# Hive HR Reviews **Vendor:** Hive HR **Category:** [Employee Engagement Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-engagement) **Average Rating:** 4.8/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 42 ## About Hive HR Hive is an employee voice platform and partnership for leaders who want to make change, not spreadsheets. Our employee engagement surveys, confidential employee feedback tools and expert people scientists help organisations amplify employee voice, improve staff engagement, gather insightful employee feedback, create a better employee experience and improve organisational performance. Features: - Confidential, flexible, automated and real-time employee voice platform - Powerful reporting: sentiment analysis, heatmaps, benchmarking & eNPS - Expert, strategic and fully tailored People Science support - Flexible employee surveying: ask what you want, when you want - Key driver analysis and action planning to make impactful change - Hive Fives: peer-to-peer recognition to drive culture and values - Hive Open Door: always-on channel for employees to speak up - Hive Messenger: respond to feedback through identity-protected online messaging - Hive Actions: Turn employee feedback into change that matters by focusing on the most important actions. - SMS text participation, language translation, data export and more - Dedicated Customer Success and Support teams based in the UK Want to know more? Just give us a shout. ## Hive HR Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users appreciate the **ease of use** in Hive HR, highlighting its user-friendly setup and responsive support. (6 reviews) - Users praise the **responsive customer support** of Hive HR, ensuring smooth implementation and valuable survey insights. (4 reviews) - Users find Hive HR to be **easy to implement and use** , greatly enhancing efficiency and support for their engagement needs. (2 reviews) - Users value the **intuitive platform and excellent customer support** , enhancing engagement and ownership of data across departments. (2 reviews) - Users appreciate the **user-friendly simplicity** of Hive HR, making it easy to generate and view reports. (2 reviews) - Users appreciate the **visibility** of Hive HR, benefiting from customizable reports and user-friendly navigation. (2 reviews) - Convenience (1 reviews) - Users commend the **intuitive design** of Hive HR, making data management and improvements straightforward for departments. (1 reviews) - Easy Setup (1 reviews) - Users value the **insightful employee engagement surveys** from Hive HR, driving meaningful improvements across departments. (1 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users face **integration issues** , relying on manual uploads while waiting for a new people system integration. (2 reviews) - Users often face **login problems** due to separate support page credentials, leading to frustration and password management issues. (1 reviews) ## Hive HR Reviews ### 1. Hive Is Simple, Intuitive, and User-Friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gillian C. | Organisational Development Manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 23, 2026 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** I love how simple Hive is to use. It's really user friendly. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** We don't use an integration to our HR system so have to rely on manual data uploads and now that we are moving to manager access this will require some additional setup, however, it is our choice not to use the available automatic upload process **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Hive is giving us the two way communications our staff want while allowing their anonymity in surveys and in general suggestions for improvement. It's allowing staff that voice they may not be comfortable with if they didn't have the anonymity. Hopefully it is also helping to build trust. ### 2. The ideal system to serve as your colleague feedback companion **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gareth C. | Colleague Experience Leader, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 12, 2025 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Compared to the platform we previously used for colleague surveys, it has quite significantly reduced the amount of manual time that goes into each exercise. From preparation and distribution through to the actual analysis of data, things are much cleaner and easier to use for us. It was easy to make the change and implement the system, and we always had (and continue to get) great support from the team at Hive. For a busy team, it is the ideal tool to support our needs for an engagement platform. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** There are some features I have been used to with another platform that were useful for data analysis, but they are hardly deal-breakers (and the other system I'm referring to cost more than twice as much). Hive is significantly better value for money, in my organisation. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** With features like Open Door, it's enabled us to get away from just relying on on structured surveys and moving to an 'always on' feedback model. Colleagues can now engage with us 24/7, and that means we're virtually always in conversation with the business about how we can continually improve the employee experience at Hodge. ### 3. User-Friendly Platform with good Feedback and Recognition Features **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mental Health Care | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 04, 2025 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Hive is really user friendly, easy to set up and review survey feedback, and has great additional functionality with the open door "always on" feedback, as well as the recognition which can be viewed by colleagues. I like the fact that when a survey is live, you can see the data in real time, so get a sense of what the results are going to be without having to wait for it to close. The Hive support team are also really responsive, and go the extra mile to ensure you get the best results **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** The only downside currently is waiting for the integration with our new people system, so having to keep our users manually updated **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are a national charity with several different service types. HIve really helps us to get both an organisational overview, but also be able to really drill down into the details and ensure that there are local action plans in place which will have a real day to day impact for colleagues. ### 4. Anonymous, Customizable, and Effortless Reporting **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 20, 2025 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** I like how it is completely anonymous but also how we are able to configure our organisation within the system to generate data we need. The reports are simple to generate and to view. