Forecast vs. Hive

At a glance

Best for

Best for services teams that want AI to combine resourcing, projects and financials.

Small and mid-sized
Enterprise

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	Forecast	Hive
Starting price	Quote-based The vendor prices per quote.	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	Demo or trial	Free plan for up to 10 workspace members, no card required
API	Not stated	Yes, Hive publishes API documentation and lists an Enterprise API on the top plan, alongside more than 1,000 integrations
Hosting	Not stated	Cloud (SaaS)
Made in	Denmark	Not stated
Task planning	Yes, combined project, resource and financial management with retainer and portfolio views	Yes, projects and tasks with Gantt, Kanban and calendar views, saved tabs, templates, custom fields, labels and a portfolio grid
Resource planning	Yes, with AI auto-scheduling and predictive forecasting	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, including timesheets	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, predictive forecasting across projects and portfolios	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, integrations	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	Not stated	Email helpdesk
Onboarding	Guided onboarding	more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding
Company size	Small and mid-sized, Enterprise	more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations	Jira, Asana, Slack, QuickBooks, Xero, Salesforce	Google Drive, Google Calendar, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Zoom

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The short version

Key Differences

Starting price Forecast Quote-based Hive Free; Starter from $5 / user / month
Free trial Forecast Demo or trial Hive Free plan for up to 10 workspace members, no card required
Company size Forecast Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Hive Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Task planning Forecast Yes, combined project, resource and financial management with retainer and portfolio views Hive Yes, projects and tasks with Gantt, Kanban and calendar views, saved tabs, templates, custom fields, labels and a portfolio grid
Resource planning Forecast Yes, with AI auto-scheduling and predictive forecasting Hive Yes, assign teammates to projects and see availability across the project lifecycle; allocation by the hour with placeholders is a paid add-on

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Forecast

Strengths

AI auto-scheduling
Combines project management, resourcing and financials
Good for professional-services automation

Limitations

Quote-based pricing is less transparent
Heavier than a simple scheduler

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

Forecast

Not stated Not stated Quote-based, ask the vendor.

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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.

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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

Forecast

Ease of use: Not rated yet
User interface: Not rated yet
Onboarding: Not rated yet
Support and service: Not rated yet
Value for money: Not rated yet
Features: Not rated yet

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Hive

Ease of use: Not rated yet
User interface: Not rated yet
Onboarding: Not rated yet
Support and service: Not rated yet
Value for money: Not rated yet
Features: Not rated yet

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Where this comes from

Forecast https://www.accelo.com/forecast · no check date recorded yet

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This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.