About Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software
Overview
Productive is a professional services automation platform purpose-built for agencies, consultancies, and other professional services businesses. It combines resources, projects, and finances in one platform to drive profitability and keep operations on track.
Founded in 2014 by industry veterans who built and scaled a 350-person design and development firm, Productive is self-funded and trusted by over 2,000 companies. AI-powered features help teams stay on top of day-to-day operations.
Key Benefits
- Run resources, projects, and finances in one platform for the whole business
- Track time with timers, timesheets, and AI time tracking suggestions
- Create invoice drafts automatically from logged hours and link them to budgets
- Get AI-driven insights on revenue, cost, and margins in a few clicks
- Manage team availability and time off with AI filtering and shift priorities
- Forecast with confidence using scenario building and long-term utilization planning
How It Works
Teams log time manually or with timers, and each logged hour links to the project budget to show profitability instantly. Once a deal is won, Productive uses AI to create tasks and views, applies automations for coordination, and converts bookings into time entries so the team stays focused on delivering work.
Use Cases
- Agencies use Productive to streamline operations, time tracking, and profitability management
- Consultancies run each client like a separate P&L with real-time forecasting
- IT services teams deliver projects on time by allocating resources by skills and availability
- Software and hi-tech firms manage resources, projects, and invoicing in one place
- Architecture and engineering firms optimize resources to drive revenue
- Accounting firms collaborate, track budgets, and generate actionable reporting
Why Choose This Product
Productive is built by industry experts and ships over 300 updates and improvements yearly. The platform provides enterprise-grade security audited by third-party standards and delivers an average chat support response time of about four minutes.
Key Features
AI Assistant
Ask anything in plain language to draft, summarize, and manage work inside Productive.
Time tracking
Log hours from web, desktop, or mobile using manual entry, timers, or automatic tracking.
Budgeting & profitability
Track revenue, cost, and margins across projects with real-time AI reporting.
Resource planning
Manage team availability and time off with AI filtering to see who is free now and months ahead.
Forecasting
Build scenarios and revenue forecasts with long-term utilization planning.
Project management
AI creates tasks and views after a deal is won and automations handle coordination.
Invoicing
Create invoice drafts automatically from logged time and link them to budgets.
Notetaker
Joins calls, captures transcripts, and turns action items into tasks automatically.
Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software Pricing
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- Resource planning
- Project & task management
- Time tracking
- Expense management
- Reporting
- API access
- AI Assistant and AI time tracking
- Everything in Essential
- HRIS & Invoicing integrations
- Recurring budgets
- Teams
- Advanced task management and reports
- Billable time and expense approvals
- Rate cards
- Skills
- Everything in Professional
- Revenue forecasting and Scenario Builder
- Multiple subsidiaries
- HubSpot integration
- Advanced time tracking and custom fields
- Enforce SSO or 2FA
- Webhooks, Agents, and Connectors
| Feature | Essential $10/mo | Professional $25/mo | Ultimate Custom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budgeting | |||
| Resource planning | |||
| Project & task management | |||
| Time tracking | |||
| Expense management | |||
| Reporting | |||
| API access | |||
| AI Assistant and AI time tracking | |||
| Everything in Essential | |||
| HRIS & Invoicing integrations | |||
| Recurring budgets | |||
| Teams | |||
| Advanced task management and reports | |||
| Billable time and expense approvals | |||
| Rate cards | |||
| Skills | |||
| Everything in Professional | |||
| Revenue forecasting and Scenario Builder | |||
| Multiple subsidiaries | |||
| HubSpot integration | |||
| Advanced time tracking and custom fields | |||
| Enforce SSO or 2FA | |||
| Webhooks, Agents, and Connectors |
Pricing extracted from the product website and may change. Check the source for current details.
Frequently asked questions about Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software
Is Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software free?
Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software is a paid product. See the pricing section for current plans and starting prices.
How much does Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software cost?
Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software offers the following plans: Essential, Professional, Ultimate. See the pricing section for what's included in each tier and any per-seat or usage-based costs.
What platforms does Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software support?
Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software is available on: Web, iOS, Android.