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** The separate login to the support page, i have a problem every time and have to reset my password which is frustrating as every time i then update my saved password it overwrite my main Hive login rather than saving them separately. Appreciate this isnt a Hive issue but it would help if there was not a separate login for support tickets. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Its been great in giving us insight to how our employees feel ### 5. Flexible and Approachable Partner Organization **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jackie K. | Group HR Director, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2025 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Flexible, approachable and really want to be a partner organisation Ease of use, features willingness to listen to ideas and improvements from clients **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** No changes or improvements, I am happy with what is provided **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** we work together on our organisational engagement and their insight has helped us refine what we ask, what we provide and how we engage - it has been invaluable ### 6. hive is an easy to use scalable platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Human Resources | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 16, 2025 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Hive HR has provided us with actionable insights that have helped us to increase the engagement, well being and skill of our colleagues. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Some of its functionality is still limited however I know that there is a road map in place to continue to improve the platform **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** it is giving us viability on how our remote colleagues are experiencing our business. This has helped us customize how we engage with and what we offer different demographics ### 7. Easy, Accessible & Accurate **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kevin M. | People Business Partner, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 03, 2024 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The platform is really intuitive, it gives access to whoever you choose allowing departments to own their own data and drive their own improvements. The customer support has been brilliant throughout design and role out. It intergrates seemlessly with our HRIS giving us confidence the right people are being surveyed. Overall, the sourcing, procurement, design of our first survey was smooth from start to finish, and the results of our initial survey have given us really meaningul insight and targeted actions to continue to improve our employee engagement. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** The only plus some other survey providers have which HIVE currently does not, is the external accreditation the likes of Great Place To Work, or Times Top 100 type of surveys do, however they come with their own limitations which HIVE isn't contstrained by. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** HIVE is giving us far greater insight into what our work force feel we're doing well, and can do more of, and what areas require attention to improve. It uses far clearer language than previous providers giving us confidence in the data and the actions agreed off the back of it. ### 8. Seamless set-up, with user friendly platform and exceptional support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Helen L. | Head of People Services, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 18, 2024 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Hive's platform is super easy to navigate with great visuals and export tools **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** There is nothing that I dislike about the platform or support **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Valuable insights and key driver analysis that inform actionable decisions. Managers having direct access to the platform and their department results has relieved the administrative burden previously placed on the HR Team. ### 9. Simple, anonymous surveying tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2024 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Easy to implement and use Clear anonymity rules and commitment Good support from account management Good UX **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** If you have multiple admins you need to be organised in how your respond to comments to avoid duplications **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Measuring employee engagement ### 10. Great product, excellent service **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sarah L. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 17, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Hive has transformed the way that we run our internal surveys by enabling us to easily introduce frequent pulse surveys giving us instant insights into feedback. The product is intuitive and straightforward to use. Recent improvements to the platform have also made the feedback process much better from an employee experience perspective too. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** It can be difficult to share all of the data with colleagues in a straightforward and simple way. Ideally a range of self-service reports would be available to tailor to each area of the business. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** This system supports the way that we run other areas of our people strategy such as regular check-in's, frequent feedback and agile objectives. In changing to this system we have saved hours of admin time preparing for an annual survey that was out of date by the time you received the data. We can collate surveys very quickly and during lockdown this was invaluable in being able to engage with our entire workforce about they challenges they were facing and how we could be support them. Other functions such as Open Door and Hive Fives give additional functionality and keep people engaged on a regular basis. ### 11. Great Work Survey Option **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2023 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** It is totally anonymous so you can be really straight forward with answers to the posed questions **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** I found no issues with the program and have used it multiple times now **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has given employees the option to speak freely about issues but also point out the positive resolution of actions taken ### 12. Helpful to recognise positive behaviour among colleagues **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 26, 2023 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** I enjoy using it to provide positive, tangible feedback to colleagues for them to use in reviews **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** I feel the functionality is fairly