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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.9% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$10.00
Hive
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 plansMicrosoft Project & Portfolio Management
Star Rating
(1,622)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$10.00
Browse all 6 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management excels in its robust GANTT chart capabilities, allowing for detailed project scheduling and tracking, while Hive's Kanban boards offer a more visual and flexible approach to task management, which many users find easier to adapt to.
- Reviewers mention that Microsoft Project's portfolio management features are particularly strong for enterprise-level users, providing advanced analytics and planning tools, whereas Hive's team collaboration features are highlighted for their ease of use and effectiveness in small business environments.
- G2 users indicate that Hive's ease of setup and user-friendly interface significantly enhance the onboarding experience, making it a preferred choice for teams looking for quick implementation, while Microsoft Project's setup can be more complex and time-consuming.
- Users on G2 report that Microsoft Project's task dependencies management is more comprehensive, allowing for intricate project planning, while Hive's task prioritization and recurring tasks features are praised for their simplicity and effectiveness in daily operations.
- Reviewers say that Hive's mobile application is a standout feature, providing seamless access to project management tools on the go, which is a significant advantage for remote teams, while Microsoft Project's mobile capabilities are often seen as less intuitive.
- Users report that Microsoft Project's budgeting and cost estimation tools are more advanced, catering to larger projects with complex financial tracking needs, whereas Hive's budgeting features are simpler and may not meet the demands of larger enterprises.
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
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
Planner Plan 1
$10.00
Formerly Project Plan 1
- Includes everything in Planner in Microsoft 365, plus:
- Backlogs and sprints
- Premium plan templates
Free Trial
Hive
Free Trial is available
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
548
8.3
1,446
Ease of Use
9.1
550
7.3
1,452
Ease of Setup
9.3
272
7.5
488
Ease of Admin
9.0
181
7.6
454
Quality of Support
9.3
492
7.6
1,142
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
181
7.9
423
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
524
6.6
1,427
Features by Category
Tasks
9.4
300
|
Verified
8.6
81
|
Verified
9.3
300
|
Verified
8.7
85
|
Verified
9.2
291
|
Verified
8.6
83
|
Verified
9.1
295
|
Verified
8.4
81
|
Verified
8.7
266
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
233
|
Verified
8.0
45
8.8
276
|
Verified
8.0
78
|
Verified
8.9
259
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
Projects
9.2
266
|
Verified
8.8
84
|
Verified
9.0
240
|
Verified
8.7
82
|
Verified
8.6
221
|
Verified
8.7
84
|
Verified
8.8
264
|
Verified
8.6
82
|
Verified
9.1
274
|
Verified
8.4
79
|
Verified
7.7
132
8.4
75
|
Verified
8.4
192
8.0
72
|
Verified
8.8
243
|
Verified
7.9
78
|
Verified
8.1
137
Feature Not Available
8.4
205
|
Verified
8.1
77
|
Verified
8.4
183
|
Verified
8.2
75
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.2
180
|
Verified
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.6
194
|
Verified
8.3
75
|
Verified
8.8
215
|
Verified
8.8
81
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.2
174
|
Verified
8.6
72
|
Verified
8.5
185
|
Verified
8.4
78
|
Verified
8.7
225
|
Verified
8.3
76
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.4
86
6.9
6
7.2
87
6.4
6
Agentic AI - Project Management
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
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.6
69
8.7
75
|
Verified
9.3
72
9.2
80
|
Verified
8.7
70
8.9
78
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.7
72
|
Verified
Project Management
9.0
74
9.1
82
|
Verified
8.9
74
9.1
80
|
Verified
8.7
70
8.6
74
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.7
70
8.6
83
|
Verified
8.7
69
8.8
84
|
Verified
8.8
71
8.6
82
|
Verified
Data & Analytics
8.7
70
8.7
81
|
Verified
8.9
70
9.0
78
|
Verified
8.7
70
8.8
81
|
Verified
8.4
69
8.6
79
|
Verified
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
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
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 Messaging
9.1
98
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
8.5
99
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.4
55
Not enough data
8.3
57
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
7.9
96
Not enough data
9.2
105
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.9
18
Not enough data
AI - Business Instant Messaging
8.8
16
Not enough data
8.8
18
Not enough data
8.6
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.3
10
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
Setup
8.8
81
Not enough data
9.1
85
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
Management
8.8
84
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.0
80
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
53
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
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
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
9.0
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
46
Not enough data
9.3
44
Not enough data
9.2
43
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban Project Management
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
Not enough data
Kanban Boards
9.4
44
Not enough data
9.5
45
Not enough data
9.7
44
Not enough data
Planning
9.2
44
Not enough data
8.9
39
Not enough data
9.0
39
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
Task Creation
9.4
49
Not enough data
9.4
48
Not enough data
9.1
50
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
Task Management
9.4
50
Not enough data
9.3
48
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.6
19
Not enough data
Automation
9.0
42
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
Project management
9.2
40
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.9
41
Not enough data
8.9
40
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.8
41
Not enough data
Workload
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.8
39
Not enough data
8.3
39
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.7
40
Not enough data
9.0
39
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.2
40
Not enough data
8.1
37
Not enough data
8.2
37
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
38
Not enough data
8.4
37
Not enough data
8.2
38
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Work Management
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
Earned Value
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Performance
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.8
13
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.0
11
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
Content & Documents
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Controls
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
Project 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
Remote Collaboration
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
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
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Project Management
10.0
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
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
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
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
Planning
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
Workflow 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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hive and Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management are categorized as Work Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Unique Categories
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, Online Proofing, Online Form Builder, Google Workspace Project Management, Note-Taking Software, Time Tracking, Marketing Resource Management, and Email Management
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management is categorized as Earned Value Management, Product Management, and Project Collaboration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Microsoft Project & Portfolio Management
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
23.0%
Information Technology and Services
7.2%
Computer Software
5.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.5%
Consumer Services
4.1%
Other
55.5%
Information Technology and Services
14.4%
Computer Software
4.9%
Construction
4.8%
Hospital & Health Care
4.8%
Higher Education
4.5%
Other
66.6%
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