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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Copper Project

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ACopper Project, from Australian company Element Software, is project management software.N/A

    Hive

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AHive Technology offers their eponymous project management and process management application, providing integrations with many popularly used applications for productivity, cloud storage, and collaboration.

    $24

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Copper ProjectHive
    Editions & Modules
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    Free
    $0
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    Copper ProjectHive
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Copper ProjectHive
    Considered Both Products
    Element Software
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    Hive Technology
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    92%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Copper ProjectHive
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Copper Project and Hive
    Feature
    Copper Project
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Hive
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Task Management10.01 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Resource Management9.01 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.01 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Scheduling10.01 Ratings7.014 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.01 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.01 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology9.01 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology9.01 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Document Management10.01 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Email integration10.01 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Mobile Access10.01 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking9.01 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management8.01 Ratings10.011 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management9.01 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Copper Project and Hive
    Feature
    Copper Project
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Hive
    7.0
    12 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Quotes/estimates10.01 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Invoicing9.01 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting10.01 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software10.01 Ratings7.09 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Copper ProjectHive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Copper ProjectHive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Element Software
    Copper Project is one of the best online project management and communication tools are available for businesses of all types. Creating and assigning the task to other team members becomes easy as it does on its own easily.
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    Hive Technology
    Hive is a powerful tool for data analysis and management that is well-suited for a wide range of scenarios. Here are some specific examples of scenarios where Hive might be particularly well-suited: Data warehousing: Hive is often used as a data warehousing platform, allowing users to store and analyze large amounts of structured and semi-structured data. It is especially good at handling data that is too large to be stored and analyzed on a single machine, and supports a wide variety of data formats. Batch processing: Hive is designed for batch processing of large datasets, making it well-suited for tasks such as data ETL (extract, transform, load), data cleansing, and data aggregation.Simple queries on large datasets: Hive is optimized for simple queries on large datasets, making it a good choice for tasks such as data exploration and summary statistics. Data transformation: Hive allows users to perform data transformations and manipulations using custom scripts written in Java, Python, or other programming languages. This can be useful for tasks such as data cleansing, data aggregation, and data transformation. On the other hand, here are some specific examples of scenarios where Hive might be less appropriate: Real-time queries: Hive is a batch-oriented system, which means that it is designed to process large amounts of data in a batch mode rather than in real-time. While it is possible to use Hive for real-time queries, it may not be the most efficient choice for this type of workload. Complex queries: Hive is optimized for simple queries on large datasets, but may struggle with more complex queries or queries that require multiple joins or subqueries.Very large datasets: While Hive is designed to scale horizontally and can handle large amounts of data, it may not scale as well as some other tools for very large datasets or complex workloads.
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    Pros
    Element Software
    • It has been a great find for me as it reduces my work and make me more productive at other work which I usually neglect them because of excessive work.
    • The platform is trending on top of list worldwide because of its stand out feature task structure.
    • It comprises all the best tools and strategies that involve a successful activity development system.
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    Hive Technology
    • Simplicity, it offers a clean environment without risking the outcome. An example of this are the timesheets that allow a fast way to keep track of progress
    • Interaction, the different options make it faster and easier to interact and collaborate in the development of a product. An example of this would be Hive Notes for meetings
    • The different visualisations it offers allow to explore the best ways to affront your projects. I really like the Gantt mappings view to understand who can be contacted at each point
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    Cons
    Element Software
    • The biggest drawback that Copper Project has that it becomes slow at times [in my experience].
    • Secondly, to manage anything in the platform I have to make a ticket every time to make any changes which are frustrating for me a lot.
    • [In my experience] it usually becomes clunky and slow while dealing with large requests which need to be change and functionality needs to improve more.
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    Hive Technology
    • Organizing tasks by assignees could be better. It's a little cumbersome to check off each person you want. Can you group these?
    • I don't really use any view besides task view. Is there something better I could be using?
    • It would be nice if attachments showed up in a nicer format, maybe with a preview?
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    Usability
    Element Software
    No answers on this topic
    Hive Technology
    Its a easy tool, the best way to organize the workflow but has room for more improvements.
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    Support Rating
    Element Software
    No answers on this topic
    Hive Technology
    Our CSR is easily accessible and they have support built into the app itself. They also have a pretty robust support site. We also took advantage of the free trial and learned so much by putting Hive through the paces and figuring out the best way to mold it to our needs.
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    Element Software
    Integration of the Copper Project is amazing. It is designed on such a great module that it can easily integrate with any other software. I have a lot of software already in my organization which we are using to handle different processes in the organization, Copper Project easily integrated with them and gives me all in one platform to manage all of my activities on one platform which is a great help for me.
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    Hive Technology
    Hive is a bit different than Jira and Monday, which I used mostly. Overall does a great job managing project and helps with team communication. Removes dependency of asking team members for updates by going to conference rooms. With Hive, the team updates the status, and we can easily track it.
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    Return on Investment
    Element Software
    • This feature is also helping me a lot in making project structure and prioritizing things according to the flow of work, which is great as it gives clear path what to do next.
    • Customer support of Copper Project is very professional.
    • I recently had some problems while using the platform, they listened to the problem carefully and responded with a more feasible and workable solution within the limited time frame, which gives me the confidence to use the platform more in-depth.
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    Hive Technology
    • Workflow Management will help you better move your projects along which saves time and money.
    • Time tracking will allow you to better manage the hours and keep your contractors accountable.
    • Overall visibility of projects allow you to keep your margins down and combat "bleeding" and hidden costs or surprises.
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