Hive vs. Quickbase

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hive
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Hive Technology offers their eponymous project management and process management application, providing integrations with many popularly used applications for productivity, cloud storage, and collaboration.
$0
Quickbase
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Quickbase helps users tackle any project, no matter how complex. Quickbase helps customers see, connect and control complex projects. Whether it’s raising a skyscraper or coordinating vaccine rollouts, the no-code software platform allows business users to custom fit solutions to the way they work – using information from across the systems they already have.
$700
per month
Pricing
HiveQuickbase
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
Enterprise
Full Customizable
per month/billed annually
Business
Starting at $2,200
per month
Team
Started at $700
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HiveQuickbase
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual pricing.Quickbase offers three key plans, with feature distinction, simple and consistent entitlements, and a flexible licensing model, giving users the option of either user based or usage based licensing across all 3 plans.
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Community Pulse
HiveQuickbase
Considered Both Products
Hive
Chose Hive
In my experience, Hive is better for the work and not so good for financial. That's why we use monday.
Chose Hive
One key difference between Hive and Spark is the way they process data. 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.
In contrast, Spark is a real-time processing platform that is …
Chose Hive
Hive's layout was much smoother and nicer to use.
Chose Hive
More user-friendly. Able to quickly get users adopted and utilizing the platform versus Planview. More intuitive, especially for the user that is not familiar with project management software. This platform was built for everyday users.
Chose Hive
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 …
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 …
Chose Hive
  1. Easier to deploy
  2. Better UI/UX
  3. Easy to customize
Chose Hive
Hive for me felt more complex and granular in comparison to other competitors which was a good thing. I enjoyed the layout of viewing projects, the way it integrated timesheets, resourcing, and budgets together, and worked really well to help track episodes and projects.
For …
Chose Hive
So far Hive is the total package for our needs. Offering request forms and proofing/approval out of the box without third party integrations has been a huge upgrade for us along with incredibly reasonable pricing. The support for onboarding has been fantastic and we haven't …
Chose Hive
I would say that in comparison to Asana, Hive is a better interface an UI. I think Asana is more robust in terms of what it can do in conjunction with Confluence but I think Hive is a better entry-level model for new employees. Hive is much simpler and more straight forward and …
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.
Quickbase
Chose Quickbase
Quickbase is pretty easy to use, user friendly and simple dashboard. Anyone can easily use Quickbase without any prior knowledge. This is efficient and fast performer. You can prioritize task easily . You can manage lifecycle of prospects effectively . Good reporting features …
Chose Quickbase
Quickbase allows us to be the driver and designer.
Chose Quickbase
Microsoft tools are functional but they are not necessarily created for scalability. As our contract scaled, we needed something that had the capability to consolidate data as well as handle more and more amounts of data and analysis. Quickbsae has also helped us stop working …
Chose Quickbase
I picked Quickbase before investigating the low-code no-code market because I was so impressed. I did a pricing exercise a couple years ago because Quickbase was drastically increasing the cost and decreasing our allotments/features. We could have saved a lot of money by going …
Chose Quickbase
Some will tell me they don't use Quickbase because they already have Excel. I always take that opportunity to explain how they're missing out by not converting that Excel sheet (which takes less than 1 minute to convert) into a Quickbase tool. The functionality that Quickbase …
Chose Quickbase
Compare to excel Quickbase is having so many advanced features which help users to solve different scenarios of real time problem. excel can only store and sort the data according to our request. Pipelines, notifications, reports, charts, formulas, forms these are the advanced …
Chose Quickbase
Quickbase stacks up against them because it's speed of delivery is not only important for development but also for true change and lifetime, which are remarkable tools.
Chose Quickbase
Out of the box softwares come with out of the box assumptions that are difficult to mold your workflow to so companies generally adapt part of their workflow to how the software works and then when that fails revert to doing it outside of any system. Quickbase does the opposite …
Chose Quickbase
Quickbase is highly flexible for application development. Other vendors also provide customization options, but Quickbase is preferred because it is more flexible and provides more custom options. Also, Quickbase is preferred because it is easier for data handling. Other …
Chose Quickbase
Quickbase was selected before I can onboard, but it's flexibility definitely suite our business needs.
Chose Quickbase
Flexibility of the tool, licensing structure, and detailed permission controls.
Chose Quickbase
We've looked at Microsoft Power Applications and use them where appropriate but its limited and they are not as agile or as clean looking as Quickbase and requires more build time to deliver similar outcomes.
Chose Quickbase
Quickbase is much more user-friendly and responsive than RedTeam, and seems to be more cost-effective, as well.
Chose Quickbase
Ideagen Quality Management and ETQ Reliance QMS
Chose Quickbase
Quickbase is highly rated and overall the accessibility and ROI was deemed to be better
Chose Quickbase
Used access in a previous company which required specific knowledge of the system. Quickbase was learnt from scratch in a matter of weeks.
Chose Quickbase
So we do have also access to the power suite of tools, but I mean, I'll say I prefer Quickbase over else.
Chose Quickbase
Well, there's a plethora of low-code tools out on the marketplace and, you know, there's a reason that we've decided to partner with QuickBase because it has all the right balance of the ability to integrate with the ability for a citizen developer to create apps successfully. …
Chose Quickbase
I've never used anything that does quite what QuickBase does, not something that's fully integrated with everything else.