limited when it comes to hive **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Anonymous feedback to employer to support improvements within a business. ### 13. Timely actionable insight **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Fund-Raising | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 12, 2023 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The people science team insight brings an added dynamic that is incredibly useful The ability to segment and drill down the data means teams really connect with it **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** I wish we could do better exports and downloads direct from the system and when you export graphs it doesn't export the percentages so that can be need a bit of manipulation that takes time **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** How does it feel to work in our organisation and what can we collectively do to make it better Recognition of colleagues Enhances employee voice through the open door function ### 14. Great platform with great support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Legal Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 05, 2022 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The platform is fantastic - very easy to use and good user interface. Our Hive team is also great and always on hand to help, be it with People Scienece queries and support, or any technical platform queries, they always go above and beyond to help promptly. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** It would be great if Hive could offer better industry specific benchmarking (we work in the Legal Sector), but would expect this to be possible over time as their customers increase. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We've started with an annual survey as a benchmark and will be looking to roll out further regular and topic specific pulse surveys over time to measure engagement and the impact of improvement initiatives. We also want to increase opportunities for 360 feedback by rolling out their Open Door element soon. ### 15. The Hive system is very user-friendly and easy to use. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Stephen I. | Planning and Business Process Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The Hive system has clear sections and graphs for visually presenting the data. Data can be viewed in different formats and exported to Excel for further analysis. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** I wish you were able to view data and graphs for multiple questions at one time by grouping the questions together, so that you can compare them more easily. Also it would be good if you could export multiple graphs at one time. **Recommendations to others considering Hive HR:** I would recommend speaking to their staff. When we had any questions or issues, they were extremely helpful in supporting our needs. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** The Hive system allows us to ask all our staff a range of questions about our business no matter where in the world and then enables us to analyse the data based on different groupings. **Official Response from Paul Young:** > Thank you for the positive review Stephen. It's great to hear you and your team have had such a good experience with our product and support services. ### 16. Excellent onboarding, everything we need **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Craig M. | CEO, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2022 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Simplicity of tools and having the tools across feedback, recognition and survey all in one place. Great onboarding support and customisation. Expertise advice. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Little elements of UI need improving (click on menu top right but opens on left) and navigation. Also needing some integrations. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Open and trusted communication across the organisation, constant pulse on employee engagement. ### 17. Great tool for employee feedback and data analysis **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kevin V. | FEMA Housing Program Inspector (REDI Team), Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** We used this as a tool for allowing our staff to contribute to bettering our employee environment. We got great suggestions and it allowed us to further explore and discuss with the members of the organization. Most of the time the data analysis from Hive is right on, and we've been able to assess a great deal of information provided by our employees. Sometimes though , we needed more parameters to get to an adequate resolution. The interface is incredibly easy to use and setup, and we've gotten lots of feedback saying how much our employees appreciate this resource. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** We wished there was more opportunity for customization. Perhaps this could be a higher-tiered option to get unique updates that fit your organization but might not be needed by another. I wish the user support was a bit better. We tried to use the online resources and get referred to FAQ and automated chat. We'd really love to speak to some to better use this tool. We really with their was better mobile tools that went along with this as well. Please contact us if those improve or you're looking for feedback. **Recommendations to others considering Hive HR:** We used this as a tool for allowing our staff to contribute to bettering our employee environment. We got great suggestions and it allowed us to further explore and discuss with the members of the organization. Most of the time the data analysis from Hive is right on, and we've been able to assess a great deal of information provided by our employees. Sometimes though we needed more parameters to get to an adequate resolution. The interface is incredibly easy to use and setup, and we've gotten lots of feedback saying how much our employees appreciate this resource. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We used this as a tool for allowing our staff to contribute to bettering our employee environment. We got great suggestions and it allowed us to further explore and discuss with the members of the organization. Most of the time the data analysis from Hive is right on, but we've encounted some unique scenarios where additional plugins or tools were needed. It took a lot of time to integrate with Salesforce since there wasn't readily available tools to help with the project. ### 18. Hive are great! They feel more like an extension to our business rather than a supplier. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Logistics and Supply Chain | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** We have a great working relationship and they truly understand what we're trying to achieve and the struggles we face. They are constantly developing the Hive system to make it easier for us to manage surveys but also giving our people more ways to give their views on what working for the business is like. