Hive vs ProofHub
Pricing & Plans
Feature
Hive
ProofHub
Free Plan Available
Starting Price
$5/user/month (Starter plan)
$45/month flat (Essential plan, billed annually)
Free Plan Limits
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.
No permanent free plan; 14-day free trial with access to core features before choosing Essential or Ultimate Control.
Core Project Views
Feature
Hive
ProofHub
List View
Kanban Board View
Gantt Chart View
Calendar View
Timeline View
Task Management
Feature
Hive
ProofHub
Subtasks
Task Dependencies
Custom Fields
Task Automations
Team & Resource
Feature
Hive
ProofHub
Native Time Tracking
Reporting Dashboards
Resource Management
Guest Access / Permissions
AI Features
Feature
Hive
ProofHub
AI Assistant
AI Task Generation
AI Task Summarization
AI Content Generation
AI Reporting / Analytics
AI Automation Suggestions
Ecosystem & Qualitative
Feature
Hive
ProofHub
Mobile App Available
Public API
Ease of Use
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Best For
Marketing, creative, operations, and agency teams that need multi-view project management with native time tracking, resourcing, email, and embedded AI.
Small to mid-sized teams and agencies that want flat-pricing project management with Gantt, boards, time tracking, proofing, reporting, and AI-assisted insights