Chose Quickbase
QuickBase is really the first product like itself that I've used. I mean, granted I lived and breathed in Excel in my past career, and being able to see what you do in Excel and bring it to life in a totally different aspect to an application in QuickBase is just taking it to a …
Features
HiveQuickbase
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Hive
7.5
Ratings
2% below category average
Quickbase
-
Ratings
Task Management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management7.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Hive
7.2
Ratings
5% below category average
Quickbase
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates6.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
HiveQuickbase
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
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9.4
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Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
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8.4
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(0 ratings)
7.4
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.9
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.8
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
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9.0
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Vendor pre-sale
-
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9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HiveQuickbase
Likelihood to Recommend
Hive is great for managing projects with your team. Assigning tasks is simple enough using Hive. It helps manage team goals for the projects. We are able to create reports (via the dashboard) for the progress and updates to provide to the team based on completed stages. Works great for bigger projects.
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Quickbase has proven that if it's in a spreadsheet, it really should be in Quickbase. One of my more recent achievements with the program was redesigning our current process for notifying management of something irregular. The old process had all the notification infrastructure built behind the scenes with only a handful of people knowing and understanding the process. The new process was able to clean up the behind-the-scenes and also provide an increased level of intuitiveness by allowing complete visibility and customization of notification recipients. This allows the initial notification to reach a select number of management individuals who can then decide whether or not it needs to be escalated, all while allowing the operations personnel to get back to work immediately. The biggest issue I've found with the program is the limitation of the user - I find that the biggest roadblock in my way is myself, as I am confident the program has the ability to accomplish what I need, but am I skilled enough to create it? This has helped me become very proficient in only one year of use and become more active in community engagement surrounding the program.
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Pros
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Integration with other tools: Hive integrates with a wide variety of other tools and services in the Hadoop ecosystem, such as Pig, Spark, and HBase, allowing users to perform a wide range of data analysis and management tasks.
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  • Rapidly bring new ideas to life
  • Great authentication and authorization system out of the box
  • Connects with many major third-party services (via Pipelines)
  • Reporting and Dashboards are awesome
  • Excellent emails notification system to keep us in the loop when data changes
  • Intuitive UI for building forms and reports
  • Nice playground to test new ideas
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Cons
  • 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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  • Pipelines - being able to share them or have permissions based viewing capabilities
  • Table size limits are small for really large apps. While I agree that there needs to be a cap on the size, it would be nice to adjust it up when needed.
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Likelihood to Renew
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We are growing our user base and getting more out of this system. Quick Base will continue to grow with our company as more of our users become super users and are capable of developing new features and solutions. We're getting more and more interested from departments that are hearing of our successes.
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Usability
Its a easy tool, the best way to organize the workflow but has room for more improvements.
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Quick Base has done everything we have asked it to do and then some. Our original goal was to have one system for CRM that encompassed both the sales process and the customer management. We have gone w-a-y beyond that with analytics, project management, system bug logging, and historical effort reporting.
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Reliability and Availability
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I gave it a 10, but it should be a 9.99. They do a nice job of keeping the application running. The application can drag a bit when you have thousands of users accessing the application concurrently. We experienced this with large scale implementations.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
Some of our tables that hold over a million records are starting to perform poorly, with some summaries taking over 20 seconds to load. This may be an indication that it is best to archive old data when reaching large volumes like this.
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Support Rating
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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If you utilize the community, the support is amazing. Unfortunately, I find their actual support system a bit underwhelming. They don't seem to have a great process for interacting directly with an issue and often sweep significant issues under the rug by categorizing them as "Enhancement" ideas or legacy items.
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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
It is very easy to get training from their University portal and still if we don't know their, then we can ask their support too.
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
Quick Base already is having a separate portal of providing training to customers and it is very easy to use and updates as per the new features added in to the application
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
I was not directly involved with the initial account implementation, only a bystander. For the app I directly implemented for my department only, I wish I had know to create an app diagram first. I don't remember if that was suggested. I think that would be a great help tip tool when a new app is created, to have a page with a check list of what is needed or how to get started. If you are a regular app builder, then you can bypass it or have the ability to turn it off in the app settings.
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Alternatives Considered
One key difference between Hive and Spark is the way they process data. 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. In contrast, Spark is a real-time processing platform that is designed to handle streaming data and support interactive queries. Another difference is the way they execute queries. Hive uses a SQL-like query language called HiveQL, while Spark supports a wide range of languages and APIs, including SQL, Python, Scala, and R. But we chose Hive due to its simple queries on large datasets and for data warehousing tasks.
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I picked Quickbase before investigating the low-code no-code market because I was so impressed. I did a pricing exercise a couple years ago because Quickbase was drastically increasing the cost and decreasing our allotments/features. We could have saved a lot of money by going with another comparable solution. However, those companies didn't have the longevity and all of the features and functions that Quickbase had.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
While the purpose of this product is to provide flexibility and scalability to and organization, it is not as easy to roll out on the enterprise level. The support from Quick Base is not on a level that it makes the process easy and fluid. Be prepared to spend more time on this product than you might want to.
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Return on Investment
  • I've gotten to know my colleagues better, knowing their roles makes it faster to contact them to complete tasks and that speed makes us optimize and earn better results
  • The jobs speed made us focus on optimization and customization for the client, and that in a better treatment by the client and better revenue
  • We can understand which tasks takes more time and to stimate better what we can ask for
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  • Quickbase has saved us so much time by reducing the clicks you need to get from one place to another. It takes the average colleague 5 or 6 clicks to get to another tool they need to do their job whereas it takes me 1 or 2 clicks to get to that same tool by using a personal Quickbase dashboard that has all the tools I need all on one page. This is a huge timesaver, especially when desk sharing where you have to get quickly to the info you want to share.
  • Quickbase has helped us streamline workflows and close gaps by having to ask for info only 1 time. Since users can't save a form until they've provided all the info you need on your end to complete a task, it saves a tremendous amount of time for everyone. No more replying to emails 2 or 3 times until you get the info you need.
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