How much does Hive Publish cost?

Worker Bee: $6 per connected account per month, or $5 per account per month paid yearly. As many connected accounts as you pay for, unlimited live automations, unlimited contacts. Swarm: $12 per connected account per month, or $10 per account per month paid yearly. As many connected accounts as you pay for, unlimited live automations, unlimited contacts. Queen Bee: $85 a month, or $75 a month paid yearly. Unlimited connected accounts, unlimited live automations, unlimited contacts. Hive Publish charges for each connected social account, not for the people you talk to. Contacts are unlimited on every plan. Tools that charge per contact get more expensive as your audience grows; this one does not.

Is Hive Publish free?

No. Hive Publish is a paid product with 14 free days to start. Every workspace starts with 14 days of Worker Bee free, with 1 connected account and no card. After the 14 days, everything pauses until a card is added. Nothing is deleted, the Hive Bio page stays online, and adding a card turns everything back on.

Does Hive Publish charge per contact?

Hive Publish charges for each connected social account, not for the people you talk to. Contacts are unlimited on every plan. Tools that charge per contact get more expensive as your audience grows; this one does not.

What is included with Queen Bee?

Queen Bee includes every Swarm workflow, unlimited teammates and unlimited connected channels inside one workspace for one flat price. It adds multi-stage and external client approvals, approval evidence, Automation contact privacy controls, branded reports, and scheduled delivery to external clients. Separate workspaces retain separate data, permissions and billing.

How does the 14-day trial work?

There are two ways in. Sign up with no card and you get Worker Bee on one connected account for 14 days, then everything pauses until you add a card. Or pick a plan on this page: checkout takes a card. Worker Bee and Swarm start with 14 free days and are charged after them unless you cancel. Queen Bee is charged from day one. Free days come once: if your free 14 days are already over when you add a card, your plan starts right away. Paddle shows your dates and first charge before you confirm.

When does Queen Bee become better value?

Against Swarm, Queen Bee costs less from eight channels on monthly billing and from nine channels on annual billing. From that point onward, the workspace price stays fixed as the channel count grows.

Do all social networks support the same features?

No. Publishing formats, DMs, comment moderation, private replies and analytics are controlled by each network’s APIs and account requirements. Hive shows only the controls available for the destination you connected.

Can Hive connect to external AI assistants?

Yes. Hive offers workspace-scoped MCP and REST connectivity in beta. External ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and custom agents use the customer’s AI account, not Hive-managed credits. Sensitive actions remain permission-aware and confirmation-gated.

Is there a limit on how many people I can reach?

No. Contacts are unlimited on every plan. Hive charges for connected accounts, never for the people you talk to, so your bill does not grow as your audience does.

What happens when the 14 free days end?

Everything pauses until you add a card: automations, scheduled posts, analytics updates and anything your AI would do for you. Nothing is deleted, your Hive Bio page stays online with a small Hive mark, and adding a card turns everything back on exactly as you left it.

How do you take payment, and do you see my card?

Paddle handles checkout as the seller of record, so your card details never reach Hive. Any tax that applies is calculated and shown before you confirm, not added afterwards, and the receipt and subscription management come from the same place.

Am I locked into a contract?

No. No minimum term, no notice period. Cancel from your billing page whenever you like and the plan runs out the period you already paid for. Removing a connected account lowers the next bill straight away.

I run several brands. How does that price out?

Per connected account, so the maths is simple: five brands with two accounts each is ten accounts. From around eight accounts Queen Bee costs less than paying per account, and it stays at one flat price however many you add, with client approvals and branded reports on top.

When were these prices last checked?

They are generated from the same code that charges the card, so the figures on this page, in the plan comparison and anywhere else Hive states a price cannot drift apart from each other or from your invoice.

Can I change plans or cancel?

Yes. Workspace owners can open the Paddle billing portal to change or cancel the subscription. Paddle displays billing dates, payment details and any applicable tax before changes are confirmed.

Choose your place in the hive

14 days of Worker Bee free: 1 account, no card. Paid plans need a card. Worker Bee and Swarm bill after 14 days unless canceled; Queen Bee bills immediately.

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Contact sales ↗

Worker Bee

For individuals · 1 workspace member

$5/ month

$5 × 1 channel · $60/year · save $12

Connect any 1 accountSame network or a mix. Your choice.
DM automations, unlimited contacts
9 networks + unlimited scheduling
AI ideas, captions & hashtags
Unified comments, DMs & saved replies
Workers, visual flows & contact segments
Hive Bio, media library & content ideas
Cross-network analytics

Swarm

In-house teams

$10/ month

$10 × 1 channel · $120/year · save $24

Connect any 1 accountSame network or a mix. Your choice.
DM automations, unlimited contacts
Everything in Worker Bee
Unlimited teammates
Profile & Automation permissions
Post approvals & shared content templates
Inbox assignments, routing & team handoffs
Custom reports & internal report delivery
Employee advocacy

Queen Bee

Agencies & client operations

$75/ month

$900 billed yearly · save $120 · unlimited channels

Connect unlimited accountsSame network or a mix. Your choice.
DM automations, unlimited contacts
Everything in Swarm
Unlimited connected channels
Multi-stage & client approvals
Branded reports & scheduled client delivery
Approval evidence & contact privacy controls
Creator partnership campaigns

Contacts are unlimited on every plan and you are never charged per person: pricing is per connected account. WhatsApp messages are charged by Meta at Meta’s own price, straight to your Meta account. Hive adds nothing on top.

