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Compare Hive Team Collaboration Software and Visio 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.8% of reviews)
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
Hive
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
Browse all 4 pricing plansVisio
Star Rating
(673)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (42.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 3 pricing plansHive vs Visio
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 Visio.
- 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 Visio.
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
Visio
Free
$0.00
A basic Visio plan is included for free as part of Microsoft 365 subscription.
- Great for viewing diagrams and minor editing
- Coauthor, edit, add comments, and share diagrams in real time via the Visio web app or Microsoft Teams
- Access dozens of templates and sample diagrams to create: Business diagrams, General flowcharts, Basic organization charts Infographic timelines
Free Trial
Hive
Free Trial is available
Visio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
549
8.8
586
Ease of Use
9.1
551
8.1
592
Ease of Setup
9.3
273
8.7
126
Ease of Admin
9.0
181
8.1
107
Quality of Support
9.3
493
8.0
375
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
181
8.5
95
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
525
6.7
576
Features by Category
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
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
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
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
99
Not enough data
8.9
107
Not enough data
8.5
100
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
8.5
56
Not enough data
8.3
58
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
7.9
97
Not enough data
9.2
106
Not enough data
9.0
88
Not enough data
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
Logistics
Not enough data
8.4
114
Not enough data
7.9
99
Not enough data
8.3
130
Not enough data
8.2
114
Not enough data
8.1
54
Editing & Design
Not enough data
9.1
143
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.8
140
Not enough data
8.7
142
Not enough data
8.6
137
Agentic AI - Org Chart
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Design Tools
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Communication Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Software Offering
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Collaborative Whiteboard
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
7.8
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Visual Tools
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Mind Map Availability
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
6.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Agentic AI - Mind Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
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
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
Hardware
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Visual Collaboration Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
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
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
Platform Basics
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
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
7
Not enough data
9.8
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
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
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 Visio 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
Visio is categorized as Org Chart, Diagramming, Collaborative Whiteboard, Mind Mapping, Visual Collaboration Platforms, and Wireframing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Visio
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
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%
Information Technology and Services
9.9%
Hospital & Health Care
6.4%
Computer Software
5.3%
Higher Education
4.6%
Computer Networking
3.2%
Other
70.6%
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
What is most interesting thing you like on Visio?
4 Comments
JP
That depends what are you trying to do. In my opinion. the ability to draw different types of diagrams using forms libraries, either built-in or that you can...Read more
Is there any option (search engine) available in software, where I can import shapes from Internet?
2 Comments
ES
Hello,
you can go to insert and then select online photos and type the name of the stencil you want to import. for example CISCO Stencil
regards,
ElieRead more
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