Productive review

Productive is the strongest pick for agencies that run on budgets and margins. Even the Essential plan, at $10 per user a month billed yearly, includes budgeting, resource planning, project and task management, docs, time tracking, expense management, reporting, time off management and API access, along with an AI assistant and AI time tracking. Professional adds what retainer agencies tend to need next: recurring budgets, rate cards, billable time and expense approvals, teams, advanced reports with currency conversion and integrations with invoicing and HRIS tools. Ultimate covers revenue forecasting, a Scenario Builder for testing project outcomes, multiple subsidiaries and the HubSpot integration. Teams can try it for 14 days without a credit card. It ranks just behind Teamwork.com because there is no free plan, and the financial controls that matter most for retainers sit on Professional or above.

Who it is for

Agencies that think in budgets and margins first and want resource planning and financials tied to every project.

Price

Essential from $10 per user per month billed yearly; Professional and Ultimate add rate cards, recurring budgets and forecasting.

Essential $10 per month - billed yearly
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Budgeting and resource planning on the entry Essential plan
• Project and task management, docs, time tracking and expense management
• Recurring budgets, rate cards and billable time approvals on Professional
• Invoicing and HRIS integrations from the Professional plan
• Revenue forecasting, Scenario Builder and multiple subsidiaries on Ultimate

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Budgets and resource planning are included from the cheapest plan
• Strength: Built-in time off management feeds into capacity
• Strength: 14-day trial with no credit card required
• Weakness: No permanent free plan
• Weakness: Rate cards and recurring budgets for retainers need Professional
• Weakness: Revenue forecasting and the HubSpot integration sit on Ultimate, priced through sales

Key facts

• Entry plan: Essential, $10 per user a month billed yearly
• Free trial: 14 days, no credit card
• Top plan: Ultimate, priced on request
• Notable extra: Scenario Builder for testing project outcomes on Ultimate

Where it ranks

Productive is No. 2 in our Best Project Management Software for Agencies verdict.