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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Nifty

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ANifty consolidates projects, work, and communications in one place. Nifty simplifies and automates the tracking of project milestones, communications with teammates and clients, collaborative document creation, and more in a centralized workspace! Nifty enables organizational oversight across projects and teammates with project & team workload overviews. With communications, project management, and workflow collaboration centralized in one place, teams can consolidate their workday as well…N/A
    Pricing
    HiveNifty
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    Lite
    $24
    per month per user
    Growth
    $34
    per month per user
    Pro
    $59
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiveNifty
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$89 simple flat-rate pricing
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    HiveNifty
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    Hive Technology
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    Nifty
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    HiveNifty
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Hive and Nifty
    Feature
    Hive
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Nifty
    9.6
    3 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Task Management9.015 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Resource Management9.015 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.014 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Scheduling7.014 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Workflow Automation9.014 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.015 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology10.012 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.011 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Document Management10.013 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Email integration10.013 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.011 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.09 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management10.011 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.09 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Hive and Nifty
    Feature
    Hive
    7.0
    12 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Nifty
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Quotes/estimates7.010 Ratings8.62 Ratings
    Invoicing7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.010 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
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    HiveNifty
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HiveNifty
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiveNifty
    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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    Nifty
    I've found myself recommending Nifty to other business owners as well as for personal use. I've personally found it to be invaluable when it comes to:
    • Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Quarterly recurring tasks
    • Creating templates for company processes such as new product creation, marketing strategy, on-boarding, quarterly goals, content management
    • Having forms zapped into a new task from multiple locations ensuring they're never overlooked
    • Having clear milestones and timelines for projects
    • Communicating on projects, tasks, and just in general
    • Assigning different components of projects to different people
    • Creating prior requirements that must be completed before completing the task
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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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    Nifty
    • An overview of project timelines and milestones.
    • One-on-one or group conversations.
    • Tracking the status of projects and tasks.
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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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    Nifty
    • Time Expense could be improved since we cannot edit the previous/past time logs entered.
    • Lacks expense management and Purchase order management functionality
    • Newest product updates are not always stable and I had to reach Nifty's support team a couple of times in the past to fix the issues with new updates e.g. our document management and meeting integrations had to be re-authorized
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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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    Nifty
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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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    Nifty
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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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    Nifty
    There's no comparison. Nifty does what all of these do all in one place (with the exception of Slack's community aspect with hashtagging - not sure if Nifty can do this, never tried) Nifty even has the ability to import directly from many other platforms - I've personally imported projects from Trello and Asana, saving tons of time in migration.
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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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    Nifty
    • Consistent communications.
    • Staying on project schedule.
    • Aligned projects with business strategies.
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    ScreenShots

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    Nifty Screenshots

    Screenshot of Project DiscussionsScreenshot of Project MilestonesScreenshot of Project Overview