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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (69.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$13.00 Per Month
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
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Star Rating
(1,313)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$13.00 Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansHive vs Xero
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 Xero.
- 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 Xero.
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
Xero
Starter / Early
$13.00
Per Month
Good for sole traders, new businesses, and the self-employed.
- Send quotes and 20 invoices
- Enter 5 bills
- Reconcile bank transactions
Free Trial
Hive
Free Trial is available
Xero
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
549
8.7
1,046
Ease of Use
9.1
551
8.9
1,101
Ease of Setup
9.3
273
8.6
794
Ease of Admin
9.0
181
8.7
367
Quality of Support
9.3
493
8.3
973
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.4
181
8.6
362
Product Direction (% positive)
9.6
525
8.7
1,035
Features by Category
Expense Reports
Not enough data
8.7
232
Not enough data
8.9
231
Not enough data
8.5
216
Not enough data
8.5
218
Not enough data
8.4
207
Not enough data
8.3
203
Not enough data
8.7
215
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
8.9
103
Not enough data
9.0
104
Travel Management
Not enough data
7.7
190
Not enough data
7.3
183
Not enough data
7.1
181
Not enough data
7.6
185
Client Invoicing
7.9
46
9.0
219
7.5
42
8.8
206
8.0
46
8.6
206
Mobile
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
7.7
183
Not enough data
7.3
179
Platform
Not enough data
8.2
169
Not enough data
8.2
172
Administration
Not enough data
8.4
165
Administration
8.8
52
8.4
206
9.1
57
8.4
205
9.1
58
8.2
202
Feature Not Available
8.1
192
9.3
57
8.6
212
Platform
9.1
53
8.8
227
8.5
42
8.5
194
8.2
38
8.3
185
9.3
56
9.1
214
9.0
47
8.3
196
Feature Not Available
5.8
167
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.6
672
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
630
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
644
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.7
693
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
594
Not enough data
8.2
610
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.5
590
Not enough data
8.7
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
617
|
Verified
Other Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
550
Not enough data
7.9
549
Not enough data
8.0
536
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
569
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
600
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
669
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
584
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
586
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
686
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
663
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
574
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
678
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.3
624
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
596
Not enough data
8.6
652
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
554
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
659
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
608
|
Verified
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
629
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
555
Not enough data
8.4
585
|
Verified
Cash Flow
Not enough data
8.7
520
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
541
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
508
|
Verified
Budgeting & Forecasting
Not enough data
8.4
574
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
511
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
475
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
504
|
Verified
Revenue
Not enough data
8.7
529
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
515
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
483
|
Verified
Payroll
Not enough data
8.2
462
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
448
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
490
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
504
|
Verified
AI
Not enough data
8.2
335
Not enough data
8.7
336
Not enough data
8.6
336
Not enough data
8.4
334
Not enough data
8.4
332
Not enough data
8.0
330
Not enough data
8.9
339
Not enough data
8.7
337
Not enough data
8.6
328
Not enough data
8.3
329
Mobile Applications - Accounting
Not enough data
8.6
325
Not enough data
8.7
316
Not enough data
8.7
324
Not enough data
7.2
294
Not enough data
8.8
318
Not enough data
8.9
319
Agentic AI - Accounting
Not enough data
8.4
293
General Ledger
Not enough data
8.6
672
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
630
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
644
|
Verified
Accounts Receivable
Not enough data
8.7
693
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
594
Not enough data
8.2
610
|
Verified
Accounts Payable
Not enough data
8.5
590
Not enough data
8.7
646
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
617
|
Verified
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
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
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
Invoice Generation
Not enough data
8.7
228
Not enough data
9.0
227
Not enough data
9.0
222
Invoice Processing
Not enough data
8.7
220
Not enough data
8.7
219
Not enough data
8.4
217
Not enough data
9.0
226
Analytics
Not enough data
9.0
219
Not enough data
8.6
220
Not enough data
8.3
207
Not enough data
8.8
222
Integration
Not enough data
9.1
230
Not enough data
8.9
224
Not enough data
8.2
213
Not enough data
8.6
224
Agentic AI - Invoice Management
Not enough data
8.5
128
Not enough data
8.5
129
Not enough data
8.5
130
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
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
Multichannel inventory management
Not enough data
8.8
87
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.6
87
3PL inventory management
Not enough data
9.0
87
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.8
86
Inventory Management
Not enough data
9.1
88
Not enough data
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
8.8
86
Not enough data
9.3
86
Inventory Management Platform Features
Not enough data
9.1
92
Not enough data
9.2
93
Not enough data
8.9
92
Not enough data
8.9
89
Not enough data
8.9
89
Not enough data
9.2
93
Not enough data
9.0
91
Not enough data
9.3
90
Not enough data
9.4
92
Not enough data
9.4
92
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
Bill Generation
Not enough data
8.5
210
Not enough data
8.8
214
Not enough data
8.8
215
Bill Processing
Not enough data
8.3
206
Not enough data
8.5
207
Not enough data
8.7
210
Integration
Not enough data
8.9
219
Not enough data
8.7
213
Not enough data
8.1
201
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
8.6
120
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
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
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
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
9.0
219
7.5
42
8.8
206
8.0
46
8.6
206
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
53
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
52
8.4
206
9.1
57
8.4
205
9.1
58
8.2
202
Feature Not Available
8.1
192
9.3
57
8.6
212
Platform
9.1
53
8.8
227
8.5
42
8.5
194
8.2
38
8.3
185
9.3
56
9.1
214
9.0
47
8.3
196
Feature Not Available
5.8
167
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hive and Xero 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
Xero is categorized as Invoice Management, Inventory Control, Expense Management, Billing, Accounting, and Nonprofit Accounting
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xero
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%
Accounting
20.1%
Information Technology and Services
8.4%
Computer Software
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Construction
3.2%
Other
55.6%
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
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