Hive vs monday.com
We give Hive a 3.4 GPA and monday.com a 3.0, out of 4.0. Hive grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. monday.com grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Hive
AI-assisted project management with chat, notes and proofing
monday.com
Board-based work management with automations and dashboards
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAHiveVery good | 3.0GPAmonday.comVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $5 a user a month billed yearly, or $7 monthly, the cheap end of this category. But it stops at 10 members and 10 projects. Past that it's Teams at $12, or $18 monthly, and timesheets and resourcing are add-ons listed at $5 each. Proofing and SSO are sold the same way. | CBasic is $9 a seat but has no automations, integrations or timeline, so most teams land on Standard at $12. ClickUp gives you Gantt charts and time tracking for $7. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree for up to 10 workspace members, with unlimited tasks and notes, chat, email in Hive and 1,000 AI credits a month. But storage is 200 MB for the lot, and there's no Gantt view. A 14-day trial of every feature needs no credit card. | CTwo seats, three boards, three docs, and no automations. Fine for one freelancer with a few clients, no good for a team. There is a 14-day trial of Pro. |
| Features | AKanban, Gantt, timeline, calendar, table and portfolio views, with chat, notes and email built in. Automations run repeatable steps, and Buzz sets up workflows and summarises work data. Time tracking comes with Teams, and proofing is an add-on. | ABoards, timelines, Gantt charts, dashboards, docs, forms, automations, time tracking and a pile of AI helpers. There's very little you can't bend it into. |
| Ease of use | BThere's no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. Chat, notes and email live in the same workspace as your tasks, so there's less hopping between apps. Working out which add-ons you need is the fiddly part. | A4.8 from about 48,000 App Store ratings. A diesel repair shop and a couple doing up a 1976 house both say it just made sense. There are 200+ templates to start from. |
| Platforms and integrations | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android. It connects to Slack, Zoom, Google Drive, Microsoft Teams, Jira, GitHub, QuickBooks and Dropbox. An API is listed with the Enterprise plan. | BWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android, with an API and 850+ integrations and apps. No Linux app, and reviewers say the phone app can't do all the website can. |
| Best for | tasks, chat and notes in one place | flexible boards any team can pick up |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Hive and monday.com. How we grade
Where they differ
- Hive starts at $5 per user / month, billed yearly. monday.com starts at $9 per seat / month, billed annually (3-seat minimum).
- Hive also covers team chat.
At a glance
| Hive | monday.com | |
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| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $5 per user / month, billed yearly | $9 per seat / month, billed annually (3-seat minimum) |
| Free plan | Up to 10 workspace members, 200 MB of storage, 1,000 AI credits a month, unlimited tasks and notes, email in Hive and chat. | Free plan for up to 2 seats: up to 3 boards and 3 docs, 200+ templates, 8 column types, and the iOS and Android apps. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with access to all features, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of the Pro plan |
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| Made by | Hive | monday.com |
| Price read from | hive.com | monday.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 4, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
monday.com
- Teams that want boards, dashboards and automations in one tool
- Companies that also want CRM, dev or service products from one vendor
- Eligible nonprofits, which get their first 10 seats free
Worth knowing
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.
monday.com
- The Free plan is limited to 2 seats, 3 boards and 3 docs.
- Paid plans start at 3 seats, and the price is set by the team size selected rather than by individual seats.
- Timeline, Gantt and calendar views, automations and integrations start on Standard; time tracking and private boards need Pro.
- Plan totals itemize the bundled AI credits at $10 per 1,000 a month, currently cancelled out by a "special offer" discount of the same amount.
Key features
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.
monday.com
- Boards and views
- Work is tracked on boards made of items and typed columns. Timeline, Gantt and calendar views start on the Standard plan.
- Automations and integrations
- Both are metered by monthly actions: 250 each on Standard and 25,000 each on Pro. The integrations page lists 850+ integrations and apps.
- Dashboards
- Dashboards bring data from boards together into charts and summaries for reporting on progress.
- Docs and forms
- Built-in documents and forms sit next to boards. The Free plan allows up to 3 docs, and private boards and docs need Pro.
- AI credits and agents
- The Sidekick assistant, AI agents and a notetaker draw on a monthly credit pool: 1,000 credits on Basic, 2,000 on Standard and 3,000 on Pro.
- Portfolio and resource management
- The Enterprise plan adds portfolio management, resource management and multi-level permissions.
Plans
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.
monday.com
Free$0
Up to 2 seats with up to 3 boards and 3 docs, 200+ templates and 8 column types.
Basic$9
per seat / month, billed annually
Unlimited items and unlimited free viewers, with 1,000 AI credits a month. Paid plans start at 3 seats.
Standard$12
per seat / month, billed annually
Adds timeline, Gantt and calendar views, guest access, and 250 automation and 250 integration actions a month.
Pro$19
per seat / month, billed annually
Adds private boards and docs, time tracking, advanced columns, and 25,000 automation and 25,000 integration actions a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Portfolio and resource management, multi-level permissions, enterprise security and governance, and 250 workflows.
Ways to pay less
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.
monday.com
- Annual discount
18% discount with yearly billing
monday.com's pricing FAQ says choosing a yearly plan instead of paying monthly gives an 18% discount.
- Nonprofit
First 10 seats free for eligible nonprofits
Eligible nonprofits get their first 10 seats free and 70% off each seat from the 11th, sold in lots of 5, or 33% off per user on Enterprise.