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Compare all features

Feature	Worker Bee$5/mo total for 1	Swarm$10/mo total for 1	Queen Bee$75/mo · unlimited channels

Ideas boards, planning groups and templates	✓	✓	✓
AI ideas, captions, hashtags and rewrites	✓	✓	✓
Shared snippets and media library	✓	✓	✓
Campaigns, internal tags and tracked links	✓	✓	✓
Hashtag manager and saved tag groups	✓	✓	✓
Hive Bio	✓	✓	✓
RSS/Atom content feedsFeeds create ideas for review; they do not publish automatically.	✓	✓	✓

Connected social channels	Selected count	Selected count	Unlimited
Publishing destinationsInstagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest, Bluesky and Mastodon.	9 networks	9 networks	9 networks
Scheduled posts	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Network-specific versions, previews and settings	✓	✓	✓
Calendar, queues, drafts and Share Now	✓	✓	✓
Bulk CSV/XLSX scheduling, calendar export and safety pause	✓	✓	✓
Covers, first comments and StoriesEach control appears only for destinations whose publishing APIs support it. Native Stories currently cover Instagram and Facebook.	Where supported	Where supported	Where supported

Unified comments and mentionsCoverage and available actions vary by connected network and account permissions.	Where supported	Where supported	Where supported
Direct-message inboxOnly networks with supported messaging access appear here.	Where supported	Where supported	Where supported
Saved replies and AI reply drafts	✓	✓	✓
Comment moderation actionsHide, delete, like and other actions appear only where the provider exposes them.	Where supported	Where supported	Where supported
Transparent comment sentimentHive uses visible, rule-based sentiment rather than presenting an opaque AI score.	✓	✓	✓
Comment triage rules by platform, keyword and sentiment	✓	✓	✓
Manual teammate assignment	-	✓	✓

Keyword and phrase comment triggersRequires supported comment access for the connected network.	Where supported	Where supported	Where supported
Public reply variants and delays	Where supported	Where supported	Where supported
Conditional comment-to-DMThe verified private follow-up path is limited to eligible Instagram and Facebook accounts.	IG + FB eligible	IG + FB eligible	IG + FB eligible
Visual flow builder, Workers and reusable automations	✓	✓	✓
Contact tags, segments, custom fields and imports	✓	✓	✓
Sequences and broadcastsAvailable destinations, consent and messaging windows depend on the connected provider.	✓	✓	✓
ContactsUnlimited on every plan. Hive never charges per person; your plan is priced per connected account.	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Tracked CTA links	✓	✓	✓
Pause and activate controls	✓	✓	✓
Exact-once matching, retries and action history	✓	✓	✓
Match, sent, delivery, read and click metricsDelivery, read and click states appear only when the provider returns them.	Where available	Where available	Where available

YouTube content discoveryUses the connected YouTube account and its available discovery data.	✓	✓	✓
Public competitor trackingCurrent API-backed coverage: YouTube, public Instagram Business/Creator accounts and Bluesky.	3 sources	3 sources	3 sources
Keyword, hashtag and brand listeningCurrent broad public-network listening coverage is Bluesky.	Bluesky	Bluesky	Bluesky
Sentiment, volume and top voicesCalculated for the public listening sources Hive can access.	Where available	Where available	Where available
Query comparison	Up to 5	Up to 5	Up to 5
Mention-peak alertsDelivered as in-product alerts.	✓	✓	✓

Cross-network and per-channel analytics	✓	✓	✓
Post performance and audience growth	✓	✓	✓
Hive Score, period comparison and industry benchmarksBenchmarks use stored published engagement medians, not a live global benchmark feed.	✓	✓	✓
Best-time recommendationsHive shows the source and confidence behind each recommendation.	✓	✓	✓
Watch time, retention and demographicsMetrics appear only when the connected provider returns them.	Where returned	Where returned	Where returned
Saved and custom report builder	-	✓	✓
Share links, exports and internal deliverySupported exports include CSV, XLSX, PDF and PPT.	-	✓	✓
Custom report logo and colors	-	-	✓
Scheduled reports to external clients	-	-	✓

Workspace members (people using Hive)	1	Unlimited	Unlimited
Secure invitations, roles and ownership transferInvite links are one-use, email-bound and expire after 24 hours.	-	✓	✓
Profile and Automation permissionsSix profile levels plus separate view, build, activate and manage controls for Workers, Simple Automations and Flow Builder.	-	✓	✓
Inbox teams, assignment and capacity routing	-	✓	✓
Approval workflows	-	Internal	Multi-stage + clients
External review and approval evidence	-	-	✓
Notes, notifications and activity history	-	✓	✓
Automation contact privacy correction and deletion	-	-	✓

Pricing model	Per connected channel	Per connected channel	Flat workspace price
Workspace allowanceEach subscription covers one workspace. Separate workspaces keep separate billing and data.	1 workspace	1 workspace	1 workspace
Connect Hive to external AI assistantsWorkspace-scoped MCP connectivity is in beta.	MCP beta	MCP beta	MCP beta
Included Hive AI allowanceOne credit reserves one managed provider turn. Connect your own provider for heavier use.	100/channel/month	250/channel/month	2,500/workspace/month
Bring your own Gemini, OpenAI or Anthropic keyUsage is billed by your AI provider and does not consume Hive-managed credits.	✓	✓	✓
Hive tool APIScoped REST tool endpoints and an OpenAPI 3.1 document are available in beta. This is not an unrestricted social-network API.	REST beta	REST beta	REST beta
Scoped API keys	3	5	10
Tool requests per month	7,500	15,000	50,000
14-day trial	✓	✓	✓
In-product Success Center	Included	Included	Included

Before you join the colony.

A channel is one connected social account: for example, one Instagram profile, one Facebook Page or one YouTube channel. Worker Bee and Swarm bill for the selected channel count. Queen Bee does not charge per channel.

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