Best for
Best for product teams that need strategy, roadmaps and capacity planning documented in one system.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Project Management Comparison
Aha! vs. Hive
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for delivery teams that want tasks, proofing, notes and billable hours in one workspace instead of four subscriptions.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Aha! | Hive |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $59 / user / month Aha! Roadmaps Premium on annual billing; monthly billing costs more. Enterprise+ is $149 per user and month and is sold on annual billing only. The other Aha! products, among them Ideas, Discovery, Whiteboards, Develop, Teamwork and Knowledge, are priced separately. | lower value Free; Starter from $5 / user / month Teams is $12 per user and month, Enterprise on request. The pricing page offers a yearly billing option advertised as saving 33 percent. Add-ons such as timesheets, resourcing, proofing, advanced dashboards, SSO and external users are charged separately. |
| Free trial | 30-day trial with all Enterprise features, no credit card required | Free plan for up to 10 workspace members, no card required |
| API | Yes, developer API | Yes, Hive publishes API documentation and lists an Enterprise API on the top plan, alongside more than 1,000 integrations |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Task planning | Yes, strategy, ideas, features and releases planned on roadmaps, boards and timelines; Aha! Develop adds sprint boards and Aha! Teamwork general task management | Yes, projects and tasks with Gantt, Kanban and calendar views, saved tabs, templates, custom fields, labels and a portfolio grid |
| Resource planning | Yes, capacity planning for teams and for individuals, with capacity reports expressed in hours of effort or people needed; team capacity planning sits on the Enterprise+ tier | Yes, assign teammates to projects and see availability across the project lifecycle; allocation by the hour with placeholders is a paid add-on |
| Time tracking | Yes, estimates in story points or in time from minutes through months, with logged effort feeding the capacity reports as it arrives | Yes, tracked on the action card from the Teams plan, with billable time; timesheets and the finance module that turns hours into invoices are paid add-ons |
| Reporting and controlling | Yes, more than 75 pre-built product reports and interactive KPI dashboards | Yes, custom dashboards and client portals, goal and live reporting, and time and cost reporting; advanced dashboards are a paid add-on |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a developer API and more than 40 integrations, among them Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Slack, Salesforce and Zendesk | Yes, documented API plus more than 1,000 integrations, including native Google Drive, Google Calendar, Slack, Zoom, Gmail and Outlook |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | more entries Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, Slack, Google Chat, Salesforce, Zendesk | Google Drive, Google Calendar, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Zoom |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Aha! From $59 / user / month Hive Free; Starter from $5 / user / month
- Free trial Aha! 30-day trial with all Enterprise features, no credit card required Hive Free plan for up to 10 workspace members, no card required
- Company size Aha! Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Hive Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- API Aha! Yes, developer API Hive Yes, Hive publishes API documentation and lists an Enterprise API on the top plan, alongside more than 1,000 integrations
- Task planning Aha! Yes, strategy, ideas, features and releases planned on roadmaps, boards and timelines; Aha! Develop adds sprint boards and Aha! Teamwork general task management Hive Yes, projects and tasks with Gantt, Kanban and calendar views, saved tabs, templates, custom fields, labels and a portfolio grid
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Aha!
Strengths
- Covers strategy, ideas, roadmaps and delivery in one connected suite
- Capacity planning for both teams and individuals, estimated in points or hours
- More than 75 pre-built reports and interactive dashboards
- The 30-day trial opens every Enterprise feature
Limitations
- Priced well above most tools in this category
- Modules are sold separately, so a full stack multiplies the per-user cost
- Team capacity planning and OKRs are reserved for the most expensive tier
Hive
Strengths
- Free plan with unlimited tasks and notes for up to ten members
- Tasks, chat, notes, email and proofing in one workspace
- Time tracking that carries through to timesheets, billable hours and invoicing
- Buzz AI drafts replies, builds projects and workflows and assembles dashboards
Limitations
- Timesheets, resourcing, proofing, advanced dashboards, SSO and external users cost extra on top of the seat price
- Free and Starter cap the workspace at ten members and Starter at ten projects
- The Enterprise plan is the one that lists API access, SSO and enhanced permission controls
Plans
Pricing
Aha!
- Premium $59 Per user and month for Aha! Roadmaps, on annual billing. Monthly billing costs more.
- Enterprise Not stated Adds unlimited free reviewers and viewers, so only workspace owners and contributors are paid seats.
- Enterprise+ $149 Per user and month, annual billing only. Adds OKRs, team capacity planning, custom tables, automation rules, workspace templates, Power BI integration and audit reporting.
Hive
- Free $0 Up to 10 workspace members, unlimited tasks and notes, 200MB storage, 1,000 AI credits per month.
- Starter $5 Per user and month. Up to 10 members and 10 projects, unlimited storage, Gantt view, in-app calendar, AI assistant, 3,000 AI credits.
- Teams $12 Per user and month. Unlimited members, time tracking, portfolios, forms, custom fields, 5,000 AI credits, add-ons available.
- Enterprise Not stated On request. Add-ons included, enhanced security and permissions, unlimited onboarding, dedicated customer success manager, Enterprise API.
What users say
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Aha!
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- User interface
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Hive
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Aha! https://www.aha.io · checked against the official source on 2026-09-16
Hive https://hive.com · no check date recorded yet
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.