Hive vs Todoist
Compare Hive and Todoist on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
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
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Our verdict
There is no universal winner between Hive and Todoist. Choose Hive when SMB and mid-market teams wanting Work OS depth with a lower paid entry than monday. Choose Todoist when Personal productivity and to-do capture. Criterion scores come from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments and first-party research — not hands-on lab testing.
Hive is better for
- ✓ Timeline / Gantt
- ✓ Automations
- ✓ Collaboration
- ✓ AI features
Todoist is better for
- ✓ Ease of use
- ✓ Integrations
- ✓ Value for money
Tie
- • Free plan
Choose Hive if: SMB and mid-market teams wanting Work OS depth with a lower paid entry than monday
Choose Todoist if: Personal productivity and to-do capture
Todoist
Personal and team task manager with natural-language capture — Free; Pro from ~$6.25/user/mo annual; Business ~$10.
Best for
- • Personal productivity and to-do capture
- • Light team task lists on Business
- • Buyers who want natural-language tasks
Starting from $6.25/user/mo
Free plan available
Comparison scorecard
Criterion-by-criterion results for Hive and Todoist. Numeric bars appear only when both products have approved scores.
- Depends
Starting pricing
Published floor price and what that floor actually includes.
Hive researched starting price from $5/mo; a free plan is researched; Todoist researched starting price from $6.25/mo; a free plan is researched. Seat minimums and AI credits can change TCO.
HiveDependsTodoistDepends - Depends
Seat / licence minimum
Minimum billed seats and how that changes small-team cost.
Check paid seat floors for Hive and Todoist on current vendor packaging.
HiveDependsTodoistDepends - Tie
Free plan
Whether a usable free plan is published, and what it gates.
Hive researches a free plan; Todoist researches a free plan.
HiveTieTodoistTie - Todoist
Ease of use
How quickly teams become productive.
Todoist leads on ease of use (8/10 vs 10/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Hive8/10Todoist10/10 - Hive
Timeline / Gantt
Native timeline, Gantt, or dependency planning.
Hive leads on timeline gantt (8/10 vs 5/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Hive8/10Todoist5/10 - Hive
Automations
Rules, recipes, and workflow automations in the work OS.
Hive leads on automations (8/10 vs 5/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Hive8/10Todoist5/10 - Hive
Collaboration
Docs, comments, chat, proofing, and guest collaboration quality.
Hive leads on collaboration (8/10 vs 6/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Hive8/10Todoist6/10 - Todoist
Integrations
Important third-party integrations.
Todoist leads on integrations (7/10 vs 8/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Hive7/10Todoist8/10 - Hive
AI features
Useful AI for the primary job — not marketing fluff.
Hive leads on ai features (7/10 vs 5/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Hive7/10Todoist5/10 - Hive
Reporting
Reporting and forecasting quality.
Hive leads on reporting (7/10 vs 4/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Hive7/10Todoist4/10 - Todoist
Value for money
Capability relative to total cost of ownership.
Todoist leads on value for money (8/10 vs 9/10) from approved SoftwareGlimpse editorial assessments — not hands-on lab testing.
Hive8/10Todoist9/10
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