2025

Design Awards Gold Winner - Hive Collective

Hive Match

Entrant Company

Hive Collective

Category

User Experience (UX) - Product UX

Client's Name

Country / Region:

United States

HiveMatch is an AI-powered gig platform that seamlessly connects customers with gig workers and delivers curated, high-quality service matches. By combining smart automation with user choice, HiveMatch streamlines the gig service experience while keeping customers fully in control.

The gig service market has steadily gained momentum in recent years, with various platforms emerging to meet the growing needs of customers and gig workers. However, for customers who prioritize convenience, quality, and cost-effectiveness, navigating these platforms often comes with significant challenges. For example, gig service platforms often present customers with an overwhelming number of options, making it time-consuming and difficult to identify the best fit. This challenge is especially pronounced for new customers, who typically have little or no insight into service quality, further hindering the ability to make informed choices.

Recognizing these challenges, HiveMatch is designed to effortlessly connect customers with gig workers through a one-stop, AI-powered platform. By leveraging the latest advancements in machine learning, it delivers an intelligent AI agent that helps customers make informed decisions more quickly and easily. On HiveMatch, customers no longer need to sift through countless service listings. Instead, they simply tell the AI agent their needs, including budget, preferred service time and location, and the agent handles the comparison and analysis. Shortly afterwards, the app provides a curated shortlist of high-quality services that best match the customer’s requirements and budget, allowing users to compare just a few well-suited options instead of wading through dozens of irrelevant ones. Ultimately, the customer makes the final decision, maintaining full control over their choice. The combination of AI-powered analysis and human decision making not only enhances efficiency but also ensures users feel respected and in control throughout the process.

The vision of HiveMatch is to build a self-sustaining gig work ecosystem that benefits both customers and workers. For customers, it delivers high-quality services tailored to their needs quickly and intelligently. For workers, HiveMatch fosters local entrepreneurship, supports small business growth, and creates valuable opportunities to boost income and improve financial well-being.

Credits

Product Designer
Xi Pang
Product Designer
Mingjie Chen
Product Designer
Miaolin Sheng
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