Hive Introduces New $5 Starter Plan for Project Management Amid Free Plan Storage Reduction
What happened
Between the Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024 captures of Hive's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: New Starter plan introduced at $5/month per user - entry-level plan for project management with up to 10 workspace members, up to 10 projects, unlimited storage, and Gantt view; Free plan storage decreased from unlimited to 200MB; Solo plan renamed to Free; Free plan workspace members increased from 2 to 10. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan, limit decrease, plan renamed, limit increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 18, 2026) lists Starter at $5, Teams at $12, Buzz AI at $12, Proofing & Approvals at $5 and Timesheets at $5.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Hive. Hive has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window ClickUp, Asana and Notion also changed their Project Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter · PlanAddedNo Starter planStarter plan
- — · LimitChangedunlimited200MB
- Solo · PlanRenamedSolo planFree
- — · Limit+400%210
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Plan | No Starter plan | Starter plan | Added |
| — | Limit | unlimited | 200MB | Changed |
| Solo | Plan | Solo plan | Free | Renamed |
| — | Limit | 2 | 10 | +400% |
Values as written on Hive's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Hive's pricing page (hive.com) from Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Starter plan now appears.
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Hive, pricing history
Full history- Q4 2024packagingHive Renames Advanced Reporting to Custom Dashboards, Keeping $5/User/Month Pricing
- Q3 2024packagingHive Introduces Free AI Messaging for All Plans, Enhancing User Experience
- Q2 2024packagingHive Removes Goals Add-On from Premium, Bundles into Starter, Teams, and Enterprise Plans
- Dec 2023packagingHive Introduces New $5 Starter Plan for Project Management Amid Free Plan Storage Reduction · this change
Across Project Management in the same window
All Project Management changes- ClickUpJan 11ClickUp Removes Personal and Workspace Connected Search, Moves Advanced Public Sharing to Enterprise, Adds Unlimited Whiteboards and SMS 2FA to Business Plan
- AsanaJan 11Asana Removes User Seat Limits on Starter and Advanced Plans, Introduces Unlimited Automations and AI Studio Features
- NotionJan 10Notion Bundles AI Features into Paid Plans, Removing Standalone AI Add-On for Enhanced User Experience
Questions about this change
Did Hive raise prices in January 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan, limit decrease, plan renamed, limit increase.
What changed on Hive's pricing page between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024?
Starter plan: No Starter plan → Starter plan, added; limit: unlimited → 200MB, changed; Solo plan: Solo plan → Free, renamed; limit: 2 → 10 (+400%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 5, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Hive change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Hive in the 90 days before this one; Hive has been tracked since 2023-11-14.