Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hive
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Hive 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
Microsoft Project
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Project is a project management software. It provides core PM functionality, including agile workflow support and resource management. Project can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise.
$120
per year per user
Wrike
Score 8.6 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Wrike is a project management and collaboration software. This solution connects tasks, discussions, and emails to the user’s project plan. Wrike is optimized for agile workflows and aims to help resolve data silos, poor visibility into work status, and missed deadlines and project failures.
$240
per year 2 users (minimum)
Pricing
HiveMicrosoft ProjectWrike
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
Lite
$24
per month per user
Growth
$34
per month per user
Pro
$59
per month per user
Elite
Contact Sales
Project Server
$0
Planner Plan 1
$10
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 3
$30
per month per user
Planner and Project Plan 5
$55
per month per user
Project Standard 2024
$679.99
one-time fee per installation
Project Professional 2024
$1,129.99
one-time fee per installation
Wrike Free
$0
per month per user
Wrike Team
$10
per month (billed annually) per user (2-15 users)
Wrike Business
$25
per month (billed annually) per user (5-200 users)
Apex
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Pinnacle
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HiveMicrosoft ProjectWrike
Free Trial
YesYesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual pricing.Plans are billed annually.Every premium plan begins with a 14-day trial period.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Multiple Products
Hive

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Microsoft Project
Chose Microsoft Project
Trello and Wrike are cheaper alternatives, but I do not consider them true project management software. They can certainly work to organize tasks, and they are collaborative, which is something MS Project lacks, but they lack the depth and, in my opinion, the actually necessary …
Chose Microsoft Project
Initially, I tried using Smartsheet and then Wrike, all for Gantt Chart availability and task management. They don't come close to the flexibility or depth of features that Microsoft Project provides.

Wrike does have better collaboration amongst team members and provides an …
Chose Microsoft Project
At the end of the day, Microsoft Project still is best in class overall. It isn't as specialized as some tools like Trello or JIRA, but especially with new integration with Planner and native support for Agile project management templates it becomes a lot closer. Microsoft …
Chose Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project has all the functionalities of the others and Microsoft Project responds to all our needs to control the projects. Additionally, Microsoft Project is part of our licensing of Microsoft products. This advantage is the main key to adopt Microsoft Project against …
Chose Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project was selected because it integrates well with other Microsoft products and has better tracking and visualization tools that can be used with different projects.
Chose Microsoft Project
While many of the above tools are extremely well-versed, Microsoft Project's largest advantage comes from it being related to the largest business productivity company in the world. Project does have its sharing limitations - but regardless, offers one of the most robust tools …
Chose Microsoft Project
The strength it has is that it's the best complete solution for project planning. I would choose Microsoft Project over cloud solutions only if the requirements specify self-hosted solutions or that it allows integration with the AD and other corporate tools. But be prepared to …
Wrike
Chose Wrike
I've used Microsoft Project to manage waterfall projects and Jira to manage agile projects. Compared to Wrike, Project has more features for waterfall management, but can be complicated to use. Wrike seems to have all the functionality of Jira with all the added features needed …
Chose Wrike
Wrike wins this by FAR. MS Project does not have a lot of the features we need, like uploading files for review, automation of tasks, and honestly, MS Project looks so much worse. Not that looks are everything, but if you were to compare someone using Windows 95 to someone …
Chose Wrike
It's been several years since I used Microsoft Project and using Wrike has been a refreshing experience in comparison. It's much more user-friendly and intuitive than MS Project.
Chose Wrike
We looked at multiple produce, specifically Microsoft Project and Clarizen Go. Wrike had the customization we needed along with the support staff and training to implement the product. The user interface is great with many views available, including custom views. The built-in …
Chose Wrike
Trello's collaboration features were nice, but the rest of the software package was lacking in terms of task management, assignments, scheduling, and file management. The other softwares were lacking in terms of functional collaboration.
