Airtable vs Hive

Pricing & Plans

Feature
Airtable
Hive
Free Plan Available
Starting Price
$20/user/month (Team plan, billed annually)
$5/user/month (Starter plan)
Free Plan Limits
Free plan with up to 5 editors per workspace, 1,000 records per base, 1 GB attachments per base, 100 automation runs/month, limited views, and basic AI credits.
Free forever plan with up to 10 workspace members, 200MB storage, unlimited tasks and collaborative notes, multiple core views, email in Hive, and native chat; advanced views, time tracking, resourcing, and automations require paid plans.

Core Project Views

Feature
Airtable
Hive
List View
Kanban Board View
Gantt Chart View
Calendar View
Timeline View

Task Management

Feature
Airtable
Hive
Subtasks
Task Dependencies
Custom Fields
Task Automations

Team & Resource

Feature
Airtable
Hive
Native Time Tracking
Reporting Dashboards
Resource Management
Guest Access / Permissions

AI Features

Feature
Airtable
Hive
AI Assistant
AI Task Generation
AI Task Summarization
AI Content Generation
AI Reporting / Analytics
AI Automation Suggestions

Ecosystem & Qualitative

Feature
Airtable
Hive
Mobile App Available
Public API
Ease of Use
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Best For
Teams that want a flexible, database-style workspace to build custom project tracking, workflows, and AI-powered apps with multiple views and automations
Marketing, creative, operations, and agency teams that need multi-view project management with native time tracking, resourcing, email, and embedded AI.