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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

    Skai

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASkai (formerly Kenshoo) is a cross-channel advertising solution for search marketing, social media and online advertising. The product aims to give advertisers and agencies the control and automation needed to make better investment decisions across search marketing and online advertising.

    $10,000

    Starting Price

    Pricing
    HiveSkai
    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
    Kenshoo
    $10,000
    Starting Price
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiveSkai
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual pricing.—
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    Community Pulse
    HiveSkai
    Considered Both Products
    Hive Technology
    No answer on this topic
    Skai
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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
    HiveSkai
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Hive and Skai
    Feature
    Hive
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Skai
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Hive and Skai
    Feature
    Hive
    7.0
    12 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Skai
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Hive and Skai
    Feature
    Hive
    -
    Ratings
    Skai
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Data Transfer00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    DSP integration00 Ratings5.75 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Hive and Skai
    Feature
    Hive
    -
    Ratings
    Skai
    6.1
    11 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Ad campaign creation00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Ad deployment00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings4.310 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings4.810 Ratings
    Sequence targeting00 Ratings6.39 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Hive and Skai
    Feature
    Hive
    -
    Ratings
    Skai
    7.3
    12 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Ad dashboards00 Ratings7.612 Ratings
    Ad performance reports00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings6.712 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings5.910 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings6.211 Ratings
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    HiveSkai
    Small Businesses
    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HiveSkai
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    9.2
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiveSkai
    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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    Skai
    Kenshoo would be a good tool if your client has extremely high budgets with low CPCs. For small, geo-specific accounts the capabilities have not be built out. Therefore, the tool could not budget pace our 250+ accounts. The main reason we had chosen Kenshoo was because of its budget pacing capabilities. Unfortunately, it did not save us time and created additional budget pacing issues with over pacing our accounts.
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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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    Skai
    • Kenshoo Search bid policies make bid optimization easy and automated. Optimizations are based off of sophisticated algorithms rather than simple bid rules (although Kenshoo Search also offers these). There are many different policies to choose from. Simply choose your type of goal (example: awareness vs. ROI), choose your metric, and assign to your campaign(s) and/or account.
    • Kenshoo Search reporting offers a large selection of reporting templates that are easily exported to Microsoft Excel. In addition, they also offer dashboard reporting with a variety of different widgets that are easily customizable. This feature makes it extremely easy to view metrics that may normally require manual excel work.
    • Kenshoo Search has a Desktop Editor tool similar to Google Adwords Editor that makes bulk optimizations easy and time efficient. This is a huge resource win for me and my team!
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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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    Skai
    • When working with large accounts, such as mine, the tool can be slow. There are a lot of times where the editor tool will freeze, and I'm not sure if I need to reboot or exit the tool. I wish it was a smooth process, much like the AdWords editor tool.
    • Kenshoo support can be slow to respond at times. In the ticketing industry, things are very much based on time of day or time of the week. If the product is down or not functioning during an on-sale or a major event, it can be difficult to get tech support on the phone.
    • Their reporting really doesn't set them a part from the competition. I've used social tools such as Marin and a few others, and they're all pretty similar as far as reporting. If possible, I think you're better off using Google Analytics for reporting, just so you have a common denominator.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hive Technology
    No answers on this topic
    Skai
    We received great customer service from the Kenshoo Social team, they listen to feedback, and truly work to get things fixed. The tool works well and they are always working on ways to improve it to help improve performance for our clients
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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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    Skai
    Set-up like other marketing platforms. If you know Google Ads, you know Kenshoo
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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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    Skai
    Very responsive and bring fast answers for problems
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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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    Skai
    I think Skai beats the competitors with its advanced bidding management system, this is a unique feature of them that if you implement properly, your accounts will surely benefit from this, especially if you have tons of data that the algo can learn from and optimize accordingly. In terms of reporting, they are the best we've got so far, scheduling options are great.
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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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    Skai
    • ROI is harder to track due to reporting/column & time frame default tech in my humble opinion but generally better results when compared to other products
    • Since the interface is difficult to navigate and paid search is a reactive medium, can produce barriers to change.
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