Hive vs Teamwork.com Comparison
Compare Hive vs Teamwork.com features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Hive
6.4/10
Project management platform with multiple project views, built-in chat and email, automations, time tracking and AI credits, aimed at small and mid-sized teams.
Teamwork.com
6.8/10
Client work management platform for agencies and professional services teams, combining projects, time tracking, budgets, resourcing and invoicing.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 6.4/10 | 6.8/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Customization | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Integration | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Scalability | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $5/user/mo Starter | $10/user/mo Basics |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | $250/mo Accelerate |
| Features | ||
| App integrations | ||
| Client collaboration | ||
| Collaboration tools | ||
| Gantt charts | ||
| Kanban boards | ||
| Reporting | ||
| Scheduling | ||
| Spreadsheet interface | ||
| Task lists | ||
| Task management | ||
| Time tracking | ||
| Workflow automation | ||
| Dashboards | Not listed | |
| Team messaging | Not listed | |
| Timeline view | Not listed | |
Hive vs Teamwork.com cost by team size
Hive and Teamwork.com cost the same up to 5 users; Hive costs less from 10 users.
| Team size | Hive | Teamwork.com |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | FreeFree |
| 5 users | FreeFree | FreeFree |
| 10 users | FreeFree | $250/moAccelerate |
| 25 users | $300/moTeams | $625/moAccelerate |
| 50 users | $600/moTeams | $1,250/moAccelerate |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Hive
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $250/mo
- Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for marketing teams (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for startups (7/10 vs 5/10)
Why choose Teamwork.com
- Higher Analytics score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Support score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for consultancies (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Better fit for mid-market (8/10 vs 6/10)
Pros & Cons
Hive
Pros
- Chat, email inside the app, notes and tasks sit in one workspace, so small teams need fewer separate tools.
- The free plan allows up to 10 members, and Starter costs only 5 USD per user per month.
- Kanban, Gantt, table and calendar views let each team member plan the same project their own way; reviewers often praise the Gantt view.
- The vendor lists SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR and CCPA compliance.
Cons
- Proofing, timesheets, resourcing, advanced dashboards and SSO are each separate per-user add-ons, which inflates the real cost.
- Starter caps workspaces at 10 members and 10 projects, and the free plan has only 200MB of storage.
- Reviewers report delayed notifications and problems with the mobile app.
- Some users find the interface hard to navigate at first.
Teamwork.com
Pros
- Client users with limited permissions and proofing let agencies share work and get approvals inside the tool.
- Time tracking, budgets, retainers and invoicing are part of the same platform, so there is no separate billing app.
- Reviewers praise its reporting on profitability, tracked time and team workload.
- More than 150 integrations, including Slack, Microsoft Office and an MCP server for AI assistants.
- Every plan includes SOC 2 compliance, two-factor authentication and a choice of US or EU hosting.
Cons
- Reviewers say the wide feature set means a long onboarding period.
- It is less suited to teams that only run internal projects.
- Optimize and Enterprise pricing is not public, and monthly billing costs about 29 percent more than annual.
- CRM and ERP integrations such as HubSpot, Salesforce and NetSuite are only on higher tiers.
- Some users report glitches, including task filtering bugs in the iOS app.
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Teamwork.com scores higher on our Project Management criteria: 6.8/10 against 6.4/10 for Hive. The largest gap is in Analytics: 6/10 for Hive and 8/10 for Teamwork.com.
Hive costs less for 10 users: free on its Free plan, against about $250/mo on its Accelerate plan for Teamwork.com, billed monthly.
Yes, both Hive and Teamwork.com have a free plan.
Teamwork.com is the better fit for consultancies: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 6/10 for Hive.
