Hive vs Zoho Projects

Pricing & Plans

Feature
Hive
Zoho Projects
Free Plan Available
Starting Price
$5/user/month (Starter plan)
$4/user/month (billed annually, Premium plan)
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.
Up to 5 users, 3 projects, 5GB storage, subtasks and basic task management; no advanced Gantt, time tracking, or extensive customization.

Core Project Views

Feature
Hive
Zoho Projects
List View
Kanban Board View
Gantt Chart View
Calendar View
Timeline View

Task Management

Feature
Hive
Zoho Projects
Subtasks
Task Dependencies
Custom Fields
Task Automations

Team & Resource

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

AI Features

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

Ecosystem & Qualitative

Feature
Hive
Zoho Projects
Mobile App Available
Public API
Ease of Use
medium
medium
Best For
Marketing, creative, operations, and agency teams that need multi-view project management with native time tracking, resourcing, email, and embedded AI.
Small and midsize teams that need affordable Gantt charts, time tracking, workload management, and integrated AI within the Zoho ecosystem.