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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

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/ASolarWinds Web Help Desk is ticketing and IT asset management software. It is designed to simplify help desk management. This solution includes built-in ticketing management, asset management, change management, and knowledge base capabilities.

    $533

    per year per user

    Trello

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ATrello from Atlassian is a project management tool based on a Kanban framework. Trello is ideal for task-management in a to-do list format. It supports sharing boards and cards across users or teams. The product offers a free version, and paid versions add greater automation, collaboration, and administrative control.

    $6

    per month per user

    Pricing
    HiveSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)Trello
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Standard
    $6
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12.50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $17.50
    per month per user
    Free
    Forever Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HiveSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)Trello
    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual pricing.SolarWinds also offers Perpetual licensing starting at $1129 per technician.A discount is offered for annual billing and for larger numbers of users.
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    Community Pulse
    HiveSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)Trello
    Considered Multiple Products
    Hive Technology
    Chose Hive
    I like Hive better than Trello. Hive is definitely more user-friendly, but Trello had nice shortcuts that I miss in Hive. I would like to organize my board with just one click.
    Incentivized
    Chose Hive
    Hive did what these other tools do. It has Kanban boards, Gantt views, timeline views, reporting, task management, and file uploads. While it is not as feature rich at the lowest subscription level as some of these others, its interface is quite a bit less overwhelming than say …
    Incentivized
    Chose Hive
    It's an all in one, amazing and simple.
    I've been looking for something like this all along.
    Incentivized
    SolarWinds
    No answer on this topic
    Atlassian
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    104 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    94 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    106 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    83 Answers
    Features
    HiveSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)Trello
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Hive and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) and Trello
    Feature
    Hive
    9.1
    15 Ratings
    17% above category average
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    -
    Ratings
    Trello
    8.4
    223 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Task Management9.015 Ratings00 Ratings9.5223 Ratings
    Resource Management9.015 Ratings00 Ratings9.2186 Ratings
    Gantt Charts10.014 Ratings00 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Scheduling7.014 Ratings00 Ratings8.8169 Ratings
    Workflow Automation9.014 Ratings00 Ratings8.1143 Ratings
    Team Collaboration10.015 Ratings00 Ratings8.8219 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology10.012 Ratings00 Ratings8.9148 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology8.011 Ratings00 Ratings7.8116 Ratings
    Document Management10.013 Ratings00 Ratings8.2160 Ratings
    Email integration10.013 Ratings00 Ratings7.4147 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.011 Ratings00 Ratings9.2193 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking10.09 Ratings00 Ratings8.989 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management10.011 Ratings00 Ratings8.6103 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management7.09 Ratings00 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Hive and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) and Trello
    Feature
    Hive
    7.0
    12 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    -
    Ratings
    Trello
    6.6
    73 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Quotes/estimates7.010 Ratings00 Ratings7.150 Ratings
    Invoicing7.07 Ratings00 Ratings6.643 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting7.010 Ratings00 Ratings6.859 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software7.09 Ratings00 Ratings5.845 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Hive and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) and Trello
    Feature
    Hive
    -
    Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    9.2
    20 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings8.020 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings9.817 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Hive and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) and Trello
    Feature
    Hive
    -
    Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base00 Ratings7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Hive and SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) and Trello
    Feature
    Hive
    -
    Ratings
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)
    9.2
    10 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Trello
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal00 Ratings9.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Any.do
    Score8 out of 10
    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    KanbanFlow
    Score7.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft To Do
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Microsoft To Do
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    User Ratings
    HiveSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)Trello
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (15 ratings)
    6.8
    (20 ratings)
    9.3
    (223 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.8
    (5 ratings)
    9.3
    (61 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.9
    (81 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HiveSolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD)Trello
    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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    SolarWinds
    SolarWinds WHD is well suited if you have a limited budget, as it costs less than many help desk software packages that are more full featured and modern in their design. It is not well suited to an environment where you want to manage inventory, users, purchases and tickets all in one package. It has an asset feature that we don't use but that looks quite limited. We track our assets and users separately from this.
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    Atlassian
    For teams or individuals with lots of individual tasks/details to track, Trello is perfect! It basically removes the need for a paper checklist. For those that need an overall project management tool that requires less tasks and more overarching goals, collaboration amongst various teams, and gantt charts I would suggest monday.com
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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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    SolarWinds
    • Customized reporting allows us to track our service and support better, and find where we need improvements. This allows us to constantly upgrade our service levels and keep the customers happy.
    • Detailed tracking and response to the end users have led to quicker remediation of tickets. We are able to see where we need a better response or where to add additional resources for support.
    • Overall metrics allow us to staff properly for our tickets by location and remote users.
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    Atlassian
    • Helps track employees "to do before hire", "to do after hired," and "to do when employee leaves"
    • Provides important information on each employee like personal information along with data collected during the time of hire and during employment time
