Hive vs Monday.com Comparison
Compare Hive vs Monday.com features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Hive
6.4/10
Project management platform with multiple project views, built-in chat and email, automations, time tracking and AI credits, aimed at small and mid-sized teams.
monday CRM
7.4/10
Sales CRM built on the monday.com work platform, with pipeline, lead and contact boards, email tracking, sequences and AI sales agents, for small and mid-sized sales teams.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 6.4/10 | 7.4/10 |
| Cost | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Analytics | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Customization | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Scalability | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Support | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Integration | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Security | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Cheapest paid plan | $5/user/mo Starter | $18/user/mo Basic |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | $180/mo Basic |
| Features | ||
| Team messaging | Not listed | |
| Scheduling | Not listed | |
| Spreadsheet interface | Not listed | |
| Client collaboration | Not listed | |
| App integrations | Not listed | |
| Task lists | Not listed | |
| Gantt charts | Not listed | |
| Timeline view | Not listed | |
| Task management | Not listed | |
| Time tracking | Not listed | |
| Workflow automation | Not listed | |
| Dashboards | Not listed | |
| Kanban boards | Not listed | |
| Collaboration tools | Not listed | |
| Reporting | Not listed | |
| Marketing Automation | Not listed | |
| Collaboration | Not listed | |
| Lead Management | Not listed | |
| Integrations | Not listed | |
| Sales Automation | Not listed | |
| Opportunity Management | Not listed | |
| Contact Management | Not listed | |
| Reporting & Analytics | Not listed | |
| Mobile Access | Not listed | |
Hive vs monday CRM cost by team size
Hive costs less from 5 users.
| Team size | Hive | monday CRM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | Contact for pricing |
| 5 users | FreeFree | $90/moBasic |
| 10 users | FreeFree | $180/moBasic |
| 25 users | $300/moTeams | $450/moBasic |
| 50 users | $600/moTeams | $900/moBasic |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Hive
- Has a free plan (monday CRM does not)
- Lower estimated cost for 10 users: Free vs $180/mo
- Better fit for agencies (8/10 vs 6/10)
Why choose monday CRM
- Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 7/10)
- Better fit for mid-market (8/10 vs 6/10)
Pros & Cons
Hive
Pros
- Chat, email inside the app, notes and tasks sit in one workspace, so small teams need fewer separate tools.
- The free plan allows up to 10 members, and Starter costs only 5 USD per user per month.
- Kanban, Gantt, table and calendar views let each team member plan the same project their own way; reviewers often praise the Gantt view.
- The vendor lists SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR and CCPA compliance.
Cons
- Proofing, timesheets, resourcing, advanced dashboards and SSO are each separate per-user add-ons, which inflates the real cost.
- Starter caps workspaces at 10 members and 10 projects, and the free plan has only 200MB of storage.
- Reviewers report delayed notifications and problems with the mobile app.
- Some users find the interface hard to navigate at first.
monday CRM
Pros
- Uses the same flexible board model as monday work management, so teams already on monday.com can link sales pipelines to project delivery.
- Built-in AI agents score and enrich leads, flag stalled deals and summarize calls without a separate tool.
- Gmail and Outlook sync fills CRM fields from emails automatically, which cuts manual data entry for reps.
- Strong review scores of about 4.6 on G2 and 4.7 on Capterra, according to third-party summaries.
Cons
- Three-seat minimum and bucketed seats mean small teams pay for seats they do not use, and there is no free plan.
- Basic is very restricted, with one dashboard, 1,000 contacts and five columns per board, which pushes most teams to Standard or Pro.
- G2 reviewers often say it lacks features found in dedicated sales CRMs, especially native calling, texting and template automation.
- Email sequences and mass emails are reserved for Pro, and monthly billing costs much more than annual billing (41 versus 28 USD per seat on Pro).
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Monday CRM scores higher on our criteria: 7.4/10 against 6.4/10 for Hive. The largest gap is in Integration: 6/10 for Hive and 8/10 for monday CRM.
Hive costs less for 10 users: free on its Free plan, against about $180/mo on its Basic plan for monday CRM, billed monthly.
Hive has a free plan; monday CRM does not list one.
Hive is the better fit for agencies: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 6/10 for monday CRM.
