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Productive

All-in-one CRM plus project management, budgeting and invoicing for agencies

RANKED #2 · PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AUTOMATION SOFTWARE FOR CONSULTANTSLISTERSCORE 94.0

Productive combines CRM, project management, time tracking, budgeting and invoicing into one integrated platform. Its comprehensive budget monitoring tools provide immediate visibility into budget usage and financial performance across all client work.

Pricing from	$12/user/month
Best for	Agencies needing combined CRM, project management, time tracking, budgeting and invoicing in one platform
Website	productive.io

Company facts

Founded	2014
Employees	51 to 200
Social profiles	LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, GitHub, Crunchbase

Facilities and features

Published pricing
Free trial
Self-serve sign-up
Integrations

What stands out

The product provides key insights on revenue, cost, and margins via AI Reporting.

“With Productive’s AI Reporting, you get key insights on revenue, cost, and margins in just a few clicks.”Productive, own website

Productive lets you integrate with other tools to help improve your workflow.

“Productive is an end-to-end professional services automation system that”Productive, own website

Strengths and trade-offs

Single platform replaces five common agency tools, reducing context switching and licensing costs
Built-in budget tracking prevents unprofitable projects before they spiral

Smaller integrations ecosystem compared to HubSpot or Salesforce
Learning curve steeper due to feature density across modules

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How Productive ranks

#3 in AI project management tools with a free trial

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 12.

“Ask anything in plain language to draft, summarize, and manage work inside Productive.”Productive, own website

“billed monthly Try for free Try for free Try for free”Productive, own website

#5 in Best professional services automation software

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“an existing account INTEGRATIONS Your Business Ecosystem, Connected Productive is an end-to-end professional services automation system that”Productive, own website

#3 in Professional services automation software for agencies

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“an existing account INTEGRATIONS Your Business Ecosystem, Connected Productive is an end-to-end professional services automation system that”Productive, own website

“Purpose-built for agencies, consultancies, and other professional services businesses.”Productive, own website

#2 in Professional services automation software for consultants

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“Productive is an end-to-end professional services automation system that”Productive, own website

“Purpose-built for agencies, consultancies, and other professional services businesses.”Productive, own website

#3 in Professional services automation software for small businesses

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 18; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 16.

“Productive is an end-to-end professional services automation system that”Productive, own website

“For small businesses and fast-moving teams Essential includes: Budgeting Resource planning Project & task management Docs Time tracking Expense management Reporting Time off management”Productive, own website

Alternatives to Productive

ProWorkflow Streamlined workflow software for better project management	#1 in Professional services automation software for consultants	96.0
HoneyBook Beautiful, all-in-one client experience from inquiry to payment	#3 in Professional services automation software for consultants	92.0
Quantim All-in-one project management software for UK businesses	#4 in Professional services automation software for consultants	92.0
Bonsai All-in-one platform combining contracts, proposals, and accounting	#5 in Professional services automation software for consultants	90.0
Deltek Purpose-built for project-based businesses	#6 in Professional services automation software for consultants	90.0
Milient Software Smart tools for projects, people and knowledge	#7 in Professional services automation software for consultants	90.0

Questions about Productive

How much does Productive cost?

Lister lists Productive's pricing as: $12/user/month.

Who is Productive best for?

Productive is best for agencies needing combined CRM, project management, time tracking, budgeting and invoicing in one platform.

Where does Productive rank?

Productive is ranked #2 in Professional services automation software for consultants (Lister Score 94.0), #2 in Top 10 CRMs for Agencies (Lister Score 92.5), #3 in Professional services automation software for agencies (Lister Score 94.0), #3 in AI project management tools with a free trial (Lister Score 90.0), #3 in Professional services automation software for small businesses (Lister Score 94.0) and #5 in Best professional services automation software (Lister Score 94.0).

What are the best alternatives to Productive?

The closest alternatives on Lister are ProWorkflow (#1 in Professional services automation software for consultants), HoneyBook (#3 in Professional services automation software for consultants) and Quantim (#4 in Professional services automation software for consultants).

When was Productive founded?

Productive was founded in 2014.

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