9
181
Ease of Use
9.1
551
9.1
181
Ease of Setup
9.3
273
8.8
128
Ease of Admin
9.0
181
8.9
140
Quality of Support
9.3
493
9.1
152
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
181
9.4
132
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
525
9.0
171
Features by Category
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
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
8.6
316
Not enough data
Tasks
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
Not enough data
Projects
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
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.2
181
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
216
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.2
175
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
226
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
87
Not enough data
7.3
88
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
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
Not enough data
Project and Portfolio ManagementHide 24 FeaturesShow 24 Features
8.8
78
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.7
70
Not enough data
9.3
73
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Project Management
9.0
75
Not enough data
8.9
75
Not enough data
8.7
71
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.7
71
Not enough data
8.7
70
Not enough data
8.8
72
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.9
71
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.5
70
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
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
Not enough data
Strategy and Innovation Roadmapping ToolsHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
9.4
20
Not enough data
Analytics
9.5
18
Not enough data
Execution
9.7
18
Not enough data
9.5
18
Not enough data
9.7
17
Not enough data
Roadmapping
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
Business Instant MessagingHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
8.8
118
8.7
80
Business Instant Messaging
9.1
99
8.6
66
8.9
107
8.6
75
8.5
100
9.0
72
Business Instant Messaging
8.5
56
Feature Not Available
8.3
58
Feature Not Available
Business Instant Messaging
7.9
97
8.5
66
9.2
106
9.2
73
9.0
88
8.0
45
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.9
19
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
8.9
18
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
9.1
11
Not enough data
9.4
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
Grammar
7.5
10
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Formatting
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
Content
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
Product Type
9.0
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.3
98
Not enough data
Setup
8.8
82
Not enough data
9.1
86
Not enough data
8.6
88
Not enough data
8.9
93
Not enough data
Management
8.8
85
Not enough data
8.4
77
Not enough data
8.0
81
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
54
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
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
Not enough data
Objectives and Key Results (OKR)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
9.6
22
Not enough data
Communication
9.9
17
Not enough data
9.9
17
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.4
18
Not enough data
Goal Creation
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.7
16
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
9.5
7
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
Kanban Project ManagementHide 16 FeaturesShow 16 Features
9.2
51
Not enough data
Tasks
9.6
47
Not enough data
9.3
45
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
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
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
9.4
45
Not enough data
9.5
46
Not enough data
9.7
45
Not enough data
Planning
9.2
45
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
Employee CommunicationsHide 25 FeaturesShow 25 Features
Not enough data
8.8
58
Information Distribution
Not enough data
9.5
55
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
9.1
54
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
8.9
30
Employee Engagement
Not enough data
8.8
53
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
9.3
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
53
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.6
12
Content Distribution - Employee Communications
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
8.2
11
Additional Features - Employee Communications
Not enough data
7.8
10
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.3
10
Agentic AI - Employee Communications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
43
Not enough data
Platform Basics
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
Not enough data
Content Planning
9.4
34
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.5
34
Not enough data
Marketing Campaign Performance
8.4
30
Not enough data
9.2
34
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
Other Features
8.7
34
Not enough data
8.8
33
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.4
50
Not enough data
9.5
49
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
8.7
46
Not enough data
Task Management
9.4
51
Not enough data
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
9.1
47
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
20
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
Automation
9.0
43
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
Administration
9.0
42
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
Project management
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
Not enough data
Workload
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
8.4
40
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.7
41
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
9.3
43
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.3
41
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
39
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
21
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.7
27
Not enough data
Customization
9.2
24
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.0
21
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
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
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Sorting & Filtering
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Integrations
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Time Management
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Generative AI
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Management
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
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
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Proofing Features - Online Proofing
7.9
12
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Platform - Online Proofing
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
Not enough data
Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing
9.0
12
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
Google Workspace Project ManagementHide 2 FeaturesShow 2 Features
9.9
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Project Management
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
Marketing Resource ManagementHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
10.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Resource Management
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
10.0
6
Not enough data
Note-Taking SoftwareHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.5
7
Agentic AI - Employee Intranet
Not enough data
7.4
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
8.7
63
Not enough data
Time Tracking
8.7
54
Not enough data
9.4
59
Not enough data
8.3
53
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
7.9
46
Not enough data
7.5
42
Not enough data
8.0
46
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
53
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Platform
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
Not enough data
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hive
Hive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
61.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
27.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.5%
Jostle
Jostle
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
13.5%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
75.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
10.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Hive
Hive
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%
Jostle
Jostle
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.9%
Construction
5.6%
Real Estate
4.7%
Insurance
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
4.7%
Other
72.6%
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Discussions
Hive
Hive Discussions
Do you have the ability to chat with colleagues?
2 Comments
Juliet H.
JH
Yep, & it's super easy!Read more
Can I control who sees what in my Hive workspace?
2 Comments
Juliet H.
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
Jostle
Jostle Discussions
What are the storage restrictions with Jostle?
1 Comment
Official Response from Jostle
We offer unlimited storage.Read more
Which mobile devices do you support?
1 Comment
Official Response from Jostle
Jostle has mobile apps for iPhone, Android and iPad (https://www.jostle.me/mobile). We also have JostleTV so your intranet can stream to TV screens...Read more
Where is my data stored?
1 Comment
Official Response from Jostle
You can choose. We have data centers in the US, Europe, Australia, and Canada.Read more
Hive
Hive
Optimized for quick response
Jostle
Jostle
Optimized for quick response