Hiveage review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Online invoicing with estimates, time tracking and payments
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Hiveage report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for simple invoicing with a small free plan
Hiveage is an invoicing tool with estimates, time tracking and online payments. The free plan stops at 5 clients, and the site itself says it has no accounting features.
Who Hiveage is for
- Fits if you bill fewer than 5 clients and want invoices without a subscription
- Works for freelancers who want an invoice, a timer and a payment link
Who Hiveage is not for
- Tight if you have more than 5 clients, as the free plan stops there
- Not for you if you need bookkeeping, since there is no general ledger
- Watch out: financial reports start on Basic, team members on Pro and the API on Plus
- Pricey if you bill monthly, at $19 on Basic against $16 annually
Why Hiveage gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyBasic is $16 a month billed annually, inside the typical range for accounting tools, and Pro is $25.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan with unlimited invoices, but only 5 clients, which a growing freelancer would hit.
- CFeaturesInvoices, estimates, payments, recurring billing and time tracking do the invoicing job, but the site says there is no general ledger. That is a smaller job.
- CEase of useA web and phone app where you set up clients and payment gateways, and no store rating on record.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iOS and Android with PayPal, Stripe, Square and Braintree, and an API on Plus.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Hiveage's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Hiveage's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 43 of the 127 other accounting and invoicing tools we grade, and level with 30.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 28 of 127) and worst on ease of use (C, above 6).
Its paid plans start at $16 a month, against a middle price of $18.09 for the category: 43 of the 90 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 128 accounting and invoicing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Hiveage’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 19 of 127, level with 69
- CFree plan and trialAbove 35 of 127, level with 57
- CFeaturesAbove 7 of 127, level with 78
- CEase of useAbove 6 of 127, level with 109
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 127, level with 92
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 101 accounting and invoicing tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Hiveage, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Hiveage you could make: invoicing, time tracking, expense tracking, quotes and estimates and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 1 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $192 a year.
What you could make
- Invoicing, time tracking, expense tracking, quotes and estimates and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Hiveage’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Hiveage?
Hiveage is an invoicing tool for freelancers and small businesses. It creates invoices and estimates, tracks time, expenses and mileage, bills on a recurring schedule and takes online payments through a dozen or more gateways. A free plan covers up to 5 clients, and paid plans raise the client and team limits.
Worth knowing
- The free plan stops at 5 clients, and financial reports are listed only from Basic upward.
- Team members start on Pro (5) and Plus (10); Basic has none listed.
- API access is limited to the Plus plan.
- The site says it has no accounting features; it covers invoicing, not a general ledger.
Key features
- Invoices and estimates
- Branded invoices and estimates with taxes, discounts and shipping, and estimates that clients accept online and convert to invoices.
- Online payments
- Clients can pay through more than a dozen gateways, including PayPal, Stripe, Square and Braintree, with partial payments supported.
- Recurring billing
- Invoices can be scheduled daily, weekly, monthly or annually and sent automatically or after manual approval.
- Time, expense and mileage tracking
- Billable hours, expenses and trip mileage are logged and can be turned into invoices.
- Financial reports
- Reports cover income and expenses, invoice details and accounts aging, with CSV import and export of data.
- Teams and multiple businesses
- Pro and Plus allow team members with access levels, and the site says they can manage several businesses in one account.
Hiveage pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Hiveage has a free plan, and paid plans start at $16 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $16 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Up to 5 clients with unlimited invoices, estimates, time tracking, expense tracking and payment gateways.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of the Pro plan
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 5 clients with unlimited invoices, estimates, time and expense tracking and payment gateways. |
| Basic | $16per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | 50 clients, plus recurring billing and financial reports. |
| Pro | $25per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) | 250 clients and 5 team members, with your own domain, email from your domain and automatic payment reminders. |
| Plus | $42per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | 1,000 clients and 10 team members, with API access and personalized help migrating data from other services. |
Read from hiveage.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Hiveage before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave up to 17% with yearly billing
The pricing page offers yearly billing at a lower monthly rate, for example Pro at $25 a month against $29 billed monthly.
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Common questions
Does Hiveage have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hiveage is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Hiveage have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Hiveage is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Hiveage open source?
Hiveage is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
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