Hive vs. Jira

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

Jira

Best for

Best for software development teams running agile workflows.

Small and mid-sized
Enterprise

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Full Comparison

Criterion	Hive	Jira
Starting price	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; Standard from ~$7.91 / user / month Premium ~$15.25 per user and month, Enterprise on request. The free tier covers up to 10 users.
Free trial	Free plan for up to 10 workspace members, no card required	Free tier
API	Yes, Hive publishes API documentation and lists an Enterprise API on the top plan, alongside more than 1,000 integrations	Not stated
Hosting	Cloud (SaaS)	Not stated
Made in	Not stated	Australia
Task planning	Yes, projects and tasks with Gantt, Kanban and calendar views, saved tabs, templates, custom fields, labels and a portfolio grid	Yes, agile boards for Scrum and Kanban, with sprints, backlogs and roadmaps
Resource planning	Yes, assign teammates to projects and see availability across the project lifecycle; allocation by the hour with placeholders is a paid add-on	Limited natively, capacity planning via Premium Advanced Roadmaps or marketplace apps
Time tracking	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	Yes, native worklogs
Reporting and controlling	Yes, custom dashboards and client portals, goal and live reporting, and time and cost reporting; advanced dashboards are a paid add-on	Yes
Integrations and API	Yes, documented API plus more than 1,000 integrations, including native Google Drive, Google Calendar, Slack, Zoom, Gmail and Outlook	Yes, deep developer-tool integration
AI features	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based	more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise
Support	Email helpdesk	Not stated
Onboarding	Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding	Not stated
Company size	more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise	Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations	Google Drive, Google Calendar, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Zoom	Confluence, Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Tempo

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The short version

Key Differences

Starting price Hive Free; Starter from $5 / user / month Jira Free; Standard from ~$7.91 / user / month
Free trial Hive Free plan for up to 10 workspace members, no card required Jira Free tier
Deployment Hive Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Jira Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise
Company size Hive Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Jira Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Task planning Hive Yes, projects and tasks with Gantt, Kanban and calendar views, saved tabs, templates, custom fields, labels and a portfolio grid Jira Yes, agile boards for Scrum and Kanban, with sprints, backlogs and roadmaps

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

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

Jira

Strengths

The standard for agile software teams
Deep developer-tool integration
On-premise option via Data Center

Limitations

Overkill and complex for non-software teams
Configuration can get heavy

Plans

Pricing

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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Jira

Free $0 Up to 10 users.
Standard ~$7.91 Per user and month.
Premium ~$15.25 Per user and month.
Enterprise Custom On request.

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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

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
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Jira

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

Hive https://hive.com · no check date recorded yet

Jira https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira · 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.