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Nothing springs to mind, we work collaboratively to work through any issues. No matter how big or small the issue and the Hive support team is always on hand to support with queries as and when they arise. **Recommendations to others considering Hive HR:** If you need a tool to easily capture your employees feedback then look no further. In addition to the tool being easy to use, the results are easy to understand and Hive work with you to make recommendations on how you can improve the employee experience where you work. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Hive are the experts when it comes to employee experience, engagement and what matters to employees and employers. They don't just offer a great survey solution tool, Hive are always looking at the changing landscape of employee experience and how they can help organisations understand what their employees are saying and guide them on how they can improve. **Official Response from Paul Young:** > Thank you for the great review. It's always nice to hear that the team at Hive have helped make a difference to our customers with both our product and support teams. ### 19. Great platform- very user friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Warehousing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Hive is super easy to use and most of it you can learn as you go. If you have any questions however, the team are always on hand to help and explain things super easy. It really is 100% anonymous unlike other platforms I have used before. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Only feature that would be nice is to be able to download imagines & results all together **Recommendations to others considering Hive HR:** I would highly recommend **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are able to understand how our employees view and value their roles and the company they work for. The data we are able to collect also helps us put in proposals to our board of Directors and we can use the results to validate and back this up. It is also improving employee to employee recognition and engagement with the Hive-five feature! **Official Response from Paul Young:** > Thank you for the great review. It's nice to hear that you've had such a positive experience with Hive and that we've helped provide the information you need to make data-driven decisions at your business. ### 20. Why everyone's Buzzing abo Hive **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Food Production | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 22, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The accessibility to all the amazing tools they provide to create and understand the culture in your company. Connect and learn through surveys. Recognize and create a community around peer-to-peer recognition. Understand what's going on in your company with phenomenal insight and analytics tools. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** There is nothing that I specifically don't like about the product so I guess ill say what everyone says... it can always be cheaper, but even then the price is lower than a lot of competitors in the same market. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Peer-to-peer recognition, creating a culture of care within the company. Employees want to be recognized in all aspects of their work. It means so much when the people you share so space with recognize the hard work you do. **Official Response from Paul Young:** > Thank you for your review. It's great to hear that our peer-to-peer recognition tool (Hive Fives) is bringing positive changes to your culture. ### 21. Hive review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 16, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Easy to use system and great support provided **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** There was nothing to dislike - the system is very easy to use **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have been able to identify where we are doing well and where we need to focus our attention. **Official Response from Paul Young:** > Thank you very much for the positive review. I'm happy to hear that Hive have been able to help your team identify what you're doing well and where improvements may be needed. ### 22. Great system for gauging the pulse of the team and sharing praise and reward. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Hive Fives. A great way to recognise colleagues and staff. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Lack of flexibility in being able to report all angles. **Recommendations to others considering Hive HR:** Don't overdo the survey's they will lose impact **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Tapping into the pulse of the people. ### 23. Inspiration to rejuvenate our engagement interactions **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Helen K. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The team are always really engaged with what we are trying to achieve, adaptable and experts in their field. We have been a traditional annual survey type of organisation up until engaging with Hive and with their support are working to be more proactive with our approach and truly listen and engage. We have high standards of accessibility for external partners to deliver and Hive have worked tirelessly to ensure that they both understand these needs and deliver a platform that meets them. Our journey together has only started this year but we are excited to think where it will take us moving forward. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** We are still in the learning stages in developing an engagement package that uses the tools Hive has to full potential. So far all is positive and there is still more for us to implement together. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Hive is allowing us to re consider how and when we listen to employees and move to planned and at times targeted feedback. Its too early in our journey to see many benefits other than the engagement conversation being firmly on the 2021 agenda. ### 24. Hive HR Review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hans L. | Technical and HR consultant, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 28, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Multiple methods of tracking and organizing the project which is good, great UI which is simple to use, helps the team to review results instantly. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** The mobile app can be more robust, there should also be a way to track version history. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** it's used as a project management tool for our business, It helped in making things simple with better tracking of our projects. ### 25. Fantastic Platform and Fantastic Service and Support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kathryn B. