Foxit vs Hive
Compare Foxit and Hive on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
Foxit
PDF Editor adjacent productivity tool — PDF Editor ~$129.99/user/year (~$10.83/mo); free Reader.
Best for
- • Teams needing PDF edit/convert/sign as adjacent productivity
- • Buyers comparing Adobe Acrobat on annual per-licence cost
- • Stacks that already own a separate work OS
Starting from $11.00/user/mo
Free plan available
VS
Our verdict
No universal winner. Choose based on which criteria matter most for your team.
Hive is better for
- ✓ Timeline / Gantt
- ✓ Automations
- ✓ Collaboration
- ✓ AI features
Tie
- • Free plan
- • Ease of use
- • Integrations
Choose Foxit if: Teams needing PDF edit/convert/sign as adjacent productivity
Choose Hive if: SMB and mid-market teams wanting Work OS depth with a lower paid entry than monday
Hive
Work management platform with free plan (≤10 members) and Teams from $12/user/mo annual — strong monday.com peer.
Best for
- • SMB and mid-market teams wanting Work OS depth with a lower paid entry than monday
- • Teams that can start on Free (≤10) before upgrading to Teams
- • Buyers comparing monday.com as a primary Work OS peer
Starting from $5.00/user/mo
Free plan available
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Foxit and Hive. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- Depends
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
Foxit researched starting price from $11/mo; a free plan is researched; Hive researched starting price from $5/mo; a free plan is researched. Seat minimums and AI credits can change TCO.
FoxitDependsHiveDepends - Depends
Seat / licence minimum
Minimum billed seats and how that changes small-team cost.
Check paid seat floors for Foxit and Hive on current vendor packaging.
FoxitDependsHiveDepends - Tie
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Foxit researches a free plan; Hive researches a free plan.
FoxitTieHiveTie - Tie
Ease of use
How quickly teams become productive.
Foxit and Hive are close on ease of use (8/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Foxit8/10Hive8/10 - Hive
Timeline / Gantt
Native timeline, Gantt, or dependency planning.
Hive leads on timeline gantt (2/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Foxit2/10Hive8/10 - Hive
Automations
Rules, recipes, and workflow automations in the work OS.
Hive leads on automations (3/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Foxit3/10Hive8/10 - Hive
Collaboration
Docs, comments, chat, proofing, and guest collaboration quality.
Hive leads on collaboration (5/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Foxit5/10Hive8/10 - Tie
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Foxit and Hive are close on integrations (7/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Foxit7/10Hive7/10 - Hive
AI features
Useful AI for the primary job — not marketing fluff.
Hive leads on ai features (6/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Foxit6/10Hive7/10 - Hive
Reporting
Reporting and forecasting quality.
Hive leads on reporting (4/10 vs 7/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Foxit4/10Hive7/10 - Hive
Value for money
Capability relative to total cost of ownership.
Hive has the lower researched starting floor ($5/mo vs $11/mo for Foxit) while editorial value scores are close. Confirm renewals and seat math.
Foxit8/10Hive8/10
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