Moderation API vs Hive Moderation

Moderation API8.7Visit Hive Moderation7.3Visit

Higher score Moderation API #5 in AI Content Moderation Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Moderation API

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Hive Moderation #21 in AI Content Moderation Software 7.3/10 Paid ✓ 6 of 6 features Try Hive Moderation

• Moderation API fits best

  Growing communities needing affordable breadth

• Hive Moderation fits best

  Enterprise multimodal moderation

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Side by side

Feature	Moderation API 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Hive Moderation 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	7.3
Ranking	#5 in AI Content Moderation Software	#21 in AI Content Moderation Software
Best for	Growing communities needing affordable breadth	Enterprise multimodal moderation
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$79/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, SSO/SAML	SOC 2
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Moderation API 6/6 · Hive Moderation 6/6
Text moderation	✓	✓
Image moderation	✓	✓
Audio moderation	✓	✓
Video moderation	✓	✓
Custom policies	✓	✓
Human review workflow	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment options	Not checked yet	Cloud
Our review
Pros	Covers text, image, video, and audio moderation Supports custom guidelines, rules, queues, and context analysis Offers a free Hobby plan and five listed integrations	Covers text, image, video, audio, and OCR moderation Supports custom policies, enforcement, queues, reports, and appeals Includes human review workflows for flagged content
Cons	Video and audio moderation are not included in Hobby Bespoke models and identity controls are limited to Enterprise The API-led approach may not suit manual-only moderation teams	Visual and Text Moderation plans have 100 requests per day limits Usage-based billing can make ongoing costs harder to forecast Video moderation uses special video rates
Our verdict	Moderation API is a hosted content-moderation platform for online communities, dating apps, games, marketplaces, social platforms, and communications providers. It analyzes text, images, video, and audio through pre-built models, custom… Read the review →	Hive Moderation is a cloud-based AI moderation platform for Trust & Safety teams at online communities, social platforms, gaming companies, marketplaces, dating apps, and generative AI applications. It provides web and API access for… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Moderation API — where it wins

  • Covers text, image, video, and audio moderation
  • Supports custom guidelines, rules, queues, and context analysis
  • Offers a free Hobby plan and five listed integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Video and audio moderation are not included in Hobby
  • Bespoke models and identity controls are limited to Enterprise
  • The API-led approach may not suit manual-only moderation teams

• Hive Moderation — where it wins

  • Covers text, image, video, audio, and OCR moderation
  • Supports custom policies, enforcement, queues, reports, and appeals
  • Includes human review workflows for flagged content

  Where it doesn't

  • Visual and Text Moderation plans have 100 requests per day limits
  • Usage-based billing can make ongoing costs harder to forecast
  • Video moderation uses special video rates

• Moderation API8.7/10 · Free plan

  A broad moderation platform with a practical free-to-paid path for growing communities.

  Visit Moderation APIFull verdict →
• Hive Moderation7.3/10 · Paid

  A broad multimodal moderation platform for enterprise Trust & Safety teams.

  Try Hive ModerationFull verdict →