Productive
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Professional services automation and project management platform
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Features
41 features across 16 categories
Analytics(1)
Get intelligent recommendations for resource allocation and project optimization.
Billing(2)
Set and manage billable rates per team member and project.
Generate professional invoices directly from project data and tracked time.
CRM(1)
Maintain client information and track relationships within the platform.
Collaboration(4)
Store and organize project-related documents with version control.
Receive real-time notifications for project updates and deadline reminders.
Intelligent notification system that learns your preferences and reduces noise.
Comment, share files, and communicate within project context.
Customization(1)
Create custom attributes to match your specific business processes.
Finance(6)
Set project budgets and monitor spending against allocated amounts.
Estimate project costs based on historical data and team rates.
Record and categorize project expenses for accurate cost analysis.
Track project profitability, margins, and billing with real-time financial dashboards.
Deep dive analysis of project profitability and identify margin optimization opportunities.
Track revenue based on project completion stages and milestones.
Integration(1)
Build custom integrations using the Productive REST API.
Mobile(1)
Access projects and log time on iOS and Android devices.
Planning(8)
Link tasks and define dependencies to visualize critical paths.
Visualize project timelines and dependencies with interactive Gantt charts.
Set organizational goals and track progress towards key objectives.
Manage multiple projects and view organization-wide insights and trends.
Create and organize projects with timeline views, milestones, and dependencies.
Create standardized project structures for faster onboarding.
Schedule team members and manage shifts with calendar integration.
Define and reuse team configurations across similar projects.
Reporting(3)
Visualize project status, team performance, and business metrics with customizable dashboards.
Export data to Excel, PDF, and other formats with customizable reports.
Monitor key performance indicators including timeline health and budget status.
Resource Planning(4)
View team availability and plan workload distribution across projects.
Optimize team capacity and allocate resources across multiple projects efficiently.
Track and manage team vacation, sick leave, and other time off.
AI-assisted recommendations for better distribution of work across team members.
Security(2)
Track all user actions and changes for compliance and accountability.
Enterprise-grade security with single sign-on and role-based access control.
Task Management(3)
Manage tasks using visual kanban methodology with customizable columns.
Set up tasks that automatically repeat on defined schedules.
Assign tasks, set priorities, and track progress with customizable workflows.
Time Tracking(1)
Log billable and non-billable hours with automatic or manual time entry options.
Workflow(2)
Create custom approval processes for time entries, expenses, and invoices.
Edit multiple items at once to save time on repetitive operations.
Pricing
Starter
- ✓Basic project management
- ✓task tracking
- ✓time logging
Professional
Popular- ✓All Starter features plus resource management
- ✓financial tracking
Business
- ✓All Professional features plus advanced reporting
- ✓approval workflows
- ✓API
Enterprise
- ✓Custom features
- ✓dedicated support
- ✓SSO
- ✓audit logs
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DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 41 features at very easy complexity.
Build vs Buy
Should you build a Productive alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 41 features.
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Better ValueBuild Your Own
Buying Productive saves ~$24,360 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 41 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
27 known integrations