Chose Wrike
We used Trello (free version) previously and it worked for us for when we were smaller and not ready to spend on a true PM software. The other options either did not fit from a functionality or price standpoint when we were comparing them. Smartsheet checked the boxes we needed.
Chose Wrike
Wrike is a stronger platform, faster, easier to use, and better suited for our needs. it checks almost all the boxes where as almost every other platform has significant holes in the product.
Chose Wrike
Compared to other project management software we have used, Wrike is easy to implement and garner user acceptance. Other applications we have used and complex to configure and maintain, whereas Wrike is intuitive and simple to understand out of the gate. The communication …
Chose Wrike
Wrike has better customization and integrations Flexibility to give different access depending on what it is needed. Spaces provide independence for each Team to set up what they need Open to feedback from users and implementing changes suggested by users Learning material …
Chose Wrike
ClickUp does have nice features, and Asana used to be a much better interface. Frankly, Wrike can be a bit of a beast to administrate and setup more intricate pieces. The learning curve is steeper than something like ClickUp; but, it is cost effective and simply takes time to …
Chose Wrike
Better in resourcing worse in scheduling, both better and worse in terms of use control it is easier to move tasks in Wrike but also easier to make mistakes, the snapshot function is a bigf benefit compared to others, lacks against deltek in reports for EV or actuals dd dd
Chose Wrike
My company already had selected Wrike before I joined. From my experience, it's easier on the eyes, better CX, customisation and automatisation.
Chose Wrike
Wrike sales team was down to earth, and very facilitative with our disparate set of requirements. They had additional security features as well as solid user stories. In the end all of our PMO offices voted and Wrike came out on top. With a large company any switch of project …
Chose Wrike
Wrike offered good ease of use while also providing top-tier Gantt chart management. Wrike stood out with the design of their form submission, which enables conditional branching with custom fields and organization. Wrike also proved easier to create and manage tasks across …
Chose Wrike
I really liked Wrike in comparison to monday.com. I was using a higher version of monday.com and in several areas it fell short. It required lot of scrolling and sub tasks in monday.com was disliked by everyone in our company. Wrike is intiutive and really easy to use. It …
Chose Wrike
  1. Accessible over Cloud, work on project update, anytime, anywhere.
  2. The collaboration using the Stream, the annotation to notify users with their action items.
  3. It is excellent for projects that are quick and result oriented. SMB businesses are well suited to adopt the tool quickly …
Chose Wrike
With MS-Project, only a select few people had licenses, and they distributed PDF copies that were immediately obsolete. We used SharePoint for a ticket system and it was adequate for those working in a silo, but we are working as part of a larger project, so being able to link …
Chose Wrike
Wrike is a much more complete and integral solution, easy to use, and for our company structure and task nature, weighing heavily on the pros side compare to these other products. Even though it's not an all-in-one solution based on our needs, it's surely the one in terms of …
Chose Wrike
It was easier for me to use Wrike than the other products listed. I was able to quickly adapt to the offerings in Wrike and it was easy to train others to use it.
