Hive Reviews

Why hive's Interface stands out

Pros

The efficiency has truly made it an essential tool for my company. I absolutely love its capabilities and the incredible interface it offers. It's helped streamline our workflow in ways I didn't expect.

Cons

NO CONS. It has been really efficient and reliable for me. It's always worked without any issues.

Love the app, It's so easy!

Pros

I find it so easy to access all the information about my home energy with just a simple app. It's convenient and makes monitoring so much easier.

Cons

At first, I struggled to use the app. It wasn't flexible and it took me some time to get used to how everything worked.

Probably the worst software out there

Pros

During my time at Omnicom agency, everyone was on the same page about how Hive was lacking basic features. It seemed like they rushed new, poorly planned features each week, mainly in response to complaints, and this led to frustrating bugs that wasted our time. After using it throughout 2022 and moving on to a new job in 2023, I'm happy I no longer have to use Hive..big relief!

Cons

One thing I really noticed was that basic functions like cut, copy, paste and undo were missing. If a software doesn't have these, I would strongly advise you to avoid it. It felt like the developers didn't really do their homework, leaving out many standard features. For example, something as simple as a total count of comments in a route when reviewing a WIP deliverable was missing, which made it really frustrating to track progress. Counting out 70 comments manually just to inform the team was a waste of time, though they later added this feature. But that's the problem: they were constantly reacting to complaints by adding features week after week. This showed poor planning and bad programming. The thing is, every new feature added risked introducing new bugs, and I found myself wasting 2-5 hours a week just documenting and working around those bugs. We couldn't rely on the software anymore. Some of the bugs were just mind-boggling: in the timeline list view, all the days of the week would randomly disappear. They fixed it after a week or two, but the issue persisted in previous timelines. Another time, client reviews would randomly drop to the bottom of the timeline, and I had to drag them back into place. And then there were the times when the team review routes would freeze. The status would say "reviewing," but the person wasn't actually reviewing. Sometimes, they hadn't even received the notification to review, and I had to delete and re-enter reviewers just to get things working again. Even worse, the bug started messing with reviewer data, like inserting my name in a role I didn't have. I could go on and on with these issues, but ultimately, I had to write up a report for our agency to retire Hive. However, getting rid of it wasn't going to be easy since it had been purchased for every Omnicom agency. Honestly, it reminded me of a previous project where we inherited incomplete software and the code was so poorly done that we ended up having to trash it and start over.

No Issues on desktop, phone is tricky

Pros

Assigning tasks to my team with Hive is super easy and simple. It really helps keep everyone on track and ensures that nothing falls through the cracks.

Cons

The mobile app is laggy and it just doesn't sync well with the desktop version. There's a noticeable delay, and it makes it harder to work on the go.

Ultimate PPM Solution

Pros

Hive allows me to manage projects, tasks and resources automatically, which is a huge time-saver. On top of that, the document storage feature is another major advantage I rely on every day.

Cons

The biggest issue I've found with Hive is the lack of on-premise platforms for both mobile and desktop. It's really limiting in that sense.

Great tool, ruined by poor UI

Pros

The support team at Hive is great and I've found their project Gantt charts to be incredibly useful for keeping everything organized and on schedule.

Cons

The UI design is honestly terrible. There are so many inconsistencies, and it feels like everything takes way more clicks and time than it should. On top of that, it's really tough for neurodiverse users to use, which makes it even more frustrating and the poor design just makes things worse. I spent a lot of time trying to figure it out, but the glitches just kept piling up. It's often hard to tell if an issue is a Hive bug or if I'm the one messing up because the UI is just that confusing. It's such a time drain and at this point, I'm honestly questioning if I even want to keep using it.

Not well-developed

Pros

If you complain enough about Hive, you might end up receiving a surprisingly eager email from Hive's support team asking for free advice, which I find a bit odd.

Cons

Hive calls itself "the world's first democratic project management platform," saying it's built by users through feedback on their forum. But honestly, all that really means is they expect us to beta test unfinished software and we're the ones paying for it. The bug backlog in their forum goes back five years, and nothing really gets fixed. Instead, they keep adding new features that are just old ones repackaged, and they still don't work. It's really frustrating when basic project management functions fail. For example, if the project dates change, you have to manually update every single task and subtask. Or you can pay for an add-on to automate it, but then you have to program it yourself and even then, it probably won't work because they didn't properly test it.

High-Quality PM Tool

Pros

Hive has really simplified the way we assign tasks and manage the workflow, making office duties much easier to handle and streamlining the entire process.

Cons

Honestly, I haven't come across anything I dislike about Hive. It's worked well for me.

Magnificent project management software

Pros

Executing projects with Hive is so simple and it helps ensure that everything is completed on time. It keeps routine tasks and work organized and it's super easy to create and assign tasks to my team.

Cons

I haven't experienced any drawbacks with Hive. It does everything I need for managing my projects.

Amazing product

Pros

The smart analytics feature on Hive is fantastic. It allows me to track my progress, performance and productivity while providing helpful insights and recommendations based on machine learning.

Cons

One issue I've faced with Hive is that the task dependencies feature either doesn't work or isn't available. I can't create dependent tasks or link them together, which is a crucial part of project management for me.