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Hive vs Jira comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Hive
Ranking in Project Management Software
38th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Jira
Ranking in Project Management Software
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
281
Ranking in other categories
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites (1st), Application Requirements Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Project Management Software category, the mindshare of Hive is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Jira is 3.9%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Project Management Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Jira3.9%
Hive0.6%
Other95.5%
Project Management Software
 

Featured Reviews

SS
Sr Manager at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Provides efficiency in metadata storage and implementation
Many applications perform similarly to Hive, offering metadata implementations. I'm looking into their advancements, such as aggregated joins and MBT joins. Hive's virtual implementations are evolving, and tools like Snowflake offer specific use case advancements. In future releases, the Bloomfilter function should be a part of Hive. Windowing functions should also be there. I would also like to see AI implementation.
Akhil Viswam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Agile workflows have streamlined sprint planning and tracking for faster feature delivery
Jira has a very good interface and it is very easy to manage sprints, tasks, and epics. The main feature is the hierarchy, as features can be converted into epics and topics, allowing bigger tasks to be partitioned into smaller ones. The hierarchy feature in Jira helps the team significantly compared to other tools that have been used, such as Trello, which is mainly useful only for a waterfall model. For modern Agile practices, Jira is the most adapted tool in the industry. Another valuable feature is that Jira APIs have been used for data science projects to analyze tasks and get insights. This has also been very helpful in the project.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It excels in handling diverse data formats and is particularly beneficial for constructing a data lake for companies with mixed data types, such as videos and structured data."
"It excels in handling diverse data formats and is particularly beneficial for constructing a data lake for companies with mixed data types, such as videos and structured data."
"It is a good solution for us when it comes to metadata implementation. It's beneficial to have metadata stored in Hive."
"For the functionality that exists, I think that it's good."
"Jira provides substantial analytical aspects, especially in defect categorization and routing."
"It's a very powerful product."
"I like almost everything about Jira."
"Since our service is customized to each client, the ability to customize workflow for each project's specific needs has improved productivity simply by streamlining our efforts."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"I really like the linking and user stories, and the formatting on the solution."
"We have not encountered difficulties with the scalability."
 

Cons

"For smaller datasets, it may not be as suitable, and its performance might not be optimal."
"For smaller datasets, it may not be as suitable, and its performance might not be optimal."
"In future releases, I would also like to see AI implementation."
"Lacks field-level permission in the cloud version."
"Although this is a somewhat old-school approach, we'd like to see some common building block approaches to certain things."
"Performance and scalability in a large enterprise could be improved."
"Jira is raising their prices for the license, which is like a trap because many other providers offer services like Jira but for much cheaper."
"I have to go through a lot of processes to consider it done. I have to log in then change the logins and make it interesting. It's not so good for testing."
"I think that for users the solution is very intuitive but for project administrators, the way the product is defined is not very intuitive."
"I would like to see test execution modules."
"Sometimes the solution doesn't communicate well with other platforms. It's quite difficult to integrate things and make the data flow from A to B, to Jira, and then back to other areas."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an open-source solution."
"The cost is about $10 per user, per month."
"The price at the moment for Jira is okay. I'm absolutely not amused with the plans to try to drive us to the cloud or to other licensing models. For the very simple reason that we are a company in the defense sector where cloud is problematic in a number of the domains. We are now approximately 60 users and the new policy will actually confront us with an upscale to approximately 500 users. I find it unacceptable, and may potentially lead us to look for another solution."
"I don't have the number, but I sure wish Jira was less expensive. Its price point should be a little lower, and it should be more flexible for users who are just ticket viewers."
"We currently have ten users, and it is free for ten users."
"It is an affordable tool."
"The pricing is much higher than other similar solutions available in the market, and as such, the vendor should think about a price reduction to make this product more affordable."
"The price of the solution could be lower."
"There is an annual subscription to use Jira."
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Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
6%
Government
6%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business108
Midsize Enterprise58
Large Enterprise151
 

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