Features
HiveMicrosoft ProjectWrike
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Hive
9.1
15 Ratings
16% above category average
Microsoft Project
8.0
111 Ratings
3% above category average
Wrike
8.0
914 Ratings
3% above category average
Task Management9.015 Ratings8.2110 Ratings9.1905 Ratings
Resource Management9.015 Ratings7.7107 Ratings7.8777 Ratings
Gantt Charts10.014 Ratings9.0107 Ratings7.9635 Ratings
Scheduling7.014 Ratings8.4109 Ratings8.3791 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.014 Ratings10.083 Ratings7.9782 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.015 Ratings7.398 Ratings8.6905 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology10.012 Ratings4.883 Ratings7.7503 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.011 Ratings7.783 Ratings8.0452 Ratings
Document Management10.013 Ratings9.077 Ratings7.6761 Ratings
Email integration10.013 Ratings5.082 Ratings7.8682 Ratings
Mobile Access8.011 Ratings10.067 Ratings7.9658 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking10.09 Ratings10.073 Ratings7.7427 Ratings
Change request and Case Management10.011 Ratings7.764 Ratings7.723 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.09 Ratings7.686 Ratings7.6325 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Hive
7.0
12 Ratings
10% below category average
Microsoft Project
8.8
79 Ratings
13% above category average
Wrike
7.8
333 Ratings
1% above category average
Quotes/estimates7.010 Ratings7.755 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Invoicing7.07 Ratings10.045 Ratings7.67 Ratings
Project & financial reporting7.010 Ratings7.476 Ratings7.7328 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.09 Ratings10.050 Ratings7.9197 Ratings
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User Ratings
HiveMicrosoft ProjectWrike
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(15 ratings)
8.1
(111 ratings)
8.5
(888 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
8.5
(103 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(9 ratings)
8.2
(225 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(23 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(20 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(2 ratings)
8.2
(34 ratings)
7.4
(90 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(5 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(13 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
7.7
(32 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(12 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(14 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
6.6
(8 ratings)
User Testimonials
HiveMicrosoft ProjectWrike
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Microsoft
Microsoft Project Online is suited to Turnkey Projects where more Collaboration is required in Project Progress monitoring, risk assessment and conveying, issue recording and tracking. It is less appropriate when ERP Suites other than MS Dynamics are used, i.e when Enterprises need to integrate Finance / Accounting with It and having straight project management workflow
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Wrike
I believe it's well suited if you have multiple jobs/projects that you need to keep organized. We work with multiple job types from print/creative to web, copy and digital ads so it helps us stay organized. I don't think it would be suitable for a company that doesn't have a lot of jobs to manage. We average over 1,200 requests a year.
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Pros
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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Microsoft
  • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data. by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
  • I love the Gantt Chart that Microsoft Project offers me, because it provides me with a view from various aspects, it provides me with exact details about the fulfillment of tasks over a period of time, it also allows me to make comparisons with the necessary data and the fulfilled data by the employees, in order to know exactly if the project's expectations have been met.
  • The alert system for the fulfillment and delay of assignments is perfect. Microsoft Project allows me to configure the task system, I can assign the necessary tasks to fulfill the project, and the software alerts me immediately if the managers are fulfilling the assignments.
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Wrike
  • Excellent dashboards that are easy to use and give amazing insights.
  • User friendly interface that is also easy to interact with.
  • Lot of integrations.
  • Robust project and task management features.
  • Facilitate seamless team collaboration and communication.
  • Highly customizable and multiple project views.
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Cons
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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Microsoft
  • Seems overly complicated for users sometimes in using Project and its functionalities
  • Hard to share files for those folks who do not have MS Project, and then have to print out for them
  • Can be confusing since it looks and feels like MS Excel
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Wrike
  • Email alerts sometimes send too slowly.
  • If you put a project on hold, it can be hard to find it once you are ready to return to it.
  • Sometimes there are too many steps/tasks and the main page can get cluttered.
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Likelihood to Renew
Hive Technology
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
I like using Microsoft Project. It simplifies building a schedule
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Wrike
I wish that Wrike had more drag and drop functionality that would be connected to assignee and also I wish that the finish date of a task would update to the date where you checked completed. It does not do that. Also finishing a task doesn't move the start date of the next task it "protects your time in that way", but our management team wants us to quickly see what we have down the pipeline rather than having to scroll down the list of upcoming tasks.
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Usability
Hive Technology
Its a easy tool, the best way to organize the workflow but has room for more improvements.
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Microsoft
Microsoft
Project is easy to operate because data could be inserted, changed and
deleted like you are in an Excel timesheet. Besides, it provides a great
level of automation beween his fields allowing few data changes. Also, its
funcionalities are well defined and grouped in upper menus, so you can find a
funcionality quickly
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Wrike
It does take some time and work to really understand and use it properly, but I think the accessibility to help and documentation make that completely feasible. Once you know how to use it, I find it to be very user-friendly, and have very few complaints.
