What's new in Hive
Every release, newest first. The full notes, with screenshots and videos, are in the help center.
All release notesReleases
Pick exactly which defects to re-inspect, Inspection Events on the mobile home screen, a rating selected automatically when a defect is added, your logo as a PDF watermark, kilometer and inspector-address distance modifiers, and sub-inspector earnings in Pay Splits.
Reports · Mobile app · Templates · Full notes
Edit comments straight from Report Preview, filter automations by custom field, one photo per PDF row and an optional table of contents, company or inspector contact details on reports, click-each agreement initials, a publish check for unvisited sections, and per-inspection card fees.
Reports · Automations · Payments · Agreements · Full notes
Smart Add: describe a finding and Hive finds the matching comment in your template, or writes a new one. Also the InterNACHI Buy-Back Guarantee integration, a Request Balance From Customer button, interactive inspection metrics, new pay-split options, QuickBooks for Canada, and miles or kilometers.
AI · Integrations · Payments · Full notes
Default annotation shapes on mobile, web and mobile edits to the same report merged live, an email when someone opens your report, send-once automations, automatic contact tagging, and multi-inspector calendar and pay-split controls.
Mobile app · Automations · Full notes
Schedule inspections from the mobile app, smarter PDF regeneration, send imported past reports to clients, drag-and-drop service modifiers, the Mailchimp integration, and editing report intro and summary text on mobile.
Scheduling · Reports · Integrations · Full notes
Template comment flagging with a publish check, larger PDF photos, adaptive Information and Limitation layouts, collapsed comments on mobile, and faster sync.
Templates · Reports · Mobile app · Full notes
Hive Context Layer: a labeled AI box on every defect showing how common it is nationally and in the state, and how easy it usually is to repair. Plus Context Layer banners in the Marketing Kit.
AI · Reports · Full notes
The Report Customization page, cost estimates and timelines on defects, per-day base addresses, typed signatures, re-inspection filters, and more mobile controls.
Reports · Scheduling · Full notes
The Hive Calendar, a redesigned report with charts and banners, compact and French PDFs, inspection event automations, and the Feature Requests portal.
Scheduling · Reports · Client portal · Full notes
A rebuilt photo annotation toolbar with crop and magnifier, automations to several recipients, customizable recommendation services, and HomeGauge template imports.
Reports · Templates · Full notes
Category names per template, automations that wait for a signed agreement or payment, contacts on the PDF cover page, and video embeds in comments.
Templates · Automations · Full notes
Send emails from your own domain, issue refunds in Hive, annotate CYA photos, and mobile search and report improvements.
Automations · Payments · Reports · Full notes
Multi-party payments, custom quiet hours for automations, alerts for bounced emails, and re-inspection improvements.
Payments · Automations · Full notes
Defect counts by category, the mileage tracker, CSV exports, and units, currency and time zone settings for inspectors outside the US.
Reports · Business tools · Full notes
Custom fields you can reorder, calendar blocking for draft inspections, calendar descriptions, template sorting, and digital report improvements.
Business tools · Scheduling · Full notes
Add-on upsells in the client portal, search inside digital reports, CSV exports for contacts and earnings, and a multi-line address format.
Client portal · Reports · Full notes
PDF attachments, advanced search, moving photos between reports, and recommended contractors on defects.
Templates · Reports · Full notes
Automated emails and text messages triggered by inspection events.
Automations · Full notes
Try Hive on your next inspection
Start with 5 free reports, no credit card. We move your templates, agreements, services, contacts and settings, and set up your account so it’s ready to run your business, free.