--- description: Review of Productive Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Productive | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Billing and Invoicing Software](/directory/263/billing-invoicing-software/software) > [Productive](/software/176476/productive) # Productive Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/176476/productive Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/176476/productive?page=2) > Productive is an all encompassing agency management platform. It is an ideal fit for software development, marketing and design agencies or consultancies that are looking for a "single source of truth" tool. It includes sales pipeline management, resource planning / scheduling, time tracking, project management, budgeting, invoicing and profitability reporting. It also comes with a free client portal. One of Productive's biggest benefits is its strong reporting that is focused on profitability. It tracks not only rates and revenues, but also employee salaries and company overheads, providing users with a clear understanding of their agency's financial health. Its forecasting features also enable users to predict future budget spend and profit margins. Productive integrates with your Xero or QuickBooks Online account, with many more applications being supported with its Zapier link. It is a fast and user friendly, cloud based tool with a very active development roadmap that is constantly improved and upgraded with new features. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 106 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 106 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Productive - **Location**: San Francisco, US - **Founded**: 2014 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$12.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Free trial available. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong SAR China and 33 more ## Features - "What If" Scenarios - @mentions - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting - Accounting Integration - Activity Dashboard - Activity Planning - Activity Tracking - Ad hoc Reporting - Agile Methodologies - Alerts/Notifications - Approval Process Control - Approval Workflow - Assignment Management - Attendance Management - Attendance Tracking - Audit Trail - Automatic Time Capture - Availability Management ## Integrations (22 total) - ADP Workforce Now - AlexisHR - BambooHR - CharlieHR - ExactSpent - Fortnox - Google Calendar - Gusto - HubSpot CRM - Humaans - Jira - Justworks - Lucca - Microsoft Outlook - Personio ... and 7 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/263/billing-invoicing-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Billing and Invoicing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/263/billing-invoicing-software/software) - [Employee Scheduling Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/497/employee-scheduling/software) - [Capacity Planning Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3279/capacity-planning/software) - [Marketing Planning Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4631/marketing-planning/software) - [ERP Systems](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4365/erp/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I also like the Notion type documents. Could have more options though > > **Cons**: - The CRM is a bit basic. Notes and followups could be more intuitive and organized. - The navigation inside the app is not always clear and I found myself often searching for the way to get to where I need. - When adding time outside the dates of a budget, the error preventing me from adding it was annoying. I would have prefferred a warning and be able to choose to add it anyway. - I'd like to be able to quickly create a task from the time tracking entry on the calendar view if I found myself on working on something that was not initially listed. - Managing billing and budget is not user friendly, especially when pre-selling hours. > > It does what I need it to do and for a price that is worth it. Again, tracking project profitability is my main reason to use it. ----- ### "Reliable Project Management with Powerful Time Tracking" — 5.0/5 > **Leo** | *4 September 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: - Very well-structured project and budget management. - Powerful time tracking that helps us monitor work and productivity. - Full control and visibility over project progress from start to finish. - API integrations allow us to import data from our HR application and provide detailed timesheets for clients. - Intuitive interface that makes it easy for the team to adopt. - Reporting features that keep everything transparent. > > **Cons**: - Some features (like invoicing) are not relevant for us, since we use our existing CRM system. - Certain security features are only available in the Ultimate plan, but we cannot fully benefit from the entire scope of that edition as we primarily use Productive for project tracking. > > Overall, Productive has been a reliable and powerful tool for managing projects, budgets, and time tracking. It allows us to track resources, costs, and progress in one place, giving us full control over our projects and saving significant time compared to using separate tools. With API integrations, we can seamlessly connect data from our HR system and deliver detailed timesheets to clients, further improving efficiency and transparency. Even though we don’t use every feature, the core functions we rely on work smoothly and provide us with confidence in our project and budget management. ----- ### "The final solution for Service Companies" — 4.0/5 > **Guglielmo** | *8 April 2026* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Productive provides many different solutions that most Service Companies need, in one place, allowing multiple team members from different departments to have everything under control. > > **Cons**: It can be a bit complex and time-consuming to get familiar with. However, once you’ve mastered its potential, it’s an investment you’ll never regret. > > Productive is a excellent solutions combining CRM, task management, deal flow mgmt, timesheet and many more. ----- ### "Productive reveiw" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *14 February 2024* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Scheduling, Task management and Time management, Customers help > > **Cons**: It is sometimes slow, after update a lot of things are not working, some updates make my job harder > > It could be more connected and adapted to the needs of a particular job ----- ### "A great end to end product" — 5.0/5 > **Helen** | *14 April 2026* | Marketing & Advertising | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I really like the ease of use, it is very intuitive, making it a great product to use. I love all of the updates and developments, the use of AI and automations across the tool is making task management and in general project management so much easier and more efficient. > > **Cons**: I did find the reporting functionality slightly clunky, but it is improving and the AI report feature is really helping with that. For us the CRM and Deals functionality was also not quite enough for us to use it, but a lot of improvements have been made and we are currently in the process of moving our spreadsheets over to Productive for this. > > I enjoy using Productive, especially trying to build out processes that use it to its full potential. We have the opportunity to make it our single source of truth, and I believe it has the capability to do that. 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