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Float vs Hive
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Float and Hive — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Float vs Hive: at a glance
What is Float?
Float is moving from who's-free scheduling toward staffing on experience and pricing on rate cards.
Float's 2026 releases add commercial and intelligence layers on top of its core scheduler: multi-currency rate cards, a Rates tab, and AI experience profiles that surface who has done similar work before. API and Zapier coverage for project templates and rate cards keeps those layers open to automation. The October releases are scheduler polish: clearer role display, then calendar event statuses, faster allocation entry and project update improvements.
What is Hive?
Hive lets agents act on proof feedback and puts its tasks inside Claude and ChatGPT.
Hive is a project management suite with an increasingly strong creative-proofing layer and Buzz, an AI assistant that now spans dashboards, proofing and forms. In two days it shipped PDF text editing in which agents apply review feedback as a new version, review-progress counts in Proofing, Buzz reports on time data, batch-scheduled dashboard reports and a rebuilt mobile action card.
Float vs Hive: editorial side-by-side
Float
5.0PM
Float is moving from who's-free scheduling toward staffing on experience and pricing on rate cards.
◆ Current state
Float's 2026 releases add commercial and intelligence layers on top of its core scheduler: multi-currency rate cards, a Rates tab, and AI experience profiles that surface who has done similar work before. API and Zapier coverage for project templates and rate cards keeps those layers open to automation. The October releases are scheduler polish: clearer role display, then calendar event statuses, faster allocation entry and project update improvements.
◆ Where it's heading
The product is reaching from resource availability into project economics and staffing judgment. Rates, roles and experience data are becoming first-class objects, while October's work tightens the daily scheduling loop that those layers sit on.
◆ Prediction
Expect role- and rate-aware forecasting next, such as budget or margin projections tied to the roles assigned in a plan. The entries show the data model forming but not yet the forecasting output.
Hive
6.3COLLABPM
Hive lets agents act on proof feedback and puts its tasks inside Claude and ChatGPT.
◆ Current state
Hive is a project management suite with an increasingly strong creative-proofing layer and Buzz, an AI assistant that now spans dashboards, proofing and forms. In two days it shipped PDF text editing in which agents apply review feedback as a new version, review-progress counts in Proofing, Buzz reports on time data, batch-scheduled dashboard reports and a rebuilt mobile action card.
◆ Where it's heading
Hive is building a review loop that agents can close: comments and Buzz AI suggestions now have an action path, not just a display. At the same time it is moving its work surface outward through MCP, so tasks show up in third-party assistants. Reporting and mobile UX are getting steady attention alongside both.
◆ Prediction
Expect agents to take on more write actions through the MCP connector, likely creating and updating tasks, as the proofing loop matures.
Float alternatives
Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial trajectory or compare directly with Float.
NocoBase
NocoBase's Runner Agent gets conversation management, task links and agent switching mid-thread.
Camunda
Camunda opens the 8.11 cycle with job-worker fixes and variable metadata across gRPC, REST and MCP.
Todoist
Todoist's 2026 bets are on capture: voice via Ramble, photos and files via Task Capture.
Atarim
Atarim's AI experts now propose changes to live pages as drafts, and the app runs on phones.
Fibery
Fibery's MCP server can now upload local files, so AI assistants can attach screenshots and images.
Hive alternatives
Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial trajectory or compare directly with Hive.
GitHub
At Universe, GitHub folds Copilot into Enterprise seats and lets Copilot Fusion pick the model.
SiYuan
SiYuan 3.8.9 reaches RC, adding AI-agent extraction of images embedded in PDFs.
KACE
KACE extends its PHP2SHELL fix to the SDA deployment appliance, six days after disclosure.
Mattermost
Mattermost v12 puts user-scoped permissions, private models and audit trails on every agent action.
AFFiNE
AFFiNE's canaries stay on upkeep: a Swift Collections bump follows CVE and migration fixes.
Teable
Teable's Structured Query v2 now reports across multi-hop relations, with a strict mode against SQL.
Recent activity from Float and Hive
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 7d agoHiveMobile action cards become one scrolling view
- 7d agoHiveEdit PDF text and let agents apply proof feedback ⚡
- 7d agoHiveBuzz AI dashboard widget reports on time data
- 7d agoHiveSchedule multiple dashboard reports in one setup
- 7d agoHiveTrack review progress in Proofing
- 8d agoHiveReview proofs in the External Review Portal
- 13d agoFloatCalendar event statuses, adding allocations, and project update improvements
- 28d agoFloatProject and phase roles display enhancements
- 2mo agoFloatFloat is the #1 resource management software, 8 seasons running
- 2mo agoFloatRates tab, Zapier project templates, and people code
- 2mo agoFloatSmart insights: know who’s done this work before, with AI experience profiles ⚡
- 2mo agoFloatNew API endpoints: project templates and rate cards, and Zapier project updates
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Float and Hive?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Hive is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Float better than Hive?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Hive is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other PM products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Float?
Top Float alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Float alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/float for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Hive?
Top Hive alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Hive alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/hive for the full list with editorial commentary on each.