    • Allows more than one person to be assigned to a task per employee and will remain open until everyone involved has completed their task
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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?
    Incentivized
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    SolarWinds
    • Because of AD integration, users sometimes try logging in with their email address and not AD credentials. The user then calls stating they can't put a ticket in, it would be nice if there was a method of matching the AD Email field with a login.
    • Setting up new techs with the building they are responsible for can be a little messy
    • I would like to see the UI updated. It looks old, even in the latest releases.
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    Atlassian
    • I use colour coding a lot so I would like a wider range of colour options.
    • Also as a visual thinker I would like to be able to easily add images to cards.
    • I would like to be able to attach a wider range of file formats to cards.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hive Technology
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    We are definitely going to be sticking with Web Help Desk for the foreseeable future since the product is very inexpensive for the features that it provides, the integration that it has with our existing systems, and the ease for managing users, assets, locations, and tickets. Web Help Desk is a great product that is backed by even better support, which is well worth looking into if you are considering moving to a new ticketing system.
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    Atlassian
    I am very likely to renew Trello, because it doesn't cost anything to do so. I am also very likely to use Trello's upgraded features in the future because a lot of my team's data is stored on there and they have already gotten used to the platform. Trello is very easy for new team members to pick up, making the onboarding and usability very streamlined.
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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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    SolarWinds
    I give it this rating based on my experience with SNOW which I would rate lower because it is so difficult to find anything in SNOW. It might be better with more time to configure but we "had a box to check" and it met that requirement and I haven't had time to refine it.
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    Atlassian
    Trello is incredibly intuitive, both on desktop and mobile right away. It is also full of helpful features that make it even easier to use, and is flexible enough to suit almost any organizational need. Onboarding for the software is thorough, but concise, and the service is frequently updated with even more QOL improvements.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Hive Technology
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    yes always support available when I need it!
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    Performance
    Hive Technology
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Never experienced issues with the above!
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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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    SolarWinds
    SolarWinds is a great customizable and affordable ticketing system. We use SolarWinds Web Help Desk for IT and Software
    Development trouble ticket tracking and resolution. The reporting that
    SolarWinds provides is great since it helps us discover problem areas and fix
    those areas so they don't keep reoccurring
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    Atlassian
    I haven't reached out to their support very often and their support is very limited anyway for the free users. They do have tons of great articles and videos in their Help Center and constantly send emails with updates and add-ons to the product. The fact that I've barely ever had to contact their support team means that they've developed a great product.
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    In-Person Training
    Hive Technology
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    It was helpful and informative! It was back before the pandemic in 2019 so I'm not sure if they still do it but I really enjoyed the experience
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    Implementation Rating
    Hive Technology
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    Take the time to roll out a test VM to configure and make changes to before doing a live deployment, this way you don't end up with a VM that has been tweaked and re-tweaked until it's perfect and instead end up with a final, polished product. I would also recommend taking the time to read through the support forums for figuring out minor issues that may pop up, chances are that you aren't going to be the first one to encounter them. When all is said and done, SolarWinds Support is VERY responsive and you shouldn't hesitate to contact them.
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    Atlassian
    For our small business, getting a few of us started well on Trello was the key, I think. As long as a couple of us were really comfortable with the interface, we could lead others and help them with any questions. From now on, anyone who works with us just naturally uses Trello for information sharing - it's just part of what we do.
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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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    SolarWinds
    Web Help Desk is definitely lacking in the UI/UX department compared to most other ticketing systems I have used int he past. It's very utilitarian; however, what it lacks in UI it makes up for in extensibility and customization. The main issue that the developers need to address is the use of a Web Objects back-end.
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    Atlassian
    Trello is more simple and not as "robust" as the other tools, but it's easier to use and manage and understand and ACTUALLY get stuff done with. It's simplicity is part of the beauty of using it. You don't need a million options that nobody uses, you just need to get stuff done.
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    Scalability
    Hive Technology
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Feels like anyone across the org (no matter their location) can use the tool easily!
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    Professional Services
    Hive Technology
    No answers on this topic
    SolarWinds
    No answers on this topic
    Atlassian
    Not sure if we use those
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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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    SolarWinds
    • Amazing impact on our Organization, we are much more organized since we implemented SolarWinds Web Help Desk
    • The ROI is in the statistics! The application cost pennies to run compared to what the product will do for your organization.
    • I challenge you to find a better product for the price!
    • Our documentation has improved since we implemented SolarWinds Web Help Desk
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    Atlassian
    • Trello keeps me organized, focused, and on track. I could filter the Trello board to only see my issues and understand what I needed to work on and when.
    • Trello helped our team implement an agile structure. It's a very simple kanban method of viewing all of your team's tasks and statuses. You can completely customize the columns to your team's specific workflow and create tags relevant to your work.
    • Trello helps reduce unnecessary communications between teams. When I want to request translations, I simply create a card on the localization Trello board -- no need to directly message anyone on the team, and I can watch the status of the card change from "in progress" to "in review" to "translated," all without having to directly ask for updates.
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