The short answer
Choose Relevance AI if you want a large integration catalogue and an established service. Consider Hivelock if you need to run the platform on your own server.
Side-by-side comparison
| Area | Hivelock | Relevance AI |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Controlled AI agents and workflows | Specialist AI agents, described as an AI workforce |
| Status | Early access | Established service |
| Self-hosting | Yes, with a free Community edition on GitHub | Not stated on the pages we checked |
| Human approval | Built in. Changes in chat wait for a person | Human-in-the-loop approvals |
| Single sign-on | OpenID Connect, with SAML through Keycloak | Enterprise |
| Audit logs | Hash-chained log, included | Enterprise |
| Integrations | 26+ connectors, plus remote MCP servers | Over 1,000 apps. Its pages give different totals |
| Models | Any OpenAI-compatible model, and local models when self-hosted | Several major cloud models shown. Local models not stated |
Details checked on 6 November 2026 against Relevance AI, its pricing page. "Not stated" means we did not find it on those pages. Products change, so confirm details with the vendor.
Where Relevance AI is stronger
- A much larger integration catalogue.
- Ready-to-use specialist agents.
Where Hivelock is focused
- Self-hosting on your own network.
- Local model support.
- Single sign-on and audit logs are not limited to a top plan when self-hosted.
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