Productive vs Certinia Professional Services Cloud

Productive9.2Visit Certinia Professional Services Cloud9.0Visit

Higher score Productive #2 in Professional Services Automation Software 9.2/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Productive

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Certinia Professional Services Cloud #4 in Professional Services Automation Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Certinia

• Productive fits best

  Agencies needing affordable PSA workflows

• Certinia Professional Services Cloud fits best

  Salesforce-centric services organizations

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Side by side

Feature	Productive 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Certinia Professional Services Cloud 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in Professional Services Automation Software	#4 in Professional Services Automation Software
Best for	Agencies needing affordable PSA workflows	Salesforce-centric services organizations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$10/user/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, HIPAA
Integrations	23+ integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Productive 1/6 · Certinia Professional Services Cloud 6/6
Resource planning	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Utilization reporting	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Project financials	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Time tracking	✓	✓
Billing and invoicing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Client portal	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Our review
Pros	Combines project management, budgeting, resource planning, and time tracking Offers boards, lists, timelines, calendars, and Gantt layouts Supports web, desktop, mobile, API access, and 24 listed integrations	Connects staffing, utilization, projects, time, expenses, billing, and forecasts Supports skills-based resource matching and capacity insights Offers Salesforce Experience Cloud sites for customer and partner collaboration
Cons	No ongoing free plan after the 14-day trial Advanced reporting and recurring budgets require Professional Ultimate plan features do not include a listed price	Pricing requires a sales conversation Its Salesforce foundation may not suit organizations seeking a standalone PSA The broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller services teams
Our verdict	Productive is a professional services automation platform for agencies, consultancies, and other service businesses. It brings project and task management, budgeting, profitability tracking, resource planning, time tracking, reporting,… Read the review →	Certinia Professional Services Cloud is a professional services automation platform for consulting, technology, IT services, and other project-based organizations. Its scope spans resource requests, staffing, scheduling, skills-based… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Productive — where it wins

  • Combines project management, budgeting, resource planning, and time tracking
  • Offers boards, lists, timelines, calendars, and Gantt layouts
  • Supports web, desktop, mobile, API access, and 24 listed integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No ongoing free plan after the 14-day trial
  • Advanced reporting and recurring budgets require Professional
  • Ultimate plan features do not include a listed price

• Certinia Professional Services Cloud — where it wins

  • Connects staffing, utilization, projects, time, expenses, billing, and forecasts
  • Supports skills-based resource matching and capacity insights
  • Offers Salesforce Experience Cloud sites for customer and partner collaboration

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Its Salesforce foundation may not suit organizations seeking a standalone PSA
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller services teams

• Productive9.2/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad PSA suite for agencies that need planning, profitability, and automation.

  Visit ProductiveFull verdict →
• Certinia Professional Services Cloud9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad PSA suite for services organizations already centered on Salesforce.

  Visit CertiniaFull verdict →