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HedgeDoc vs Hive

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

HedgeDoc vs Hive: at a glance

FeatureHedgeDocHive
SectorCollabCollab, PM
Velocity score5.06.3
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesmarkdown, collaborative-editing, security-fixes, self-hostedproject management, reporting, bulk actions, capacity planning
Last editorial update9d ago16h ago
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What is HedgeDoc?

HedgeDoc 1.12.1 fixes seven advisories, then gets pulled for a PostgreSQL migration bug

HedgeDoc 1.12.1 fixed seven security advisories, including an impersonation attack when two auth providers return the same profile id, a timing leak that revealed registered emails, and unescaped iframes in slides. It was pulled within minutes because a profile provider migration failed on PostgreSQL, and 1.12.2 replaces it. The release also lets OAuth2 and OIDC providers supply profile photos and updates mermaid to 11.17.

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What is Hive?

Hive turns reporting into a planning tool: shared inputs, grouped values, per-person drill-downs.

Hive's November releases have two tracks. Bulk work got easier with undo and redo, a rebuilt Workflows library and now setting or shifting dates across many actions at once. Reporting got deeper: on November 13 dashboards gained per-person burndown drill-downs, grouped custom-field values in charts, and formulas that read monthly capacity and factors stored in Tables.

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HedgeDoc vs Hive: editorial side-by-side

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HedgeDoc
COLLAB
5.0

HedgeDoc 1.12.1 fixes seven advisories, then gets pulled for a PostgreSQL migration bug

◆ Current state

HedgeDoc 1.12.1 fixed seven security advisories, including an impersonation attack when two auth providers return the same profile id, a timing leak that revealed registered emails, and unescaped iframes in slides. It was pulled within minutes because a profile provider migration failed on PostgreSQL, and 1.12.2 replaces it. The release also lets OAuth2 and OIDC providers supply profile photos and updates mermaid to 11.17.

◆ Where it's heading

The 1.x line remains driven by security response, with advisory batches arriving every one to three months. This release adds a schema migration, and the immediate PostgreSQL breakage shows the risk of mixing data changes into security patches. Small auth and rendering features keep arriving alongside the fixes.

◆ Prediction

More advisory batches on the 1.12.x line are likely, given the pattern; the entries do not show when the next major line will replace 1.x.

Hive logo
Hive
COLLABPM
6.3

Hive turns reporting into a planning tool: shared inputs, grouped values, per-person drill-downs.

◆ Current state

Hive's November releases have two tracks. Bulk work got easier with undo and redo, a rebuilt Workflows library and now setting or shifting dates across many actions at once. Reporting got deeper: on November 13 dashboards gained per-person burndown drill-downs, grouped custom-field values in charts, and formulas that read monthly capacity and factors stored in Tables.

◆ Where it's heading

Dashboards are moving from showing tracked time toward capacity planning, with shared inputs that update every report when edited. Bulk editing keeps reaching more views, and each new bulk action ships with undo.

◆ Prediction

Expect more report widgets to accept Tables inputs and drill-downs, and bulk actions extending to fields beyond dates and status.

Alternatives to HedgeDoc and Hive

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 HedgeDoc or Hive.

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Recent activity from HedgeDoc and Hive

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

  1. 1d agoHiveCharts can group custom field values into categories
  2. 1d agoHiveReporting formulas can use values stored in Tables
  3. 1d agoHiveBurndown chart points open a per-person breakdown
  4. 1d agoHiveSet, shift or clear dates across many actions at once
  5. 2d agoHiveWorkflows library beta adds filters, grouping and bulk actions
  6. 3d agoHiveUndo and redo for bulk action changes
  7. 9d agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.12.2
  8. 9d agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.12.1
  9. 2mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.12.0
  10. 3mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.11.1
  11. 4mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.11.0
  12. 7mo agoHedgeDocHedgeDoc 1.10.8

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between HedgeDoc 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 0 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 HedgeDoc 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 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to HedgeDoc?

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

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.