← Back to home
Comparison · PM

Hive vs Redmine

A side-by-side editorial comparison of Hive and Redmine — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Hive vs Redmine: at a glance

FeatureHiveRedmine
SectorCollab, PMPM
Velocity score6.32.5
Sparks · 30d10
Top themesproject management, creative proofing, ai agents, mcpissue tracking, self-hosted, security patching, webhooks
Last editorial update3d ago2mo ago
WebsiteVisit →Visit →

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.

Read the full Hive trajectory →

What is Redmine?

Twenty years in, Redmine is on a disciplined security-patch cadence behind its first major release since 6.0.

Redmine shipped 7.0.0 at the end of June with webhook triggers, a Rails 8 migration, and a header redesign, then followed it eight weeks later with 7.0.1 alongside backports to the 6.1 and 6.0 branches. That August release fixes five security defects, including a session-affecting API flaw and a stored XSS in the Textile formatter, and lands them on all three supported series at once. Alongside the real releases the feed also carries version-index wiki pages captured as entries, which are crawl artifacts rather than releases.

Read the full Redmine trajectory →

Hive vs Redmine: editorial side-by-side

Hive logo
Hive
COLLABPM
6.3

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.

Redmine logo2.5

Twenty years in, Redmine is on a disciplined security-patch cadence behind its first major release since 6.0.

◆ Current state

Redmine shipped 7.0.0 at the end of June with webhook triggers, a Rails 8 migration, and a header redesign, then followed it eight weeks later with 7.0.1 alongside backports to the 6.1 and 6.0 branches. That August release fixes five security defects, including a session-affecting API flaw and a stored XSS in the Textile formatter, and lands them on all three supported series at once. Alongside the real releases the feed also carries version-index wiki pages captured as entries, which are crawl artifacts rather than releases.

◆ Where it's heading

The maintenance pattern is consistent and easy to read: coordinated multi-branch security releases roughly every two to three months, with the newest series also collecting performance and API work. Redmine 7.0.1 adds project information to the wiki page list API and fixes an OAuth2-related user deletion bug, so the 7.0 branch is absorbing polish rather than new capability. The three-branch support window is holding steady as 5.1 drops off the list.

◆ Prediction

Expect the next coordinated release to cover 7.0, 6.1, and 6.0 on the same schedule, with continued API and OAuth2 refinement on the 7.0 branch rather than new features before 7.1.

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.

See all Hive alternatives →

Redmine alternatives

Other PM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial trajectory or compare directly with Redmine.

See all Redmine alternatives →

Recent activity from Hive and Redmine

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 7d agoHiveMobile action cards become one scrolling view
  2. 7d agoHiveEdit PDF text and let agents apply proof feedback ⚡
  3. 7d agoHiveBuzz AI dashboard widget reports on time data
  4. 7d agoHiveSchedule multiple dashboard reports in one setup
  5. 7d agoHiveTrack review progress in Proofing
  6. 8d agoHiveReview proofs in the External Review Portal
  7. 2mo agoRedmineRedmine 7.0.1, 6.1.4 and 6.0.11 released
  8. 4mo agoRedmineRedmine 7.0.0 is now available ⚡
  9. 4mo agoRedmineRedmine 6.1.3, 6.0.10 and 5.1.13 released
  10. 7mo agoRedmineRedmine 6.1.2, 6.0.9 and 5.1.12 released
  11. 7mo agoRedmine1.1.x series
  12. 7mo agoRedmine1.4.x series

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Hive and Redmine?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Hive is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), 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 Hive better than Redmine?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Hive is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), 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 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.

What are the best alternatives to Redmine?

Top Redmine alternatives in PM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Redmine alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/redmine for the full list with editorial commentary on each.