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Reliability and Availability
Hive Technology
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Wrike
Over two years of (almost) daily usage without outages. Don't remember any errors. I give it 9 only because some Wrike plugins (for online document edit) are based on NPAPI architecture. These types of plugins are being phased out in new browsers, and NPAPI plugins are disabled by default in recent versions of Chrome so you have to do some browser adjustments when you switch browsers or move to another computer.
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Performance
Hive Technology
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Wrike
Wrike tasks loads fine, but I hate clicking files and wait for a bit of time since it is powerpoint or word, Wrike assumes I want to open those on Wrike. My suggestion is to link it to office 365 so we do not need Wrike based decoder for PPTX and DOCX
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Support Rating
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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Microsoft
Microsoft in recent years has transformed itself and gives a positive feeling when one interacts with the company. The company is focusing on its customers and willing to go extra mile to make customers happy.The company continues to invest in its products and bringing new features from time to time. Overall it is a positive feeling to be associated with such an iconic company.
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Wrike
During my learning phase with Wrike, I initially struggled with setting up automation rules and request forms. However, Wrike support was always my go-to, resolving issues within seconds or minutes. Their assistance made the learning process much easier. My best experience was receiving step-by-step screenshots to follow, with the support team on standby until I was completely satisfied.
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In-Person Training
Hive Technology
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Wrike
We had staff in person provide some training
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Online Training
Hive Technology
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Wrike
I love the Wrike training options. Wrike Discover has tons of courses, learning plans, certifications, etc. This is an area where Wrike definitely shines! I wish these resources were more in your face for new people, because it seems like a lot of coworkers didn't know all of this training was available to them.
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Implementation Rating
Hive Technology
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
I wasn't part of it so I don't know
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Wrike
There are a lot of bells and whistles in Wrike, and not all of it is easy or intuitive to understand once it's plopped in your lap. It's easier when there are a few choice people who understand Wrike as a platform and articulate it in such a way where it makes it easy to pass it along to others in the group
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Alternatives Considered
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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Microsoft
While many of the above tools are extremely well-versed, Microsoft Project's largest advantage comes from it being related to the largest business productivity company in the world. Project does have its sharing limitations - but regardless, offers one of the most robust tools in the market today. Microsoft Project is built with large-scale projects in mind but is more than up to the task for smaller projects as well. However, there are options available (especially cloud-based options) that may be more fitting for higher-level projects that do not require going into the weeds.
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Wrike
Jira did not at all help us get our work done as content creators. I think that was because Jira wasn't quite right for our uses. Wrike fits our needs so much better. I can't tell you enough the relief I felt when we adopted Wrike and I never had to use Jira again.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Hive Technology
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Wrike
company purchase
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Scalability
Hive Technology
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Wrike
The sky is the limit for what can be done in Wrike. We started with 1 use case and within 5 months we migrated several key business practices over to Wrike because they were easier to manage. Use cases so far: process improvement, management review, corrective actions, maintenance requests, month-end financial closing, and document management. As we grow, it's easy to imagine putting even more into Wrike where it becomes a cornerstone for how we do business
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Professional Services
Hive Technology
No answers on this topic
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Wrike
I do not use professional services.
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Return on Investment
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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Microsoft
  • Project saved me, as the project manager, countless hours of digging through tickets and schedules to plan everything out. It also saved me time in adjusting the project triangle as needed, since it does so much automatically.
  • It is costly, and since it requires extensive training to master, it's not just the high licensing cost that you need to take into account.
  • The reporting features - even just printing out Gantt charts - makes it far easier to communicate with stakeholders. That means less time for PMs doing all of this manually, and it means less follow-up questions and delays moving forward.
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Wrike
  • Different teams (e.g., contracting, compliance, provider relations) can view updates in real time, comment directly on tasks, and escalate items when needed.
  • Wrike allows us to template the contracting process (from intake to signature) to ensure consistency across payers and reduce administrative overhead.
  • Leadership can see the status of negotiations at a glance, identify bottlenecks, and prioritize resources accordingly.
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