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 17, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The platform is incredibly easy to use, which means we use it regularly, and the team engage with it regularly. It's really straightforward to pull any insights from the platform following any surveys, and the Hive team are super supportive and happy to help you get the most from the platform. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** I'd love to be able to set up a survey in the system myself without needing to send it through to the Hive team - I don't want to bother them when I'm confident in using the system - although they never complain at being bothered! **Recommendations to others considering Hive HR:** Do it - it's fantastic. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Getting real feedback from the team - we're a small company so sometimes people can be a little more shy in putting forward their opinions. With Hive, the anonymity of the platform means all of the team engage with it confidently and we get really good uptake on our surveys. This means we get valuable insight and as a leadership team we can make tangible changes that positively impact the way we work. ### 26. Efficient, responsive & personable to boot! What more could you want?! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Catrin S. | Board Member, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 17, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** From the offset, I was impressed by Hives willingness to help. Always going the extra mile to not only meet our needs and answer our questions but also to truly seek to understand our work. We are a particularly complex organisation and they without fail have sought to understand, support and exceed expectations. Feedback and suggestions on how to develop their product and systems have always been well received and actively sought, and I'm yet to meet any employee from Hive who hasn't delivered exemplar service. Their customer service is wonderful. Hive HR has given us a modern, responsive and comprehensive view of how people are feeling. With live data, many different ways of reaching out to people and great options for data/ results analysis it really has helped us demonstrate the importance and validity of the employee voice. The people science service adds another string to their bow and a great offering to take your findings to the next level of scrutiny and development. Our "journey" (twee as that is) will be a long one after many years of ineffective engagement prior to Hive, but I truly feel we are in the best possible position with Hive in our corner. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** I literally cannot think of any- I really would recommend Hive to anyone looking for an intuitive, reliable and fun way to engage employees. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are tackling culture change across 7500 employee base and eventually will want to include a volunteer base of around 20k people. I don't think it's so much problem solving but moreso supporting needed change, encouraging trust within the organisation and breaking down barriers between the local and national agenda. Hive is integral to our process of demonstrating that 'we' are listening to people, we care what they think and we value them as individuals and that we value their opinions. Each time we have surveyed we have switched on the different functionality as we build that trust. The open door facility has supported our relationship building immensely and we are already seeing more people engage, feel like they are being heard and are responding well. This can only get better whilst we roll out Hive Fives and start to encourage internal recognition and thanks between our colleagues and peers. Hive has already massively improved our offer to employees and we can't wait to see what more it brings! ### 27. My Experience with Hive HR **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Viba S. | S, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 28, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Helps to put the project in one place and I like how easy it is to assign tasks and good support team **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** initial learning curve and mobile version limit few functionalities otherwise all good so far. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ability to assign tasks easily and easy workflow. ### 28. To transform your employee engagement and deliver outstanding employee experience: get Hive HR **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** David B. | Chief People Officer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Hive HR is an intuitive, cost effective, user friendly, data and insight rich, always on employee engagement platform. If you really want to understand the thoughts, feelings and anxieties of our colleagues - now more important than ever - then Hive HR gives you almost every single tool you need in one platform. Bespoke surveys, a comprehensive question database developed by actual behavioural scientists (yes I know!), messenger function, suggestions, Hive Fives so you can do digital recognition - another really handy tool in our remote hybrid working world - plus incredible analysis of your survey results. This is before I even mention the team at Hive HR themselves: passionate about what they do; intelligent and informed and perhaps the most helpful and friendly team I've ever worked with: trust me you'll want to relocate to Newcastle! **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** There is absolutely no downside to using Hive HR - I'd get a quote to see what I mean! **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Prior to working with Hive, our engagement survey approach had been relatively traditional, based on the Best Companies to Work For methodology , and using external, non-customisable tools. We had low traction on our response rates, little room for flexibility on question structure, limited analysis of our findings, and did not have the technology or a single platform to allow colleagues to proactively share their thoughts or suggestions. Outside of the annual survey, we had no way for our people to raise their voices anonymously – something that was a significant cultural barrier to progress at the time. To help achieve our engagement goals, we needed to smoothly transition away from our existing model and to move to a flexible, innovative, trusted, always-on engagement platform. This would be critical in facilitating the building of brilliant working relationships between teams and individuals across the Partnership. We also knew that this would be a significant enabler in driving our culture forward, as we would be able to consult with our people and gather feedback more easily. Through Hive we have achieved all this and more. We have successfully implemented a single focal point for engagement – highly flexible and customisable to our needs: • Our first annual People Survey (2019) via Hive saw us achieve our best ever engagement scores (79%, a 10% improvement vs. the previous year). We have continued to build on this momentum, with our overall engagement score for 2020 improving to 84%! • 93% response rate to our 2020 People Survey • Outstanding eNPS score of +56 in our last People Survey, vs. +26 the previous year – an increase of 115%. • Excellent uptake on High Fives – over 6700 received since we first launched in October 2018! • 94 Direct Line messages received since launch in June 2019 It has also seen our work recognised in multiple National Awards. ### 29. Brilliant feedback platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gemma L. | H, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 24, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Great interface and intuitive to use. Specialist advice on how we use the platform and strategically approach employee voice to support our HR objectives. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Limited automatic reports but the great support has meant I could access the data I need. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Always on employee voice. Having a strategic approach to surveying through their expert advice. improving engagement Improving culture; always improving but responding to feedback ### 30. Always there to help! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kate G. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 25, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** My account manager Lucy was fantastic. We had to turnaround a engagement survey roll out in a very short space of time and she made sure it happened holding our hand every step of the way. Offering support and guidance to ensure we got the most out of our results. The Hive system is easy to use and I was offered help if i needed any support with anything system related through live demos. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** I think it would be good to have some more online resources available and learning videos around extracting the results data. Also some best practice / guidance on what to do post survey in relation to analysing the results and action planning. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are currently reviewing the engagement survey results and action planning so we can make improvements across the key themes that came out of the survey. It is fantastic to be able to drill down into certain groups to see where we need to focus on. ### 31. Great platform and service **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Food & Beverages | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Hive have been great to use for surveying our team over the past few months - they're brilliant to work with, the platform is easy to use and their customer service is fantastic. We engaged them for their survey functionality and people science support, but the surprise stand out for us has been the suggestions/open door feature. It's been brilliant and opening two-way conversation that stays confidential for the staff member, and allows us to be really responsive to issues or suggestions that come through. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Not a dislike, but I would love to see a survey-builder function to allow more autonomy when using Hive. Pretty sure this is something that is in development so not far away - I look forward to using it. **Recommendations to others considering Hive HR:** n/a **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Hive is helping us to better understand the unique challenges for the very different sides of our business. It empowers our team by allowing them to be part of the solution, and to have a role in shaping how we do things. ### 32. Great employee engagement tool! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joanna T. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 13, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** Hive is extremely user friendly and easy to navigate. The platform is evolving all the time and great & friendly support is available if need be. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** The fact that we can't currently have our Customer Advisory Board meetings at the moment due to Covid! I loved being involved in the improvements and feedback sessions. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have tracked the morale of the business, we have actioned employee suggestions on everything from training through to coffee machines! High fives in particular have been beneficial from the outset to encourage peer to peer recognition, but especially so during Covid period when some staff really appreciated these small gestures of appreciation when working remotely. ### 33. Simple yet mighty platform! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nat H. | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 05, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** HIVE HR is not just about the data. The platform is proud and punchy, the information gathered on this platform is presented in the neatest and simplistic way for all to understand. We have been working with HIVE for a few years now and we have never had a bad experience, customer support is always on hand to advise and set up surveys. Also they allow the client to feed in ideas which shows that these guys really want to grow with the vision that everyone is involved. I have had the pleasure of meeting most who work for HIVE HR and they are truly passionate about what they do and they certainly know their stuff! **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Nothing at all, HIVE HR are brilliant to work with! **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We didn't have a tool that could consistently record employee engagement. We now have a mapped approach for surveys so we are ensuring to check in on how employees feel in themselves, the business etc and also during COVID it has been fantastic to gather information about how everyone is and how they are coping under the new restrictions. We are just about to launch 'the open door' element of the platform to get continuous feedback and ideas from employees. The benefits would be the engagement from the staff who take the time out to complete this and also helps us analyse trends for over the coming months, the People Science team are amazing and have been great when analysing the data we get. ### 34. My Review **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Razvan T. | HR and Marketing Intern, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2021 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** We used Hive HR to collect the employee opinions and work according to enhance the current employee model, Helped in business strategy **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** it can be better in a way how questions can be structured **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helped in bringing employee opinions to action, easy user interface ### 35. Fabulous people providing first class engagement software and expertise on all things people. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lisa A. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 09, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** We have used Hive for three years now to help strengthen our employee experience. They are an absolute pleasure to work with, incredibly responsive, friendly and always professional. They provide much more than a fantastic survey platform, we have benefited greatly from their experience in people science and through using Hive we have come so far in developing our people strategy and achieving our goal of making our organisation an amazing place to work. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** I can honestly say there is nothing I don't like. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We implemented Hive to provide more meaningful opportunities for our employees to have their say on a range of issues that most matter to them. Doing so has provided us with a regular stream of rich employee insight enabling us to make improvements to the way we do things and in turn creating a better workplace. ### 36. Hive - client focused, nimble with deep expertise **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brian G. **Reviewed Date:** November 18, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The Hive Team all work together to maximize the client experience - highly responsive, always looking for the best outcome, happy to share high-value guidance. Flexible to our needs whether that is short timelines or requests for additional analysis. The team are happy and that shows in how they engage with me the client. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Hive are based in the UK and work UK hours. We are a global organisation with a significant portion of the company in US. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a new company we are keen to quickly and effectively establish our culture - Hive are helping us chart our progress. The People Science Team have been really instrumental in helping me to understand the critical insights from our survey responses - to target activities most likely to have the biggest impact. ### 37. Great platform, fantastic customer service! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 04, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The team at Hive are responsive, helpful and really friendly. The system is very flexible, we have been working with them for a couple of years now and were able to implement different parts of the platform (survey, suggestions, peer-to-peer recognition) in stages, when it suited us. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** The simple answer is that there is nothing I dislike about Hive HR! **Recommendations to others considering Hive HR:** Talk to them! They are not pushy just knowledgeable and friendly. It is super-easy and quick to set up and easy to use. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** We weren't measuring employee engagement at all before working with Hive. Since starting to work more remotely during COVID the suggestions part of the platform has been invaluable. And we are just about to launch peer-to-peer recognition (Hive Fives) as a way of staying connected. ### 38. We've moved forward in our ability to track engagement in leaps and bounds, highly recommended! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sheena W. | Head of Learning and Culture, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 08, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The tool is really easy to use for both admin and our people **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** More guidance on data extraction or readily available templates would be beneficial. I've been able to get what I need however thus far **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to listen to the thoughts and feelings of our people and take targeted action on issues that are highlighted ### 39. Great partnership and expertise **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospitality | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 03, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The tool is great and allows real time insight. The team at Hive are a fab bunch of people and we've really learnt a lot from them and valued their expertise. We've worked together to bring a really exciting product to our teams that has helped us understand our business better **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Still some areas of development within the dashboard to make it really user friendly, but having said that, feedback is heard and actioned. We've already seen improvements **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** With some of our populations that have historically been really difficult to reach, we've been able to reach out to them and increase response rates within key demographics of the business. This has given us priceless insight that has helped us shape our strategies ### 40. Great Communication Tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Executive Office | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 10, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** The fact that its anonymous is the best part as this has encouraged our staff to respond honestly to the questions we send out without worrying they will be identified. Another really great thing about it is the Hive five feature. It's nice to see our staff receiving praise from their colleagues. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Nothing, everything about Hive is great! **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** A common problem within our staff group was that staff felt there was a lack of communication within the organisation but when given the opportunity to communicate via staff meetings etc, no one tended to raise any issues. Hive being totally anonymous allows people to feel confident in communicating any issues they otherwise would have kept to themselves! ### 41. Fantastic product back up with excellent service and support **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lynn P. | Head of HR, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 11, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** It's not just an intuitive platform which encourages dialogue with employees, it's got great people working there who are unstinting in their knowledge and enthusiasm. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** Not much, it's a great product. I don't have complaints. **What problems is Hive HR solving and how is that benefiting you?** Encouraging dialogue virtual thank yous in the moment. ### 42. Great working with Hive, and an easy to use, innovative platform. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 04, 2020 **What do you like best about Hive HR?** I like the one to one support that you can get with Hive, they can tailor your needs to the product and help ensure you get value from its results. **What do you dislike about Hive HR?** So far, not found anything to dislike. 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