Productive vs Teamwork.com

Productive9.2Visit Teamwork.com8.9Visit

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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Teamwork.com #5 in Professional Services Automation Software 8.9/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 1 of 6 features Visit Teamwork.com

• Productive fits best

  Agencies needing affordable PSA workflows

• Teamwork.com fits best

  Teams wanting free entry-level PSA

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Side by side

Feature	Productive 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Teamwork.com 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Professional Services Automation Software	#5 in Professional Services Automation Software
Best for	Agencies needing affordable PSA workflows	Teams wanting free entry-level PSA
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$10/user/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days · no card needed	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile, Browser extension
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android	Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	23+ integrations	150+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Productive 1/6 · Teamwork.com 1/6
Resource planning	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Utilization reporting	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Project financials	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Time tracking	✓	✓
Billing and invoicing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Client portal	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	Free plan supports up to five users and five projects Combines time, budgets, profitability, capacity, and client collaboration Wide platform coverage and integrations, including Xero and Salesforce
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	Free plan is limited to five users and five projects Advanced planning and profitability features sit on higher tiers Optimize and Enterprise require contacting sales
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 →	Teamwork.com is a cloud-based project management and professional services automation platform for agencies, consultancies, IT services firms, and other teams delivering billable client work. It brings project and task management together… 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

• Teamwork.com — where it wins

  • Free plan supports up to five users and five projects
  • Combines time, budgets, profitability, capacity, and client collaboration
  • Wide platform coverage and integrations, including Xero and Salesforce

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to five users and five projects
  • Advanced planning and profitability features sit on higher tiers
  • Optimize and Enterprise require contacting sales

• Productive9.2/10 · 14-day trial

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

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• Teamwork.com8.9/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A broad PSA platform with a useful free tier for small client-service teams.

  Visit Teamwork.comFull verdict →