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Hive vs SiYuan
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Hive and SiYuan — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Hive vs SiYuan: at a glance
What is Hive?
Hive gives clients a passwordless portal for every proof waiting on them, across companies.
Hive keeps shipping weekly batches for professional-services and creative teams. The Oct 21 batch adds an External Review Portal where clients and vendors see every pending proof from every Hive company they work with, a Map widget that plots project and action locations next to people, personal per-assignee reminders in a unified Dates field, and collapsible media in chat. It follows Buzz as an AI approver and Forms launched from workflow buttons.
What is SiYuan?
SiYuan's second 3.8.9 alpha in a day adds TIFF previews and depth limits for automation.
SiYuan ran 3.8.8 through six alphas and four betas in about four days, rolling up Gemini and DeepSeek agent support and database automation. The 3.8.9 line opened with pinned agent sessions and mind-map node copy-paste; alpha.2 adds TIFF previews, sync checkout progress and cancellation, mobile bottom backlinks, a subdocument-depth limit for database automation scopes and consolidated workspace AI instructions.
Hive vs SiYuan: editorial side-by-side
Hive
5.0COLLABPM
Hive gives clients a passwordless portal for every proof waiting on them, across companies.
◆ Current state
Hive keeps shipping weekly batches for professional-services and creative teams. The Oct 21 batch adds an External Review Portal where clients and vendors see every pending proof from every Hive company they work with, a Map widget that plots project and action locations next to people, personal per-assignee reminders in a unified Dates field, and collapsible media in chat. It follows Buzz as an AI approver and Forms launched from workflow buttons.
◆ Where it's heading
Proofing is turning into Hive's outward-facing surface: approvals already took an AI stage, and now external reviewers get their own login-light home, upload rights and a request-approval flow of their own. Inside the workspace, the work is about cutting per-person friction (own reminders, focused chat, location-aware dashboards) rather than adding new modules.
◆ Prediction
Expect the portal to pick up more reviewer-side actions, possibly Buzz review for externally uploaded files, since reviewers can now upload and request approval from their own teams; the entries don't show pricing or seat rules for external reviewers.
SiYuan
5.0COLLAB
SiYuan's second 3.8.9 alpha in a day adds TIFF previews and depth limits for automation.
◆ Current state
SiYuan ran 3.8.8 through six alphas and four betas in about four days, rolling up Gemini and DeepSeek agent support and database automation. The 3.8.9 line opened with pinned agent sessions and mind-map node copy-paste; alpha.2 adds TIFF previews, sync checkout progress and cancellation, mobile bottom backlinks, a subdocument-depth limit for database automation scopes and consolidated workspace AI instructions.
◆ Where it's heading
The release rhythm is a fast alpha-to-beta loop with a new minor every few days, mixing agent features with editor and sync polish. Database automation is gaining scoping controls release by release, and the agent is becoming a persistent workspace object rather than a side panel.
◆ Prediction
Expect more 3.8.9 alphas, then betas, within days. The entries still show no 3.8.8 stable, so it's unclear whether the betas promote or roll straight into the next line.
Alternatives to Hive and SiYuan
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Hive or SiYuan.
Teable
Teable tries a chat-first workspace: the grid becomes one output of an AI conversation.
Elgg
Elgg ships paired 7.1.2 and 6.3.9 patches: both branches stay in maintenance mode.
GitHub
GitHub previews a package firewall that blocks malicious dependencies at install time.
Wiki.js
Wiki.js 3.0 beta adds live notes that can be published straight to pages.
Twake Drive
Twake Drive's second 1.108 beta makes OnlyOffice PDF editing opt-in and adds picker views.
Recent activity from Hive and SiYuan
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 4d agoHiveReview proofs in the External Review Portal
- 4d agoHiveMap project and action locations alongside your team
- 4d agoHiveCollapse images, GIFs and link previews in chat
- 4d agoHiveSet your own reminder in the new Dates field
- 4d agoSiYuanSiYuan 3.8.9 alpha.2 adds TIFF previews and automation depth limits
- 5d agoSiYuanSiYuan 3.8.9 alpha.1 adds pinned agent sessions and mind-map copy
- 5d agoSiYuanSiYuan 3.8.8 beta.4 rebuild with unchanged release notes
- 6d agoSiYuanSiYuan 3.8.8 beta.3 rebuild with unchanged release notes
- 6d agoSiYuanSiYuan 3.8.8 beta.2 fixes iOS double-tap selection
- 6d agoSiYuanSiYuan 3.8.8 beta 1 rolls up Gemini, DeepSeek and database automation
- 9d agoHiveNew Open prefilled Forms from action workflow buttons
- 9d agoHiveBuzz approver note reposted
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Hive and SiYuan?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Hive and SiYuan are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Hive better than SiYuan?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Hive and SiYuan are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Hive?
Top Hive alternatives in Collab 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 SiYuan?
Top SiYuan alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "SiYuan alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/siyuan for the full list with editorial commentary on each.