ClickUp vs Hive

ClickUp

• Teams that want tasks, docs and chat under one subscription
• Workspaces that need many different views of the same work
• Small teams starting on a free plan with unlimited members

Hive

• Marketing and creative teams that review and approve documents
• Teams that want chat, notes and email next to their tasks
• Groups of up to 10 people who can use the Free or Starter plan

ClickUp

• The Free Forever plan is capped at 60MB of storage, 5 spaces, 1 form and 3 whiteboards.
• AI is billed separately: Brain AI is listed at $9 and Everything AI at $28 per user / month.
• Timeline view, unlimited dashboards and mind maps start on the Business plan.
• SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning and audit logs are limited to Enterprise.

Hive

• Free and Starter are both capped at 10 workspace members, and Starter is also limited to 10 projects.
• Proofing, timesheets, resourcing, advanced dashboards, external users and SSO are add-ons on Teams and are included only in Enterprise.
• The Free plan has 200 MB of storage and no Gantt view.
• Time tracking, shareable forms, portfolios and custom fields need the Teams plan.

ClickUp

Tasks in 15+ views

Show the same tasks as a list, board, Gantt chart, calendar, table and more. Gantt charts are unlimited from the Unlimited plan; timeline view needs Business.

Docs and wikis

Collaborative documents that link to tasks and can serve as wikis or standard operating procedures inside the same workspace.

Chat

Real-time team messaging that sits inside the workspace, next to tasks and docs.

Automations

Rules that update tasks when conditions are met. Business includes 5,000 automation runs a month and Enterprise 250,000.

Dashboards, goals and time tracking

Dashboards chart project progress, goals roll up from linked tasks, and a built-in timer records time against tasks. Native time tracking starts on Unlimited.

ClickUp Brain

An AI assistant that works across tasks, docs and chat. The paid AI plans, Brain AI and Everything AI, are priced per user on top of the workspace plan.

Hive

Flexible project views

Projects and tasks can be shown as Kanban, Gantt, timeline, calendar, table, list and portfolio views. Gantt view starts on Starter and portfolios on Teams.

Buzz AI assistant

Buzz is an AI assistant inside the workspace that sets up workflows, summarizes work data and analyzes proofs. Plans include 1,000 to 5,000 AI credits a month.

Chat, notes and email

Native chat messaging, collaborative notes and email inside Hive are part of every plan, including Free.

Workflows and automations

Automations run repeatable steps, such as sending a Slack message or creating a project when the status of an action changes.

Time tracking and resourcing

Time tracking is included from the Teams plan. Timesheets and hour-by-hour team resourcing are optional add-ons, listed at $5 each in the Teams price calculator.

Proofing and approvals

An add-on for proofing, marking up and approving documents. External users, advanced dashboards and SSO are sold the same way on the Teams plan.

ClickUp

• Free Forever$0

  Unlimited tasks and members with 60MB of storage, 5 spaces, 1 form and 3 whiteboards.

• Unlimited$7

  per user / month, billed yearly ($10 billed monthly)

  Unlimited storage, spaces, forms and Gantt charts, plus native time tracking, guest permissions and integrations.

• Business$12

  per user / month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly)

  Everything in Unlimited, plus unlimited dashboards, timeline view, mind maps and 5,000 automation runs a month.

• EnterpriseCustom

  SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning, audit log, custom roles, data residency and 250,000 automation runs a month.

Hive

• Free$0

  Up to 10 workspace members, 200 MB of storage, 1,000 AI credits a month, unlimited tasks and collaborative notes, email in Hive and chat.

• Starter$5

  per user / month, billed yearly ($7 billed monthly)

  Up to 10 members and 10 projects, unlimited storage, 3,000 AI credits a month, Gantt view, in-app calendar, and Zoom and Slack from Hive.

• Teams$12

  per user / month, billed yearly ($18 billed monthly)

  Unlimited members, 5,000 AI credits a month, shareable forms, time tracking, portfolios, and custom fields, labels and statuses. Add-ons cost extra.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom AI credits, add-ons included, enhanced security and permission controls, an Enterprise API and a dedicated customer success manager.

ClickUp

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing lowers the per-user price

  Unlimited is $7 per user / month billed yearly against $10 billed monthly, and Business is $12 against $19.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit discount on request

  ClickUp's pricing FAQ says nonprofits can claim a discount through its nonprofit page. The size of the discount is not published.

• Education

  Academic discount for students and educators

  The pricing FAQ says students, educators and administrators can claim an academic discount. The amount is not published.

• Startups

  Startup credit by application

  The pricing FAQ says startups can apply for a startup credit through a form. The amount and eligibility rules are not published.

Hive

• Annual discount

  Save up to 33% with yearly billing

  Teams is $12 per user / month billed yearly against $18 billed monthly, the 33% saving the pricing page advertises. Starter is $5 against $7.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit discount on Hive Teams

  Hive's pricing FAQ says non-profit teams are eligible for a discount on the Teams plan. The amount is not published and has to be requested from Hive.